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GobiasIndustries posted:God drat, that Joanna scene Yeah the music of this episode and the way it builds up and cuts out is so loving good.
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Stephanie Corneliussen nooooooooooooooooooo!
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Joanna's death was a good scene but obviously done because her character has outlived her usefulness rather than for any plot reason lol otherwise, an awesome episode! IT'S BEEN
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I actually thought Joanna was going to be around a while because of the implications of her being from super rich Swiss Illuminati and possibly trying to breed the Antichrist/Jesus but I guess Esmail dropped that a long time ago
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Escobarbarian posted:Joanna's death was a good scene but obviously done because her character has outlived her usefulness rather than for any plot reason lol precision posted:I actually thought Joanna was going to be around a while because of the implications of her being from super rich Swiss Illuminati and possibly trying to breed the Antichrist/Jesus but I guess Esmail dropped that a long time ago Turns out they're taking no route at all!
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Yeah it's a shame, I thought she was an interesting character. I guess we'll have to see if her death is in anyway meaningful for the show or if it was just to get rid of her.
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Thank you, Sam, for pulling it back together and giving us the craftsmanship we came to love.
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I'm just waiting for when Elliot finds out that Joanna's kid is
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Dang ecorp just gave out Amazon echo dots. I put in my info and was sold out by the time I hit confirm. (2 min after it went up) No captcha so those went fast. Harminoff fucked around with this message at 20:10 on Oct 19, 2017 |
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Harminoff posted:Dang ecorp just gave out Amazon echo dots. I put in my info and was sold out by the time I hit confirm. (2 min after it went up) How do I get in on this free stuff? Also did Angela ever meet maleWong or only femaleWong? Because I only remember her meeting femaleWong and if that’s the case then I think maleWong just confirmed that your stupid theories about them being two people are stupid since he said he met her and stared into her big beautiful eyes.
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Harminoff posted:Dang ecorp just gave out Amazon echo dots. I put in my info and was sold out by the time I hit confirm. (2 min after it went up) Same here too. I could have missed out on the Dots, but I always can use a battery bank...
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I went through their stupid email this morning and didn't get a Dot this afternoon. This is sacrilege.
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Now THAT was an episode of Mr Robot - holy poo poo! Welcome back to the AAA status, show.
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Oct 19, 2017 21:31
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The thread title really needs to be "...BITCOIN!!" now
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This show is equal parts ahead of the times and behind the times and it's really great. Curse you bitcoin!! (As large banks begin exploring use of blockchain technology in real life)
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Boris Galerkin posted:Also did Angela ever meet maleWong or only femaleWong? Because I only remember her meeting femaleWong and if that’s the case then I think maleWong just confirmed that your stupid theories about them being two people are stupid since he said he met her and stared into her big beautiful eyes. Because obviously they are the same person except the female counterpart is first in the timeline and the male counterpart is from the future. 
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Le Saboteur posted:There was some really lame stuff in this premiere. That narrated walk along the sidewalk felt just so clumsy, it definitely feels like the writing is going downhill. God drat, Eliot is a crazy person and a lot of poo poo is happening in his head. How is it clumsier than any one of the dozens of monologues he's shared with the viewer (as his invisible friend) already? SulphagneSocialist posted:Seriously Esmail needs to do his legwork on it if this is really going to be a story where the solution is hitting a big science fictiony reset button and, I don't know, the big twist is that they create our timeline instead, because that's seriously trite. I keep thinking back to how this started as a movie script and I could imagine that being the end of the movie. Or maybe a good way to deal with people like Angela is to plant a seed in their mind that for some reason or another, they find believable, in order to get them to go along with your plans. I mean, Angela was pretty hosed up from what happened when she was a kid, and she bonded with Eliot over it. It's shaped a lot of who she is and if you give someone like her the thought that all the evil could just be undone like it never happened- that's really enticing.
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Part of the reason I enjoy this show is that I have no idea where it's going. Still, I doubt the conclusion is going to be a "big sci-fi reset button."
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Another big hint dropped about shifting realities during the first therapy scene. Krysta had no idea about Elliot getting pushed out of the window as a kid, even though he was convinced he had already told her. So are they now in a timeline where that initial conversation never took place? It's gonna be so disappointing when it turns out Esmail's been playing us with this alternate reality crap the whole time. I can just hear Elliot in voiceover saying: "Wait, is that what you thought was going on? Really?"
