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Subsequent synthetics display a range of temperaments, from Lance Henriksen’s Bishop, realistic enough to pass for human, to Michael Fassbender’s David 8, the earliest Weyland-Yutani invention to achieve a lifelike version of artificial intelligence.

Deceptively sophisticated and wonderfully expressive, it is full of lifelike details, without being made to resemble life.

Minor roles — assorted friends, relatives and workers — tend to be more lifelike for not having to carry the weight of the melodrama and light up the proceedings here and there.

A.I. is becoming more lifelike by the day, making Olyphant’s quirky and very human contribution to the series’ android lineage a special kick to watch, and a welcome departure from his various lawman roles.

Readers may overlook it and, at a glance, the image appears entirely lifelike.