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We are watching Mr. Robot on Amazon.

This is a watch along so you do need to bring your own copy of the episode to see it, there is no PIP or show audio. There is a visual cues off the top and a timer to help you sync up.

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Travis

Oh man here we go it's about to all be over 😔

kaiielle

Really looking forward to watching these episodes later and I'll add additional thoughts as a reply to this when I do. You're the third channel I've watched along to this show with and your reactions have been so enjoyable, I know these will be too. One thing I always like to mention is that when you decide to rewatch this show, it is really fun to look at Elliot through the eyes of both Mr. Robot and Darlene. Mr. Robot always has the real Elliot's best interest at heart, as that's why he was created in the first place, but he also knows that real Elliot doesn't come back until the Mastermind is done doing what he needs to do. So Mr. Robot's rage here and there towards Mastermind and Mr. Robot sneaking off to do things to further the mission without Mastermind knowing makes so much more sense in hindsight. As for Darlene, *her* frustration with Elliot at many moments throughout this story also makes more sense, but same with her care. My opinions of both Mr. Robot and Darlene during multiple scenes were changed on a rewatch and that's why I dig this show so much. I'm very glad Sam Esmail decided to make this a 4 season show instead of the movie he had planned it to be. Thank you for such wonderful reactions!

mohammed fahad

WHAT A JOURNEY THAT WAS !!!!! THANKS YOU FOR EVERYTHING GUYS , i really enjoyed rewatching the show with you

Steve Mann

Mr. Robot is the GOAT for me. There may be some shows that are technically better, but everything in Mr. Robot just resonates with me in a way which nothing else quite captures. Interesting discussion on weekly releases and theory crafting at the end. People on Reddit figured out that Elliot was in prison from the very first episode of season 2. Stuff like that almost dampened the community watching experience 'cos smart people have a way of figuring this stuff out and outlining it in a way that's entirely convincing. People on the subreddit were in no doubt after one guy laid it all out. Then became critical of the show for "dragging out" that plot point. As for the "final" reveal, there were 1 or 2 posts of people speculating that our Elliot isn't real, but I don't think it was ever the prevailing opinion like the prison thing. One of my personal theories in season 1 was that Mr. Robot was going to be revealed as the "real" person and Elliot as the alter. That fell apart pretty quickly but I felt like I was half-way there and should have continued thinking along those lines! It's been a joy to re-watch this with you. Bonsoir, Nikki and Steven!

Brad Johnson

One of the best series endings ever. Have watched the entire series multiple times and it still blows me away every time. A second rewatch of the series is like watchin a whole differenfce show once you know the real story. Great having this journey with you. This show will live on inside you for a very long time

Dave Canon

When I first saw this episode, I had to google people’s thoughts on it to understand wtf was going on lol..but I finally got it after that 😁

Rob Z

Loved being on this long strange trip with you. Now you know what dream-Angela meant in S1E4: "You were born only a month ago."

ExArchyy

What a journey this show and reaction has been. This is my second rewatch of the show since it was aired way back in USA Network and since that time It was my GOAT TV show and after this watch with you guys I can say this is still my GOAT.

Adam

My goodness! What a ride this has been. I really liked rewatching it with you, and even though I have seen it multiple times, it still hits harder than anything. It is the kind of show that sticks with you for the rest of your life. Incredibly complex and layered. The whole show is basically about Elliot's personal journey through his trauma and the lengths he went to make everything better for himself, only to realize that it is better to accept reality and heal in a natural way. Whiterose's storyline was also similar, but in the end, she went in a completely different direction with her actions. Although the show only contains 45 episodes, there is so much stuff packed in it: Consumerism, social issues, mental health, philosophy. Easily the all time best and most impactful show for me. Thank you!

Adam

Also technically there are 5 alters :) Us the Voyeurs are the fifth, we are born at the beginning of the show to serve as an audience for the Mastermind. Mindblowing stuff.

Dylon

This is the only show I’ve ever watched where the first and second viewing feels like a completely different experience. And they’re both equally rewarding somehow lol

streaky

Yeah we've never met the real Eliot - even in the "prison" world it isn't the real one because obviously he behaves different because the world around him is different; but he's probably closest to the real one. It's not so much rewatching to understand it better - they lay it all out and it isn't super complicated - it's more than the meaning of so much changes when you've seen it all the way through - different conversations have *wildly* different meanings knowing what we know "now".

