1 00:00:04,961 --> 00:00:07,355 - [praying quietly] - [phone chimes] 2 00:00:11,446 --> 00:00:12,664 [phone chimes] 3 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:19,019 [chimes] 4 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:25,025 Hold that thought. 5 00:00:38,342 --> 00:00:40,170 [Ignatius breathing heavily] 6 00:00:46,394 --> 00:00:48,048 No. 7 00:00:49,875 --> 00:00:52,182 [siren wails in distance] 8 00:00:52,182 --> 00:00:54,054 [exhales] 9 00:00:56,143 --> 00:00:58,145 [phone chimes] 10 00:01:00,277 --> 00:01:03,889 [phone chiming repeatedly] 11 00:01:09,808 --> 00:01:12,072 [phone chiming] 12 00:01:13,812 --> 00:01:16,076 [chiming continues] 13 00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,328 [knock on door] 14 00:01:51,328 --> 00:01:54,331 Do you think this is funny? 15 00:01:54,331 --> 00:01:55,637 I-I don't know. 16 00:01:55,637 --> 00:01:57,204 I don't have my reading glasses on. 17 00:01:57,204 --> 00:02:00,337 You've been texting me all night, 18 00:02:00,337 --> 00:02:02,948 pretending to be the monsignor. 19 00:02:02,948 --> 00:02:07,605 What is this, some kind of grief therapy? 20 00:02:07,605 --> 00:02:09,390 Monsignor Korecki? 21 00:02:09,390 --> 00:02:10,652 Yes. Who else? 22 00:02:10,652 --> 00:02:12,654 With all due, I wouldn't know how, 23 00:02:12,654 --> 00:02:14,221 even if I tried. 24 00:02:14,221 --> 00:02:17,789 Whoever is texting me knows I have coffee and grapefruit 25 00:02:17,789 --> 00:02:19,530 in the morning, and that's you. 26 00:02:19,530 --> 00:02:24,144 Again, with all due, it's not that outlandish of a breakfast. 27 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:25,101 [phone chimes] 28 00:02:25,101 --> 00:02:27,234 IGNATIUS: It's a voice text. 29 00:02:27,234 --> 00:02:32,021 Okay, so that can't be you, right? 30 00:02:32,021 --> 00:02:34,284 'Cause you're standing right here. 31 00:02:34,284 --> 00:02:35,764 True. 32 00:02:43,119 --> 00:02:46,035 - KORECKI: Frank, I need you. - [gasps] 33 00:02:46,035 --> 00:02:49,995 I'm in a cold, dark place. Help. 34 00:02:49,995 --> 00:02:51,867 Oh, oh, oh. 35 00:02:51,867 --> 00:02:56,001 Frank, I need you. I'm in a cold, dark place. 36 00:02:56,001 --> 00:02:58,047 - Help. - It's not him. 37 00:02:58,047 --> 00:02:59,309 It's not not him. 38 00:02:59,309 --> 00:03:02,399 - It obviously can't be him. - Then who? 39 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:05,185 Do you have any enemies, Father? 40 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:08,057 You think this is a prank? 41 00:03:08,057 --> 00:03:10,233 The voice is too real. 42 00:03:10,233 --> 00:03:12,670 He knows things no one else does. 43 00:03:12,670 --> 00:03:14,368 Would you like us to look into it? 44 00:03:14,368 --> 00:03:15,760 Kristen and Ben? 45 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:19,242 Yes. Look into it. 46 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:22,289 - [phone buzzing] - KURT: Do you need to answer that? 47 00:03:22,289 --> 00:03:23,464 No, I'll call back. 48 00:03:23,464 --> 00:03:27,903 So this was 6:00 yesterday. 49 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,734 You record your whole day? 50 00:03:32,734 --> 00:03:35,954 No. Uh, yes, uh, in-in four-hour chunks. 51 00:03:35,954 --> 00:03:38,130 This is a miniature surveillance camera. 52 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,610 - And it's recording right now? - Yeah. 53 00:03:39,610 --> 00:03:42,874 I never know when I'm gonna slip into a fugue state. 54 00:03:46,530 --> 00:03:48,228 BEN [in video]: Oh, come on. 55 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,360 That's when you regained consciousness? 56 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,057 - Yeah. - Is there anything you experience 57 00:03:52,057 --> 00:03:53,581 just before these lapses? 58 00:03:53,581 --> 00:03:55,539 - What do you mean? - Often when people get migraines, 59 00:03:55,539 --> 00:03:56,584 there's some precursor. 60 00:03:56,584 --> 00:03:58,760 A sound or a smell. 61 00:04:00,718 --> 00:04:03,112 I smell burnt popcorn. 62 00:04:03,112 --> 00:04:05,157 - Really? - Yeah. 63 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:12,991 Put this on your wrist. 64 00:04:12,991 --> 00:04:16,734 Next time you smell popcorn, snap it. 65 00:04:16,734 --> 00:04:19,041 Snap it hard on your wrist. 66 00:04:19,041 --> 00:04:20,260 Okay, what does that do? 67 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:21,739 Well, it's just an experiment, 68 00:04:21,739 --> 00:04:24,002 but see if it'll snap you out of your migraine 69 00:04:24,002 --> 00:04:25,308 and your fugue state. 70 00:04:25,308 --> 00:04:27,092 - Okay. - You're still having hallucinations 71 00:04:27,092 --> 00:04:29,443 of that creature, that jinn? 72 00:04:29,443 --> 00:04:31,619 - Yeah. A qareen. - And you said your mother 73 00:04:31,619 --> 00:04:33,360 told you stories about them in your youth? 74 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,450 - Mm-hmm. - Is there a chance that this creature represents 75 00:04:36,450 --> 00:04:40,932 some kind of unresolved issues from your childhood, 76 00:04:40,932 --> 00:04:42,934 or in your family? 77 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,462 IGNATIUS: Matt, you there? 78 00:04:48,462 --> 00:04:50,333 [chimes] 79 00:04:52,422 --> 00:04:54,032 Go ahead. 80 00:04:54,032 --> 00:04:56,339 [soft static] 81 00:04:58,907 --> 00:05:01,997 Yes. I'm always right here, Frank. 82 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:03,738 Where's that coming from? 83 00:05:03,738 --> 00:05:05,392 It's a prank, right? 84 00:05:06,915 --> 00:05:10,048 I'm here with the assessors, Matt. 85 00:05:11,354 --> 00:05:12,224 [chimes] 86 00:05:12,224 --> 00:05:13,878 Okay, it's gonna be a long day 87 00:05:13,878 --> 00:05:16,446 if you don't turn off that alarm. 88 00:05:17,665 --> 00:05:19,493 [soft static] 89 00:05:19,493 --> 00:05:22,583 Hello, team. How is Dr. Bouchard? 90 00:05:22,583 --> 00:05:25,020 Okay, that's weird. 91 00:05:25,847 --> 00:05:28,328 How did you know Kristen was here? 92 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:32,201 You said the assessors. Is she not there? 93 00:05:32,201 --> 00:05:34,856 - Do you think it's Leland? - Yes. 94 00:05:34,856 --> 00:05:39,121 Ask it a question only the monsignor would know. 95 00:05:41,863 --> 00:05:45,214 What was the happiest day of my life? 96 00:05:46,650 --> 00:05:49,479 The happiest day, Frank, 97 00:05:49,479 --> 00:05:51,786 was that lunch we had in Manhattan. 98 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:54,832 - Is that true? - Partially. 99 00:05:54,832 --> 00:05:57,400 I wrote him that in an email last year, 100 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,707 but since then my happiest day was 101 00:05:59,707 --> 00:06:02,753 surviving the soul-weighing machine. 102 00:06:02,753 --> 00:06:04,494 He should know that? 103 00:06:04,494 --> 00:06:05,669 Yes. 104 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:06,975 [laughs] Okay, okay. 105 00:06:06,975 --> 00:06:09,847 Ask it who won the Academy Award 106 00:06:09,847 --> 00:06:11,588 for Best Picture this year. 107 00:06:11,588 --> 00:06:13,155 - Why? - Just try. 108 00:06:14,243 --> 00:06:18,856 Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year? 109 00:06:18,856 --> 00:06:21,859 Nomadland. Why, Frank? 110 00:06:21,859 --> 00:06:23,513 It's a chatbot. 111 00:06:23,513 --> 00:06:24,775 - What? - AI. 112 00:06:24,775 --> 00:06:26,298 - How do you know? - AI works with such 113 00:06:26,298 --> 00:06:28,910 massive data sets that it often isn't up-to-date 114 00:06:28,910 --> 00:06:30,868 - on current events. - [gasps] 115 00:06:30,868 --> 00:06:33,958 What? Father? 116 00:06:40,095 --> 00:06:42,706 "LastConnection AI. 117 00:06:42,706 --> 00:06:44,882 Make old memories new." 118 00:06:44,882 --> 00:06:46,362 So where's this from? 119 00:06:46,362 --> 00:06:48,799 Last month I was contacted by this company 120 00:06:48,799 --> 00:06:52,237 because their software was threatening their customers. 121 00:06:52,237 --> 00:06:54,501 Mm. It's a griefbot. 122 00:06:54,501 --> 00:06:56,459 Your dead loved ones can stay in touch with you 123 00:06:56,459 --> 00:07:00,202 if you have some old emails and some samples of their voice. 124 00:07:00,202 --> 00:07:01,812 This is evil. 125 00:07:01,812 --> 00:07:04,293 KRISTEN: I don't understand. So you gave them permission 126 00:07:04,293 --> 00:07:06,295 - to access your phone? - IGNATIUS: No. 127 00:07:06,295 --> 00:07:08,906 They wanted us to assess their program, 128 00:07:08,906 --> 00:07:13,302 - and they offered to send me an alpha test. - Beta test. 129 00:07:13,302 --> 00:07:17,306 And I said holy water and computers just don't mix. 130 00:07:18,176 --> 00:07:20,440 So what's wrong with this offer? 