I was absolutely blown away by this episode. How does a show pull off a reveal we all knew was coming? I was on record thinking that they would just let the nature of Mr. Robot remain ambiguous, and let audience make its own read. Clearly it would be deeply unsatisfying to treat the unreality of Mr. Robot as a twist,…

My favorite non-Simpsons show as a kid was West Wing. I'm tired of people blaming the failure of the prequels on the political content, when the major problems are so obviously the dialogue and the performances.

That first scene reads to me as a version of the truth. More of an emotional memory over something literal. It's a scene that illustrates how Elliot feels. See also: Elliot's flashback to his mother's abuse and the entire dream sequence of withdrawal.

I think it's interesting that you brought up Kaufman in your defense of Sucker Punch, because he is absolutely a writer that likes to use surreal elements to play with ideas and expectations, and I think we can agree that Sucker Punch aspires to play in the same ballpark. But the difference is that Kaufman grounds…

I'm willing to hear more of your defense of Sucker Punch. I thought it was a mess. I wish I remembered more of my specific issues with the film, but it did not make a strong impression on me. I remember being bored by the lack of interesting characters and the nearly complete absence of character development. I…

That fucking shit-eating grin. Of course he killed his wife.

It is my understanding that Affleck is a sincere comic book fan, and Batman is something of a dream role for him.

I like cats better than people AND songbirds.

I'm commenting to respond to the mouse killing anecdote. Cutting its head off seems insane to me. Just cover it in something and hit it with a brick or something. I've killed a handful of suffering birds and mice left half dead from lazy neigborhood cats and decapitation seems unnecessary and gory to me. Just smash…

I don't think the whole series will be revealed to be an hallucination. I think in the end it will be up to the viewer to decide what they think is real for him/herself. That said, even if the hallucination does happen, to then regard the whole series as a waste of time is silly to me. There are no future missteps…

Earned by the storytelling. But let's explore this complaint a little. So, I get why people don't like when women characters are killed off to service the arc of a male character. It reduces the women to plot devices. So, I think before we get reflexively upset about Mr. Robot's dead women, it's important to consider…

I disagree. It doesn't feel lazy to me. Both murders felt earned. Both were affecting and dramatic. Both were specific and neither was used as a shortcut for giving the dudes thier motivation. I just don't see this as a women in fridges kind of thing. Not every use of a trope has to be objectionable.

Fair enough.

Kate Erickson may have a writing credit but the script is mostly Esmail's. This is Esmail's show through and through. If the press around this show is to be believed. Esmail is fully responsible for the content of every episode. Given how confident and ambitious the storytelling is, I believe it.

The show is an A+ to me. Every episode. I'm fully on board, and won't play the game of ranking individual episodes against each other.

Yeah, It's unclear just how much he wanted to hurt his therapist, but he knew the truth would be hurtful. In another parallel to Wellick, it was unclear just how much Wellick wanted to hurt the CTO's wife. These are characters who pretend to be in control, but actually aren't.

If you're wearing high heels as a defense tool against men assaulting you, may I suggest investing in some pepper spray and a knife?

To, be fair, Mr. Robot might be Elliot, which makes the titular character indeed the protagonist.

I think it's safe to assume Elliot doesn't want to go through the system to get his suboxone. Also, in the dream sequence, Elliot is perfectly happy to use Heroin instead of Morphine. Anyways, congratulations on your sobriety.

Drawing parallels between Elliot's and Tyrell's journey feels like good writing to me, not something to complain about.