Mr Robot

[George P Global Moderator]

It was clear, what wasn't clear what was the relationship, for me, that was the actual twist, not the fact that he didn't exist.

True, but would you call that a twist exactly?  I dunno, I feel that's different, the other bit was more of a surprise because you didn't see that coming at all.  With Mr. Robot though, you always expected something was up and something was going to happen, you were ready for it, whatever it was, at some point.  So to that extent the blow was lessened for me, the other one was more impactful.

[Draconian Guppy]

True, but would you call that a twist exactly?  I dunno, I feel that's different, the other bit was more of a surprise because you didn't see that coming at all.  With Mr. Robot though, you always expected something was up and something was going to happen, you were ready for it, whatever it was, at some point.  So to that extent the blow was lessened for me, the other one was more impactful.

True.

So maybe a twist within a twist!  But yeah, that was the general idea, that something was bound to happen with Mr. R.  or maybe like you said, too many movies, either that or we need to lay of the sauce.

[FunkyMike]

Mr. Robot Season 1 Finale Delayed Due To Virginia Shooting Tragedy

Following the tragic shooting of two local news reporters in Virginia this morning, USA has announced that it will be delaying the season one finale of the critically acclaimed drama by a week to September 2nd, 2015. The reason?

The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia. Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight’s episode. Our thoughts go out to all those affected during this difficult time.

http://screenrant.com/mr-robot-season-1-finale-delay-virginia-shooting/ 

[Zathras5]

Ah, I wondered why I couldn't find the finale on demand last night.

That Virginia thing was horrible...

[Luc2k]

So what happens if another reporter gets shot next week?

[kozukumi]

Oh man what an awesome finale! So so good. Best show of 2015 for me.

[Syanide]

I didn't like how much they relied on cliffhangers as a hook the second season. And it feels they skipped over way too much, so they can show it next year.

I can understand it with the

hack and Tyrell business

because that relies on Elliot's fragile memory, but with Angela, it came out really unnatural, like they skipped an entire episode

of her road to Evil Corp.

And I do hope that in future, they stop using the memory gaps as a way of telling the story, it will get tiring. In episode 8, it was so nice to find out that Elliot basically didn't tell a large portion of the story, but I thought that they'd use that reveal to fill in the gaps. Instead, they just used it as a device to create more gaps and more mystery.

Overall, though, a very entertaining season, and I'll definitely make sure to check it out next year.

[Zathras5]

That was one gruesome suicide. sheesh, didn't expect that.

What was the deal with that after credits scene? Did I miss something,.. Why were they not showing B D Wong's face till the end?

And that CEO needs a good swift kick to the you know where. Evil corp indeed.

[kozukumi]

That was one gruesome suicide. sheesh, didn't expect that.

What was the deal with that after credits scene? Did I miss something,.. Why were they not showing B D Wong's face till the end?

And that CEO needs a good swift kick to the you know where. Evil corp indeed.

It was to show us that there is still a hell of a lot we don't know about who else was involved in the E Corp hack and in what way. We know White Rose is involved with the Dark Army but now it appears that White Rose, as a man, is also someone of a lot of power and respect at the CEO level (the hidden 1% of the 1% if you remember Elliot's season opening dialogue). 

It was very interesting to see Price in a very different light to what we saw when he was with Angela. With Angela and the other E Corp executives he was calm and composed. The clear leader/alpha. In the final scene he is shown slightly agitated, stressed, tired and clearly not as composed and confident as B D Wong in his non-White Rose persona. It was as if B D Wong was even higher up than Price in the pecking order. 

Their conversation was telling also. Price says they know who did the hack and they will deal with it as they always do. So do they know B D Wong as White Rose was involved? By the sounds of it not so they don't actually know who was behind the hack. Maybe they know Elliot was involved? Maybe they think it is Tyrell? It could easily look like he was involved and certainly had reason to after being passed over for CTO and fired. 

And of course we still have the matter of who was at Elliot's door? Angela? Tyrell? Joanna? Mr Robot? Darlene? Krista? All have reason to be there however I wouldn't be surprised if it is none of them. 

Truly an epic finale. 

[+primortal Subscriber²]

That was one gruesome suicide. sheesh, didn't expect that.

What was the deal with that after credits scene? Did I miss something,.. Why were they not showing B D Wong's face till the end?

And that CEO needs a good swift kick to the you know where. Evil corp indeed.

 

The Hollywood Reporter did a Q&A with Sam Esmail (the show's creator) and this is what he had to say about the scene after the credits.

That was a very surprising last scene, with the return of White Rose. What were you trying to illustrate with that very last scene?