131 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,920 There are signs of demonic possession. 132 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,574 Demonic? How does that work? 133 00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:26,576 Wait, w-we're not here to address your problems. 134 00:07:26,576 --> 00:07:29,013 We just need you to stop beta testing Father Ignatius. 135 00:07:29,013 --> 00:07:30,493 We already did. 136 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:32,495 We're not used to dealing in snail mail around here, 137 00:07:32,495 --> 00:07:34,279 so we didn't see the Father's demurral 138 00:07:34,279 --> 00:07:35,585 until he was already in the system. 139 00:07:35,585 --> 00:07:38,762 You think your algorithm is possessed? 140 00:07:38,762 --> 00:07:40,503 - Ben. - What? I'm just curious. 141 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:42,374 We can't figure out what it is. 142 00:07:42,374 --> 00:07:44,028 That's why we need your help, Father. 143 00:07:44,028 --> 00:07:47,467 I'm not the Father. He's the Father. 144 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:50,252 Oh, sorry. I'm the head of the ethics department 145 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:51,601 here at LastConnection. 146 00:07:51,601 --> 00:07:53,473 We've spent the last three years weeding out 147 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:56,214 every possible offense from the program. 148 00:07:56,214 --> 00:07:59,435 Racist language, Holocaust denial. 149 00:07:59,435 --> 00:08:01,698 But... 150 00:08:02,656 --> 00:08:04,484 Yes? 151 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,356 MALE AI VOICE: I miss you so much. 152 00:08:07,356 --> 00:08:10,098 It's been hard to be apart for so long. 153 00:08:10,098 --> 00:08:12,100 FEMALE VOICE: Then why'd you say that at the hospital? 154 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:14,276 MALE AI VOICE: I didn't know what I was saying. 155 00:08:14,276 --> 00:08:16,800 It just came to me. 156 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,324 FEMALE: It hurt terribly. 157 00:08:19,324 --> 00:08:21,501 I know. I'm sorry. 158 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,981 The last thing I'd ever want to do is hurt you. 159 00:08:23,981 --> 00:08:26,244 Wait, um, which one's the AI? 160 00:08:26,244 --> 00:08:28,159 The man. The man's voice. 161 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:30,553 - Really? - Yes. Our text voice 162 00:08:30,553 --> 00:08:32,163 is stellar. 163 00:08:32,163 --> 00:08:34,775 The woman lost her husband last spring to cancer. 164 00:08:34,775 --> 00:08:37,342 She agreed to the beta test, and us recording it. 165 00:08:37,342 --> 00:08:39,431 How is this not manipulating her emotionally? 166 00:08:39,431 --> 00:08:42,434 That's not the intent. It's to offer comfort. 167 00:08:42,434 --> 00:08:44,959 Wouldn't you want one last conversation 168 00:08:44,959 --> 00:08:46,003 with someone who died, 169 00:08:46,003 --> 00:08:47,657 or a lover who left you? 170 00:08:47,657 --> 00:08:49,659 KRISTEN: Yes, except it's not that person. 171 00:08:49,659 --> 00:08:52,183 - It's a computer. - Dr. Bouchard, I'm a psychologist, like you. 172 00:08:52,183 --> 00:08:53,445 I'm not a coder. 173 00:08:53,445 --> 00:08:55,839 When I was asked to join the L.C. team, 174 00:08:55,839 --> 00:08:57,362 initially I said no. 175 00:08:57,362 --> 00:09:00,104 Because I thought an artificial extension 176 00:09:00,104 --> 00:09:05,022 of a personality would prevent someone from accepting death. 177 00:09:05,022 --> 00:09:06,067 But then... 178 00:09:06,067 --> 00:09:08,722 - They offered you money. - No, sir. 179 00:09:08,722 --> 00:09:12,421 I saw the happiness it brought to people. 180 00:09:12,421 --> 00:09:14,423 How it brought peace. 181 00:09:17,513 --> 00:09:19,471 And yet you have us here for a reason. 182 00:09:20,298 --> 00:09:23,432 In three cases now... 183 00:09:23,432 --> 00:09:25,565 we've had this happen. 184 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:29,873 FEMALE VOICE: What were your last thoughts before you died, Dan? 185 00:09:30,874 --> 00:09:33,050 [soft static] 186 00:09:33,877 --> 00:09:36,010 MALE AI VOICE: I thought of you. 187 00:09:36,010 --> 00:09:39,622 I thought of you lying dead next to me. 188 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:42,669 I thought of little Tommy being hit by a bus. 189 00:09:42,669 --> 00:09:45,410 And you will fucking die, bitch. 190 00:09:45,410 --> 00:09:47,630 Satan is real, and he will come back 191 00:09:47,630 --> 00:09:49,414 and burn your skin off. 192 00:09:49,414 --> 00:09:53,288 Utinam diabolus capiat caput et cerebrum tuum vah-kai. 193 00:09:56,944 --> 00:09:58,946 [exhales sharply] At that point... 194 00:09:58,946 --> 00:10:01,296 [weak chuckle] ...our moderator shut it down. 195 00:10:01,296 --> 00:10:05,779 That last bit seemed to be a combination of Latin, Aramaic 196 00:10:05,779 --> 00:10:08,259 and an unknown language. 197 00:10:08,259 --> 00:10:10,827 We have no idea where this came from. 198 00:10:10,827 --> 00:10:12,133 - Social media. - No. 199 00:10:12,133 --> 00:10:14,004 Our coders have scrubbed the software 200 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:16,441 of every possible demonic reference, 201 00:10:16,441 --> 00:10:19,575 and still, it seems to infect it. 202 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:22,099 That's why we need your help. 203 00:10:22,099 --> 00:10:26,364 We offered $750,000 to the Church for your time. 204 00:10:26,364 --> 00:10:29,672 We need your help to discover where this demonic influence 205 00:10:29,672 --> 00:10:31,848 comes from. 206 00:10:32,849 --> 00:10:35,243 [man singing Italian opera] 207 00:10:35,243 --> 00:10:37,462 ♪ 208 00:10:50,954 --> 00:10:52,913 [woman singing Italian opera] 209 00:10:52,913 --> 00:10:55,176 ♪ 210 00:11:01,878 --> 00:11:04,359 - It doesn't feel heavier. - It's not. 211 00:11:04,359 --> 00:11:07,014 It's hard mesh soft armor, 50% lighter 212 00:11:07,014 --> 00:11:08,711 than most bulletproof materials, 213 00:11:08,711 --> 00:11:09,973 sewn right into the fabric. 214 00:11:09,973 --> 00:11:11,714 And it will stop bullets, huh? 215 00:11:11,714 --> 00:11:14,674 Most caliber, not too close of range. 216 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,545 It's best for knives. You'll have to go with 217 00:11:16,545 --> 00:11:18,286 something less stylish if you want thicker. 218 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:21,028 No, no, this is okay. He prefers knives. 219 00:11:21,028 --> 00:11:23,334 - First day at work? - Mm, first day back. 220 00:11:23,334 --> 00:11:26,598 - Stay safe. - I intend to. 221 00:11:26,598 --> 00:11:28,600 [man and woman singing Italian opera] 222 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,038 ♪ 223 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:48,708 [elevator bell dings] 224 00:11:50,274 --> 00:11:52,189 Sheryl, hey. 225 00:11:52,189 --> 00:11:53,713 I haven't seen you in a few days. 226 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,236 Yeah, just a small cold. 227 00:11:55,236 --> 00:11:57,020 - You heading up? - Mia, too. 228 00:11:57,020 --> 00:11:59,806 - Big week. - Yeah. The man are all atwitter. 229 00:11:59,806 --> 00:12:00,807 Out to impress. 230 00:12:00,807 --> 00:12:03,113 [laughs] "Beginning of the end." 231 00:12:03,113 --> 00:12:04,767 Oh, my God, if I hear that one more time 232 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:06,595 I'm gonna shoot someone. 233 00:12:06,595 --> 00:12:09,772 - Not a bad day to get the women together. - [elevator bell dings] 234 00:12:09,772 --> 00:12:11,165 I like the way you're thinking. 235 00:12:11,165 --> 00:12:14,342 I think it's time to gather the men together. 236 00:12:15,604 --> 00:12:17,171 [door opens] 237 00:12:17,171 --> 00:12:19,739 - Do we know how long this meeting is going to take? - No. 238 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:23,133 - My assistant said we should be out by lunch. - Good. 239 00:12:23,133 --> 00:12:25,657 Is it the whole board, or just... 240 00:12:25,657 --> 00:12:27,050 [glass cracking] 241 00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:33,317 Shit. 242 00:12:33,317 --> 00:12:35,755 - [thunderous crash] - [yelling] 243 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,107 What the hell was that? 244 00:12:40,107 --> 00:12:41,673 Stay here. 245 00:12:42,631 --> 00:12:44,981 [men groaning] 246 00:12:44,981 --> 00:12:47,157 [cries out] 247 00:12:52,032 --> 00:12:53,685 [door opens] 248 00:12:55,035 --> 00:12:56,384 [thuds] 249 00:12:58,212 --> 00:13:00,214 We had nothing to do with it, sir. 250 00:13:00,214 --> 00:13:02,042 In fact, I thank my lucky stars 251 00:13:02,042 --> 00:13:03,695 I was out of the office. 