PhatBoySteven

This is my first rewatch since it aired and i feel like im going in blind i genuinely have no clue how this show is gonna end lol

Chikn10d

To answer some of your questions: 1. The real Elliot is not like his life in the prison. He presumably had the same job, position, hacking talents, and issues as The Mastermind. He is no closer to marrying Angela, or being the CEO of Allsafe than The Mastermind was in season 1. 2. It is implied The Mastermind took over at the start of the show, that's what the beginning of the show is, and what the entire show is, the slice of time The Mastermind experienced. Hence it ends with his conclusion. 3. Darlene is real, and the ending of the show is in reality. Darlene is the symbol of reality and Elliot's connection, and grounding to it. This is why to effectively trap the real Elliot in the prison, it was decided to erase Darlene from it, as Krista said. 4. The real Elliot did not actually die in the prison, even though Elliot killed him. Like Mr. Robot said, he can't kill him no matter how hard he tries, presumably because the illusion inevitbaley falls apart as it did in the final episode. He couldn't replace the real Elliot, there was no wedding at Coney Island, the entire point of the illusion is gone. 5. The real Elliot in the prison had fantasies about the real world because the thoughts and memories of the real world presumably crept into his psyche to some extent. So, instead of him creating them, as initially presented, he was merely replicating them from flashes of the real world while trapped in the prison. 6. When The Mastermind hacked real Elliot's computer in the prison, that is not anything objectively real about the real Elliot. That's just an internal illusion within the prison, real Elliot's prior life in reality was nothing like that. 7. Yes, 5/9, and the E Corp attacks really happened. Anything that Darlene was involved with, or references is reality. So, most of the show actually occurred. WhiteRose killed herself, the plant did explode. Just like when Mr. Robot is on screen you don't immediately assume the entire scenario is fake, The Mastermind being present also doesn't invalidate the reality of the situations he is in. 8. In his withdrawal in season 1, the real Elliot briefly came out, this is referenced in season 3 where Angela tells Darlene he spoke to her. 9. Tyrell is dead, the blue thing he stumbled upon in the forest was just a visual symbol for the "blue screen of death" in computer terminology. 10. The ultimate point of the show is the idea that you cannot "play god" by rushing into utopia by running away from dystopia. In the Exit game, The Mastermind successfully powers down the machine by deciding to stay behind with his friend instead of sailing to "the new world". This is why the machine powers down, because it was up to The Mastermind to choose to use the machine and run away, or stay behind in the real world and build gradually with those who care about him. This is echoed in the final monologue by The Mastermind that changing the world is a gradual process. WhiteRose was trying to play god by using a machine to escape reality, Elliot was trying to play god using alters to escape the reality of his trauma, The Mastermind was trying to play god taking control over Elliot to fix the world. The same way the top 1% of the 1% play god in a capitalist society, reflected by how 5/9 was a reactionary, un-nuanced attack on capitalist society. This impracticality is also displayed in how The Mastermind simply does not fit in within the prison, he tried to force his way into a utopia, basically cheating. The show is also undeniably left-wing, and anti-capitalist, so there is most likely a symbolic subtext of how reactionary anti-capitalism like those seen in history can be just as destructive and ill-advised as capitalism itself, and that transitional, gradual progressive change, like the wealth re-distribution seen in 4x10, are more mature and wise ways of causing political change. 11. At the end of the day, Elliot did wake up from a dream lol.

Ryan Cogs

I've rewatched this 3 times and noticed new clues and cool minor details each time.

kaiielle

Alright, just finished watching the reactions. One of the reasons that I like watching reactions to this show is because I've now seen it six times all the way through, so I know the story and characters very well and no longer have confusion. So it's so enjoyable to revisit how confusing this story is sometimes with first-time viewers. But it's also so rewarding. It took me until my third re-watch to *fully* grasp everything about this story. Constantly reminding myself that the Elliot we follow is a personality who was *just* created (at the very start of the series) and is not the host Elliot helped. We don't ever see host Elliot in this series, just these last 3 episodes when Mastermind enters the mind-prison he made for him. But there are a few moments where host Elliot managed to pop into the real world briefly (it happens off-screen every time, but he talks to other characters like Angela and Darlene and even Shayla back in S1). Thanks again for such an enjoyable journey!

Donny Please

Almost better the 2nd time you watch it

Donny Please

Some say the real Elliot was the one in the flashback when he creates Fsociety and finds the mask for the first time and watching movies with Darlene. But who knows

Travis

Just got done watching and I just wanted to say a big thank you to Nikki and Steven for reacting to this show. It's one of my favorite shows of all time and I don't think enough people react to it so to be able to rewatch this show with my favorite reactors was a real treat for me and I just want to show my appreciation. Thanks again N&S !!!

p0sthum4n

So many people had so many ridiculous theories about the finale and Whiterose's machine. So many people thought the show was secretly science fiction all along, but it was so much better.

nldw

amazing writeup. only thing to note imo is that it's ironic the show is about capitalism and especially about idealistic utopias in the last two episodes but was financed by amazon. doesn't discredit any of the message and it's still my favourite show ever but it does make me laugh

