I've got to disagree. Elliot needed to get centred after last week. And we got to see the birth of 'Mr. Robot' too, in a weird way.
100% agree.
I think this episode was fantastic. There were a few moments where it dragged, but all in all it was probably one of the most revealing episodes in terms of character.
Elliot needed this, and both he and Angela needed that hallway scene.
If they’re gonna pull themselves (and ultimately, the rest of society) outta this shythole they’ve got themselves and everyone else in, they need moments like this.
It’s in those quiet, reflective moments where you center yourself and “get back on your shyt” for lack of a better phrase. This couldn’t have happened in a hectic episode or as one or two scenes. It needed a whole, slow episode.
Elliot didn’t just need a reason to live, he needed a reason to set things right (or as right as he can) so he needed to see how Mobley’s fam was gonna treat him (no funeral) he needed to see and live through Trenton’s brother to know that of all people, he’s gonna suffer the most for Trenton being blamed (that whole scene where he talked about being the only one who can be President was deep, because to me what Esmail was saying is that even though he’s the same race/nationality/religion as his fam, he’s 100% American, and now they have to leave America because of the drama, so he’s the one who’s gonna feel it the most)
He has to fix the people and things he’s broken before he can even think of ending it for himself, because it’s not just him that has to live with the results of his actions.
Incredible episode.
I feel like Reddit and shyt does a great job when it comes to digging into the subtext and Easter eggs of this show, but this is an episode much deeper than “what was in that file?” or “Is time travel possible?”
Even more so than last week, this was the most “Holy shyt, what did I do?” episode Elliot might ever have.