So, whatever happened to the man who claimed
that he was a mechanized cyborg from the year 2050
who had come back in time to warn the human race
of an upcoming global apocalypse?
Now, Orrin's mother, Anita, and sister, Samantha,
were concerned about him and thought
this was just all a big act.
(tense music) (gentle knocking)
Enter.
Okay, Orrin.
It's a little dark in here.
We prefer it dark in here.
My son, Orrin, thinks he's a cyborg from the year 2050.
Mother-- Just come down,
just come down-- You are disturbing
our operations. Listen, listen, listen!
We are receiving programming.
Just come down-- We are watching,
we are learning.
Orrin has robotic movements and has robotic speech.
It's a glitch, like he's a computer.
(electric crackling)
Your intensity will be matched.
He talks in a collective, "We need to," you know,
"Save the planet from sudden doom."
(tense music)
Is he always in cyborg mode?
He's always in cyborg mode.
Did you ever notice that, in times of stress,
he would seem to withdraw?
He started that once he came back home after college.
He would be in his room working on, you know,
whatever it is that he does on his computer.
(tense music) Welcome to our headquarters.
Hello, we are Orrin, a digital and collective conscious
and cyborg sent by a higher civilization
to save mankind from the matrix.
We are a collective conscious
sent from a higher civilization
to warn people of the incoming apocalypse.
How will it end?
With environmental disaster, disease, and famine.
Will the planet still be here?
The planet will be destroyed.
Will you be mechanized by them?
We are already mechanized, there is a brain implant,
which is how we speak to you right now.
Orrin is but a shell. Okay--
Orrin, you don't have a brain implant.
Do you think that your mother enables him?
I wouldn't call her an enabler.
But she tells him to get a job,
but she doesn't enforce it, she pays for everything,
you pick up all the bills, right?
Yes. So you're kind of parenting
out of guilt and fear. That is true.
What do you think about what he's said so far?
I think it's nonsense.
Orrin, you're my son, I love you, but you're not a cyborg.
(intense music)
Well, here's what Orrin and his mother, Anita,
say has happened since leaving the show.
Hi, Dr. Phil. Hi, Dr. Phil!
Since we've been on the show, a lot has happened.
Orrin went to receive treatment to help him
with his coping mechanisms to help his mind
from veering off into his fantasy world.
Having Dr. Phil work with our family
gave us this whole renewed optimism.
The treatment helped to give us coping mechanisms.
They said that we were living in a delusional world,
but we believe that our message is valid.
(gentle knocking) Enter.
Although he did still believe he was a cyborg,
it felt like he'd changed, as if Dr. Phil
really made him think about things.
I was hoping that maybe we could go for a walk outside.
It is possible.
For a while, it was working.
I got him to engage more with his family.
Then, the pandemic came and it seemed like he regressed.
You must make sacrifices for the greater good of society.
I don't think Orrin predicted COVID-19,
I think that this is just a part of life.
There has been tension in our house.
Our mother is a non-believer.
For that reason, she has asked us to leave.
I'm tired of living with a cyborg.
He'll have to, I guess, find his cyborg life elsewhere.
I realize that Dr. Phil was spot-on.
He made me look at myself.
I was actually enabling Orrin in his behavior.
Joining us virtually is Orrin.
Orrin, tell me how things are going now.
Hello, Dr. Phil, we are continuing to work on the mission.
And you say that your mother does not understand
how this all works because it's on computer.
Correct.