Gaal character does not seem an intelligent woman, Gaal seems like lying to be a smart person. A smart person who resolves a problem that includes trillions of trillions of relationships and interactions in several galaxies, DID NOT SEE COMING RAYCH PLAYING HER A FOOL AND SEDUCE HER AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
daughter Salvor seems really smart and decisive. she made it right against all the odds.
One more thing, no matter how advance a machine may behave they will always execute a static computer-source-code. ROBOTS GOT NO FEELINGS, NO SOUL.
The company or people who create a robot will always control on their product. DIRECTIVES ARE SET AND IT EXECUTES AS IT PERCEIVES AND SET TO RESPOND.
NO SOUL AT ALL.
I enjoyed very much this series though.