Upload

His vitals are dropping. We're losing him.

We really want to upload.

We could be together forever.

You are so amazing,

but forever is just, like, so long.

Can we just hit the "pause" button here for a second?

Hello, Nathan. Welcome to Lakeview, you lucky duck.

- Yeah. - This is the first day

of the rest of your afterlife.

Quack, quack.

Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop.

Ew!

Anytime you need me, I'll be here for you.

- Ow, ow, ow, ow. - Cute.

He might be a good guy.

You know, for an L.A. douchebag,

you're the best L.A. douchebag I've ever met.

- What did you do? - My friend and I are making

an app, it's called...

You're blanking on the name of your own app?

Why are my memories deleted?

Did you cut some kind of deal to push me out, so you could

- sell the company to Freeyond? - That code that you made,

we would be willing to pay a significant amount

for just a copy.

So you got murdered.

I was in a car accident.

Sure.

You just threatened a $600-billion-a-year industry

- and no one murdered you. - He sold his dream

for money and then got murdered to cover it up.

- Help me! - I have some friends that are big in

the Ludd movement. I can hide you in the mountains

in a house completely off the grid.

Car, Poconos.

Ingrid?

I'm here now. I uploaded.

- For you. - What?!

Nathan?!

The consciousness of an uploaded pigeon

a new clone pigeon, say researchers at Panera-U Penn,

admitting they should have started with a pigeon,

not a human in the first place.

Enthusiasm is still high for the big Freeyond opening

this week with long lines

at all eight Philadelphia locations.

Want the romantic weekend package?

Comes with hot water and a squirt of bubble bath.

Hey, I'll take that.

Just another 500.

Ouch.

You want to say bye to Byron?

Oh, God no.

Do we really need these head condoms?

Yeah, if you don't want to be face ID'd by a drone.

Um, actually, wait.

Ghost boyfriend still ghosting you?

Car, go another mile

and return to New York.

Yes, Mr. Patakoupolis.

Mr. Patakoupolis?

Keep up, city girl.

Take a deep breath.

Fresh air, trees.

It's like Lakeview, only real.

Come on.

Remember, no tech allowed where we're going.

They'll take that phone of yours and melt it into something

useful, like a chess piece or a scrunchie.

When was the last time you saw a doctor, Dad?

I screen-chatted with GoogleMD.

It was very hopeful.

Then I started getting these ads for funeral homes.

- And I was like... - Dad!

It's okay. He's one of us.

Tech?

I sold my last bit off this morning.

Uh-huh.

You?

I left my phone in the car.

No, I-I can manage it.

We're another two hours out, Dave.

Come on.

- - Like, walking?

Like, two hours walking?

Ms. Kannerman?

I am not your regular angel.

She's running a tiny bit late this morning.

But I am filling in as best I can.

Oh, no, is it a little stressful for you today?

Spare me... I'm dead, okay?

- I win. - Of course...

- - I'm sorry,

I have to put you on hold.

Yes?

Hey, is there some trick to getting out of the chimney?

I got bored, I missed Nathan.

Come on!

Thank you.

Do not call me again... I'm busy.

Angel?

You said do call you or don't...?

- Don't! - Okay, yeah, right.

Okay, well, I got it.

Angel...

hair pasta.

Hey, what are you doing here?

I was just saying my favorite pasta is an...

- Oh, now I see what happened. -

Ow!

I deserve that.

That's gonna be you.

Oh, thank God.

Noni, I'm gonna crash.

Why don't you have a look around?

Do you reject technology

and all its empty promises?

We do!

You may receive the dirt.

Dirt for simplicity.

Dirt, which destroys the computer chips.

Technology is sin.

What grosses you out more?

The religious part or the sexism?

Oh, I think you're misinterpreting my look.

I can't wait to be a part of this...

patriarchal, backwoods creep show.

Yeah.

That's just Pastor Rob.

But Ludds are not all like that.

Wow. Are those unprinted?

Of course.

I had a window box back home, but my Monsanto seeds

didn't grow much without a code.

Yeah, our seeds are heirloom,

from before the monopoly.

I'm Matteo.

It's like Matt except I got beat up a lot as a kid.

Nora.

This all seems a little much.

How do you deal with the whack jobs in charge?

Well, you probably don't have to think about this in the city,

but out here, we have to plant, grow, gather, cook.

So... I'm just thinking about food 24-7.

Yeah, even in the city I think about food 24-7.

- That's right! - Mission accomplished.

Hey, Chris, what'd you hit?

Freeyond!

Blew the demo to hell on a live stream.

No grand opening now.

Wait, why pick on Freeyond? They're the good guys.

Yeah, uh... most of us are in favor

of universal digital afterlife. Pastor Rob hates all upload.

I got to talk to him 'cause this is bullshit.

We're supposed to vote on stuff like this.

Phantom phone.

You get over it.

All right, tech junkie.

Here's where you learn how to smell the roses again.

Any more questions?

Oh, and no, we don't do phones,

but that doesn't mean you can't communicate

with your loved ones.

Oh, have you ever seen

one of these?

- It's an envelope. - What is that?

It's how your ancestors got spam.

Hand in your letters Friday evening and one of us will

mail them in Tannersville next day.

Oh, oh, good.

Everybody, this is Matteo, one of our community leaders.

Please give him a warm welcome.

Thanks. Hi.

So, uh, I know you're probably wondering

what type of whack jobs run this place.

Well, I am one of them. I'm from Oakland.

So I've seen what Big Tech can do to small communities.

Worse, what it can do to the planet.

Distribute lies, guzzle carbon,

sow discord, make the rich richer.

And it tries to suppress the working class,

which I believe is probably all of us in this room.

So you've come to the right place.

A very special place.

I'm really happy you're here. This is gonna be...

...a whole new chapter in your lives.

So, welcome, I'm Nora.

Don't worry, I'm here to guide you.

I've only been here a few weeks myself,

but I feel like I've been here my whole life.