Don Rafa

Legit one of the best series finale. I cried 💜💜💜💜

autumn

One thing I love about this big reveal is that it makes Mr. Robot's shifting character make a lot of sense. - He's created/only goal is to protect Elliot (Prime) - MasterMind has taken over Elliot Prime and imprisoned him. He has also forgotten that he is not Elliot and is indefinitely just living his life - Mr. Robot first acts like fsociety leader to guide MM back to remembering his purpose (thinking that once he completes his Mission he will go away) - He also pushes MM off the pier thinking that might reset him back to Elliot - When he realizes MM is still around, he tries to go back to the fsociety plan. - S2, MM gets himself (and thus Elliot) thrown in prison, a very dangerous environment, so Mr. Robot becomes more of a hostile antagonist - S3, MM has decided to abandon the mission, which puts them in danger of being killed by Dark Army, so Mr. Robot "works against him" to finish Stage Two (to protect them, and hopefully also maybe get him to leave) As Tyrell says to Dark Army: "I'm not loyal to you. But I will always be loyal to Elliot." This has been my first rewatch since finishing the show, and it's been a blast because when you see the show a second time, Mr. Robot becomes the main character (it's named after him!!) and Mastermind Elliot is the antagonist in a lot of ways.

autumn

That's why he wears the same outfit every episode - just like Mr. Robot!

autumn

Most relevant to you guys, imo, is that the finale is above all emotionally just about the experience of watching (and reacting to!) a show. The characters only get to go on a journey and change and have that mean anything because we are watching them the whole way. Movies/shows need the audience for the story to matter. We are always a part of that characters experience and life. It's fitting that we enter the show around the time Mastermind takes over, and when it's time for us to finish the show he leaves as well.

autumn

And it still works because that *was* Whiterose's plan! It just didn't work / she was delusional. (Which is a great bit of narrative sleight of hand to distract us theorycrafters on messageboards after the episodes aired)

autumn

I think so as well. He already has the CD book going, so clearly he is Vigilante Elliot by night, but I don't think he was totally locked down yet. It's also Real Elliot in the kid flashbacks (except the movie theater where it's Mr. Robot - a nice touch is they have a different kid actor play him only for that scene)

autumn

Re: #11 - I laughed hard when Steven said that would be the worst way to end it. I guess the mark of a good writing is it can do your "worst possible way the show could end" and make it satisfying

autumn

It's really insane how watching it a second time doesn't feel like just "watching knowing the twists" but an entirely new show with a new perspective (Mr. Robot's)

Alex Martin

I kind of get what you mean. I do think that fsociety beginning was started by real Elliot and MM in first few episodes was him finding out essentially everything. I wonder if Mr robot created it w real Elliot, seems he did and the “leave this here” message was from Mr robot since he saw MM take over

GarfNarf

wow they record these way before the reactions get to Youtube. I got their top Patreon tier just to watch these 3 last watch-along reactions. I only finished re-watching Mr Robot like 2 months ago, and these last 3 episodes still had me at the edge of my seat.. AGAIN

Hunter Cox

You guys rock.. Thanks for watching! It helps to understand it if you compare it to Fight Club. The first season is a pretty predictable knockoff of the twist about Tyler Durden. But the same twist is hidden through the entire show, and very difficult to predict. It's Sam Esmail's extended nod towards the underlying logic of Fight Club, but the most in-depth and complex version of it that actually relates to the real-life condition of disassociative identity disorder. If you can create one imaginary friend for a specific purpose due to trauma, then you can create others too. Trying to keep the continuity straight between The Mastermind, Mr Robot and the "real" Elliott is as useless as trying to track how/why they film Mr Robot and Elliott (our version, The Mastermind) interacting on screen. They handle it so many different ways that after awhile you stop trying to figure out how it actually works. Basically you have to know that there's only one physical body of Elliott Alderson and at any time one of the personalities was piloting him, and none of them that we saw was ever the real authentic Elliott. Our version was always the Mastermind, or Mr Robot. We only saw the real version inside the loop/dream world but he was never piloting the real physical body in the world that we saw. It's a little bit convoluded, and is obviously an absolute mindfuck. But I think it's very cool how they make the first season a blatant ripoff of Fight Club where most people predict that Mr Robot isn't real, but the same twist is hidden in the background of the entire show. It's a very technical show with all the computer hacking and various connected parties, but in hindsight so is the personality disorder stuff. It's easy to get a little tired of it after awhile, like twist after twist after twist and thinking "omg like wtf is going on?! who cares?!" but I think Sam Esmail actually nailed it. Something else to keep in mind, after S3 they were told that they had one more season to wrap it up. So S4 was supposed to be stretched out over two seasons. The Deus Group hack and Whiterose's machine/parallel reality was supposed to be expanded on more. So on rewatches it feels a bit rushed. You guys were pretty much right on track the whole time, and kept an open mind to take in the depth of the twists and story. Couldn't ask for a better reaction. <3

Jacob Livingston

I cannot wait to rewatch this show. Watching it with yall was my first watch and I’m very intrigued on what I pick up on and think about it during a 2nd watch.

Jacob Livingston

It’s crazy we never technically even met the real Elliot, what a show. The more I keep thinking about it the better it gets. What a fun watch with yall!