I, Am Dazed And Confused

*I, Am Dazed and Confused* is the first episode of season one of I, Robot, and the first episode overall in the series. This episode premiered on several tvpublic stations on March 23rd, 2022, at 3 P.M. EST/EDT. For some stations in the midwest, the series premiere was pushed to 5 P.M. EDT due to inclement weather. This episode was available for streaming on FOXIS.com the next day.

## Plot

Malakai Bolton, a teenage robot, is reunited with her family after escaping Detroit, which fell victim to an attack from the robot-opposing organization, Ax4. Malakai will begin to adjust to a more "human" life, having to conceal her robot identity from new friends, acquaintances, and enemies.

## Summary

On the night of Malakai's 17th birthday, the Authentic Anti-AI Alliance, better known as Ax4 (pronounced Axis-4) found the coordinates of Malakai and Nathalie's exact location in Detroit. 30 minutes after Ax4 spotted the Bolton's location, an Ax4 guard parked at TAB's Detroit branch, and detonated an explosive on the first floor of the branch's building, causing the first floor to collapse, killing 5 people, disassembling 2 robots, and injuring 37 others. After Malakai and Nathalie were aware of the explosion, they grabbed everything they could out of their lab on the third floor, and they escaped as soon as they could. They ran downstairs and fortunately found an exit on the first floor, which was just barely untouched in the explosion. Malakai and Nathalie ran out as quickly as they can, with Malakai covering Nathalie's nose and mouth with her jacket, to avoid smoke inhalation. As soon as they got to their car, the second and third floor were destroyed by another explosive detonated by Ax4. Before Nathalie started the car, she turned off Malakai and her rM, so she wouldn't have to witness more of the attack. They drove away from the scene, traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Steff is residing with Bodie and Flavia. While they travel to Minneapolis, the theme song, "GO!" is played, as they pass by several major cities and famous attractions. After the theme song ends, the "I, Robot" logo is shown over a background of a starry night sky.

The scene switches to Malakai and Nathalie, arriving home around 5 A.M. CST. Nathalie parks the car next to what appears to be a family member's SUV. As soon as they enter their home, Nathalie places Malakai on a recliner in the living room, before crashing on the couch and falling asleep. Steff, who is wide and awake, in his PJs and making his morning coffee, swiftly turns around to the sight of his wife passed out on the couch, and a turned off Malakai. After he pours a heaping amount of creamer in his coffee by accident, he places his mug down on the kitchen island's counter, and walks over to the living room, to where Malakai is sitting. He switches on Malakai's dial, located on the back of her neck, making the purple rM on her chest glow as she powers on. Once she is fully switched on, Malakai notices Steff standing right in front of her.

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> > Dad!
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> > Malakai
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> > Oh, Malakai! It's so nice to see you after all these years...
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> > Steff, I, Am Dazed And Confused
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## Main cast

* Imogen Ware as Malakai Bolton
* Beau Sutton as Maison Weekes
* Caitlyn Swanson as Kourtney Weekes
* Layla Baker as Bennett "Bennie" Clark
* Kira Maldonado as Faith Patel
* Reuben Wallace as Augustine Marshall
* Talia Jimenez as Flavia Moreira
* Noah Baxter as Bodie Bolton
* Charlize Rodgers as Nathalie Bolton
* Daniel Smith as Steff Bolton
* Orange Cassidy as himself

## Recurring cast

* James Hussain as Mr. Dillon
* Lucas Hartman as Ax4 Guard #1
* Aniya Conner as Ax4 Guard #2
* Jackie Barker as Ax4 Guard #3
* Reggie Ruiz as Ax4 Guard #4
* Ashton Becker as Ax4 Guard #5
* Justice Long as Sage
* Cerys McMirio as Zaria
* Alex Cunningham as Tristian

## Trivia

* Professional wrestler Orange Cassidy plays Flavia’s partner, which was a shock to many viewers.
* The premiere grossed over an estimated 5.4 million viewers, making it the second most viewed tv19/FOXIS soap opera episode of all time.
* #iRobotTV19 and #iRobotPremiere were trending tags on Twitter during the premiere.