Mr. Robot | A Perfect Episode of Television (S4E07) 

So disappointing to see the show get snubbed for awards

same, I hated him in season 1 because he’s terrifying but I am glad they brought him back. huge props to elliot villar for making vera so uncomfortable to watch hahaha

his performance in that episode is amazing and I hope he'll receive some public recognition for this.

since the beginning

I don't think we are meant to like him

Poor guy. He thought he was the main character.

It’s crazy things worked out that way. That line aged well!

I thought the same haha

@@deconstructed5624 It is amazing how you did this review before that reveal. My god what a brilliant show. The last 5-6 episodes were all flawless.

What happened?

@@snorgisborg2 Finish this show and you'll know.

I have always thought that good series have a chapter that can function as a story by itself without the need for the context of the series, a self-contained chapter ... this is a perfect example ... like "The box" in brooklin 99 5x14 , "the fly" Breaking bad 3x10, etc ...

Like a Jacobean Tragedy.

Right?! It’s downright s h a k e s p e a r e a n

@@proximacentauri2684 borderline experimental

I would pay big money to see a stage play version of this episode. And i never go to the theater.

Raven Hutt that’s a great observation.

That's deep bruh

Oh shiiiit

​@Marc Dumont Actually, Krista decoded Eliot perfecly! as just as any hacker would do: decode. Every word, every interaction... this epsiode made me love Krista so much. She is so intelligent! and Eliot underestimates her too much. You can see how Krista is so similar to Eliot. Krista decode physical people, Elior decode intangible data, same action, different methods. Also she killed Vera, when Vera first showed up, i knew he was gonna die, but who was gonna kill him? Krista? yeah sure.

This is the "proxy" aspect of the 407

I had a similar experience, I have never met anyone else that’s watched the show but told everyone about this episode anyway. Appreciate the kind words!

boy do I relate. The ones who do watch the show around me aren't as invested tho

It was the exact same for me. I had no one so I reached out to Elliot Villar and told him. He's great and interacts with people, I recommend following him if you don't. Unforunately shows like Hannibal, Legion, and Mr.Robot often don't hit as many people as they should.

Same here. I can’t believe how many people haven’t seen this show (at least up until season 4)

Same for me! No one I know watched the show so I can’t talk to people about it.

I love how different all the episodes are, I think Ep. 5 has no talking at all, until the last second by Vera.

@@23davidian96 not only that but that episode starts with Elliott saying "I dont want to talk" and ends with vera saying "I think it's time we start talking". Or something along those lines. Masterful storytelling. This show deserves waaaaay more attention.

@@tuxedosfinest57 i think its Darlene who says to Elliot: "its ok dude, we dont need to talk."

Season 4 was a victory lap. Just pure brilliance.

Seriously, the ending couple of scenes of the series finale moved me to tears.

Down to 9.9 now 🥲

Yeah but now. Attack on titan, Erwin's death episode is on top❤️. Both episode are best

@@spoofer9113 AOT and mr robot 2 of the best shows of all time

@@adamsteiner7352 AoT won't be anymore when the final season finishes airing; trust me.

@@elmo4672 depends where the anime ends

also explains why elliott doesnt like to be touched

@@Jaydotp 🤯🤯🤯 damn

Not buying it. I really think they just ran out of things to shock us with. I was super disappointed in this episode and season 3. Season 1 was great though.

@@healthymealthy775 i disagree, because i think Elliot having Dissociative Identity Disorder was planned, and that disorder can only develop while a person is experiencing severe repeated childhood trauma.

@@soniagegelia635 true, but trauma is relative to the person receiving it. The original story was dramatic enough.

Completely agreed.

Nah

@@Henrique.Souza0601 cope

season 1 and 2 blow 🙈

@@aqueminiature Season 1 was potentially the best, and even though season 2 was the worst of the series, that still makes it above average television.

It's both. I'm a web engineer, here's somethings that might help for those who are curious: What is a Proxy? - when a direct route to the thing you want isn't available, but another route is, we call that a proxy. If you want a delicious McDonald's hamburger, but the road you usually take is closed, you can access the McDonald's via a detour, or proxy route. Often when we're building software, we might not be able to reach, or access the data we need, but we know that we do have access to a server that does have access, so we route the traffic through *that* other server to get what we need. Authentication Required (401) - You don't have access to the server you're connected to. Proxy Authentication Required (407) - Putting that all together. You have access to the server you're connected to, but *that* server lacks the proper credentials to the next server. Let's say you find your way on that detour road to McDonald's, but once there, you realize that road is closed too! Bummer, no hamburger for you - but at least now you understand error code 407!

@@jguffey95 cheers for that

@@jguffey95 thanks for the explanation!!

@black cats yes. Programmer/coder speaking here and that is correct

I'd add for completeness sake, that it MUST be a proxy that authenticates in order to access the stored memory, not a direct call which would be result in a 400 or 401 error. The fact that Vera is lacking the authentication but Krista does have it is the cherry on top.

They are both equally good

Breaking Bad has great writting and great acting, but in terms of direction, Mr Robot is better

@@wolfzeru5745 it depends on each episode

If Better Call Saul came out before Breaking Bad, it would be considered greater than BB. BCS is that underrated.

