That's a ST worthy dilemma. Not just because of the intent question - very clearly L'Rell and Voq don't think of Ash as a separate sentient being, but as a mask made of data, which now has served its purpose. Otoh if Ash is a separate sentient being, when did he achieve sentience? The moment those articifial memories were implanted into Voq? And given they share a body, which was originally Voq's, how can, if we accept them as two people (as opposed to, say, different manifestations of one person, i.e. something like someone suffering from multiple personalities who are distinctly different), anyone ever prioritize one over the other when it comes to who gets to do what with that body?
Since Bates Motel is one of my fandoms, and I assume everyone knows the basic premise of Psycho via pop culture: Norman Bates developes due to terrible experienes a secondary personality modelled after his mother. This personality, however, isn't his mother, nor is she Norman, who can truthfully disclaim responsibility. Except, of course, they share a body, and she came from his trauma, so of course she is Norman, and he's responsible.
Incidentally, since I doubt the show will create a separate body for either Ash or Voq to inhabit, I suspect the resolution to all this will be Ash and Voq integrated into one personality by the end of the storyline.
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Date: 2018-01-16 11:41 am (UTC)Since Bates Motel is one of my fandoms, and I assume everyone knows the basic premise of Psycho via pop culture: Norman Bates developes due to terrible experienes a secondary personality modelled after his mother. This personality, however, isn't his mother, nor is she Norman, who can truthfully disclaim responsibility. Except, of course, they share a body, and she came from his trauma, so of course she is Norman, and he's responsible.
Incidentally, since I doubt the show will create a separate body for either Ash or Voq to inhabit, I suspect the resolution to all this will be Ash and Voq integrated into one personality by the end of the storyline.