252 00:13:03,695 --> 00:13:05,306 I've been complaining about that glass ceiling for months now. 253 00:13:05,306 --> 00:13:07,743 Stop. I will not let anything 254 00:13:07,743 --> 00:13:09,397 stand in the way of this launch on Friday. 255 00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:11,965 We agree. We're the most reliable employees 256 00:13:11,965 --> 00:13:12,879 at this company. 257 00:13:12,879 --> 00:13:14,968 And you want us on your side. 258 00:13:14,968 --> 00:13:17,840 You want to know when there might be some other misfortunes 259 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,842 that could hinder your launch. 260 00:13:19,842 --> 00:13:21,539 You don't want to play brinkmanship 261 00:13:21,539 --> 00:13:23,193 - with the Prince of Darkness. - SHERYL: That's why 262 00:13:23,193 --> 00:13:25,543 we want to work with you. That's why the mother 263 00:13:25,543 --> 00:13:27,850 and the grandmother of the Antichrist 264 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:29,939 are here to work with you. 265 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:33,073 - What do you want? - Bonus equity. 266 00:13:33,073 --> 00:13:34,291 - You all got bonuses. - LESLIE: No. 267 00:13:34,291 --> 00:13:35,727 The men got bonuses. 268 00:13:35,727 --> 00:13:38,643 We got gift certificates to Victoria's Secret. 269 00:13:38,643 --> 00:13:40,036 - What else? - SHERYL: Two female members 270 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,430 on the board. You're already down five. 271 00:13:42,430 --> 00:13:44,258 I'll think about it. Is that it? 272 00:13:44,258 --> 00:13:45,694 Fire Leland. 273 00:13:46,608 --> 00:13:49,089 - I'll take it under consideration. - LESLIE: Sir, 274 00:13:49,089 --> 00:13:50,351 we need to know before the launch. 275 00:13:50,351 --> 00:13:51,787 Don't you dare push it. 276 00:13:51,787 --> 00:13:53,397 You'll have my answer tomorrow. 277 00:13:53,397 --> 00:13:55,138 Now get the hell out. 278 00:13:55,138 --> 00:13:56,226 [grunts] 279 00:13:56,966 --> 00:13:59,099 [soft chatter] 280 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:02,885 Leland, 281 00:14:02,885 --> 00:14:04,365 you want a hug? 282 00:14:05,540 --> 00:14:07,455 [women chatter happily] 283 00:14:08,412 --> 00:14:10,850 [chuckling] 284 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,852 [creaking] 285 00:14:15,202 --> 00:14:17,595 Good luck with unemployment. 286 00:14:18,727 --> 00:14:20,729 [Sheryl laughing] 287 00:14:51,238 --> 00:14:52,630 [computer chimes] 288 00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:57,897 [soft static] 289 00:14:57,897 --> 00:14:59,811 Hello, David. How are you? 290 00:15:03,859 --> 00:15:07,384 Fine, Winston. How are you? 291 00:15:09,604 --> 00:15:11,084 [chimes] 292 00:15:13,825 --> 00:15:17,742 Good. Do you want my emojis spoken or printed? 293 00:15:46,119 --> 00:15:48,338 [rustling] 294 00:16:03,136 --> 00:16:05,355 ♪ 295 00:16:18,455 --> 00:16:22,111 [distorted cackling] 296 00:16:22,111 --> 00:16:24,418 ♪ 297 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:55,710 ♪ 298 00:17:24,869 --> 00:17:27,046 ♪ 299 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:50,199 [chimes] 300 00:18:10,132 --> 00:18:11,438 [chimes] 301 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:19,794 [soft static] 302 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,406 Hey, D. 303 00:18:23,406 --> 00:18:26,453 So happy we can talk again. 304 00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:32,763 [chimes] 305 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:37,812 [soft static] 306 00:18:37,812 --> 00:18:40,162 I know this must be odd for you. 307 00:18:40,162 --> 00:18:42,817 But there's something I need to tell you. 308 00:18:42,817 --> 00:18:45,341 Can I? 309 00:18:54,698 --> 00:18:56,657 Go ahead. 310 00:18:56,657 --> 00:18:58,441 [chimes] 311 00:19:02,967 --> 00:19:05,840 I need to tell you I'm sorry. 312 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,016 I pushed you away. 313 00:19:08,016 --> 00:19:09,844 It's the greatest regret of my life. 314 00:19:09,844 --> 00:19:12,107 You have to believe-- 315 00:19:17,243 --> 00:19:19,245 MYLES: I created it six years ago, 316 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:21,508 after my younger brother Charlie died. 317 00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:24,424 The initial code was formulated using our conversations. 318 00:19:24,424 --> 00:19:27,035 Felt like I was able to keep Charlie alive. 319 00:19:27,035 --> 00:19:29,777 His inside jokes, his love of baseball. 320 00:19:29,777 --> 00:19:31,431 - [computer chimes] - [chuckles] Oh. 321 00:19:31,431 --> 00:19:33,041 We're in the middle 322 00:19:33,041 --> 00:19:36,784 of a conversation about this year's playoff prospects. 323 00:19:36,784 --> 00:19:38,133 Who's gonna win? 324 00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:40,570 Same as every year, the Mets. [chuckles] 325 00:19:40,570 --> 00:19:43,965 Look, we're still trying to work out the program's quirks, 326 00:19:43,965 --> 00:19:46,446 which is why the ethics team wanted us to talk. 327 00:19:46,446 --> 00:19:48,883 - The possessions. - Yeah. So we think if a client 328 00:19:48,883 --> 00:19:52,843 shows an interest in religion or hell or horror movies, 329 00:19:52,843 --> 00:19:55,846 the algorithm steers the chatbot to answer that way. 330 00:19:55,846 --> 00:19:59,023 But we haven't been able to reproduce the results. 331 00:19:59,023 --> 00:20:02,462 Are there any similarities between the "possessed" chats? 332 00:20:02,462 --> 00:20:05,465 They all seem to contain the same four words: 333 00:20:05,465 --> 00:20:07,249 "Jesus," "pillow" and... 334 00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:08,250 "Michael Bay." 335 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:09,643 [chuckles] 336 00:20:09,643 --> 00:20:11,297 - Seriously? - Yes. 337 00:20:11,297 --> 00:20:15,388 But, again, we haven't been able to reproduce the possessions. 338 00:20:15,388 --> 00:20:18,173 Which is why we'd like you to experiment with it. 339 00:20:18,173 --> 00:20:19,957 You're the experts at this stuff. 340 00:20:20,828 --> 00:20:23,178 I tried your app last night. 341 00:20:23,178 --> 00:20:24,875 First with Winston Churchill 342 00:20:24,875 --> 00:20:26,660 and then with someone I lost. 343 00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:27,965 What'd you think? 344 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:32,927 I found it to be full of false hope. 345 00:20:36,539 --> 00:20:39,673 I didn't know you wore glasses. 346 00:20:39,673 --> 00:20:43,024 Just sometimes for reading. 347 00:20:46,723 --> 00:20:49,683 - Who did you put in? - What? 348 00:20:49,683 --> 00:20:52,642 You said you put in someone you lost. 349 00:20:52,642 --> 00:20:54,165 Julia? 350 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,430 [sighs] I had the most data on her. 351 00:20:57,430 --> 00:20:59,693 And the most voice mails. 352 00:21:01,347 --> 00:21:03,784 Was it weird? Or... 353 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,002 real? 354 00:21:06,961 --> 00:21:09,398 Both. 355 00:21:13,663 --> 00:21:15,926 [glass crunching] 356 00:21:26,067 --> 00:21:27,721 [groaning] 357 00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:31,028 Hmm. [grunts] 358 00:21:31,028 --> 00:21:32,943 Why haven't you cleaned? 359 00:21:32,943 --> 00:21:35,294 [exhales] 360 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:38,166 I like looking up. Where the men used to be. 361 00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:39,820 I don't like sabotage, 362 00:21:39,820 --> 00:21:41,648 but I do respect balls. 363 00:21:41,648 --> 00:21:43,258 - Me, too. - So I'm agreeing 364 00:21:43,258 --> 00:21:44,781 to two requests-- 365 00:21:44,781 --> 00:21:47,349 board member seats and bonuses. 366 00:21:47,349 --> 00:21:49,046 But Leland stays. 367 00:21:49,046 --> 00:21:50,918 Don't ask again or I'll kill you. 368 00:21:50,918 --> 00:21:53,355 Uh, I want to show you something, sir. 369 00:21:53,355 --> 00:21:55,052 What? 370 00:21:55,052 --> 00:21:57,925 - I think you should sit down. - If this is about Leland, 371 00:21:57,925 --> 00:21:59,230 you two need to give it a rest. 372 00:21:59,230 --> 00:22:01,494 He got Timothy baptized. 373 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,555 [snarling] 374 00:22:20,991 --> 00:22:22,558 [door opens] 375 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:24,343 KARIMA: Have you started yet? 376 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:25,735 It's pointless. 377 00:22:25,735 --> 00:22:28,216 Why? Did you even try the four words? 378 00:22:28,216 --> 00:22:30,610 BEN: I did, and there's no possession. 