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Maelstache posted:Another big hint dropped about shifting realities during the first therapy scene. Krysta had no idea about Elliot getting pushed out of the window as a kid, even though he was convinced he had already told her. So are they now in a timeline where that initial conversation never took place? i just want to make sure, we all know Elliot is like, severely mentally ill right?
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Not to mention forgetting whether or not you told someone something that you've talked to a lot wouldn't be out of place for someone that isn't mentally ill.
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Skizzzer posted:i just want to make sure, we all know Elliot is like, severely mentally ill right? Yes, but not everything that happens can necessarily be put down to Elliot being crazy. There's enough peculiarity happening when he isn't around to lend credence to elaborate More Going On theories. But at this point it's ambiguous enough that it could still just be a total mislead, that's what makes it fun.
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Boris Galerkin posted:Also did Angela ever meet maleWong or only femaleWong? Because I only remember her meeting femaleWong and if that’s the case then I think maleWong just confirmed that your stupid theories about them being two people are stupid since he said he met her and stared into her big beautiful eyes. Of all the horrible theories put forward by the Mr. Robot reddit, this one always struck me as the stupidest. Yes, Whiterose and Zhang being split into two people by timelines or whatever is so much more believable than her being a trans woman. Especially by a show as tightly-buttoned and heteronormative as this. 
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Maelstache posted:Yes, but not everything that happens can necessarily be put down to Elliot being crazy. There's enough peculiarity happening when he isn't around to lend credence to elaborate More Going On theories. True, and sorry for my tone. I think this points more to Elliot working through his issues with his dad. Mr. Robot taking the shape of his dad, Elliot re-enacting his dad pushing him through a window - eg. the pier scene in s1 - Elliot seeking revenge on behalf of his dad, all of this points to an abusive relationship between Elliot and his father. The signifying incident being the day Elliot's dad pushed him through the window. To me, what was notable about that scene was how Elliot viewed that day as a normal (even happy) day. That doesn't indicate alternate realities to me, it indicates severe childhood trauma.
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Josh Lyman posted:I went through their stupid email this morning and didn't get a Dot this afternoon. I immediately went to the page when I got the email and they were already gone. Oh well, at least I got a power bank last week.
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precision posted:The thread title really needs to be "...BITCOIN!!" now Alternatively, "Scan my QR code and I'll suck your dick."
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I kinda took that scene as he was confusing her with the audience. He doesn’t talk to many people in his life, let alone discuss his childhood. He’s using his imaginary friend (the viewer) as his therapist, so when he’s confused because he thinks he’s told her the story before, it’s because he’s already been through it with his “friend”. I’m probably way off but I didn’t think into it that much because I’m not sure I want to see time travel and alternate dimensions in a fairly realistic show like this one. Elliot’s mind games are plenty. No need to go completely off the rails.
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precision posted:actually I think Krysta is the one who's had her memories wiped or messed with She says at some point that she was only willing if Elliot talked to her more and stopped lying. That sounds like something a mental health professional with a fair amount of dedication and care for her patients might do. Sets boundaries, opens Elliot up out of guilt, and keeps him from going untreated.
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Maelstache posted:Another big hint dropped about shifting realities during the first therapy scene. Krysta had no idea about Elliot getting pushed out of the window as a kid, even though he was convinced he had already told her. So are they now in a timeline where that initial conversation never took place? I've had literally the exact same thing happened with my counsellor and I'm pretty sure I've not switched to an alternative reality. Some things are just such integral parts of your past that you assume you've brought it up at some point.
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Rarity posted:I've had literally the exact same thing happened with my counsellor and I'm pretty sure I've not switched to an alternative reality. Some things are just such integral parts of your past that you assume you've brought it up at some point.
