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What stays with us after Roy Batty’s final moments in Blade Runner? And how much of what we see in his story comes from the hopes we bring to it?

In this CGHD Reflections episode, I return to the questions that lingered after our visit to the imaginary counselling room. Roy has reached the end of his life, but the effects of his choices continue. That leaves me thinking about uncertainty, what we leave behind, and whether we need a grand purpose for our lives to matter.

Along the way, I reflect on:

• The limits of using Erik Erikson’s ideas to understand a four-year-old replicant, and why the person always needs to come before the theory.

• Whether Roy finds some peace, and my own hope that he does.

• The ways a performance, a conversation or a small kindness can affect people beyond anything we get to see.

• My reasons for making this podcast and creating more room for people to grow and become themselves.

• How I use AI to help make CGHD, including the occasional argument when it tries to make me sound like Spock.

There’s also a thank-you for the listener feedback and our first five-star Spotify rating, a robot joke delivered by a distinctly unimpressed AI voice, and a look ahead to our first guest episode: my wife Bex joining me to talk about Professor Snape.

What matters to you at the moment? You’re welcome to share a thought through the “Send us Fan Mail” link, including where you see things differently. Please say whether you’re happy for your message to be shared on the show and whether you’d like your name used.

Spoiler and content note: includes discussion of Blade Runner’s ending, death and what we leave behind.

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Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon explores counselling and mental wellbeing through fictional characters and stories. It is not a counselling or crisis-support service.