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One of my favorite things about this show is that it has the self-confidence to know we don't need to see that.
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Cactus posted:Haha, each to their own and all that, but doing exactly that was what almost ruined season 4 of Breaking Bad for me. Remember all that retarded drama about "did Mike shoot Jessie?" For page after page. Yes there is stupid stuff like "Sharon was stabbed" but for the most part I enjoy the discussion in these threads
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Aug 20, 2015 18:35
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Just finished watching the episode. Rami Malek deserves a loving Emmy and it's a shame that the award will probably go to Mad Men for the 5067th time.
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Aug 20, 2015 18:40
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HorseRenoir posted:Just finished watching the episode. Rami Malek deserves a loving Emmy and it's a shame that the award will probably go to Mad Men for the 5067th time. Jon Hamm has literally never won an Emmy. And in fact Mad Men has never won any Emmys for acting, which is insane. I do agree that Malek should get a nomination next year, but I don't think USA has that kind of juice.
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Aug 20, 2015 18:54
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Aug 20, 2015 19:20
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Speaking of weird lines in this episode, what was the deal with the kind of awkward out of place lines about the family that now owned the house that was Eliot and Darlene's childhood home. Something like "That whole family is weird, especially the Dad" and later "Oh poo poo here comes weird Dad." It just seemed really strange and out of place, was it trying to hint at something or set something up?
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Aug 20, 2015 19:20
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I think it's just "We met the family that bought this house, and man, the dad is weird."
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Aug 20, 2015 19:38
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It did seem unusually expositional in a show that gets the most out of every line of dialog.
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Aug 20, 2015 19:41
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weird dad ends up being bd wong
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Aug 20, 2015 20:04
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If anyone is interested, here is the Pixies cover from last night's episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NZdggNUvq0 I was dreading the Fight Club reveal since the beginning of this season, but I really love how much they owned it, and it's turning out to be a lot more interesting than Fight Club ever was.
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Aug 20, 2015 20:19
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Think Durden and Bateman are actually going to take down the Italian capos who secretly run and fund Evil Corp, each with their own dysfunctional, tender families of their own
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Aug 20, 2015 20:26
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I thought  was a head character, until  acknowledged her in a scene.
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Aug 20, 2015 20:58
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Can't wait until the last episode where Elliot systematically and tearfully realizes that every single person in his life was himself, the show is actually post apocalyptic and Eliot is the last person on earth, running around in empty offices wildly tapping on broken keyboards. Not sarcastic, I liked the reveal. But I hope that's the last of head people, and I will miss Slater if he doesn't show up much from now on.
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Aug 20, 2015 21:10
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I don't think the show's going to do this, but I kind of want next week's finale to open with a flashback to 2 years ago, Elliot's sitting on the couch in a medicated daze and flipping channels on the tv, and actual Fight Club comes on, and he starts watching intently.
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Aug 20, 2015 21:31
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I've liked every bit of this show. What I'm about to say is not even a complaint... just an observation. Darlene's attitude and demeanor has changed a lot over the show. Not that that's unheard of... but she was this kind of abrasive bitchy hacker chick who was like gently caress all this noise... and lately she's been (uncharacteristically) soft and subdued. Anyone else? Again, I ask... anyone know where I can see the stinger? There was a post-credits one last night... yes?
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Aug 20, 2015 21:50
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So does anyone expect anything to come of Mrs. Bateman's "btw, I had a daughter before, but I gave her up for adoption" reveal? It was a strange thing to just throw in there.
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Aug 20, 2015 22:42
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Feenix posted:Again, I ask... anyone know where I can see the stinger? There was a post-credits one last night... yes? There wasn't anything. We watched until the next show started.
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Aug 20, 2015 22:48
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Feenix posted:I've liked every bit of this show. What I'm about to say is not even a complaint... just an observation. Darlene's attitude and demeanor has changed a lot over the show. Not that that's unheard of... but she was this kind of abrasive bitchy hacker chick who was like gently caress all this noise... and lately she's been (uncharacteristically) soft and subdued. Well you can explain it as her changing as Elliots condition changes then again you can explain it as her changing serving the plot which way I would lean more recently. There is lot of soap in this show tombstones and all.
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Aug 20, 2015 22:57
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Angela mentions that Darlene and Elliot were actually fairly estranged before recent months (presumably before he, Mr. Robot, got FSociety started up). I think the fact that Darlene was originally standoffish to him and becomes warmer over time was actually a good way to show that.
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Aug 20, 2015 23:10
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BrianWilly posted:Angela mentions that Darlene and Elliot were actually fairly estranged before recent months (presumably before he, Mr. Robot, got FSociety started up). I think the fact that Darlene was originally standoffish to him and becomes warmer over time was actually a good way to show that. Well my point was she was snarky and roll-eyes-y at everyone, always, and kinda just had that "psshhhh, whatever dude! As if!!" Vibe. The last 2 or 3 eps she has been very not that.
