Eric Bender
Triple board-certified psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and media consultant based in San Francisco specializing in child, adolescent, adult, and forensic psychiatry.
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Jun 26, 2026
David PuderHOST
And, um, you know, how does Murderbot, Murderbot is the title he gives to himself, of course, how does he like to spend his free will time?
Eric BenderGUEST
Uh, well, I think if we, if we dive into that, also talking about his character in general.
Eric BenderGUEST
Once he got rid of the governor, he named himself Murderbot, which I think is interesting because it, it already puts him at a distance from, from humans.
Eric BenderGUEST
Like, what human is going to want to be friends with something called Murderbot? You know, that's already scary.
Eric BenderGUEST
But I think that his character reflects a lot of different psychological and psychiatric issues.
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