Human 1.8 - Addiction

Human : Addiction
Genre : Sci-Fi / Drama
Showrunner: Michelle MacLaren
Writer : Ann Morrow

Cast: Justin Theroux, Letitia Wright, Bryan Batt, Michelle Fairley, Adrian Rawlins and Dave Franco

Plot : Charles (Adrian Rawlins) decided to take a break from experimenting and try to find a way for his colleagues to come out of the simulation. He documented his efforts, but he hasn’t been able to do anything about it. His morale is at an all-time low. He keeps observing his androids and he’s forced to realise that they are literally addicted to each other. They can’t seem to be able to spend half an hour without falling in each other’s arms. He’s been able to keep Julia (Michelle Fairley) and Adam (Bryan Batt) distracted from their fake life my giving them things they enjoy and don’t necessarily have the time to enjoy in the real world. Charles is interrupted in his work by someone knocking on the front door. He opens it, only to find a man (Dave Franco), named Will, who says he’s here for the clinical trial ad he saw in the newspaper. 

Charles completely forgot about the ad he posted to recruit people who were willing to participate in his study. He asks Will questions and he asks what motivates him to be a part of this experiment. Will says he’ll be honest with Charles, because he seems like a good man. He’s a drug addict and the drugs are becoming more and more expensive. The payment Charles offers his more than enough to cover for a substantial amount of dope. Charles asks him to repeat what he just said, and Will confirms that he’s a drug addict. Charles says he’s perfect for the role. He makes him sign a form that states he could very well not come be able to come back to the real world, but Will doesn’t take the time to read it. His recent work allowed Charles to learn that he could still send people in there, but he still has no clue how to get them how. They end their discussion and discuss the specifics while Charles plugs Will into the machine. 

Adam is reading a book when he receives his first instructions from Charles. He gives him and Julia the option to drive far away to someplace pleasant. They try to convince themselves that Charles isn’t up to anything, he’s been too gentle for the past few days. They both agree that there’s something shady about it, but they give him the benefit of the doubt. They could always get out of there if they sense something is wrong. They happily leave the together, allowing Charles to do what he wants with James (Justin Theroux) and Eva (Letitia Wright). He interrupts them having sex again and he forces them to go somewhere. They hold on to each other, out of fear of what might happen next. 

James and Eva are in a shady part of town and Charles guides them inside an apartment building. Will opens the door and invites them in his apartment. He offers James drugs, but he declines, not knowing what it is. Will vents the merits of drugs and the wonders it does for, how you feel when you take them and everything. Eva asks James to go, she’s scared of all the filthy looking men and women laying on the ground, passed out in their own vomit. James is still uncertain about the drugs and Charles, watching from above, is getting impatient. He forces James to take the drug and from watching his charts and data on the monitors, he can tell he likes it. James suggests to Eva to give it a try, perhaps it will be good for her and help with her anxiety. She’s a good sport and takes a dose too. 

Adam and Julia follow their GPS religiously, but they’re forced to realise that they are just driving around the city without a clear destination. They think it’s because Charles wanted them to be away from their home. They knew it was too good to be true. Adam rushes back home, even if Charles tries to create traffic. They realise the androids aren’t home. They sit in the car silently, they’ve had enough. They say it’s time for them to go home. He doesn’t want them to leave and he’s surely not making any efforts to get them out of here, so they’ll find a way themselves. They leave their front lawn, trying to find the center of their universe. 

James and Eva come back to reality. Will is crouched in a corner of the apartment, surrounded by passed out corpses. He’s shivering from head to toe with sweat dripping down his forehead. He’s spooked when James and Eva start moving, he’s so on edge. He asked them if they liked that and they both say that it was a peculiar experiment. He asks them if they want some more and James say they’re good. Will thinks it’s weird because he feels so good when he’s high that as soon as the feeling is over, he wants to be high again. Eva says she doesn’t feel that urge at all. Will says that it’s time for the second round then and he takes a syringe and he proceeds to inject drugs in himself. Two robots come in and inject the same thing in James and Eva, before taking them to separate rooms. Will only has the time to follow Eva before passing out on the floor. 

Julia and Adam stopped in front of a building, downtown, they suspect to be at the very center of the city. Nobody goes in or out, which is the main reason why they think it is suspicious because the remember from their first visit that he really took the time to create a fully functional city. They lock their car and decide to explore the building, but the front door is locked, furthering their suspicions. In his laboratory, Charles struggles to find them in the city. All the traffic he created and the back and forth between them and the androids made it impossible for him to keep track. Adam gets Julia’s attention. He broke a window and found his way in. 

Eva wakes up to find Will, who’s even more in distress. Before she asks him if he’s alright, she immediately begins looking for James. Will says he’s not here, but he notes that like him with his drugs, Eva seems addicted to him. They feel the same when they are separated than when he’s not on drugs. Eva realises that he’s right and Will warns her that if something ever happens to James, she could end up like him, miserable and frail and vice versa. Eva realises he’s right and she goes to find James and they leave the building, perplexed by recent revelations.