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Hello friend. Brother…Father…Friend…Foe…Does Elliott even know? “I wanted to save the world.”  Elliott The penultimate episode of Mr Robot opens with a 1994 flashback to the original Mr Robot; it’s a glimpse at the man behind the boy.  The scene serves to illustrate Elliott’s relationship with his father.  Elliott stole money from a customer, but… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 9

Hello friend. Don’t lose yourself now… “What if all of this went away, the city, the money, all of it?” -Darlene In the 21st century where almost everyone has created an online persona in addition to their public and private ones, it’s almost easier to get lost…forgotten…or deleted with just a few clicks of a… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 8

Hello friend. Remember to bring the tissues for this one.  “Remembering you falling into my arms…”  Pictures of You by the Cure  An ambulance sound queue goes off, as the screen dissolves to reveal Elliott returning to his apartment, in the early morning. There are no visual queues indicating that this is a flashback, to Shayla… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 7

“I have overstepped my place.  I have to take a step back.” -Tyrell Wellick Episode six, br4ve-traveler.asf, opens with a close up on a big picture, literally.  The screen dissolves from black to reveal an abstract piece of art, as Elliott’s voiceover talks about fight and flight. For the first time this season, a person… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 6

Hello friend. Destiny has an agenda too… “A man can’t sentence me that is a cosmic responsibility.” -Vera  Episode five, 3xpl0its.wmv, begins with the repetitious sound of throwing a ball against a wall.  We cut to a new camera angle that allows the viewers to look into Vera’s cell from the outside.  He paces his… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 5

Hello friend. Follow the key and you won’t get lost. “The consequences of busting Vera, Mr.Robot, creating you…I chose this, I chose all of it.”   The fourth episode, da3m0ns.mp4, begins with us staring down the barrel of a gun.  Elliott’s gun, his final line of morphine.  The shot’s framing and slight blurriness cause the line to… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 4

Hello friend. Where were we? “I want you to be where you belong…here with me.” -Tyrell  The back of Elliott’s head is front and center on the screen, as men walk from behind Tyrell and take their seat at the conference table.  The image forebodes revelations that will be made about the way Elliott’s mind… Continue reading Mr Robot: Hello/Bonsoir Recap Ep 2