Love, Death & Robots: 9 Reasons You MUST Watch

There are varying degrees of representation within the series, a lot of which has been both praised and criticised. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely there and some of it works really well. It includes strong women, people of colour and LGBT characters.

This diversity is likely achieved by the fact different people in different countries animated the episodes. If not for this, Love, Death & Robots may not have the amount of representation it does. It definitely adds another layer to the stories and it’s worth watching to see if it works for you as people have varying opinions.

Some have enjoyed the new take on the female trauma trope in Sonnie’s Edge. A woman named Sonnie – who is a lesbian (or possibly bisexual) – was raped in the past. However, she doesn’t let this control her life or her motives.

She even discusses in the episode how it’s those around her who are obsessed with her assault and fetishise it. They believe it to be the root of her strength, but Sonnie proves that she is more than a product of her assault.

Good Hunting has similar themes to Sonnie’s Edge, but it's more focused on the victim seeking revenge trope. Set in early 20th century China, it follows the son of a spirit hunter who develops a bond with a shape-shifting huli jing (a fox spirit).

The episode has been praised for showing Asians in a good light and white men in a bad light. Years later, living in a steampunk version of British occupied Hong Kong, white men are shown as disgusting racists who rape and kill women without consequence. It definitely makes a change.