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His friend and pilot, Timo (Steven Yeun) asks him what it feels like to die.
A montage follows, revealing the expendable program’s dark origins.
Back on Earth, reprinting technology had been banned due to its unethical use.
His shortest lifespan was only fifteen minutes, a grim record according to scientist Dorothy (Patsy Ferran).
Mickey undergoes the official process to become an expendable, led by Gemma (Holliday Grainger).
The final test requires Mickey to demonstrate his commitment by willingly shooting himself, proving he is expendable.
He doesn’t shoot himself but does prove he’s capable of the job.
Mickey and Nasha continue their relationship in defiance of the rule, showing little interest in Marshall’s ideology.
On Nilfheim, Jennifer (Ellen Robertson) is killed during a mission to collect creeper samples.
Shortly after, the film returns to its opening moment: Mickey 17 facing death in the creeper cave.
However, in an unexpected twist, the creepers do not kill him.
Conflict with Marshall and the Creepers
A flashback reveals why multiples are considered an abomination.
The dinner begins innocently enough, with Mickey devouring synthetic meat while Ylfa fixates on her sauces.
The mood shifts when Kai (Anamaria Vartolomei) joins them.
Kai deflects the tension by offering a heartfelt prayer for her late friend (or perhaps lover) Jennifer.
Kai intervenes, guiding a shaken Mickey 17 to her bedroom for refuge.
There, Mickey 17 discovers Mickey 18 and Nasha, both high on oxy.
Outraged by the existence of multiples she moves to report this serious offense to Marshall.
Nasha’s quick thinking defuses the situation, convincing Kai to stay silent.
The revelation of Mickey’s multiples becomes public, plunging Mickey 17, 18, and Nasha into jeopardy.
Through cunning and desperation, Nasha, Mickey 17, and Mickey 18 escape their captivity.
Mickey 18 secures more oxy, hinting at their quickly addictive effect.
The first to finish gets to live.
Ylfa supports this hunt to harvest creeper tails for culinary experiments.
Out in the field, Mickey 17 warns the Momma creeper that Marshall intends to gas their kind.
With one creeper baby already dead, Momma creeper demands a life in return.
At this moment, Marshall personally drives out in a convoy of massive vehicles to confront the Momma creeper.
He doesn’t want this historic moment taken from him.
As tensions rise, a mutiny breaks out against the political figures on the ship.
Amid the chaos, Mickey and his allies successfully return the baby creeper to the Momma.
This also fulfills the life for a life agreement with the Momma creeper.
Epilogue
Six months later, the colony has moved forward, abolishing the expendable program.
Nasha has taken a leadership role, guiding the settlement.
The story ends with the machines destruction, marking a new chapter for humanity on the planet.
Mickey 17is now playing in theaters.
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