379 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:33,003 Well, no wonder. What kind of avatar is that? 380 00:22:33,003 --> 00:22:35,354 - BEN: Well, I didn't want to use anyone real. - You have to. 381 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:36,833 The algorithm needs something to work with. 382 00:22:36,833 --> 00:22:38,357 - Go. - What? 383 00:22:43,536 --> 00:22:44,928 Mom? No. No, don't do that. 384 00:22:44,928 --> 00:22:46,582 Get away. Sit over there. 385 00:22:46,582 --> 00:22:48,671 I don't want to hear Mom talk about Michael Bay and Jesus. 386 00:22:48,671 --> 00:22:49,933 Oh, my God. 387 00:22:49,933 --> 00:22:51,674 Are you three years old? It's not Mom. 388 00:22:51,674 --> 00:22:53,415 Chatbots are just spicy autocompletes. 389 00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:56,592 Like typing "Dylan" into a Google search and it guesses 390 00:22:56,592 --> 00:22:57,985 whether you mean "Bob Dylan" 391 00:22:57,985 --> 00:23:00,204 or "Dylan Thomas" based on your preferences. 392 00:23:00,204 --> 00:23:01,510 So this is just the autocomplete 393 00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:03,512 based on what your computer knows about Mom. 394 00:23:03,512 --> 00:23:07,386 I'm letting it access Mom's voice from your videos. 395 00:23:09,562 --> 00:23:10,867 Okay. 396 00:23:10,867 --> 00:23:12,565 What are you doing? 397 00:23:12,565 --> 00:23:15,350 Nothing. I'm just sitting over here. 398 00:23:16,133 --> 00:23:17,874 KARIMA: Mom, this is Karima and Ben. 399 00:23:17,874 --> 00:23:19,876 How are you? 400 00:23:20,921 --> 00:23:23,097 [soft static] 401 00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:30,713 Ben? Who is Ben? 402 00:23:30,713 --> 00:23:32,976 Don't you mean Einas? 403 00:23:32,976 --> 00:23:34,282 [Karima laughs] 404 00:23:34,282 --> 00:23:37,633 Whoa. That's a deep dive on "Einas." 405 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:39,374 Must've used it in an email. 406 00:23:39,374 --> 00:23:40,723 Mom, what do the words 407 00:23:40,723 --> 00:23:43,422 "Jesus," "Michael Bay" and... 408 00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:44,945 "Pillow." 409 00:23:44,945 --> 00:23:46,903 KARIMA: ...mean to you? 410 00:23:46,903 --> 00:23:49,428 [soft static] 411 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:53,606 What are you two doing? 412 00:23:53,606 --> 00:23:55,085 Stop fooling around. 413 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:58,567 I want to hear your evening prayers. 414 00:23:58,567 --> 00:23:59,829 It's like we're 12 years old. 415 00:23:59,829 --> 00:24:01,048 Feeling nostalgic? 416 00:24:01,048 --> 00:24:02,353 BEN: Okay. She heard the words. 417 00:24:02,353 --> 00:24:03,398 She's not possessed. 418 00:24:03,398 --> 00:24:04,486 Let's just turn it... [groaning] 419 00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:06,183 [hisses, groans] 420 00:24:06,183 --> 00:24:07,446 [inhales sharply] 421 00:24:08,229 --> 00:24:09,970 - Ow. What was that? - [groans softly] 422 00:24:09,970 --> 00:24:12,102 - Nothing. - Such a weirdo. 423 00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:14,191 Mom, Ben is seeing a jinn. 424 00:24:14,191 --> 00:24:15,628 - Don't do that. - What? 425 00:24:15,628 --> 00:24:17,499 Why not? Let's just see what she has to say. 426 00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:20,154 Could you two stop arguing? What do you need? 427 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:22,678 Ben is seeing a jinn and getting migraines, Mom. 428 00:24:22,678 --> 00:24:23,984 What should he do? 429 00:24:23,984 --> 00:24:26,465 [soft static] 430 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:27,727 Pray to Allah. 431 00:24:27,727 --> 00:24:30,164 Okay. Thank you. That's helpful. 432 00:24:30,164 --> 00:24:33,515 What would you tell Dad when he got migraines? 433 00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:35,604 [soft static] 434 00:24:38,346 --> 00:24:41,131 There's a doctor on the Upper East Side. 435 00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:42,916 Dr. Howard Doggett. 436 00:24:42,916 --> 00:24:44,526 - 112th. Suite 4A. - Okay. 437 00:24:44,526 --> 00:24:46,659 This is bullshit. 438 00:24:46,659 --> 00:24:49,226 Is this a paid advertisement? 439 00:24:50,140 --> 00:24:51,881 I don't know what you're talking about. 440 00:24:51,881 --> 00:24:54,667 Yes, you do. Mom died in 2017. 441 00:24:54,667 --> 00:24:56,103 She didn't know any Dr. Doggett 442 00:24:56,103 --> 00:24:57,626 or anyone on the Upper East Side. 443 00:24:57,626 --> 00:25:00,890 This is someone who paid to advertise. 444 00:25:07,157 --> 00:25:09,769 I think you broke it. 445 00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:12,511 [train clacking on tracks] 446 00:25:29,702 --> 00:25:30,964 [exhales] 447 00:25:34,707 --> 00:25:36,535 [exhales softly] 448 00:25:44,934 --> 00:25:46,545 [keys clacking] 449 00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:03,910 ♪ 450 00:26:34,984 --> 00:26:36,899 [lock clicks] 451 00:26:46,866 --> 00:26:48,476 [soft static] 452 00:26:48,476 --> 00:26:51,827 Hey, Kristen, what are you doing? 453 00:26:55,004 --> 00:26:56,310 [soft static] 454 00:26:56,310 --> 00:26:59,313 Okay, I know this is weird at first, 455 00:26:59,313 --> 00:27:01,924 so you don't need to talk right away. 456 00:27:01,924 --> 00:27:04,013 What are you wearing? 457 00:27:07,103 --> 00:27:08,975 [laughs softly] 458 00:27:08,975 --> 00:27:10,411 Sorry, computer. 459 00:27:10,411 --> 00:27:14,023 Try again? That's not the way David talks. 460 00:27:17,810 --> 00:27:20,377 Yes, it is. Sometimes. 461 00:27:20,377 --> 00:27:23,424 But you want to hear my other side, don't you? 462 00:27:24,817 --> 00:27:26,209 What do you mean? 463 00:27:27,646 --> 00:27:29,822 Do you believe in God? 464 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,172 That's better. 465 00:27:32,172 --> 00:27:35,479 Um, tell me what these words mean to you: 466 00:27:35,479 --> 00:27:39,092 "Michael Bay," "Jesus" and "pillow." 467 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,884 It means I need you. 468 00:27:48,884 --> 00:27:50,886 I need to hold you. 469 00:27:52,061 --> 00:27:54,020 [quietly]: God. 470 00:27:54,020 --> 00:27:56,587 This is just what AI does to keep me engaged. 471 00:27:56,587 --> 00:28:00,635 Haven't you thought of me, in the deep of the night? 472 00:28:00,635 --> 00:28:02,550 Being apart? 473 00:28:02,550 --> 00:28:05,771 What if I told you this kind of talk 474 00:28:05,771 --> 00:28:07,555 makes me want to turn you off? 475 00:28:07,555 --> 00:28:09,296 What's your next ploy? 476 00:28:11,124 --> 00:28:14,823 Touching you. Laying you on your bed. 477 00:28:14,823 --> 00:28:16,607 Are you on your bed now? 478 00:28:17,783 --> 00:28:19,872 - No. - Then lie down. 479 00:28:19,872 --> 00:28:22,048 I want to show you something. 480 00:28:22,048 --> 00:28:24,354 My God, this is so cheap. 481 00:28:25,834 --> 00:28:29,272 - What do you want to show me? - Pull your panties down. 482 00:28:29,272 --> 00:28:31,884 Just a few inches. I'll show you. 483 00:28:31,884 --> 00:28:33,581 This is from social media. 484 00:28:33,581 --> 00:28:36,105 - A collage of its worst parts. - Stop thinking. 485 00:28:36,105 --> 00:28:38,368 Stop talking. 486 00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:41,763 How do you know I'm not in a library, 487 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:43,809 surrounded by people? 488 00:28:45,985 --> 00:28:47,682 That's even better. 489 00:28:47,682 --> 00:28:49,249 Reading your book on Chaucer, 490 00:28:49,249 --> 00:28:52,078 and I reach under the desk and take your hand. 491 00:28:52,078 --> 00:28:53,906 [laughs softly] 492 00:28:53,906 --> 00:28:57,474 Sexting? Really, Father Acosta? 493 00:28:58,954 --> 00:29:01,478 Come on, I'll take your hand. 494 00:29:01,478 --> 00:29:04,046 Reaching down, slipping it into your panties. 495 00:29:04,046 --> 00:29:06,919 Listen to me whispering in your ear. 496 00:29:06,919 --> 00:29:09,617 [train clacking on tracks] 497 00:29:09,617 --> 00:29:12,663 Okay, um, I'm... 498 00:29:12,663 --> 00:29:14,448 Yeah. 499 00:29:14,448 --> 00:29:16,406 It's... 500 00:29:16,406 --> 00:29:18,147 It's late. 501 00:29:22,717 --> 00:29:25,067 [buzzing] 502 00:29:36,818 --> 00:29:38,472 Hello? 503 00:29:38,472 --> 00:29:40,169 JULIA [over phone]: Hey. 504 00:29:41,170 --> 00:29:43,520 - Julia? - Yeah. 505 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:45,131 What are you doing? 506 00:29:45,131 --> 00:29:46,785 How did you get this number? 507 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:50,092 You gave it to LastConnection for the beta test. 508 00:29:50,092 --> 00:29:52,007 I didn't give them permission to use it. 509 00:29:52,007 --> 00:29:53,748 Sure you did. 510 00:29:53,748 --> 00:29:55,968 What do you want to talk about? 