Last night, 9pm. Twitterers around the country wait excitedly for the return of Channel 4 robo-drama Humans after over a year away. Would the synth uprising begin? Would the show take another smart look into artificial intelligence?

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No. Because the F1 was still on. And fans (including Bake Off’s Tamal!) were very annoyed.

https://twitter.com/DrRayBakes/status/792834562422431744

@Channel4 turn this rubbish off and put #Humans on please ??????

— Sarah Gledhill (@skgledhill) October 30, 2016

Still, after the delay, viewers were soon caught up in the show’s new faces, including Whose Line Is It Anyway’s improv queen Josie Lawrence, who played a marriage counsellor….

https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/792840341363666944
https://twitter.com/merrychrissmyth/status/792846395774468096

And then the audience soon got to meet new lovable synth on the block, who was toying with naming himself Radiator.

https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/792842150903853056
https://twitter.com/woahisthatabutt/status/792844132481916928

But then… well… Humans just went full Game of Thrones and killed off a fan favourite in two minutes.

https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/792842789306314752

Frankly, Twitter needed a hug.

https://twitter.com/slickrhino1234/status/792844623957860353
https://twitter.com/floweroflondon/status/792843084895817728
https://twitter.com/SecretlyYeah/status/792845687792820224

Radiator was too good for this world #Humans

— Josh (@J_Manasa) October 30, 2016

It even felt as if Radiator was doing his bit for the world after death.

https://twitter.com/Misschloepope/status/792843544826408963

RIP radiator. You’ll always hold a warm spot in our hearts (between six and seven in the morning and maybe another hour after work depending on what the weather's doing).

https://twitter.com/bexiwolf/status/792842826556051456

However, Humans wasn’t finished. It still had one more surprise left: fugitive Niska headed back to the Hawkins household, sass in tow.

https://twitter.com/PersonaSynth/status/792849898643283969
https://twitter.com/PetaKilbane/status/792866738522222592

Damn Niska… S***’s got real. #Humans pic.twitter.com/LMWzZEcdHE

— Channel 4 (@Channel4) October 30, 2016

Episode two NOW, please.

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Humans continues next Sunday at 9pm on Channel 4

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Thomas LingStaff Writer, BBC Science Focus

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