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Great season so far. I'm loving the quick pacing. Irving was amazing. The opening scene was hilarious wrt to the "free thing on your next visit" Seinfeld-/Larry David-esque protest. It's interesting that he insists on so much on analog records, from writing on his hand to giving Elliot the cypher last season on the restaurant menu. Joanna's death took me a bit by surprise but I'm interested to see how that will have a ripple effect. I'm glad that bodyguard is still (apparently) alive but it's weird that Tyrell and Joanna's baby will be given to social services. I'm seeing the baby be used as some type of hostage against Tyrell down the line if Elliot or someone can track it down. Detective Lollipop maybe? White Rose threatening Price over Angela was interesting, as well. White Rose using her as leverage seems odd, though; I don't know why Price wouldn't just say, "gently caress it, what do I care?" if he wasn't actually Angela's real father. It would explain a bit of why he hand-picked her to rise up the ranks of E-Corp. Speaking of unpopular opinions, I still have Elliot = Darlene in the back of my mind. I can't really rationalize the Wellick audio scene, honestly, other than making a distant grab at "Elliot isn't telling the truth again." However, Darlene being his trigger to summoning Mr. Robot could work into this theory. Krista would probably be open enough to treat Darlene as a real person when Elliot talks about her (or the other way around?) in the same way that she takes Mr. Robot as a serious personality--both when speaking with Elliot, and now, with Mr. Robot directly. The Sean fucked around with this message at 07:04 on Oct 20, 2017 |
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The Sean posted:Speaking of unpopular opinions, I still have Elliot = Darlene in the back of my mind. I can't really rationalize the Wellick audio scene, honestly, other than making a distant grab at "Elliot isn't telling the truth again." However, Darlene being his trigger to summoning Mr. Robot could work into this theory. Krista would probably be open enough to treat Darlene as a real person when Elliot talks about her (or the other way around?) in the same way that she takes Mr. Robot as a serious personality--both when speaking with Elliot, and now, with Mr. Robot directly. Is this a real theory? How does that work at all? None of the FBI thinks it's weird that [actually Elliot] got immunity in exchange for spying on her brother Elliot? To say nothing about all the things Darlene was doing while Elliot was physically imprisoned during season 2. Why does such a large portion of the internet have the pasttime of coming up with the absolute dumbest show theories possible. I wish it was possible to talk about shows without having this inane poo poo come up all the time.
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I mean it’s kinda obvious isn’t it? The way Elliot says “him” is a dead giveaway that Elliot and Darlene were identical twins. Darlene is just Elliot’s hosed up projection of a perfect girlfriend, but like beneath it all Darlene is obviously Elliott’s twin brother.
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d0grent posted:Your life is not a TV show
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Skizzzer posted:True, and sorry for my tone. I think this points more to Elliot working through his issues with his dad. Mr. Robot taking the shape of his dad, Elliot re-enacting his dad pushing him through a window - eg. the pier scene in s1 - Elliot seeking revenge on behalf of his dad, all of this points to an abusive relationship between Elliot and his father. The signifying incident being the day Elliot's dad pushed him through the window. To me, what was notable about that scene was how Elliot viewed that day as a normal (even happy) day. That doesn't indicate alternate realities to me, it indicates severe childhood trauma. I'm not even convinced that what actually happened was his dad pushing him through a window, rather than that being a cover story his brain made up to protect him from a more horrible truth. I was really hoping when he brought up the snowman to Darlene that she would say something like "that was the day of <some traumatic incident>" which would either confirm or deny whether Elliot's perception of the events of that day is accurate. But unfortunately she didn't get into it.
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I havent even seen all of this show but I'm getting the distinct impression from other shows that considering how frequently people are predicting the end games of other shows storylines that they might just be going for something so utterly convoluted and messy that as long as there is some serious catharsis and far out poo poo that most viewers will be satisfied. mostly because of this, none of which i disagree with: e: counterfeitsaint posted:Why does such a large portion of the internet have the pasttime of coming up with the absolute dumbest show theories possible. I wish it was possible to talk about shows without having this inane poo poo come up all the time. Milo and POTUS fucked around with this message at 12:21 on Oct 20, 2017 |
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The Sean posted:Speaking of unpopular opinions, I still have Elliot = Darlene in the back of my mind. I can't really rationalize the Wellick audio scene, honestly, other than making a distant grab at "Elliot isn't telling the truth again." However, Darlene being his trigger to summoning Mr. Robot could work into this theory. Krista would probably be open enough to treat Darlene as a real person when Elliot talks about her (or the other way around?) in the same way that she takes Mr. Robot as a serious personality--both when speaking with Elliot, and now, with Mr. Robot directly. Unless you stopped watching at half S1, I really cant believe you think this is possible edit: at this point, the only way this could be true is if the entire show is just Elliot's imagination. So yeah, then everyone is Elliot
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