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This episode hit hard in a very personal way. Not only is Elliot a survivor he's also a warrior of epic proportions. I thought everything was paced perfectly. The entire team really deserves a win on this one. And damn if I didn't shout out loud that Janice got killed, her character was so repugnant I almost couldn't watch it because of her. To see her go down was pure satisfaction.

According to IMDB's ratings, eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4, the fourth episode of Season One is the worst episode of this TV show.

It is the episode where Elliot suffers from withdrawals, and he hallucinates a lot of random-seeming stuff that isn't actually random. Every little thing it set up slowly pays off, and it really feels like everything was planned from the very beginning, which makes it all the more satisfying.

But other than that, this episode is a much needed break for Elliot. He needs a damn break, and I feel like we needed it too. It was a logical decision.

Krista and Elliot's goodbye was sweet, and I am happy even if that was their last conversation.

The scenes with Darlene, Dom and Janice were pretty compelling too. Maybe the fact that they may have some sort of unspoken relationship was a bit heavy-handed but I didn't think it was a problem. It was pretty damn tense and I am still not sure who'll die and live.

The resolution to that Janice plotline was really well planned and I think it just shows how well written this series really is.

All the stuff with Elliot and Mr. Robot at the end was really fantastic. Slater shows his range, and Rami just continues to be magnificent in every way. I love their relationship in this series, it' s really complex and fascinating.

I really want to see what happens next and I think that whatever Sam Esmail and his people have on their mind, is pretty much what I think would work for this show. I feel like I don't even have to stress it anymore how well the music fits and how amazing everything looks and feels. It's quite amazing honestly. It's just the way I'd want it.

And now I'll take the opportunity to stress how genius the writing really is.

The biggest setup and payoff is of course the sexual abuse, and that is explored a bit more upon in this episode.

The key from da3m0ns is revealed to be the key of Elliot's bedroom, he hid it so he can fight back and protect himself from his father - who is then revealed as his real monster from da3m0ns. It just makes perfect sense and is really really satisfying.

The little girl with the scooter was revealed to be Darlene at the end of Season One, Angela with Querty was revealed to be that Querty was with Angela in the latter seasons. The only really big thing that is still not explained from that whole scene is that Elliot was only born a month ago. Everything gets revealed slowly and it' s amazing.

Thank you for this, and sorry guys for the long one but I had to... I had to write these things down.

This show has rarely ever made me too emotional but I nearly cried three times this episode. Either I didn't sleep enough last night or I'm super invested in this season and these characters. I think both.

Great episode, especially following up last week. The scenes with Dom, Darlene and Janice were so intense, absolutely loved it. However easily the best scene was Elliot and Mr. Robot reuniting. I've loved them working together this season and that scene really hammered home the father/son relationship they've developed. I think it was probably my favourite scene of the season, maybe the whole show.

I'm gonna be ruined after the finale, I can already tell...

Episode was going good until dom goes John wick on em at the end. No way. She was stabbed in the lung. For easily 10 minutes. Then pulled out the knife. Lung would have collapsed instantly and blood running into it. She would barely be able to move much less breathe. That whole scene was completely unreal and not real.

There's no way this episode can get a 10 like everyone keeps rating it. Yes it's good and the acting is great. But that completely alters the whole story.

Need to hit character limit. Let's type some more Prior episode was great. Love the psychological aspect of the show. They do it well.

Yeah yeah... I'm a fan as well. I rank Mr. Robot up there with the all time TV greats such as 'The Sopranos', 'Six Feet Under' or 'Breaking Bad'. HOWEVER as great as LAST episode was (I rated it 10/10 too), THIS latest episode was a snooze fest of epic proportions.

Heaps of time wasted with the pointless hiding the key scene. Then more time wasted working out Eliott's feeling the first time around with Krista. More bla bla that was all predictable from last episode already that didn't need to be said/heard. Then the only sub-plot that was acutally good this episode with Janice/Dom etc - which is why I rated the 5 out of 10 since HALF the episode was actually good.

The rest was time wastage Nr. 2 with the pointless recovering of the key (Offtopic: What a stupid trope to uncover what Young Elliott hid under the door in the museum only for it to be ANOTHER mystery without any revealing qualities.) In general any moment when kid actors appear on screen it's a slippery slope for scenes going downhill fast and this episode of Mr. Robot was no different. Couldn't have cared less for the minutes wasted again on slowly saying what was already implied last episode between young and old version of Elliott.

Then, the kicker, FIVE full minutes of the Oh-So-Emotional last scene which every fanboy praises here in their reviews for its originality and intensity. For me it was just the THIRD instance of Esmail showing us a scene/interaction that was implied and clear from last episode and didn't add anything of value to this chapter.

