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What's reflected in a mirror in a pitch-black room?

Once we remove it, they can no longer listen.

They can't track you.

You'll be completely unplugged from the system.

Are you sure you're ready to leave your old life behind?

The system is broken,

and I've always felt like an outsider looking in.

- You're special. - I've always felt special.

You're the most special person in the universe.

I'm ready to accept how special I am.

I'm free.

I'm fin...

Finally free.

I can't believe you asked me to drive you to work today,

just so you could watch your pseudo-intellectual TV show

on your stupid oversized smart watch.

It must be feel really great for the filmmakers

to know that their premium high-budget TV show

is being viewed on a five-inch screen.

Can you even hear me? No.

Great. I'm talking to myself.

"Oh, hi, me, how are you doing?"

"I'm doing terribly." "Why?"

"Because my friend thinks I'm an Uber driver.

"I'm also doing bad for reasons totally unrelated to that,

but thank you for asking."

How do I know I can trust you?

You can't trust anyone, not even yourself.

Jake, you got to watch this show.

Can we talk about anything else?

Like what?

Do you think bin Laden's widow is dating again?

I mean, I hope so. She's a human being. She deserves love.

It's crazy that Hampton DeVille makes a smart watch

almost identical to the one in "Society Tomorrow."

No, Matt, organized religion is crazy.

The resurgence of neo-Nazism is crazy.

My mom is crazy.

But the fact that Hampton DeVille

made an evil smart watch and you bought it?

Not crazy.

Eh, the GuardWrist is evil.

The HD StrapIn is awesome.

It acts as my personal assistant,

monitors my blood pressure,

involuntarily, but I know it's for my own good.

It also records how many steps I take.

See, before, I didn't know how many steps I took,

but now I do, so that's good.

Wow. Yeah, steps. That sounds incredible.

And it has all my key card info on it,

so I can beep right through at work in two seconds.

Yeah, that definitely seems much easier

than just doing this.

I totally see why you'd be willing to share

all of your personal information

for such a time-saving convenience.

Are you watching "Society Tomorrow"?

Yes.

I was up all last night binge-watching it.

I love it.

It's the only good thing in my life.

My son is kind of not talking to me right now.

Real talk, though?

I feel like Joshua's reflection in the mirror

- is like a metaphor. - Yes.

Just wait till you get to episode four.

- It turns out... - Oh, no spoilers.

Oh... I'm sorry.

Mm.

I mean, I think the show's an homage

to a genre that it's also reinventing.

Oh, and the music!

Oh, I want to make love to that soundtrack.

Oh, I know.

Don't get too friendly with security guards.

I once made the mistake

of telling a security guard to have a nice day.

Next thing I knew,

I was watching his improv comedy troupe.

I actually did improv in coll...

I know. Small talk is dangerous.

The idea is to have a superficial

nod-and-walk relationship with security.

I like Hubert.

Oh, my God, you know his name.

You're already in too deep.

What sets "Society Tomorrow" apart

is not just the storytelling, but also the cinematography.

Oh, the cinematography is incredible.

I love cinnamon-tography.

All right, guys, enough chitchat.

- Time to get to work. - Thank God.

Now, there's a chance we may need to lay off 10,000 people,

but first on the agenda...

"Society Tomorrow."

- Yeah! Yep! - Wow!

- What a show. What a show. - Oh, my God.

- I am, like, full-on obsessed with that. - Same.

Although, I certainly hope the GuardWrist

doesn't make people think the HD StrapIn can control their minds.

Right?

Although, the HD StrapIn's targeted advertising

could be considered a low-grade form of mind control.

Ooh.

I'm sorry, did you guys say something about layoffs?

Um, Jake? We're on an agenda here.

Right now we're discussing the groundbreaking

original streaming series "Society Tomorrow."

Do you have any thoughts on that topic?

No, I haven't watched it.

I'm not really a sci-fi fantasy binge-watch

brainwashed-by-pop-culture type of person.

I am so totally jealous of you.

I wish I could go back and watch it for the first time.

That's a great idea. Amazing thought.

- Amazing thought. - Wow.

You should probably sit the rest of this meeting out, bud.

It's gonna be chock-full of spoilers.

Oh, it's okay. I don't care about spoilers.

Hey, champ,

I wouldn't be able to live with myself

if I let the twists and turns of "Society Tomorrow"

be spoiled for you.

That would just be bad management.

- But... - Take the rest of the day,

go watch the show,

and come back here tomorrow as a team player

who can be part of the national conversation.

Mm-mm. Shh.

Does anyone else feel like

Josh's reflection in the mirror was a metaphor?

- Definitely. - Absolutely.

And that should...

No? Okay.

You know, I could remove those advertisements for ya.

- You can? - Oh, yeah.

Simple hack... removes ads,

allows me to install third-party non-Hampton DeVille apps.

- Like pornography? - Yeah.

I'm sure the pornography companies would appreciate

their high-budget premium porn

being viewed on a five-inch screen.

But, yeah, I can access pornography.

Okay, well, yes.

Did you guys take that online quiz to find out

what "Society Tomorrow" character you are?

- I got Barbara. - I got Joshua.

I got unnamed hyper-sexualized female character.

Did you guys see there was another mass shooting?

14 casualties this time.

This country has such a huge problem with...

Jake? Come on.

We're trying to talk about a popular TV show.

Have some respect.

You know what character Jake would get

if he took the quiz?

- Glen. - Oh!

Yes, Jake is such a Glen.

- Who's Glen? - You's Glen.

You know what? I don't care. I'm gonna go sit somewhere else.

Oh, no, Glen!

I don't know who this Glen character is,

but I am not him.

- Glen... - Bye, Glen.

- Glen, come back. - Glen, please come back.

- I love you, Glen. - I love "Society Tomorrow."

It's like an allegory for the modern world.

Oh, the cinematography...

- Is this the Glen...? - I read a think piece about it,

so now I know what to think about it.

The soundtrack is so amazing.

Don't even ask if I've seen the show.

Hell, no.

I'm not watching that futuristic nostalgia bullshit.

I am re-watching all of "Seinfeld" for the ninth time.

It doesn't make me laugh anymore, but it's comfortable,

like an old sweatshirt.

Thank God for you.

You're the only person I can talk to anymore.

Do you know I'm actually getting HR complaints

about spoilers?

I just got out of a meeting with a weeping 56-year-old man

because someone spoiled episode four.

This show is creating a false sense of camaraderie,

like when a celebrity dies.

You want to just talk about the most recent mass shooting?

I would love to.

I always like when there's more than one mass shooter,

because then even after they caught one,

one is still at large,

and people are still paralyzed with fear.

It's way more fun that way, yeah,

'cause the news cycle keeps going.

Is it just me, or does the HD StrapIn

emit a tiny electrical shock every time an ad pops up?

You can turn that off in settings,

but they make it really hard to find,

like Waldo or the clitoris or Waldo's clitoris.

Great joke, Baron.