Extrapolations: 2068: The Going-Away Party (2023)
Season 1, Episode 7
10/10
The future should be scary
22 May 2023
Extrapolations Episode 7, titled 2068: The Going Away Party, takes viewers to a futuristic world where carbon credits are the new currency and people are trying to make amends with what they have. It was created by Scott Z. Burns and produced by Burns, Gregory Jacobs, Dorothy Fortenberry, and Media Res' Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer. Anna arrives at a house in a polluted San Francisco city and joins Sylvie and August Bolo's family as their housekeeper for the night. Sylvie is seen wearing a regal dress and the party she's throwing includes loads of dishes, but she promises Anna a good tip. Sylvie then goes to get August to dress up for the party, and viewers find that they haven't been in a happy relationship ever since. Thankfully, guests arrive before the couple start an argument. Nic (August's student) and Elodie (his girlfriend) are guests at a party. Sylvie (August's student) follows a no-contact policy and stays distant from everyone. Elodie is an influencer who captures everything with a camera, while Nic is not techy. The party begins and everyone starts to discuss while sipping champagne. Nic talks about preserving a person's consciousness digitally and inputting it into a new body when Earth heals. August announces an investment with LifePause 15 years ago, which allows the investors' mortal bodies to live in digital heaven until becoming mortal is safe. Everyone is taken aback when August's body will move to digital heaven in 2069. Sylvie and August argue over a lottery ticket, leading to an argument between them. Sylvie argues that they must choose family and love, while August wishes to experience food, air, and other natural things again. Elodie brings their child's name, making Sylvie walk away from the table. Nic runs to check on Sylvie, while Elodie sticks with August. August, Sylvie, Elodie, and Nic all go to the table and make toasts. August regrets going to LifePause, Sylvie is happy to see August making a plan, Elodie is breaking up with Nic, and Nic finally loves Sylvie. During this, Agnes (Sylvie and August's child) comes down and Sylvie shuts it down, indicating that Agnes is a robot made to support infertile couples. August takes Agnes' body upstairs, Nic and Elodie leave, and Sylvie pays Anna her tip.
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