Leebeebee is a guest role in the AppleTV+ sci-fi action-comedy series, Murderbot. The show is based on the series of novels The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. Leebeebee is played by Anna Konkle.
Over the course of two episodes, Leebeebee at first shows that she is one of the janitorial staff that was missed in a mysterious bloodbath at another science hub the planet the Preservation Alliance is exploring. As the story progresses, we learn that she was part of the reason they were killed and threatens the main mission crew.
Though her duration is short for the series, she adds a lot of fascinating elements as a small-time villain. We learn that she is bisexual, as she both makes passes at the titular Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) as well as another female member of the crew. Her turn is surprising, as she packs a punch as a quirky character for such a short duration before Murderbot eliminates the threat. She also shows us interesting vantage points in other planets across the Corporation Rim. First, those who are custodian staff are often overlooked and unsung in both stories like this one as well as in “in-world” calculations, since even this thoughtful mission crew from the Preservation Alliance didn’t think that there could be janitors on staff. She also introduces different, morally gray, and even reprehensible values in this particular show’s universe — that she is seen as basically a life-long indentured help (or slave), and that even those who are indentured look down on and objectify comfort units (or “sex robots”) as pieces of property.
Leebeebee’s queerness does not make her a villain, but rather is a point in the exploration of her character before she is killed. She is also funny, observant, smart, and ruthless. And her opinions offer an interesting foil to the rather utopian viewpoints that members of the Preservation Alliance often hold, which helps with worldbuilding as well as giving context before her actions and death further the plot. If you want to know more about this show, check out our Unicorn Scale review, here.