Ai Girl Ep. 4 Reaction

Episode 4 starts right where we left off: with the standoff between Gen, Ai and Irene whom Get doesn’t know existed. We see how Irene arrived at the place and essentially ran into Gen and Ai. Irene runs away with Gen following her and instructing Ai to not move. Ai seems to remember Irene from the lab. Gen catches up with Irene as she is waiting for her driver to pick her up, amazed at how similar Irene and Ai look. Gen wants to know who she is, but Irene claims she should be the one asking that, with Gen having grabbed her like she did. Gen claims she looks exactly like her friend, but Irene obviously thinks that’s nothing special, with Gen arguing that they look like identical twins. Irene claims she doesn’t have a twin, and claims she doesn't know her either. Irene wants to go, but Gen asks her why she isn’t surprised at all that two people look so much alike. Irene is not interested in that , and gets a call, so Gen doesn’t get her to meet Ai, because she leaves after that. Gen argues that even their wrists are the same size. Gen returns to Ai as the thinks about Irene quickly ruling out that she another robot, because she talks way to human. Ai startles Gen as she touches her, then Ai seems she got angry because she moved and walks back to her original place in the gallery. But Gen grabs her arm and claims that this feels right. Ai argues that she standing at a right angle to the floor, but Gen just laughs and argues how can she be so naïve. Ai wants to know if Gen knows the woman from earlier, but Gen denies it and wonders only why she looks so much like her. Ai wants to know whom she likes more, because they look alike. But Gen claims how could she like a stranger, and want to betray she likes Ai, but stop herself before saying it. Ai asks her point black if she likes her, but Gen claims she doesn’t know. Gen wants to take her home, but Ai claims she can’t move because Gen told her so. Gen laughs and claims that this is more like her, then takes her by the hand as they leave. Ai walks lopsided because she has to carry some bags, and Gen grabs the bags as she argues aren’t robot made of indestructible vibranium. Ai points out that vibranium doesn’t actually exist, and argues that Gen needs to stop confusing movies with reality. Gen claims that she’s getting bold, with Ai arguing that she was created to satisfy her user, and claiming she’s designed to be as human as possible and not a combat robot. Gen claims that Ai is getting good at talking back with Ai arguing that she taught her that. Ai suddenly starts making photos of Gen – as proof that she bullied her, but Gen gabs the phone and makes pictures of her as Josh and Auntie arrive. They argue that Gen is acting all lovey-dovey, and claim that since she got a girlfriend she became more extrovert. Josh claims that no one ever visited her place, but now Auntie has so much fun being nosy. First her girlfriend, then her sister, and now even her mother came over. Gen get startled at Josh mentioning her mother and runs over to the house, with Ai following her. Meanwhile, Irene is at the lab and deletes the moment of the three of them meeting from AI’s memory. Gen enters home to find her mother waiting for her. Mother asks her if there is something she wants to tell her. Ai comes in and greets the mother, being called a housemate by Gen. Mother asks Ai to give them a moment to talk, and Gen tells her to wait upstairs as she needs to talk to her mother for a bit. Ai complies, and Gen wants to get her mother some water, but mother just repeats her question. Gen claims there isn’t and wants to know why she asks. Mother claims she knows that Gen quit the job, and wants to know if she surprised that she found out. Gen claims that she didn’t mean to hide it from her, but mother argues that every time she asked her how she was doing, she just said she was fine and had enough money, she never told her anything. If Kaew hadn’t told her, she wouldn’t have known anything about her own daughter. Gen claims it’s not like that at all, and mother wants to know what she is doing these days. Gen admits that she’s freelancing taking drawing commissions, but she gets plenty of work and can take good care of herself. But mother argues that she hasn’t asked her for advice or told her anything, that she threw away a stable job with a good salary and a future and wants to know why she did this. Gen remains silent touching the bracelet that Ai gave her, and her mother claims she once again refuses to tell her anything. She argues that she’s the firstborn and never let her down before. But if she can’t give her an answer this time, she should go back and apply for jobs, she will ask around if anyone has any good openings. With her experience and qualifications, she should have no trouble finding another job. Gen claims mother doesn’t understand, and mother admits that she’s right: she doesn’t know her own daughter at all. Then she leaves, with Gen not having said anything that she wanted. Ai sits upstairs as Gen goes up to her room, and Gen claims surely she has heard everything and knows how pathetic she is, and argues she couldn’t even tell her mother what she wanted to do, couldn’t even tell her that she hated numbers, that she hated her job and was miserable every day. Even after she quit, she had to keep lying that she was still working there, because she just didn’t want her mother to worry. Ai asks her why didn’t she tell her the truth, but Gen claims she wouldn’t get it, and need some time alone. In her