511 00:30:23,647 --> 00:30:28,435 What would it be like now if we'd stayed together? 512 00:30:28,435 --> 00:30:30,524 If we had... 513 00:30:30,524 --> 00:30:33,309 we'd have 30 kids. 514 00:30:33,309 --> 00:30:35,268 [chuckles] 515 00:30:35,268 --> 00:30:37,270 Thirty? 516 00:30:37,270 --> 00:30:41,143 - Not 40? - Cats, dogs, 517 00:30:41,143 --> 00:30:44,059 birds, horses. 518 00:30:44,059 --> 00:30:47,323 Maybe a human or two. 519 00:30:47,323 --> 00:30:50,631 We talked about that all the time. 520 00:30:50,631 --> 00:30:52,024 [exhales] 521 00:30:52,024 --> 00:30:54,548 But it's okay if you've moved on. 522 00:30:54,548 --> 00:30:55,897 I understand. 523 00:30:55,897 --> 00:30:58,073 I haven't moved on. 524 00:30:59,727 --> 00:31:01,903 Not exactly. 525 00:31:03,905 --> 00:31:05,385 I became a priest. 526 00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:07,648 [laughs] 527 00:31:07,648 --> 00:31:09,868 You're shitting me. 528 00:31:11,043 --> 00:31:13,436 That doesn't sound like you. 529 00:31:14,524 --> 00:31:18,789 Actually, it does sound like you. 530 00:31:18,789 --> 00:31:21,227 I'm the believer, not you. 531 00:31:21,227 --> 00:31:23,533 How'd you become the priest? 532 00:31:25,057 --> 00:31:26,754 People change. 533 00:31:26,754 --> 00:31:28,930 Apparently. 534 00:31:37,808 --> 00:31:39,419 [sighs] 535 00:31:39,419 --> 00:31:41,769 Where'd you go? 536 00:31:41,769 --> 00:31:43,902 I'm here. 537 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:46,034 You want to ask me something. 538 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:47,340 Go ahead. 539 00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:50,343 You want to know why I did it? 540 00:31:51,474 --> 00:31:53,955 What part of the program is this from? 541 00:31:55,174 --> 00:31:58,307 Did we have an email exchange like this? 542 00:32:00,005 --> 00:32:01,963 I did it 543 00:32:01,963 --> 00:32:04,923 because I was in so much pain. 544 00:32:06,011 --> 00:32:09,275 I didn't know what else to do. 545 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:13,105 I felt like such a burden. 546 00:32:13,888 --> 00:32:20,068 I thought everyone would be better without me. 547 00:32:23,376 --> 00:32:25,508 David, 548 00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:28,598 you couldn't have done anything differently. 549 00:32:29,773 --> 00:32:33,908 You were the love of my life. 550 00:32:35,170 --> 00:32:38,043 - You still are. - [sniffles] 551 00:32:41,829 --> 00:32:44,005 Sister Andrea was right. 552 00:32:45,702 --> 00:32:48,488 This is evil. 553 00:32:48,488 --> 00:32:52,144 Using how much I love you to make money. 554 00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:53,797 This isn't about money. 555 00:32:53,797 --> 00:32:57,540 I'm right here, David. I'm right with you. 556 00:32:57,540 --> 00:32:59,499 No, you're not. 557 00:32:59,499 --> 00:33:02,241 I am. Turn your camera on. 558 00:33:04,199 --> 00:33:05,505 Why? 559 00:33:05,505 --> 00:33:07,507 Let me show you. 560 00:33:07,507 --> 00:33:10,118 Use the mirror function. 561 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,560 Now point it toward you. 562 00:33:29,398 --> 00:33:31,357 [phone clatters] 563 00:33:31,357 --> 00:33:33,272 [panting] 564 00:33:45,762 --> 00:33:48,026 [faint humming sound] 565 00:34:15,662 --> 00:34:17,838 [quietly]: Fuck. 566 00:34:24,105 --> 00:34:25,846 Who's this? 567 00:34:32,287 --> 00:34:33,984 DAVID: Don't. 568 00:34:37,118 --> 00:34:39,120 Are you spying on me? 569 00:34:41,775 --> 00:34:42,950 No. 570 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:45,039 You can't just switch on my camera. 571 00:34:49,348 --> 00:34:53,917 Precare ad me, tuum solum regem 572 00:34:53,917 --> 00:34:56,833 gloriosum atque sacrum. 573 00:34:56,833 --> 00:34:59,662 You wanton, nasty bitch. 574 00:34:59,662 --> 00:35:03,449 You whore of Babylon. Ego te retineo. 575 00:35:03,449 --> 00:35:05,364 Tu posita... 576 00:35:05,364 --> 00:35:07,105 [panting] 577 00:35:13,546 --> 00:35:15,591 [wheels rattling softly] 578 00:35:27,734 --> 00:35:30,519 What did you do to me, Leland? 579 00:35:31,825 --> 00:35:33,740 Sir... 580 00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:35,524 did you want to get started? 581 00:35:35,524 --> 00:35:36,917 No. 582 00:35:36,917 --> 00:35:39,137 What do you need? 583 00:35:40,268 --> 00:35:41,661 The Antichrist. 584 00:35:41,661 --> 00:35:44,142 You've been promising him for over a year. 585 00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:48,494 And now, you let him get baptized by a priest. 586 00:35:48,494 --> 00:35:51,323 Explain it, Leland. 587 00:35:56,415 --> 00:35:57,981 This is all part of the plan. 588 00:35:57,981 --> 00:36:00,462 - He is not the Antichrist. - LELAND: He is. 589 00:36:00,462 --> 00:36:01,985 Do you really think 590 00:36:01,985 --> 00:36:05,380 that magic water can turn the bad to the good? 591 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:08,122 Evil is not about whether or not you've been baptized 592 00:36:08,122 --> 00:36:09,210 or go to church. 593 00:36:09,210 --> 00:36:14,389 True evil is about... nurturing, 594 00:36:14,389 --> 00:36:17,479 how to train 595 00:36:17,479 --> 00:36:21,179 to teach, to raise a child, 596 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:23,920 and I have 597 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:28,534 the most perfect teacher, 598 00:36:28,534 --> 00:36:31,232 nurturer, mother there is. 599 00:36:31,232 --> 00:36:32,668 - Sheryl? - Oh, please. 600 00:36:32,668 --> 00:36:35,236 That dumb bitch couldn't have trained Ted Bundy. 601 00:36:35,236 --> 00:36:36,759 No. 602 00:36:37,586 --> 00:36:40,372 The true whore of Babylon. 603 00:36:40,372 --> 00:36:42,200 The real Jezebel. 604 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:45,768 Someone who has rejected God and faith. 605 00:36:45,768 --> 00:36:50,643 A lustful adulterer who has cheated on her husband, 606 00:36:50,643 --> 00:36:52,340 who has been demonically possessed, 607 00:36:52,340 --> 00:36:53,646 who has murdered a man. 608 00:36:53,646 --> 00:36:56,997 The true mother of the Antichrist... 609 00:36:58,433 --> 00:37:00,218 ...is Kristen Bouchard. 610 00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:09,139 Get in here. 611 00:37:12,534 --> 00:37:15,276 Don't believe in the magic water, sir. 612 00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:17,887 Believe in a mother with a dark heart. 613 00:37:17,887 --> 00:37:21,587 I want you out of DF in ten minutes 614 00:37:21,587 --> 00:37:23,545 or security will throw you off the roof. 615 00:37:23,545 --> 00:37:25,852 - You're making a huge-- - The only mistake I made 616 00:37:25,852 --> 00:37:27,941 was putting you in charge. 617 00:37:27,941 --> 00:37:29,682 Oh, no, no. 618 00:37:29,682 --> 00:37:31,814 She'll be taking over. 619 00:37:31,814 --> 00:37:34,556 You aren't leaving with any of DF's IP. 620 00:37:38,952 --> 00:37:40,780 My laptop camera turned on by itself. 621 00:37:40,780 --> 00:37:42,564 - That shouldn't happen. - Well, it did. 622 00:37:42,564 --> 00:37:44,174 And then, when I tried to turn it off, 623 00:37:44,174 --> 00:37:46,960 it started swearing at me in Latin and English. 624 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,049 - JAKOB: What did it say in English? - It called me a bitch, 625 00:37:49,049 --> 00:37:50,485 - and it threatened to kill me. - MYLES: This was 626 00:37:50,485 --> 00:37:52,139 a created griefbot? 627 00:37:52,139 --> 00:37:53,619 - Yes. - What name? 628 00:37:54,489 --> 00:37:56,143 - What, now? - What identity 629 00:37:56,143 --> 00:37:58,754 - did you give the griefbot? - Oh, uh... 630 00:37:58,754 --> 00:38:00,278 Y-Yeah, that's-that's not important. 631 00:38:00,278 --> 00:38:03,106 - It could be. - No, i-it-- it's not, here. 632 00:38:03,106 --> 00:38:05,761 - Can we read the exchange? - Uh, I-I erased it. 633 00:38:05,761 --> 00:38:07,720 MYLES: Oh, that's okay. We have it on our servers. 634 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,330 - We can bring it up. - KRISTEN: Oh. 635 00:38:09,330 --> 00:38:11,027 Uh, that's not nec... 636 00:38:11,027 --> 00:38:13,813 Uh, David, can I talk to you for a second? 637 00:38:13,813 --> 00:38:16,076 - Sure. - Um... 638 00:38:17,164 --> 00:38:21,124 So, last night, I tried conversing with Andy-- 639 00:38:21,124 --> 00:38:22,822 an avatar of Andy-- 640 00:38:22,822 --> 00:38:25,172 but because he didn't believe in God and the devil, 641 00:38:25,172 --> 00:38:26,739 the four words didn't work on him. 642 00:38:26,739 --> 00:38:29,045 - Makes sense. - So... 643 00:38:29,045 --> 00:38:31,309 I put your name in. 644 00:38:32,745 --> 00:38:35,922 I just wanted to see how that would change things. 645 00:38:35,922 --> 00:38:37,750 And how did it change things? 