Human 1.4 - Sadness Part 1

Human : Sadness Part 1
Genre : Sci-Fi / Drama
Showrunner: Michelle MacLaren
Writer : Ann Morrow

Cast: Justin Theroux, Letitia Wright, Bryan Batt, Michelle Fairley, Adrian Rawlins, Theodore Pellerin and Stefanie Scott

Plot : Julia (Michelle Fairley) picks up the note she just dropped on the floor. She just found out they are stuck in a simulation and her boss doesn’t know how to get them out. She wonders if he gave her colleague a similar note, so he leaves the house to see Adam (Bryan Batt). Eva (Letitia Wright) follows her. She claims she wants to see James (Justin Theroux). Julia allows her to come and they enter Adam’s house. James is sitting on the couch, starring at the wall and Adam is walking around the house. He’s happy to see Julia, but from the look on her face, he doesn’t think this discussion will go well. She closes the door and he points out that he doesn’t think it’s your classic social call. She asks him if he had a note in the house and he says he didn’t see one. She shows him the letter and Adam sits on his bed in disbelief.

Charles (Adrian Rawlins) is in panic mode. He thought Julia was going to be professional enough to keep it to herself and wait until the job is completed, but instead, she did the rational thing and told Adam. His parrot tells him he’s an idiot and he begs him to shut, only for the parrot to repeat after him. He looks down on them and wonders how he’s going to get them out of there. 

Julia and Adam are sitting on the couch and starring at the wall, just like James did moments ago. James and Eva and spending time together in the backyard, James pushing Eva in a swing. Adam breaks the silence and looks at them, innocently playing. He says they have no idea what’s happening. Julia says it was a crazy plan to begin with and she regrets being a part of it. Adam is more optimistic, saying Charles will find a way to get them out of here. James and Eva come back inside and notice they are sad. They analyse them and get sad themselves. They wonder what life is all about, and Adam is happy with the progress, pointing out that they perceived another emotion. Julia sarcastically says it’s great and she takes Eva by the hand and tries to go back to her house. 

Charles had a plan and he decided to experiment with the simulation even further. He takes control of two random citizens and make them move in the house next to Julia’s.

Julia is blocked by their two new neighbors, Jacob (Theodore Pellerin) and Mary (Stefanie Scott). Jacob is holding balloons and Stefanie cooked a pie. They say they are here to party! Adam welcomes them in and serves pie to Eva and James, but Julia is indifferent. Adam tells her to keep it cool, this is all part of a plan and they are doing this for a reason. She says they may be doing this for a reason, but it doesn’t do anything to the fact that they are stuck in a simulation. Adam says it’s time for her to accept it and wait. Nothing can happen to them here. She says he’s right and she includes herself in the party. They laugh together, but suddenly, Jacob and Mary catch fire. Adam rushes to take out the fire and Eva is devastated by Mary’s death and James is devastated by Jacob’s. Eva points out Mary breaded her hair and James enjoyed playing catch with Jacob. Adam and Julia say they could try to do the same and they leave each other, for now.

Julia is breading Eva’s hair in her room and talk about how they feel. Eva places her hand on Julia’s lap and points out that she can feel her sadness and it makes her feel sad too. Eva says she misses Mary a lot and James even more. Julia isn’t as good as Mary to bread her hair. Julia says she’s sorry and she starts to cry on Eva’s lap, who console her. Adam is throwing James a football, until James decides they should chase each other with it, essentially play football. Adam, who played football in high school, think it could be good to remind himself of his good days. He takes the football and starts to run, but James is too quick for him and he absolutely obliterates him. Adam lays on the ground hurt, and James says he’s sorry. He misses Jacob, whom he could tackle as hard as he could. He also misses Eva too and he wonders if Adam misses Julia. Adam says Julia isn’t his Eva, but he wishes she were. Adam starts to cry from the pain and sadness and James says he can feel his sadness and tries to console him.

Charles is happy that progress is being made. He wonders why the two new androids explode and he says he will try to experiment again. He begins to wonder if he’s too mean with Adam and Julia, but he says he’ll work on a solution as soon as the androids will be able to learn feelings on their own and don’t need monitoring all day long. It will all start when Adam and Julia will stop be so desperate and do their job.