I watched it thinking it was primarily a set up as well, which did feel a little like we were short-changed. Also, while I would be disappointed in an Elliot-as-Tyrell reveal (the show is much more interesting with a really real Tyrell running around), if Elliot's problems include multiple personalities, Mr. Robot…

Agreed. See my response above. The show is about so much more—and it's those parts that interest me—but the fact is, we've been presented with a certain scenario that propels the psychological/emotional aspects of the show and sometimes I find that simplistic.

I agree that the politics are a red herring, but as they have so far been presented, I find them unsophisticated. And maybe that's the point, as I said above. Which would be really awesome.

Society engineered by whom? No one can impose anything onto anyone without either their consent or the sanction of the government. Small farmers can't exist because government keeps propping up corporate agriculture.

While I love the show and think it’s the best thing on television right now (and this site's analysis about the best on the Internet), its politics as they've at least been presented so far are pretty wearisome. Maybe it will turn out that Esmail is not so unsophisticated as to conflate croney capitalism and global…

OR, Ava dies and Season 4 is all about Julia and Barbie raising Queen Baby to not be the alien life-force that destroys humanity, because #lovesavedhim

It would not be cool if this were one big head trip.

Actually, most Scandinavians from different countries speak English to each other. So either the show's producers are just going for "general Scandinavian," not thinking the American public would pick up on the distinctions (when in actuality, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian actually sound pretty different from each…

Sonic Youth.

I'm not so sure Mr. Robot = Elliot. At the beginning of the episode, when Darlene intercepts Elliot as he's about to leave the arcade to given him the gun, and then punches her number into his phone, the camera cuts away to Mr. Robot sitting in the other room, grimacing and shaking his head as he overhears Darlene.…

No, it doesn't. I mentioned it just to point out the parallels with the book, which is about a brother and sister who run away to the Met museum together.

I think Drizzt is just guessing.

In Eliott's rant at the end, he mumbles something about Darlene having run away at some point when they were children.

Transgendered, I think. Elliott referred to the character as "she."

Pretty skillful actor, that he can make you want to hug Elliott and feed him soup one minute, shoot him the next.

Actually, it's more of an inside joke among women who have a love/hate relationship with heels. As in, "Well, in a pinch, at least they'll work as a pretty handy weapon!" Bottom line, though, there is no surefire defense for a woman against a man.

I'm with olaf78. I'm much more invested in the emotional/personal/psychological aspects of this story—a portrait of loneliness and disconnectedness and psychosis in a world that on the surface seems so purposeful and encouraging of connections, as well as what seem to be some interesting observations on the nature of…

I thought the same thing: "Use those heels, girlfriend, there's a reason why we wear them!" Also, her hands were free in a couple of the shots—one good blow to his Adam's apple might have given her the chance to free herself. So, no, I don't think your imagination is overactive. She didn't fight back because…

That Tim was never given more air time is about the only quibble I have had with this show. Then again, if he had, it might not have been the same Justified. He's remained intriguing throughout, though. And Boon is truly frightening, that perfect Justified blend of horror and comedy, without sinking into comic book.…

Hmm . . . I don't remember that scene. I do remember the "I fucked it up" moment though, which led me to assume the usual: not there to help raise the kid. When Saul found the ex and wanted to talk with her about Quinn, she was very cold and uncooperative. I couldn't tell if it was because she was protecting Quinn or…