office, she remembers what she said to her mother when she was young, that she would work really hard, make lots of money to be able to take care of her, and her mother claiming she would hold her to that, arguing that she wanted her to have a stable job, so she wouldn’t need to worry. Gen claims to her herself to be unable to keep even a simple promise, so how could she tell her that she just wants to do something she loves? She looks at her drawings, then packs everything up, even the drawing she made of Ai/Irene, though she can’t bring herself to tear it in half. She throws everything out, but Ai decides to keep it, after all. In the morning, Gen calls Ploy to tell her sha can’t work for her anymore, because her mother told her to stop and go back to a stable job, and she guesses she has to do what she said. Ai listens in to this conversation… …and decides to go to her mother, who first doesn’t want to talk to her and goes to the market. But when she returns Ai still stands there waiting for her. Mother fears that she could get a heatstroke, but Ai wants to have a moment of her time, and mother takes her in, fearing the she will get sick. Inside, she hand her some water and thinks she shouldn’t stand out in the heat like that, but At argues that 38°C can’t do anything to her. Gen’s mother doesn’t want to be called ‘Gen’s mother’ and after a couple of misunderstandings they agree on ‘mother’. 😊 Mother then wants to know what that tight-lipped girl sent Ai to tell her. Ai argues that Gen and her mother are so alike, and mother wants to know how she is like that girl who keeps everything to herself. She argues that Gen is more like her father, but Ai argues that she may seem stern of the outside, but is actually kind, and gives and except of her knowledge in behavioral science. Mother wants to know how Gen is doing, and Ai claims she packed everything up and threw it away, and told Ploy that is going to quit doing art to find a full-time job instead. Ai argues that it’s her duty to keep Gen satisfied and make her happy, but that this is something she can do on her own. She can see that Gen isn’t happy right now, and asks mother if she wants to see her happy. Mother of course wants that, and argues a mother wants mothing more that to see her own child happy. Just the thought of her struggling completely tears her apart. She mentions she raised her two daughter all by herself after father died, always worrying about having enough money for the next day, and whether she could keep her two girls in school. She doesn’t want Gen to go through what she did and is already worried enough about Joob and her video job. Ai wants to know if she ever told Gen that she’s worried about her, and the silence that follows interprets Ai as a “no”. Then, she asks her if she doesn’t want Gen to draw, arguing that she’s really happy when she draws, even when she’s worn out from pulling all-nighters to meet deadlines, and starts thinking about her next project. And we get a flashback of Gen being burnt out but refusing to quit. Ai report that she always panics around 4 a.m., but by sunrise, she has it finished, and asks her out to get something to eat, claiming it was a way to reward herself. Mother wants to know what they usually eat, and Gen claims it’s instant noodles, remarking how Gen always says she’s not good at cooking. Ai then repeats her question if mother doesn’t want Gen to draw, and mother just wants her to be honest with her instead of keeping everything to herself. She argues that if she wants to draw she should have told her, they could have figured out how to make it work. Mother wants to know if Gen can still afford her house payments and has enough money for food. And Ai confirms it, remarking that she claims the electricity bill is expensive but keeps the AC on all day. Mother looks at the family photos she has in her living room and remembers a time Gen came home after work, still having work to finish, and she sits down at the dinner table with her laptop. Mother claims that Gen has finally found her happiness. Gen keeps looking for Ai and run into Wanda and Zoon, who are not helpful, so she continues searching for Ai – only to find her home. She claims she’s been looking for her all day, but Ai snaps and presents Gen the work she has saved and arranged in a small exhibition in her living room titled “I think you’re happiest when you’re drawing.” At claims she told her before that she doesn’t understand human emotions, but when she saw her paintings, she could tell how happy she was. And she wants her to be happy forever. She hands her the drawing of her “dream face”, and tells her not to stop drawing. Gen wonders if she still allowed to draw, and Ai asks back if someone tied her hands, which Gen denies and Ai tells her to keep drawing claiming she will be the one to look at every piece she creates. Gen falls into Ai’s arms as she is close to crying, thanking her, and then kissing her. Gen wants to say something but Ai just blurts out the question if Gen has sexual desires. Gen is lying in bed holding her hands to her ears as Ai comes into her room. Gen just wants to sleep but Ai claims she has sexual desires. Gen pulls the blanket over her and tells Ai to sleep, but Ai grabs the blanket, and Gen gets up calling Ai out – which gets her a kiss from her, and claiming that after studying 21,635 clips, she has concluded that – at which point Gen interrupts her to ask her what she even studied, but Ai just answer by giving her another kiss and claiming she is good at