Bionic Technology: Anthrocytes
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WARNING: MILD SPOILERS BELOW.
The pre-air pilot of Bionic Woman contained a lot of action, and the finale was a massive, rain-soaked slug fest between Michelle Ryan’s Jaime Sommers and Katee Sackhoff’s Sarah Corvus. During the battle, via Sackhoff’s Corvus, we learn that the 2007 Bionic Women have “anthracites” coursing through their veins.
NBC has released an iconic shot of Sackhoff smoking during the rainstorm battle (which is a topic for a future post) and Corvus explains to the newly activated Sommers (and the audience) how the “anthracites” filter out the impurities in their blood and heal them quickly.
The word “anthracite” refers to a variety of coal, and its use on Bionic Woman seems to have been inspired by the word “nanite,” which refers to tiny robotic components familiar to science fiction fans. Another option for inspiration could be the word whatis.com, we learn that a "nanoite":
is a mechanical or electromechanical device whose dimensions are measured in nanometers (millionths of a millimeter, or units of 10-9 meter).
The word nanocite generally pops up in articles focusing on real life bionics and medicine. I don’t recall the original Jaime Sommers having anthracites but I like the new concept. It will be a reasonable way to explain how Sommers can kick butt in numerous battle sequences and in just a short time later get up and do it all again, effortlessly. The concept is also ripe for many side themes and allegories.
Primitiveskin at bionicwomancentral.com offers her take on anthracites.
Bionic Woman, Michelle Ryan, Katee Sackhoff, Jaime Sommers, Sarah Corvus, anthracites, anthrocytes, NBC, science fiction, nanite
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