I guess Sergio Mims hasn't yet seen Candyman II: Farewell To The Flesh, where it's revealed that Candyman was indeed a slave—exactly the intriguing development Mims calls for in the final seconds of this video.

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You, my friend, have a future at The Washington Post.

I'd say stick with it. The manifesto stuff was almost entirely absent from this episode, and I'm guessing it's because creator Esmail knows that characters, not political perspectives, make compelling TV.

Agreed. The two biggest things this series has going against it are being on USA and being named "Mr. Robot."

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Fixed. Good eye.

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Oh, they played both versions, and they were both the best.

Majesty, thy name is Melissa Leo.

Good catch! Fixed.

So did I. Except, no, we didn't. Turns out, we're both wrong, and it was "The End."

Apologies for that. We do our best, but sometimes they do sit for a bit before we can delete them. I assure you we try and be vigilant!

Yeah, I was leaning toward this interpretation as well, but I suppose it's possible to account for both options.

Yeah, I'm not so sure whoever's pulling the strings didn't decide to let Ethan go on his little rock climbing adventure.

Not in this case. I don't think he saw himself as invulnerable, but he did see himself as inevitable—in that, Ethan, like everyone else, would fall in line and accept Pope's authority.

It was a sharp left turn, stylistically speaking. I grew to love it but it took awhile.

We've got a Spoiler Space link at the top of every review. Folks who know the books and want to discuss them are already there, hashing out their takes on the show.