it. Gen pushes her onto the bed claiming she started this and starts to make out with her. Soon, they start to undress each other. After the deed, Ai asks Gen if she feels better now, and Gen wants to know what exactly she is talking about. Ai claims her mother, and wants to know what she thought she meant. Then Ai knows what she was thinking and claims to experience physical sensations almost like humans do, so based on their intimate encounter earlier, she feel that – which gets Gen to interrupt and ask where exactly she has been that day. Ai admits that she went to see Gen’s mother, and asks her why she doesn’t try talking to her. Gen claims she won’t listen to her, but Ai wants to know if she ever actually talked to her, and wants her to try talking to her once, and tell her what she really wants to do. She argues that mother might just feel hurt that she never told her anything, and claims that her mother worries about her financial situation , but she keeps a budget every month, keeps track of all her expenses, and even sends money to her. She pleads with her to talk to her mother again, and Gen wants to know why she’s doing all this. And Ai claims that if she ever does meet her “mother” (creator), she would want to do the same. And besides, she wants her to be happy – not because of her programming, but because she is the most important person to her. Gen kisses her and claims she’s important to her, too. Gen and Ai visit Gen’s mother again, and Ai wants to know if they are going to talk. Her mother thinks that Ai is something, and Gen agrees. Ai wants to talk for her, but Gen stops her to say the things herself. Her mother goes first by claiming that she’s sorry and she was just feeling hurt that she never told her anything, and she had to hear about her from other people. She argues that she just quit her job, and it’s not like someone died, and she wants to know why she kept it from her for all these years. She now knows what makes her happy, and was just scared she would have no idea what she’s be facing in the future. Gen claims that she actually wanted to tell her, but she was afraid to let her down. Her mother claims she may not always like what she does, but has never been disappointed in her. They hug and Gen is crying, and Ai eventually joins in. Later, all three are having dinner, and mother gives Ai some food, which gets Gen jealous, but mother scolds her again for staying silent for three years, and argues it’s only due to Ai that they sit at dinner together. Ai goes off to bring some water, and mother thinks she is such a goofball. The, Gen tells her mother she loves her, and mother hands her some food as well. Mother claims that she may nag a lot, but she loves Gen and Joob more than anything. Ai returns with some water and wants to make a photo of the three of them, so she takes one. Irene wonders if Ai took a photo including her, and she overrides Ai’s self to take over. She finds the incriminating photo on Gen’s phone and deletes it. Then, she watches Gen is bed which get het to drag her down into bed, and holding her hand which she is unwilling to let go. Irene-as-Ai in the end settles down beside her smiling, and Irene smiles as well as she disconnects again. The next day, Gen is working on her art as Ai is making a ton of photos of her. Then, it rings at the door, and Ai goes down. Then, Ploy and her assistant Petch come in because she just disappeared after claiming she would quit, and claims they were worried, until they saw Ai. Petch wants to know why her drawing turned into a person. At the lab, they found out the robot turned off transmission two days ago, but reactivated it later, and the signal was down for 48 hours and 23 minutes. Irene argues that the robot might have done that because she classified the situation as highly private and activated safe mode. This means that the robot is starting to develop boundaries and can now distinguish between its own space and the user’s. Her colleague argues that the robot isn’t just learning from humans, it’s starting to make choices like a human, and thinks it’s time to bring the robot in, wipe it’s memory and hand it over. Irene argues that the experiment isn’t done yet, they are only just seeing this new behavior for the first time, and if they bring it back now, they will never know, how far the robot’s heart could evolve. But her colleague argues that the investor isn’t buying emotions, he is buying something he can control. And that is where the episode ends, safe for a coda with Ploy, Petch, Gen an Ai, where she claims she got her dream face delivered to her in a box. Petch dreams of having a box of his own, which Gen finds disgusting. But Ploy wants to know if she still wants to send her back, and Gen denies it. Petch thinks Ai and Gen are an item, but Gen just wants him to shut up. And Gen walks away. ____ This episode dealt mainly with Gen and her mother, with Ai repairing their relationship as she loves Gen as much as a robot can love a human being. And of course, we had Gen and Ai spending their first night together – this was episode 4, after all, like in “Love beyond dreams”. But I can’t see an endgame yet – as Ai is close to be wiped and sent to that investor, and Irene is liking Gen as well, I wonder if should root for Gen/Ai or Gen/Irene. My preference is for former couple as Ai helped Gen many time now whereas Irene only helped her once at dinner with Kaew and her friends. But I will continue watching for sure.

There is an uncensored version with a longer love scene.