Top 10 Funniest Upload Season 3 Moments

“Cyber Discount Day”
When downloaded Nathan and Nora arrive at the communal housing and find themselves living alongside Nathan's mom, Viv, and her new love interest, the adjustment period is rough - but quick. Nora decides to telecommute to Horizen and Lakeview by working while staying at the Charlie Munger Reduced Circumstance Housing building. It’s hard to deny that we didn’t have a little COVID PTSD when she agreed to “work from home” without knowing what it really entailed. When her workstation equipment arrives, the set-up is dramatic and uplifting: Nora is finally returning to her true calling as an angel. Then, all of a sudden, bam: Big Viv shows up! Chop, chop, Nora: get to work surrounded by distractions!

“Cyber Discount Day”
While all the characters from “Upload” are memorable, the red-headed A.I. concierge definitely steals the show - every. single. time. Always around, and always up to something, it’s a waiting game in each episode to see just what A.I. Guy will fumble through next! In an odd-ball Thanksgiving meal with Luke and A.I. Guy, Aleesha tries her best to teach the virtual employee how to properly swallow food. It’s immediately apparent this is something A.I. Guy’s not programmed to do - or even understand completely. It’s a great physical comedy bit that somehow makes A.I. Guy even more endearing. A++!

“Cyber Discount Day”
We’ve all been there: scouring the job market for the perfect position. It’s never easy, and it’s usually rife with awkward interviews and endless questions - normally about past experiences or future plans. After Nathan successfully downloads and is inspired to start pulling his own weight he sets out to find a job. However, with no discernable identity - he is, after all, supposed to be still dead and uploaded at Lakeview - his options are limited, and not very appealing. It turns out that the job market of the future is tailored towards those with a sketchier past, and zero scruples. We’re pretty sure no one has ever been asked the interview questions Nathan was while sitting in the temp-position office!

“Strawberry”
The 2030s of “Upload” are nothing short of technologically captivating, from self-driving cars to virtual phone screens that appear between your thumb and finger, as well as 3D-printed food. But, as Jetson-like as it all might be, apparently farming is still a thing; just not in the way we know it today. Nathan and Nora quickly learn about the new era of farm-to-table when they arrive at the appropriately named Slab and Teat, which curates boneless pork slab (aka pig cancer) and harvests all sorts of dairy products - collected from the same cow. That’s right: from milk to cottage cheese to curds, this one massive cow has it all - and lucky Nathan and Nora get to help with some cheese milking. It’s as gross to watch as it sounds.

“Ticking Clock”
When Nathan is downloaded and disappears from Lakeview, his bestie Luke is left feeling lonely and abandoned. Desperate to fill the Nathan-sized void, Luke sets out to interview for a new BFF. Of course, A.I. Guy makes an honorary and hilarious appearance, along with two other seemingly random and inappropriate options to befriend the needy vet. In typical Luke fashion, his questions are tailored in such a way as to ensure no one can ever replace the real/virtual Nathan. A.I. Guy comes the closest thanks to his clever programming and ability to learn precisely what Luke wants to hear. The other two though? They don’t do so well and are quickly eliminated - and despite his well-worded responses, A.I. Guy isn’t too far behind.

“Strawberry”
In another brilliant A.I. Guy moment in “Upload” history, Aleesha attempts to teach artificial intelligence how to be more human. And what’s more human than inflection and emotion? However, asking a machine to grasp how simply saying the same word in different ways can change its meaning entirely is difficult. It’s tough for real-life people too, OK?! This scene is brilliantly written and really does explore just how hard it can be to properly read human emotion and interactions. It also depicts how truly patient teachers are and need to be, and how poorly suited Aleesha might be for the role - despite her star student (times 3) finally getting it right in the end.

“Memory Crackers”
Over the seasons, our love and compassion for Ingrid grew just as much as her obsession with Nathan (and the hug suit). In season 3, Ingrid finally gets what she’s always wanted: an uploaded Nathan who loves her and not Nora. However, when she discovers that there’s also a Nathan who’s downloaded and IRL - and is deeply in love with Nora - it’s more than she can handle. After a heart-to-heart with none other than A.I. Guy, who finally gives it to her bar-tender-style straight, Ingrid makes the bold decision to tell downloaded Nathan her deepest thoughts and fears - but not without some liquid courage to help. Seeing Ingrid so “free” is amusing and heartwarming, plus she FINALLY gets Nora’s name right. But we never do learn where all the sand came from…

“Rescue Mission”
In an effort to enhance the A.I. programming at Horizen, the red-headed concierge we all know and love gets his first taste of the real world via a download into a cloned version of his real-life body. After the first prototype epically fails to make it across the road safely (we all know the look-both-ways rule, but that script was never written for him!), it’s version 2 that proves even artificial life can have needs and desires. After spotting a “Plug & Go” charge station made for EVs, A.I. Guy decides he needs a little recharge himself, stating full of innuendo: [“Hey teacher?” “Yeah?” “I think I need to charge my plug…”] - much to Aleesha’s dismay and Lucy’s amusement.

“Download Doctor”
Over his years at Lakeview, Nathan discovers a plethora of digital hacks (some of which Luke helped with), but the coolest and funniest of them all is definitely the elevator hack. This one takes uploads to the actual 1st floor, which is the very first iteration of Lakeview with the original uploads. It’s an off-limits zone to residents, except for Nathan and Ingrid, who take advantage of a rare opportunity to get to the 1st-floor bar with a free “drunk” setting. As soon as Nathan taps in the hack, he and Ingrid are flung into a Tower of Terror-like elevator ride that delivers them to the deep, dark, and creepy bowels of the Lakeview showroom - complete with a few first-generation uploads… sans eyelids.

Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions from season 1 and 2.

Nathan Gets A.I. Guy to Help Him Beat Nora at Chess, “Bring Your Dad to Work Day”
Still New to Lakeview, Nathan Quickly Catches on That A.I. Isn’t as Intelligent as He Thought

The End of the Breakfast Buffet, “Welcome to Upload”
Even in the Afterlife, Nathan Learns the Hardships of Not Getting to Breakfast on Time

Luke Is Banished to G-Rated Dreams, “Bring Your Dad to Work Day”
Seeing a Grown Man Play with Digital Rainbows & Unicorns in His Dreams Will Never Get Old

A.I. Baby, “Mind Frisk”
Ingrid Tries Her Hand at Motherhood, with an Infant That’s Oddly Similar-Looking to A.I. Guy

Extracting Nathan From the Growth Tub, “Download”
It’s a Comedy of Errors as Matteo Attempts to Lift Nathan Out All on His Own

“Every Type of Peacock,” “Robin Hood”
When You’ve Run Out of Exotic Peacocks to Eat, What’s Next? Penguin, Of Course!

“Memory Crackers”
Honestly, we just want to see more uninhibited Ingrid! It’s amusing to see her finally loosen up, open up, and have fun with Nathan in a way her character never has before in the series. When Ingrid learns the dark truth about her father and what he wished happened the night that Nathan was murdered, she spirals into depressive thoughts about herself and her current life. Nathan attempts to comfort Ingrid with a hug, which leads her, and her wandering hands, wanting more. When he refuses, she tries to talk him into at least letting her make sure that all his best bits are grown back correctly. Unlike Nathan, we may have considered letting her see it “as a bunny” though!


As we gear up to watch the last two episodes of “Upload” season 3, available on Prime Video on November 10th, let us know in the comments what your fave funniest moments from the digital afterlife have been!