Breaking bad has better acting tho

Funner fact: the devastating hacking attack is on 5/9 and Rami Malek is 5'9"

@@omegamanGXE He's 5'7.5"!!! Under page 59 of the celebheights criminal justice ACT you risk prosecution.

@@YTcanLetUsDown moar liek page 69 amirite :^)

He's also got his start as stage actor in plays.

That's been done a few more times in S4. 1. In the second episode, price directly talks to mr robot who's standing away from Elliot 2. when Darlene visits his apartment and he's trying to convince her that Angela's dead, we see Elliott going away and sitting on the couch while Mr robot comes and talks to her and she goes back and forth addressing both of them while talking 3. When Darlene is leaving with Dom at the motel hugs Elliott and talks directly to mr robot who's leaning on a car nearby while walking away from Elliot and some more that i can't recall currently

The story is told from Elliot's point of view and he's not a reliable narrator. Just because people appear to be interacting with Mr Robot, they're still interacting with the same physical person (Elliot Alderson). They're different identities that live inside the same person.

At this point, I feel like we don't fully know if those memories are really real, but I share the same opinion. It'd make sense that a father like this would always try to make it up by letting him steal money from strangers, that potentially makes his business worse. It's really sad and even though his father really was a monster, who sexually molested him, I still feel a bit sad for him. Don't ask me why.

@@mateszucs8975 That's what good writing does, cuases conflict in the audience.

@@23davidian96 I don't think it's just writing. Christian Slater as Edward is amazing too.

@@deadchanneldontwatch7347 I am actually not sure. I think he did. I read somewhere, that abusive parents are generally really kind to their kids, so that they make up for the abuse.

@@mateszucs8975 i've heard the same. often abusers will give their victim presents or special attention to keep them around, like edward taking elliot to the movies and lying on his behalf. if abusers acted horribly all the time, it would be easier for victims to tell on them and get help, but the cycle of violence and love-bombing makes the victim feel conflicted, especially if they're being abused by a family member

100% Agreed. I sat there slack jawed, knowing that it was the truth, but completely shell shocked all the same

God watching it for the first time gave me dread, it’s heartbreaking and watching the season 3 finale and when he’s looking at the images it’s soo much darker

it also holds a 10 in imdb

Mank it’s not ... but people can’t see anything new that they forget what’s really good ... These episode doesn’t even get close to BB OZYMANDIAS... but compared to Ozymandias.. its stepping out of bounds...

Come on, this show is the best television from the last years, it's a new classic for me, it has everything Maybe it can't be compared to BB, but i don't give a shit, it's definitely up there

@@user-wx8mi1pd6g weird comparisons lol

@@user-wx8mi1pd6g Bojack is an animated comedy

That is a good point!

ah! I had the exact same thought, to the point that after watching it, especially with that feature length I was half expecting to see Tarantino's name somewhere in the credits :)

Open comment. Ctr+F, print "tara" in search-field. Like comment. Waiting for it all video!

The dialogue felt straight out of Django or The H8teful

Ummmm. NO. Not at ALL

Hard agree, I can't believe there are so many people who think season 1 is the best and the show had a downfall afterwards. I genuinely do not understand it, but hey, it's subjective and all

This and ozymandias are some of the best pieces of media Iv consumed

It’s not that deep

Ozymandias?????

Lmao me too

YES

I've spent the last few weeks editing this and just finished it before the finale. I may have to circle back and do another on it. Glad you liked it!

I don't think so

@@KaneA87 Idk man. I think it's actually refreshing to have a show use a plot(twist) that is so 'down to earth'. In the end Mr. Robot was about mentall illness, abuse and identity: ones place in the world. The show is about so much more than it lets on, it's easy to be fooled by the flashy Fsociety action plots. This is escapism to the fullest. They delivered that quite uniquely

@@KaneA87 I feel you! I'm really curious as to what the 2nd viewing (in a year or so) will bring in terms of clues for the ending. At first I was a little sceptic by the abuse reveal, because it kind of felt like Esmail was retconning some established plot points. But after thinking about it and after the final episode, it felt like he was planning to do this all along (still have to do some research). It all makes sense this way, the 'main' plotline (fsociety) actually being some kind of a metaphor. I certainly don't think it was all a dream, it was a hell of a journey either way. For the 'real' Eliot and all characters involved. I kind of agree with you saying we didn't actually see the 'real' Eliot struggle with his issues. In a way that's true. I didn't really mind that, because for me the story was about trying to figure out who you are and accepting this. This is something everyone struggles with, especially those who have suffered abuse. Any abuse. This story has been less about the specific stuff Elliot went through, because, really, everyone processes these issues differently. So to me it showed how everyone (abused or no) eventually has to come to terms with who they are. This while similtaniously how fantastically bad our society is 'adapted' to help people with that. One thing's for sure: DAMN good tv indeed.

@@KaneA87 The show did what it intended. If you look back we've been hinted at this from the beginning. Elliot's trauma resulted in him having Dissociative Identity Disorder, which was portrayed the best I've ever seen or read, it's not really a fantasy. I think this ending doesn't sink well with the people that wanted the show to end up in a certain place , but I'm glad it didn't and made it something special,even more meaningful than anything else we could have hoped for.

That's an occupational hazard i guess lol

Game of thrones can suck it

@@0rangegrapejuice What if Sam Esmail directed GoT

@@OneEyedCloud01 yes please