I could have baked a soufflé in the time it took Mr. Robot to explain his very predictable feelings and motivations for having come into Elliott's life. Again, if you were paying attention at all throughout the show, and especially since the big reveal last week, NONE of the slow bla bla Mr.Robot gave Elliott really needed to be said. It was all implied, it was all crystal clear, it didn't add any substance and simply wasted the final minutes of this very underwhelming episode.

Now I get it: They can't all be great. And god knows Esmail has given us a huge amount of actual, genuine 9/10-deserving episodes over the course of this show. HOWEVER, if you're honest with yourselves, and not just ride the high that was last week's episode, I hope that at least some will be able to share my point of view that this newest installment was lackluster at best if not to say boring and overwhelmingly mediocre.

I couldn't help but be reminded of that other Mr. Robot episode where the action just stalls, it's 100% filler, and Elliott wastes another 50 minutes talking to that other kid from Brighton beach. Here's hoping at least next week's episode is a return to greatness for this otherwise very strong show.

This was (yet another) beautifully crafted episode. The script is tight, focused and intense. The acting yet again is superb as if it's ever not been and the score and cinematography continue to be outstanding, I particularly liked the spinning camera switching between Darlene, Dom and Janice. The twist at the end of this episode also tied together some threads which up to this point had been scratching that part of my brain, it was delivered in an extremely satisfying, visceral way and although she was wonderfully creepily portrayed I'm glad to see the back of Janice. How Sam Esmail and co. Continue to piece together these masterpieces every week I have no idea but if the quality continues we're looking at one of if not the best final seasons in history. I'm going to give 408 Request Timeout a 9.6/10

I really hope this is all gonna end in a satisfying way, because the only thing that could ruin this incredible show would be an unfitting finale. The actors are incredible, the pacing is astounding, everything is truly remarkable. The only thing that bugged me in this episode was the plot twist when it was revealed that Dominique managed to get help from from the "Lucky Irish Bastard": the Dark Army (or just Janice, for what we know) managed to find out that Dominique got off on clips of Darlene's interrogation tape, how could they/she not find out about this agreement she had with him? Not a major problem, but still weird.

When Dom pulled out the knife from her lungs, stabbed the guard, picked his gun, and then shoot down him, the other guard, and Janice, I started screaming "Oh my god" (for at least 10 times), then I stood up from my computer and started jumping like a mad man for at least a minute straight.

I mean believe me, I really, really, really wanted that unbearable psychopath Janice to die. Yesterday after I've watched the previous four episodes, I fantasized in my head about different ways how I would like Janice to be finally killed. AND IT HAPPENED!

It was one of the most satisfying and awesome moments I've ever seen in a TV show. It reminds me of Through The Looking Glass from LOST, Felina from Breaking Bad, Hardhome and Battle Of The Bastards from Game of Thrones, or "A" from The Walking Dead (it's the season finale of the fourth season).

It's also an episode that was filled with tension and suspense, with great acting, amazing ambient soundtrack, excellent pacing and a heavy dose of feelings - the whole episode was emotionally impactful, especially the ending. It made my shake, it made me cry.

This show is freaking masterpiece.

Mind you, I don't see this episode as lower than a 9 out of 10 assuming I took a purely technical/objective approach to reviewing it. It's hard to see anything topping the 7th episode of this season in terms of execution, craft, timing, and intensity. And the 5th episode (405) was mindblowing in originality and execution. But I have to say the final scene of episode 8 grabbed me by the heart and is still holding on. If viewed as an allegory, this scene elevates the story beyond the specific to the universal. It's something that I suspect many, many viewers can relate to in their own experience (not necessarily confined to the effects of childhood abuse, but more about the way one can come to idealize or "re-create" a loved one yet knowing their flaws). We find this kind of treatment in the greatest works that ponder and reveal the human condition. I know I'm just commenting here in the first hour after viewing the episode, and maybe I'm getting carried away because I'm feeling so much for Elliot's character, but I don't think I'm falling into hyperbole. This episode is that intense.

Eliot Anderson is one of the greatest characters in the history of tv. And this episode is a proof.

I enjoyed this one, but some of the people here were rating it 10 before it even aired! And anyone who gives its less than a 10 gets a thumbs down looool.. Half the episode with Darlene and Dom was excellent but the other half was just decent. One thing that I also didn't like is how easy Elliot and Krista escaped. Second, when the kid took Elliot to the museum they could have reveled something bigger and finally the final few minutes of the episode did not tell us what we already did not know. Still though I enjoyed the episode, but come on guys not ever episode is going to be "the greatest in the history of television" its getting a bit too much.