As I said, my point was more directed toward when she made this decision, not whether she purchased or rented or borrowed scuba gear. Laurie "evolves" throughout this episode and midway through it, she's made an unexpected decision. It's really beautifully written and structured. She had the guy take her out…

Sure. Why not? My larger point was, however, that she didn't pack any scuba gear for her trip to Australia and probably obtained it at some point after she left Nora or after she left Kevin, indicating when she made this decision, when, in time, her intention materialized.

But that's the point. since the Departures, everybody is in the throes of delusional thinking. And why wouldn't they be? When you have millions of people disappear before your eyes, then anything is possible. If she could see that her baby disappeared from her womb, then it's really not hard to believe that Kevin…

The best episode so far. Through Laurie, the writers made a huge point about the emotional status of these people, all traumatized by an event that changed their world. Laurie makes one half-hearted, automatic attempt to analyze the plan to drown Kevin with a Wizard of Oz reference, only to trash it rather than…

Clearly, you did not fully read my comment. The people of Iraq suffered greatly because of the bombings. They were as innocent as the American people depicted in this series. They lost homes, family members, livelihoods etc.

What is beginning to annoy me most about this show is its envisioning the US as the victim of an attack that is so unfair to the country that people become unhinged. Why shouldn't America be attacked just like every other country in the world and especially as a result of the America attacking and undermining any…

Yes, I agree. The best part may have been the last minute when Tubular Bells begins to play. The devil is calling for you. Pack a bag. Put on your hat. It's time to go.

There's no way that Mr. Robot could have known that Darlene put that gun in the popcorn machine. Elliott had left the arcade before Darlene hid the gun. How Elliott knew it was there has always mystified me.

For whatever reason he's in prison, he's there because he put himself there. I recall Darlene's visit to him when she told him that he didn't have to do this. He couldn't be in there for murder—he wouldn't have gotten an early release on a murder charge for exposing Ray's dark web site. He put himself in prison as…

First off I thought it was a jail just because of the vibe I got from the recreation area and the cafeteria. But I wrote that off because it appeared that Elliott had a lot of freedom, so I thought perhaps he was in some kind of mental institution and was in a Shutter Island illusion. The only argument against that…

I'll give it a shot, but many of these horror films just don't cut it, in my estimation—not for grownups.

So someone tell me. It was only after Elliot had left the arcade to prep for his eventual meeting with White Rose that Darlene hid the gun in the popcorn. So how did Elliot know it was there?

I believe this show perhaps assumes that either you've seen Criminal Justice (excellent series) or you'll understand that the young guy featured here is doomed. Just by watching the opening title sequence and listening to the score, you're led to believe that someone will be caught up, ensnared in the dark, menacing…

I wonder how many people picked up on this upon a first viewing. The first time you see a film, you usually get sucked into story so quickly that this preamble wouldn't register. It's what you notice the second time around, perhaps when you can control the film at home, notice the crafting of it. Pointing this out…

Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It's a beautiful film—just the opening when the plane is found in the desert. or later when the cops are chasing those lights, and last when that big mother ship comes over the mountain. Golly.

I can't think of an American series or film to compare this to. To even mention Crime Story or True Detective when discussing this series misleads the viewer. This is a Europe you only see if you're from there.