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This episode was packed with character development. Tyrell took center stage for the first time. We get a very interesting glimpse into his life. Everything seems to be about power for him.

Rami Malek continues to kill it as Elliot. In this episode, he tries to lead a normal life. This led to some of the series' funniest moments so far. The soundtrack when he lists the things that make a normal life was absolutely brilliant, and really added to the hilarity. It was also a really clever moment when Sheila interrupted his inner monologue. Up until now, she has been a nothing character, not particularly deep or developed. In this one, we see a bit of who she is, and why she's perfect for Elliot.

But the highlight of this episode is Christian Slater as Mr. Robot. He steals every scene he's in. He really feels like he could end up being the hero or the villain. Only time will tell. His actions lead to a shocking reveal late in the episode.

I don't have too much to say about this episode, it didn't have a plot, but it built a pretty good character development, talking about Tyrell's personality.

Also, we got to see more about Elliot and Angela's past, how they met and their father and mother's history.

I really liked the debug and bug analogy about life. Comparing the hard work of managing a bug, with having a "bug free" life. Moreover, this lifestyle didn't last long for Elliot.

I felt happy for Elliot asking Shayla to be his girlfriend, leaving her past job behind and starting a new beginning. It was very cute how she opened to Elliot about her hobby.

I hope things go well for Angela, after Ollie's mistake.

When I first watched this series, this was definitely my least favorite episode in the entire show/series. My favorite things about this episode were the Protagonist, the music, and the pacing. My favorite characters this episode we're Elliot, Angela, and Gideon. The plot twist in this episode was very good but kind of eh compared to 407 and 413. Overall, this was definitely on the same level as 3x10 BRBA, so yeah it was a great episode, but compared to the others? That's crazy to think that it is better than the next one. My least favorite things in this episode were the amount of nudity used and enjoyability being a downgrade.

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"Mr. Robot" is a very good, non formulaic (although first season of Dexter" comes into a mind very quickly, but in a good way) new show.

Pilot was superb, second episode was good and this one is just great.

Acting by all involved is superb although i kinda expected something more from Christian Slater who won Golden Globe for this - he is very good in here but he does his usual "Christian Slater thing" - it is a colorful character, but not a "chameleon" type of acting. Writing is great, involving, intriguing and provoking. I also love music in this show.

Overall, "Mr. Robot" so far is a superb show. Not typical and sometimes provoking with great craftsmanship, this is a must see for all who tired of generic and dull series.

The first two episodes of Mr. Robot are absolutely incredible. With Rami Malek and Christian Slater's great performances, the unique direction, and the thought-provoking commentary on society; I was thinking that this show was simply too good to be true. This episode makes me think I was partially right.

Now don't get me wrong; this episode was still good in many ways. Rami Malek and Christian Slater are still very strong performance-wise; as are basically every other actor except maybe Portia Doubleday as Angela. I got no emotion from her in a scene where there should have been quite a lot. The direction was also just as, if not stronger, than the last two episodes.

However, the thing that really made this episode not work for me was the focus on other characters besides Elliot. The previous episodes really thrived on you seeing the world through Elliot's eyes, but this one decided to have entire story lines that had absolutely nothing to do with that narrative. If you're reading this review you are probably arguing that this was just character development. I'm fine with there being character development, but the way they did this, with Tyrell especially, just bored me. I feel like there are other ways to show you what's going on behind the scenes. I'm not specifically suggesting anything, I'm just saying that they could have done it better.

You had a connection to Elliot as a viewer in the first two episodes, but that connection was lost in this one. However that does not mean that this still isn't very good television and that I won't continue watching the rest of this series.

I give Season One, Episode Three of Mr Robot a six out of ten.