The fact that it became a post-credit scene was more out of a negotiation on how to end the season. Do we end on Elliot? Do we end on this scene that sets up what the next season arc is going to be? The story has always been about Elliot, and it should continue to be about Elliot, so I felt weird ending the season on this other scene that had nothing to do with any of our main characters. I was trying to figure out structurally where to put it in the last episode, and because it does such a good job of queuing up our next season arc, I basically came up with the idea of putting it after the credits, which is something not typically done on television shows. I just thought, "OK, that's a great way to use the classic strategy of creating a coda, which is exactly what it is, and allowing me to end the season properly on Elliot."

Like you said, that's not done a lot on TV. How receptive was USA to that idea?

When I wrote the script, I finished Elliot's scene, and I wrote, "Fade to black, credits." Then I wrote, "After end credits," and then I put in the White Rose scene. Then when we got on the phone, their reaction to me was, "You can't end a season on White Rose. You've got to end it on Elliot." I said, "No, I agree, guys, but it's after the credits. Don’t you think that would work?" They had no idea. They skipped those two lines, and then there was this moment where it clicked with everyone: "That's f—ing perfect." They were so into the idea that they figured out a way to do it.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mr-robot-season-finale-spoilers-819921 

I wonder if Elliot framed Tyrell for the hack and Mr. Robot  took over and killed him (the gun Darleen left in the popcorn machine)  with a suicide note about killing the new CTO's wife and orchestrating the hack.  Hell even Tyrell did the last fsociety video.  Elliot seems to black out when Mr. Robot takes over; Elliot didn't remember the meeting with Tyrell in the Escalade.

 

[Zathras5]

Oh, I didn't even realize B D Wong played White Rose in that earlier episode. Now it makes more sense, I get it.

[Syanide]

The general feeling with White Rose and the thing at the end for me was

that Elliot is pretty much a pawn. He tried to alter the system, but in the end, I think what he did was just remove some people from the game so others can step in and claim their spot. That will be interesting to see play out next year.

[kozukumi]

Hell even Tyrell did the last fsociety video.

 

We don't know that for sure. Personally I think it was Elliot, which is why they concentrated on the eyes behind the mask so much. Elliot has very distictive eyes.

[+primortal Subscriber²]

Each actor has their own cadence when speaking and I'm pretty sure that wasn't Elliot speaking.

[Syanide]

Each actor has their own cadence when speaking and I'm pretty sure that wasn't Elliot speaking.

I thought them focusing on the eyes implied it was Elliot, as his eyes are... distinctive, shall we say.

[+primortal Subscriber²]

I thought them focusing on the eyes implied it was Elliot, as his eyes are... distinctive, shall we say.

It very well can be just me, the voice just didn't match.  I know they mask it when they are the mouth piece for fsociety but you still can pick up who's talking.

The question is if the video was live; while Elliot was watching it or timed to play at a specific time.

[kozukumi]

It very well can be just me, the voice just didn't match.  I know they mask it when they are the mouth piece for fsociety but you still can pick up who's talking.

The question is if the video was live; while Elliot was watching it or timed to play at a specific time.

I don't think any of the previous videos were broadcast live? 

Also all the previous videos with Christian Slater behind the mask are different in speech flow, etc. yet as still Elliot as we know.

 

[Syanide]

It very well can be just me, the voice just didn't match.  I know they mask it when they are the mouth piece for fsociety but you still can pick up who's talking.

The question is if the video was live; while Elliot was watching it or timed to play at a specific time.

I just googled it to see if anyone tried unmodifying the voice, and sure enough, someone on reddit pitch shifted the vocals, here's the clip with it 18% faster: https://sfx.io/yKTCn

I'd say it's pretty clear it's Elliot.

[Steven P. Administrators]

Well I enjoyed that, awesome how

[Draconian Guppy]

The general feeling with White Rose and the thing at the end for me was

 

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I agree and somehow it's going to revolve on the power struggle and Elliot avoid being caught

[+Anarkii Subscriber²]

This show was like Sense8 to me. 
I loved it, I hated it, but I kept watching it, and ended up hating it at the end then the last episode was great again.
 Not sure if ill bother with season 2. Hell, who am I kidding, I will probably watch it lol

[vanx]

This show was like Sense8 to me. 
I loved it, I hated it, but I kept watching it, and ended up hating it at the end then the last episode was great again.
 Not sure if ill bother with season 2. Hell, who am I kidding, I will probably watch it lol

Make your mind up! 

 

[kozukumi]

This show was like Sense8 to me. 
I loved it, I hated it, but I kept watching it, and ended up hating it at the end then the last episode was great again.
 Not sure if ill bother with season 2. Hell, who am I kidding, I will probably watch it lol

I loved the first episode more than I have any tv in a long time, wants too sure about episode 2 but loved every episode after that. This is easily my favourite show of 2015.

[vanx]

Where can one UK based gents partake in a watch?

[George P Global Moderator]

Or you can just grab it from the deep dark webz.