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Mr. Robot
S2.E7
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  • Episode aired Aug 17, 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 49m
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9.2/10
11K
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Mr. Robot and Elliot try to keep the peace. Fsociety releases a video honoring Uncle Sam. Darlene acts upon an old desire.Mr. Robot and Elliot try to keep the peace. Fsociety releases a video honoring Uncle Sam. Darlene acts upon an old desire.Mr. Robot and Elliot try to keep the peace. Fsociety releases a video honoring Uncle Sam. Darlene acts upon an old desire.

  • Director
    • Sam Esmail
  • Writers
    • Sam Esmail
    • Adam Penn
    • Randolph Leon
  • Stars
    • Rami Malek
    • Carly Chaikin
    • Portia Doubleday
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Esmail
    • Writers
      • Sam Esmail
      • Adam Penn
      • Randolph Leon
    • Stars
      • Rami Malek
      • Carly Chaikin
      • Portia Doubleday
    • 13User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Elliot Alderson
    Carly Chaikin
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    • Darlene
    Portia Doubleday
    Portia Doubleday
    • Angela Moss
    Michael Cristofer
    Michael Cristofer
    • Phillip Price
    Stephanie Corneliussen
    Stephanie Corneliussen
    • Joanna Wellick
    Martin Wallström
    Martin Wallström
    • Tyrell Wellick
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    • Dominique DiPierro
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
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    Gloria Reuben
    • Krista Gordon
    Azhar Khan
    Azhar Khan
    • Mobley
    Sunita Mani
    Sunita Mani
    • Trenton
    Michael Drayer
    Michael Drayer
    • Cisco
    Brian Stokes Mitchell
    Brian Stokes Mitchell
    • Scott Knowles
    Michele Hicks
    Michele Hicks
    • Sharon Knowles
    Joey Bada$$
    Joey Bada$$
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    Jeremy Bobb
    Jeremy Bobb
    • Joseph Green
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      • Adam Penn
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    8matdeman

    Well damn

    I take breaks from watching this show cuz it makes me uncomfortable. This is an example of that.
    10eslamgamal-91015

    Fantastic

    Control is an illusion...but sometimes we need illusion to get control ~ mr robot S2 E7 last scene
    10TouchTheGarlicProduction

    Long awaited answers, lots of new questions.

    My oh my. This episode had a lot of big twists, including one that changes the nature of everything we've seen this season and everything we think we know. Much like the Mr Robot twist last season, I predicted it within the first couple of episodes but then completely forgot about it as I was engrossed by the story. Like any twist that changes the nature of things we've seen, it raises many questions about things we've seen and things we haven't seen. Some of them will need answering in future episodes, but many more can be more or less solved by just thinking back on the previous episodes through a new lens. The big twist's reveal was cinematically delightful, as always in this show.

    Another important reveal in this episode is the fate of Tyrell Wellick. The show has been teasing that angle of the story a lot this season, and yet the reveal was strangely anti- climatic, and doesn't entirely fit the given evidence. I'm pretty sure that there's more to it, but it's good to have something resembling an answer for now.

    This episode contains too many other little reveals and payoffs to recount, but it is worth noting that the episode also contains a lot of great character development. Angela takes centre stage here, while Ray and Leon also have important moments.

    This season seems to alternate between episodes full of very long scenes and episodes full of very short scenes. This was the latter. Curiously, the pacing feels no different between episode types. But it's obvious which is which, because episodes like this one and episode two (counting both parts of the premiere as one) cram an unbelievable amount of material in, while episodes like last one and episode three hold a lighter load despite having the similar run-times to their counterparts.

    In case it wasn't clear enough, I really liked this episode. Mind you, I'm only okay with the twist because I'm at a point with this show where I trust it to clarify certain elements in future episodes. Should it fail to do so, I might find this episode problematic in hindsight. But for now, I'll give Sam Esmail the benefit of the doubt and say that this was great.
    9Aktham_Tashtush

    "Control can sometimes be an illusion, But sometimes you need illusion to gain control" ..

    Oh my goodness !!! one of the most shocking surprising episodes of the whole series !! 😲😲

    The episode was going as usual this season .. still more to know what's gonna happen with that Swedish couple .. where is the husband at !! the series still have that high peak of intense and mystery and that was only for the first thee minutes then Baam .. moves to Elliot and his fight continues on that freaky website. 🙌

    That detective and her pursuit of Angela and the whole electronic crime is still on .. and to be honest she actually gives me the creep .. she's like so sneaky and sticky... but i still feel like Angela is falling so deep on this whole miss of E corp.

    Elliot taking down Ray (Craig Robinson) was the highlight of the episode and kinda made me feel for once that Elliot himself is in charge of things, He finally has control ... and Just when you think so they shock you with that "Elliot, Where do you think you are right now !?" >> 😭😭 Goodness me !! i was like Oh no !! this went so south so fast ;)

    well finally as every episode goes by I can't wait to see what's the next surprise for us to come ..
    10matiasbockerman

    Let's Shake on it

    Can't get enough of this captivating series. This is third time I watch this show and once again Mr. MALEK Steal the show. He's dialogues and inner thoughs are geniously written and he acting is really joy for eye. Twist in the end is Outstanding, pure perfection!

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    • Trivia
      The chess game played between Elliot (Rami Malek) and Ray (Craig Robinson) follows the game between Roesch and Willi Schlage played in Hamburg in 1910. This is not the first time this particular game was recreated on screen. It was previously featured in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) for the game between Frank Poole and the HAL-9000 Super Computer.
    • Quotes

      Elliot Alderson: Control can sometimes be an illusion. But sometimes you need illusions to gain control. Fantasy is an easy way to give meaning to world. To cloak our harsh reality with escapist comfort. After all, isn't that why we surround ourselves with so many screens? So we can avoid seeing? So we can avoid each other? So we can avoid truth.

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      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best TV Moments of 2016 (2016)
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    • Release date
      • August 17, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
      • Swedish
      • Danish
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Anonymous Content
      • Esmail Corp.
      • Universal Cable Productions
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      • 49m
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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