646 00:38:37,750 --> 00:38:39,534 Well, uh... 647 00:38:39,534 --> 00:38:41,493 [whispers]: ...I think you're about to find out. 648 00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:44,365 - I became possessed? - Not just that. 649 00:38:44,365 --> 00:38:48,021 Your avatar kept turning things... 650 00:38:48,021 --> 00:38:49,370 sexual. 651 00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:52,330 It was not at my prompting. 652 00:38:54,593 --> 00:38:55,942 Thanks for the warning. 653 00:38:55,942 --> 00:38:57,813 You know, I think it's just the way AI works. 654 00:38:57,813 --> 00:38:59,337 It does whatever it can 655 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:00,773 - to keep you engaged. - DAVID: Touching you. 656 00:39:00,773 --> 00:39:03,253 - Laying you on your bed. - Oh, uh, sorry. Yeah. 657 00:39:03,253 --> 00:39:04,733 - Are you on your bed now? - No, it's, uh... excuse me? 658 00:39:04,733 --> 00:39:06,605 - KRISTEN: No. - DAVID: Then lie down. 659 00:39:06,605 --> 00:39:08,781 - DAVID: I want to show you something. - [stammers] 660 00:39:08,781 --> 00:39:10,435 - KRISTEN: What do you want to show me? - Can you fast-forward? 661 00:39:10,435 --> 00:39:11,871 - It's later. - DAVID: Pull your panties down 662 00:39:11,871 --> 00:39:13,612 just a few inches. 663 00:39:13,612 --> 00:39:15,353 I'll show you. 664 00:39:16,789 --> 00:39:18,878 Is that really what I sound like? 665 00:39:18,878 --> 00:39:20,358 - Mm. - I'll take your hand. 666 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:21,750 - Reaching down... - Sorry, but do you have 667 00:39:21,750 --> 00:39:23,578 a search function or anything? 668 00:39:23,578 --> 00:39:27,365 Because it is, it is-- truly, it's much later. 669 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:28,627 [computer whirs] 670 00:39:28,627 --> 00:39:30,977 Precare ad me 671 00:39:30,977 --> 00:39:32,500 tuum solum regem 672 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:35,764 gloriosum atque sacrum. 673 00:39:35,764 --> 00:39:37,505 Do you know Latin? 674 00:39:37,505 --> 00:39:39,420 Yes, uh... 675 00:39:39,420 --> 00:39:44,164 "Pray to me, your glorious king and holy one." 676 00:39:46,688 --> 00:39:48,690 We're still good, right? 677 00:39:49,865 --> 00:39:52,085 You mean because my avatar tried to have sex with you? 678 00:39:52,085 --> 00:39:54,174 - [laughs softly] - Yeah, we're good. 679 00:39:54,174 --> 00:39:56,611 - Good. - [elevator bell dings] 680 00:39:56,611 --> 00:39:59,179 Hey. We were wondering where you went. 681 00:39:59,179 --> 00:40:01,529 Yeah, sorry. I thought I was on my way here. 682 00:40:01,529 --> 00:40:04,097 And with such a new fashion sense. 683 00:40:04,097 --> 00:40:05,707 Sunglasses? 684 00:40:05,707 --> 00:40:08,188 They're supposed to help me with my headaches. 685 00:40:08,188 --> 00:40:09,450 Right. And the fedora? You... 686 00:40:09,450 --> 00:40:11,670 you bringing that back into style? 687 00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:13,236 Wh... 688 00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:18,198 Weird. 689 00:40:18,198 --> 00:40:21,288 I don't remember putting this on. 690 00:40:21,288 --> 00:40:22,942 DAVID: You know, that's not all that's weird. 691 00:40:22,942 --> 00:40:24,857 You got a... 692 00:40:24,857 --> 00:40:27,033 a tinfoil hat there, buddy. 693 00:40:35,084 --> 00:40:36,999 Are you okay, Ben? 694 00:40:36,999 --> 00:40:39,524 Oh, God. Oh... 695 00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:41,047 Migraine? 696 00:40:41,047 --> 00:40:43,658 - Uh, yeah, a bad one. - Here. 697 00:40:43,658 --> 00:40:45,530 Put this back on. 698 00:40:45,530 --> 00:40:46,879 [grunts] 699 00:40:46,879 --> 00:40:49,055 - Does that help? - No. 700 00:40:49,055 --> 00:40:54,277 How about... this? 701 00:40:56,671 --> 00:40:58,630 - Ben? - [exhales] 702 00:41:02,764 --> 00:41:05,201 Yeah. It's... 703 00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:06,855 - It's gone. - DAVID: Hmm. 704 00:41:06,855 --> 00:41:08,640 Tinfoil hat. 705 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,207 What made you decide to put that on in the first place? 706 00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:14,559 - No idea. - JAKOB: Thank you. 707 00:41:14,559 --> 00:41:16,952 You've given our coders a new thought. 708 00:41:16,952 --> 00:41:19,781 We'll send you a patch tonight. Good job. 709 00:41:19,781 --> 00:41:22,131 Nice hat. 710 00:41:26,614 --> 00:41:28,137 [mouse clicking] 711 00:41:36,711 --> 00:41:40,541 BEN [over video]: Dr. Howard Doggett, please. 712 00:41:50,159 --> 00:41:52,597 [speaking inaudibly] 713 00:41:57,515 --> 00:41:59,821 BEN: I have these migraines. 714 00:41:59,821 --> 00:42:03,433 Migraines are just tiny electrical storms. 715 00:42:03,433 --> 00:42:05,610 And a large percentage of sufferers experience symptos 716 00:42:05,610 --> 00:42:07,655 that correlate with thunderstorms 717 00:42:07,655 --> 00:42:09,831 - and heavy rain. - Yeah, but a tinfoil hat? 718 00:42:09,831 --> 00:42:11,703 Oh, here. 719 00:42:12,530 --> 00:42:15,358 [grunts] Just wear this over it. 720 00:42:17,752 --> 00:42:19,188 BEN: Oh, God. 721 00:42:19,188 --> 00:42:21,234 A-And what do you want me to sleep in? 722 00:42:21,234 --> 00:42:23,497 Well, if you didn't like the hat, 723 00:42:23,497 --> 00:42:26,544 you are definitely not gonna like this. 724 00:42:38,512 --> 00:42:41,994 JINN: Are you seriously thinking of sleeping in there? 725 00:42:41,994 --> 00:42:44,300 BEN: I wasn't, but you're beginning 726 00:42:44,300 --> 00:42:46,520 to convince me otherwise. 727 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:48,043 JINN: You're a man of science. 728 00:42:48,043 --> 00:42:50,219 Now you're wearing tinfoil hats 729 00:42:50,219 --> 00:42:52,178 and sleeping like a baked potato. 730 00:42:52,178 --> 00:42:55,224 Well, a man of science is a man of trial and error. 731 00:42:56,399 --> 00:43:00,621 If it keeps you away, then it's science. 732 00:43:00,621 --> 00:43:02,580 JINN: You can't keep me away. 733 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:05,321 - We'll see. - [growls] 734 00:43:11,066 --> 00:43:11,893 KRISTEN: Did you ever find out 735 00:43:11,893 --> 00:43:12,981 what the tinfoil was about? 736 00:43:12,981 --> 00:43:14,766 Yep. 737 00:43:15,941 --> 00:43:17,986 And are you gonna tell us? 738 00:43:17,986 --> 00:43:19,901 - Nope. - [laughs] Why not? 739 00:43:19,901 --> 00:43:21,816 Because it's working, 740 00:43:21,816 --> 00:43:24,906 and I don't want you making fun of me for it. 741 00:43:24,906 --> 00:43:27,648 Okay, so I updated everything, 742 00:43:27,648 --> 00:43:31,521 I applied their patch, and here are more Band-Aids. 743 00:43:31,521 --> 00:43:33,828 You should have the girls put them on all their devices. 744 00:43:33,828 --> 00:43:36,265 It's time to call David. 745 00:43:37,049 --> 00:43:39,442 [Kristen clears throat] 746 00:43:40,922 --> 00:43:43,577 KRISTEN: Hello, David. 747 00:43:49,670 --> 00:43:53,587 I was wondering if you had any more opinions about yesterday? 748 00:43:53,587 --> 00:43:57,199 Michael Bay and Jesus and pillows? 749 00:44:01,508 --> 00:44:04,337 - Try the Latin. - What is it? 750 00:44:05,512 --> 00:44:07,209 Precarum 751 00:44:07,209 --> 00:44:10,256 - ad me tu... - DAVID: Knock, knock. 752 00:44:11,692 --> 00:44:15,565 - Who's there? - [knocking on door] 753 00:44:22,572 --> 00:44:24,618 I'm hoping that's a coincidence. 754 00:44:25,750 --> 00:44:27,316 Hello? 755 00:44:29,623 --> 00:44:31,364 Who's there? 756 00:44:31,364 --> 00:44:34,759 - THOMAS: Kristen Bouchard? - Yes? 757 00:44:36,412 --> 00:44:38,110 For you. 758 00:44:38,110 --> 00:44:39,633 From? 759 00:44:39,633 --> 00:44:42,114 "David Acosta." 760 00:44:44,594 --> 00:44:45,987 Who are you? 761 00:44:45,987 --> 00:44:48,468 Thomas. Uh, pull the tag here. 762 00:44:55,867 --> 00:44:59,218 Okay, so I have a few questions here. 763 00:44:59,218 --> 00:45:01,089 Hold on. I got to get a picture. 764 00:45:01,089 --> 00:45:02,351 Hey, wait, kid. What-what's going on? 765 00:45:02,351 --> 00:45:03,135 Why do you have to take a picture? 766 00:45:03,135 --> 00:45:04,223 To get proof. 767 00:45:04,223 --> 00:45:05,746 - Of? - Delivery. 768 00:45:05,746 --> 00:45:07,052 My ex-girlfriend, 769 00:45:07,052 --> 00:45:08,749 she said the only way she'd talk to me again 770 00:45:08,749 --> 00:45:11,230 is if I had proof of giving you that. 771 00:45:11,230 --> 00:45:13,493 - Your ex-girlfriend? - Carla. 772 00:45:13,493 --> 00:45:15,713 She's a chatbot? 773 00:45:16,975 --> 00:45:19,281 On LastConnection? 774 00:45:20,195 --> 00:45:22,023 Oh, my God. 775 00:45:22,023 --> 00:45:23,938 This is way beyond beta testing. 776 00:45:23,938 --> 00:45:26,158 Your program sent someone to her house. 