I appreciate the surprise twist near the end, that Charlie did not actually hallucinate a magical evening with the Waitress on the beach.  The way the script had him chugging suntan lotion throughout the day and frolicking on a toxic spill site had me convinced that he would wake up on the beach spooning one of those…

Hip first!

Agreed.  Wasn't the second Automata storyline written by the guy(s) who did "The Book of Eli"?