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Aug 20, 2015 23:28
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Feenix posted:Well my point was she was snarky and roll-eyes-y at everyone, always, and kinda just had that "psshhhh, whatever dude! As if!!" Vibe. Maybe because since she's arrived in NYC, her brother has had his girlfriend brutally murdered and she's come to realize he's got some serious mental issues?
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Well we all expected the reveal but hoped for more. Afterwards it wasn't shocking, it wasn't something cathartic. It was just really sad  . Well played.Also him casually mentioning the financial key to the encryption being deleted is kind of obviously a "Mr. Bateman has the key!" Hollismason fucked around with this message at 00:00 on Aug 21, 2015 |
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Aug 20, 2015 23:57
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So then wait the scene with Mr. Robot pointing a gun at Romero...and he says tell the kids I said hi....? ??? ??????? aaaaaaaaaaaa
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winvirus posted:So then wait the scene with Mr. Robot pointing a gun at Romero...and he says tell the kids I said hi....?
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Aug 21, 2015 00:38
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romero is actually crazier than elliot and imagined him as mr robot, a person he has never met in his life
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Aug 21, 2015 00:42
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Wait does Romero even exist? I thought the end of this episode where Elliot is going "it was always just me" meant the other people in fsociety were just head-accomplices.
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ultramiraculous posted:Wait does Romero even exist? I thought the end of this episode where Elliot is going "it was always just me" meant the other people in fsociety were just head-accomplices. I took that as Eliot not wanting to rat anyone out, or not really knowing who the other people were to begin with. Remember he and his sister weren't even supposed to exchange phone numbers for that very reason.
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Aug 21, 2015 02:03
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For what it's worth, there was that scene of Darlene talking to Trenton a few weeks ago. I also took the whole "It was always just me" to be a very nervous and confused Elliot trying to keep the rest of fsociety (especially his sister) unknown to and safe from Tyrell.
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Aug 21, 2015 02:20
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ultramiraculous posted:Wait does Romero even exist? I thought the end of this episode where Elliot is going "it was always just me" meant the other people in fsociety were just head-accomplices. Preview for next week shows that everyone besides Mr. Robot is real.
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Aug 21, 2015 02:56
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Anything you see Mr. Robot doing 'alone' is essentially meant to be Elliot when he is fully dissociated, to the point where he can't even remember what happened when he returns to being himself. There are points where Elliot switches back and forth between personas (in pretty much any scene where they both interact with others, only one of them is 'active' at any given time), but any time you see Slater onscreen without Elliot, it basically means Elliot has been 'left at home' so to speak so that Mr. Robot can get poo poo done without his softer side weighing him down. I think next week we are going to get our first glimpse of Ellibot-- what it actually looks like when Elliot assumes the Mr. Robot persona. And given how Rami Malek has trash-compactor crushed every other acting challenge they've given him, I strongly suspect it will be awesome.
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HorseRenoir posted:Just finished watching the episode. Rami Malek deserves a loving Emmy and it's a shame that the award will probably go to Mad Men for the 5067th time. This season is not eligible until next year's Emmys.
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Aug 21, 2015 04:28
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If we get Rami-doing-Elliot-doing-Slater and its some Fringe-Olivia caliber poo poo I'm gonna be in heaven.
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insider posted:Basically this show is on another level. It is treating us as an intelligent audience which is incredibly refreshing. I just binge watched all of these including e09 and I can't agree with the above statement strongly enough. The narration technique, reveal (I laughed in a good way with the Pixies cover) and all of the archetypes allow the completely ignorant to enjoy the show while allowing those with more media exposure to be amazed. I don't care for Christian Slater, and I'd be fine with seeing less of him, but I suspect the show is stuck with him.
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Feenix posted:If we get Rami-doing-Elliot-doing-Slater and its some Fringe-Olivia caliber poo poo I'm gonna be in heaven. Ugh I wish Fringe wasn't such a bad show. Edit: Though I guess Orphan Black did that 100000x better.
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Hot Take™
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ultramiraculous posted:Ugh I wish Fringe wasn't such a bad show. Fringe was amazing you shut your poo poo hole! And Olivia-doing-Nemoy was the first sign of her awesomeness. The only part of your post that doesn't make me want to light a bag of poo on your doorstep is I agree Tatiana Maslany is loving killing it in O.B.
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violetdragon posted:So does anyone expect anything to come of Mrs. Bateman's "btw, I had a daughter before, but I gave her up for adoption" reveal? It was a strange thing to just throw in there. I think it was trying to show that she is pretty much willing to drop anything that doesn't currently suit her, much like Tyrell. If she could give up her child that easily without ever mentioning it before, she could just divorce him and move on.
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ultramiraculous posted:Ugh I wish Fringe wasn't such a bad show. Talk poo poo about Fringe again and I'll loving cut you  Orphan Black is good though
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ashpanash posted:F sucked, R was good, I was great, N was kind of iffy, and GE was pretty much garbage. Look, if you're a bloody vowel fanperson, I bet you're a furry loving brony/pegasister.
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