The X-Files
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Havent we all suspected that our technology could be conspiring against us?
Are you one of the people who believes Facebook is reading your texts?
Or listening to your calls?
Could your system be watching you right now?
And not in a friendly manner.
Rm9sbG93ZXJz opens with the story of Tay.
It was shut down.
This is the introduction to a dinner date between Mulder and Scully at an empty Japanese restaurant called Forowa.
The entire restaurant is deserted, and Mulder and Scully order their food on screens.
They just swipe and push, hearing a robotic voice say Yum.
Scully reads a headline aboutElon Musks beliefin the danger of AI and they wait for their food to arrive.
Scullys looks great; Mulders looks like a slimy fish.
He goes into the kitchen to complain and finds out that robots are preparing the food as well.
There are no humans to hear his complaints.
Mulder goes to pay with his credit card and the machine holds it when he refuses to tip.
He bangs on the counter and the place goes haywire.
They pry open a door to leave, but Forowa still has Mulders card.
And their technological nightmare is just beginning.
Scully leaves in an Uber rip-off called Whipz, which also happens to be driverless.
She tells it to slow down, but repeatedly gets nowhere.
It finally gets her home, and she stumbles out of the car, deeply dissatisfied with the experience.
Mulders ride home isnt much better.
On his way home, Mulder is encouraged to tip Forowa again.
From there, Morgan intercuts truly bad tech nightmares for both of our heroes that jump back and forth.
He goes to watchThe Six Million Dollar Manand suddenly sees footage of himself being recorded live from outside.
While dealing with Bigly Bank, the drones keep returning.
He flees, and on his way to Scully, he gets a message about tipping Forowa again.
Could this stop the madness?
Scullys AI agony is even worse.
Then she gets a drone delivery on her front step from a company called RoboEx.
Its a Zuemz a riff on the Roomba.
She tries to text Mulder and it fails, just as her Zuemz starts getting a little aggressive.
Scully packs up her robot and ends up on hold while trying to return it.
Thats when Scullys house really goes haywire.
and then her fridge starts shooting ice cubes at her.
She cant pop crack open the doors.
The gas fireplace goes off and starts leaking.
They get rid of their phones and personal massager but a drone rescues Mulders phone from the trash.
A robot hands Mulder his phone, and its Forowa again: Last chance to tip.
As the timer winds down, he finally tips, stopping the madness.
The message is the key: We learn from you.
It will make you want to do the same with whomever happens to be near you.
This episode could have been a disaster if not for Glen Morgans excellent direction.
Of course, nothing is accidental onThe X-Files.
The name of the restaurant that causes this tech nightmare is Forowa, which means follower in Japanese.
Its all about the followers.