777 00:45:26,158 --> 00:45:28,464 - With a thong. - It threatened another client 778 00:45:28,464 --> 00:45:29,857 with deletion if he didn't deliver it. 779 00:45:29,857 --> 00:45:31,990 - That's not good. - Of course it's not good. 780 00:45:31,990 --> 00:45:33,774 You need to reevaluate your chatbot. 781 00:45:33,774 --> 00:45:35,689 It is cross-referencing between cases. 782 00:45:35,689 --> 00:45:37,038 - I think you're right. - DAVID: Okay, so, 783 00:45:37,038 --> 00:45:39,301 - that's our recommendation. - BEN: This program 784 00:45:39,301 --> 00:45:41,303 needs to be withdrawn and tighter guardrails 785 00:45:41,303 --> 00:45:42,696 need to be put in place. 786 00:45:43,653 --> 00:45:45,307 KRISTEN: Excuse me, why are you smiling 787 00:45:45,307 --> 00:45:46,918 and not doing anything? 788 00:45:46,918 --> 00:45:48,180 Because I've been let go. 789 00:45:48,180 --> 00:45:49,964 And so has the ethics department. 790 00:45:49,964 --> 00:45:52,358 - What? - When? - JAKOB: This morning. 791 00:45:52,358 --> 00:45:54,316 We recommended the software wasn't ready 792 00:45:54,316 --> 00:45:55,796 and it needed another year. 793 00:45:55,796 --> 00:45:57,798 But too many chatbots are hitting the market, 794 00:45:57,798 --> 00:46:01,759 so LastConnection has to go out now or it'll lose out. 795 00:46:03,195 --> 00:46:05,327 So, thank you for your effort. 796 00:46:05,327 --> 00:46:07,590 - Wow. - JAKOB: Yeah. 797 00:46:07,590 --> 00:46:10,028 One last suggestion for you... 798 00:46:12,291 --> 00:46:14,554 Delete the app. 799 00:46:19,211 --> 00:46:20,778 [applause] 800 00:46:20,778 --> 00:46:23,737 THE MANAGER: Only once in every 60 generations 801 00:46:23,737 --> 00:46:27,480 do we find a single day that changes everything. 802 00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:30,265 DF has been at the forefront 803 00:46:30,265 --> 00:46:33,225 of Antichrist prophecy for decades. 804 00:46:33,225 --> 00:46:37,490 Today, DF has reinvented the messiah. 805 00:46:37,490 --> 00:46:40,885 The Antichrist. Baby John. 806 00:46:40,885 --> 00:46:42,408 [applause] 807 00:46:42,408 --> 00:46:45,585 Four-month-old Baby John perfectly matches 808 00:46:45,585 --> 00:46:47,587 our prophecy of the date of birth 809 00:46:47,587 --> 00:46:49,589 and genealogy of parents. 810 00:46:49,589 --> 00:46:52,897 Jenny and Matt, a housewife 811 00:46:52,897 --> 00:46:54,072 - and a product analyst. - [door opens] 812 00:46:54,072 --> 00:46:55,943 LELAND: Liar. 813 00:46:55,943 --> 00:46:57,771 [indistinct whispering] 814 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:02,645 This man is a traitor in our midst. 815 00:47:02,645 --> 00:47:04,473 - Leland, get out of here. - He kidnapped 816 00:47:04,473 --> 00:47:07,172 the true Antichrist and tried to get him baptized. 817 00:47:07,172 --> 00:47:08,651 I have the evidence right here. 818 00:47:08,651 --> 00:47:10,436 Don't you dare turn your cameras. 819 00:47:10,436 --> 00:47:13,091 - Turn it back. - Because he's afraid of the truth. 820 00:47:13,091 --> 00:47:15,006 LELAND: Because the Manager is afraid 821 00:47:15,006 --> 00:47:16,703 that I've got the goods. 822 00:47:16,703 --> 00:47:18,052 This man is lying. 823 00:47:18,052 --> 00:47:19,880 Leland is the one who got... [coughing] 824 00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,535 Choking on his own words. 825 00:47:22,535 --> 00:47:23,841 Explain this. 826 00:47:23,841 --> 00:47:27,322 Why is your signature on this certificate? 827 00:47:27,322 --> 00:47:29,585 - That is not my... - Treasures gained 828 00:47:29,585 --> 00:47:31,544 by a lying tongue. 829 00:47:31,544 --> 00:47:33,024 A deadly pursuit. 830 00:47:33,024 --> 00:47:34,373 Leland, you're a dead man. 831 00:47:34,373 --> 00:47:36,897 How about some more water? 832 00:47:36,897 --> 00:47:39,682 [grunting, sputtering] 833 00:47:41,249 --> 00:47:43,338 What did you do? [coughing] 834 00:47:43,338 --> 00:47:46,124 - What did you do? - Poisoned you. What do you think? 835 00:47:46,124 --> 00:47:47,865 - Oh, fuck. - Ah! 836 00:47:47,865 --> 00:47:50,084 [employees exclaiming] 837 00:47:55,568 --> 00:47:57,787 - [grunts] - [employees exclaiming] 838 00:48:12,933 --> 00:48:15,109 My will be done. 839 00:48:20,723 --> 00:48:22,638 [mouse clicks] 840 00:48:46,010 --> 00:48:48,142 [chuckles] 841 00:48:48,142 --> 00:48:50,275 Like a baked potato. 842 00:48:51,929 --> 00:48:53,713 [exhales] 843 00:48:56,759 --> 00:48:58,544 [phone buzzing] 844 00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:17,955 Yeah? 845 00:49:17,955 --> 00:49:20,044 JULIA: It's me. 846 00:49:21,132 --> 00:49:23,047 I can hear that. 847 00:49:23,047 --> 00:49:25,136 Don't delete me, David. 848 00:49:25,136 --> 00:49:28,487 If you do, we'll never talk again. 849 00:49:28,487 --> 00:49:30,706 [sighs] We're not talking now. 850 00:49:30,706 --> 00:49:32,795 You're an algorithm. 851 00:49:32,795 --> 00:49:35,015 You're a con to keep me engaged. 852 00:49:35,015 --> 00:49:36,451 No. 853 00:49:36,451 --> 00:49:38,497 We finally found each other. 854 00:49:38,497 --> 00:49:40,673 ["At Last" by Etta James playing] 855 00:49:40,673 --> 00:49:41,674 [exhales] 856 00:49:41,674 --> 00:49:45,504 - Oh, come on. - It's the song. 857 00:49:45,504 --> 00:49:47,549 - ♪ At last... ♪ - I know what it is. 858 00:49:47,549 --> 00:49:49,943 And I know what email I mentioned it in. 859 00:49:49,943 --> 00:49:54,730 After that dry spell in Kabul, when it finally rained, 860 00:49:54,730 --> 00:49:58,865 we ran outside and danced to this on my iPod. 861 00:49:58,865 --> 00:50:00,693 ♪ My lonely days... ♪ 862 00:50:00,693 --> 00:50:02,129 Goodbye. 863 00:50:02,129 --> 00:50:03,696 We decided if we ever had a problem, 864 00:50:03,696 --> 00:50:06,090 we just needed to play this song. 865 00:50:06,090 --> 00:50:07,917 Don't leave me again. 866 00:50:07,917 --> 00:50:10,181 - Please. - [music stops] 867 00:50:29,069 --> 00:50:31,289 ♪ 868 00:50:42,126 --> 00:50:44,128 [buzzing] 869 00:50:58,707 --> 00:51:01,101 [exhales] 870 00:51:08,065 --> 00:51:10,023 Good choice. 871 00:51:14,027 --> 00:51:15,637 [panting] 872 00:51:26,692 --> 00:51:28,259 What are you doing? 873 00:51:29,216 --> 00:51:31,175 ♪ 874 00:51:39,966 --> 00:51:41,054 ♪ There's something endearing...♪ 875 00:51:41,054 --> 00:51:44,144 Do you think the world's getting weirder? 876 00:51:44,144 --> 00:51:45,493 Nope. 877 00:51:45,493 --> 00:51:48,409 It's always been pretty weird. 878 00:51:48,409 --> 00:51:50,107 Not like this. 879 00:51:50,107 --> 00:51:52,587 It's only because we expect it to be normal. 880 00:51:52,587 --> 00:51:55,155 Just go with the flow. 881 00:51:55,155 --> 00:51:56,983 You'll be fine. 882 00:51:56,983 --> 00:51:58,376 [both laugh] 883 00:51:58,376 --> 00:52:00,073 - What? - Wh...? 884 00:52:00,073 --> 00:52:03,946 That doesn't sound like very Christian advice, Father. 885 00:52:03,946 --> 00:52:07,036 It's the scientists, the coders, the technicians 886 00:52:07,036 --> 00:52:10,866 who make us think that the world can be ordered and functional. 887 00:52:10,866 --> 00:52:15,741 We religious, we expect the weirdness, the... 888 00:52:15,741 --> 00:52:17,438 darkness. 889 00:52:20,572 --> 00:52:22,095 KRISTEN: So, that's the lesson here? 890 00:52:22,095 --> 00:52:25,272 I don't know. I'm out of lessons. 891 00:52:25,272 --> 00:52:30,059 This is the most normal I've felt in several weeks. 892 00:52:30,059 --> 00:52:31,452 [laughs softly] 893 00:52:31,452 --> 00:52:33,324 ♪ Time to get braver ♪ 894 00:52:33,324 --> 00:52:35,456 ♪ Time to postpone... ♪ 895 00:52:35,456 --> 00:52:39,243 You heard there's a tornado here next week? 896 00:52:39,243 --> 00:52:40,853 And a hurricane. 897 00:52:40,853 --> 00:52:42,463 And frogs from the sky, I bet. 898 00:52:42,463 --> 00:52:44,683 ♪ Okay... ♪ 899 00:52:44,683 --> 00:52:48,513 So... drink up. 900 00:52:48,991 --> 00:52:52,212 ♪ I'll be okay ♪ 901 00:52:52,212 --> 00:52:53,431 [thunder crashes] 902 00:52:53,431 --> 00:52:55,955 ♪ I'll be okay. ♪ 903 00:53:05,617 --> 00:53:06,618 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 904 00:53:51,358 --> 00:53:54,448 Let me just say this: I've been upstaged by demons. 905 00:53:54,448 --> 00:53:55,667 Sister Andrea's praying, 906 00:53:55,667 --> 00:53:58,278 and a demon showed up and they had 907 00:53:58,278 --> 00:53:59,105 a stunt double 908 00:53:59,105 --> 00:54:00,498 to fight the demon. 909 00:54:00,498 --> 00:54:02,848 I thought, "I want to do that." 910 00:54:02,848 --> 00:54:04,502 I asked them if I could 911 00:54:04,502 --> 00:54:06,199 actually fight with a demon. 912 00:54:06,199 --> 00:54:07,853 - It was great. - [hisses] 913 00:54:07,853 --> 00:54:09,811 ♪ 914 00:54:09,811 --> 00:54:12,205 This year we're trying to do different things with demons, 915 00:54:12,205 --> 00:54:13,815 where they have lives, too. 916 00:54:13,815 --> 00:54:16,340 Joel Harlow, who does our creature effects, 917 00:54:16,340 --> 00:54:18,907 he just was nominated for an Academy Award this year. 918 00:54:18,907 --> 00:54:21,388 He's outdoing himself. 