LESSON LEARNED? | When neither of their phones will let them call 911, and they’re locked out of Mulder’s car, they make a run for it on foot. They soon realize that the ‘bots are tracking them via their devices, so they dump everything: phones, fitness trackers, smart car keys and the little silicone-wrapped friend Scully slipped into her pocket earlier. Mulder’s face at seeing that, by the way, is amazing.
They wind up in a warehouse of some sort where robo dogs track them and they nearly get shot and there are so many very scary bleeps and bloops. Eventually, a robot brings Mulder his phone, just in time for a push notification that says he has mere seconds left to tip on his Forowa bill. So he agrees to add 10 percent to his total, and all of the AI horror stops. The robot’s eyes even turn green as it informs Mulder, “We learn from you.” Fox studies it. “We have to be better teachers,” he replies.
Then Moose and Squirrel have breakfast at a decidedly analog diner. “Oh man, I lost so many steps when we were in that warehouse,” Scully laments. “It’s good to see you got all your personal devices back,” he says. “Not all of them,” she corrects him. And even though they’ve just been through their own personal 2001, the pull of technology is strong: They both pick up their phones and start noodling around. But then Scully thinks better of it, puts hers down and then lovingly places her hand on top of Mulder’s. So he puts down his phone, as well, and they sit together as the hour comes to a close.
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