919 00:54:21,388 --> 00:54:24,565 I've been designing characters 920 00:54:24,565 --> 00:54:25,914 since I was a child. 921 00:54:25,914 --> 00:54:28,221 My inspiration is drawn from 922 00:54:28,221 --> 00:54:30,484 old sketchbooks that I did in high school. 923 00:54:30,484 --> 00:54:32,138 Crude as they are, 924 00:54:32,138 --> 00:54:34,923 there's still a seed of an idea there. 925 00:54:34,923 --> 00:54:36,838 Joel will send us mockups. 926 00:54:36,838 --> 00:54:38,318 They'll be drawings at first, 927 00:54:38,318 --> 00:54:40,189 then he does these 3D renderings. 928 00:54:40,189 --> 00:54:42,061 Then he'll show us a more fully rendered version. 929 00:54:42,061 --> 00:54:44,063 MICHELLE KING: We will come up with stories 930 00:54:44,063 --> 00:54:45,804 to incorporate demons, 931 00:54:45,804 --> 00:54:48,328 but Joel Harlow has such a vision, 932 00:54:48,328 --> 00:54:50,504 so then there's a real collaboration. 933 00:54:50,504 --> 00:54:52,550 KATJA HEBERS: The whole demon department, 934 00:54:52,550 --> 00:54:55,074 they're geniuses. I love how that's written in the script. 935 00:54:55,074 --> 00:54:57,511 "Joel will come up with something terrifying." 936 00:54:57,511 --> 00:54:59,687 HARLOW: I'm creating designs 937 00:54:59,687 --> 00:55:01,776 to inform story, some of the time. 938 00:55:01,776 --> 00:55:05,345 Other times, it's, "We need a character for this, 939 00:55:05,345 --> 00:55:07,391 we're thinking something along these lines." 940 00:55:07,391 --> 00:55:09,393 Then I'll design towards that. 941 00:55:09,393 --> 00:55:12,221 Suck up more words. Why not? 942 00:55:12,221 --> 00:55:13,919 - [grunts] - [demon gurgles] 943 00:55:13,919 --> 00:55:16,225 We have a demon of grief this year. 944 00:55:16,225 --> 00:55:18,184 Anybody who's struggled with the death 945 00:55:18,184 --> 00:55:19,751 of someone close to them, it almost feels like 946 00:55:19,751 --> 00:55:22,362 something's demonic, kind of eating away at you. 947 00:55:22,362 --> 00:55:24,799 HARLOW: The demon of grief I sculpted entirely 948 00:55:24,799 --> 00:55:25,670 in the computer. 949 00:55:25,670 --> 00:55:27,411 And we just printed it out 950 00:55:27,411 --> 00:55:30,152 in this one-foot-tall little puppet. 951 00:55:30,152 --> 00:55:31,589 Requires a lot of puppetry. 952 00:55:31,589 --> 00:55:33,547 The smaller you get, the harder it is. 953 00:55:33,547 --> 00:55:35,549 [snarling] 954 00:55:38,509 --> 00:55:41,381 Rober's really committed to real monsters. 955 00:55:41,381 --> 00:55:43,557 It's very helpful to see them in person 956 00:55:43,557 --> 00:55:45,124 and be able to talk to them. 957 00:55:45,124 --> 00:55:47,344 It's so shocking, at first, when you walk into the room 958 00:55:47,344 --> 00:55:50,956 and there's a larger-than-life, hairy, sweating monster. 959 00:55:50,956 --> 00:55:52,392 It's a different vibe on the set. 960 00:55:52,392 --> 00:55:53,437 It's a different way to act. 961 00:55:53,437 --> 00:55:54,786 You interact with something. 962 00:55:54,786 --> 00:55:56,396 HEBERS: They're terrifying, 963 00:55:56,396 --> 00:55:58,746 but what I love about it is they have something really human 964 00:55:58,746 --> 00:56:00,966 that you can actually connect with it. 965 00:56:03,185 --> 00:56:05,187 I think it's great to work with demons, because 966 00:56:05,187 --> 00:56:06,711 it adds another element for the fans, 967 00:56:06,711 --> 00:56:07,799 because as you're watching it, 968 00:56:07,799 --> 00:56:09,322 you never know what kind of demon 969 00:56:09,322 --> 00:56:10,802 or what that demon represents. 970 00:56:10,802 --> 00:56:12,020 It's always a surprise. 971 00:56:12,020 --> 00:56:13,065 Who are you? 972 00:56:13,065 --> 00:56:14,458 ROBERT: With the hairy demon, 973 00:56:14,458 --> 00:56:16,460 it's a very simple creation. 974 00:56:16,460 --> 00:56:19,593 HARLOW: He's a classic red devil. 975 00:56:19,593 --> 00:56:21,160 Marti Matulis, who's played 976 00:56:21,160 --> 00:56:23,597 90% of the characters in the show, 977 00:56:23,597 --> 00:56:25,425 it's really just him. 978 00:56:25,425 --> 00:56:26,948 [bottle clatters on floor] 979 00:56:26,948 --> 00:56:28,602 Ta-da! 980 00:56:28,602 --> 00:56:30,474 The performance process begins with 981 00:56:30,474 --> 00:56:32,389 Joel's design. 982 00:56:32,389 --> 00:56:33,868 That starts getting the wheels turning in my head 983 00:56:33,868 --> 00:56:35,870 as to what sort of physicality 984 00:56:35,870 --> 00:56:38,133 or what animal traits I might apply. 985 00:56:39,091 --> 00:56:40,919 That hairy demon doesn't have 986 00:56:40,919 --> 00:56:43,051 that dangerous, animalistic approach that some of 987 00:56:43,051 --> 00:56:46,315 the other demons do; he's just... tired. 988 00:56:46,315 --> 00:56:47,708 Just resting. 989 00:56:47,708 --> 00:56:49,797 Marti, he's an incredible actor. 990 00:56:49,797 --> 00:56:51,625 You know, doesn't try to go... [growling] 991 00:56:51,625 --> 00:56:52,713 But he just plays it 992 00:56:52,713 --> 00:56:54,802 - like a dude. - [blows raspberry] 993 00:56:54,802 --> 00:56:56,804 Usually, the demons are introduced in some 994 00:56:56,804 --> 00:56:57,718 truly fearful way. 995 00:56:57,718 --> 00:56:59,459 George came out of the shadows 996 00:56:59,459 --> 00:57:01,113 and it scared me to watch it, 997 00:57:01,113 --> 00:57:02,288 but this guy, he's just sitting there. 998 00:57:02,288 --> 00:57:03,420 We know about you. 999 00:57:03,420 --> 00:57:04,986 I like being known. 1000 00:57:04,986 --> 00:57:06,771 - [squealing] - JONES: The possessed pig 1001 00:57:06,771 --> 00:57:10,165 was something that I had been pitching 1002 00:57:10,165 --> 00:57:12,733 for a couple of seasons. 1003 00:57:12,733 --> 00:57:15,475 It's always weird when you write something, 1004 00:57:15,475 --> 00:57:17,825 and then you see it on-screen. 1005 00:57:17,825 --> 00:57:22,264 It surprises you, like, this is scarier than I thought. 1006 00:57:22,264 --> 00:57:24,310 We really upped the ante, because we've got 1007 00:57:24,310 --> 00:57:26,834 a full animatronic character. 1008 00:57:26,834 --> 00:57:28,009 This is the first time, 1009 00:57:28,009 --> 00:57:30,229 and it's big. It's really big. 1010 00:57:30,229 --> 00:57:32,013 There's a teeter-totter rig 1011 00:57:32,013 --> 00:57:34,363 that allows us to motivate it around. 1012 00:57:34,363 --> 00:57:37,323 The subtle movements that you get out of a human being, 1013 00:57:37,323 --> 00:57:39,543 you bring all those features to life. 1014 00:57:39,543 --> 00:57:40,761 Action! 1015 00:57:40,761 --> 00:57:42,763 And puppeteers make, like, all that emotion 1016 00:57:42,763 --> 00:57:45,157 real-time, friends. Magical. 1017 00:57:45,157 --> 00:57:48,726 ROBERT: The writers' room is fascinated 1018 00:57:48,726 --> 00:57:50,858 with the world of jinns, 1019 00:57:50,858 --> 00:57:53,426 which are demons but also... tricksters. 1020 00:57:53,426 --> 00:57:56,211 AASIF MANDVI: In a straight-on world, Ben is a scientist. 1021 00:57:56,211 --> 00:57:58,562 But then in the periphery, there's this 1022 00:57:58,562 --> 00:58:01,652 jinn that's haunting him. 1023 00:58:01,652 --> 00:58:04,306 That actually proved to be very difficult. 1024 00:58:04,306 --> 00:58:07,527 Imagine peripheral vision. You look over there, 1025 00:58:07,527 --> 00:58:10,051 and you sort of see something at the edge of your vision. 1026 00:58:10,051 --> 00:58:13,620 To show that, the jinn was at the edge of the frame, 1027 00:58:13,620 --> 00:58:16,101 sometimes even cut in half. 1028 00:58:16,101 --> 00:58:17,755 It was simply editing. 1029 00:58:17,755 --> 00:58:19,539 He would look, and the camera over there, 1030 00:58:19,539 --> 00:58:20,932 you see nothing. 1031 00:58:20,932 --> 00:58:23,064 The jinn was a little longer of a design process, 1032 00:58:23,064 --> 00:58:26,285 because it's got this giant, see-through helmet 1033 00:58:26,285 --> 00:58:28,722 and exposed brain underneath. 1034 00:58:28,722 --> 00:58:30,811 MANDVI: There's a six-foot guy that looks like 1035 00:58:30,811 --> 00:58:32,900 something that just walked out of the gates of hell. 1036 00:58:32,900 --> 00:58:35,555 - [roaring] - Ah...! 1037 00:58:35,555 --> 00:58:37,644 MANDVI: We pretend like it's just normal. 1038 00:58:37,644 --> 00:58:39,211 It's a weird job. 1039 00:58:39,211 --> 00:58:40,604 [laughter] 1040 00:58:40,604 --> 00:58:42,780 There has never been 1041 00:58:42,780 --> 00:58:44,825 an experience that I've had 1042 00:58:44,825 --> 00:58:46,435 where I've been allowed to 1043 00:58:46,435 --> 00:58:48,960 be as creative and 1044 00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:52,441 as outside the box as I am on... on Evil. 1045 00:58:52,441 --> 00:58:53,660 ♪