Mr. Robot 4x08 Reaction
Added 2023-04-02 23:54:52 +0000 UTC
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There's a lot of easter eggs but the meaning of entire scenes changes on a rewatch. Not worth it until after you've seen the finale :)
Martin Nicholls
2023-04-04 22:29:27 +0000 UTCDefinitely watch 12 and 13 back to back. That's how they aired and how Sam intended them to be seen
Dante
2023-04-03 23:40:27 +0000 UTCNot really sure why this is even being brought up? The episodes aired back to back and were written to be watched back to back. If they were watching it live, they would have watched them back to back. Of course they should watch them back to back.
Dante
2023-04-03 23:38:49 +0000 UTCGreat ep, great reaction. I gotta admit the family kidnapping switcharoo totally got me on first watch, I had already emotionally accepted some of Dom's family were gonna die... which makes the ending even more cathartic. Love Krista this episode. Love Elliot's 'inner child' showing him the key he hid. Love subdued Mr Robot apologising and fully willing to be 'put away' because he has the face of the abuser he fought against and loved Elliot's acceptance. The recontextualisation of Mr Robot is huge on rewatch, and adds a lot of depth to the personality imo. When Elliot started misremembering things maybe it was a little nice for Mr Robot too, he could play pretend and choose which memories to show while they built out F Society all those seasons ago. And then it must have been so frustrating to know you are there to protect Elliot as a part of Elliot, but having no way to confirm that without revealing the horrible truth you exist to conceal. Not justifying any of the bad things Mr Robot chose to do, but it adds context for sure. Looking forward to the rest!
Kara
2023-04-03 19:13:48 +0000 UTCI must have been swept up on the day in the amazingness of the finale (I remember awaiting in so much anticipation for the torrent to popup) that I forgot both episodes aired
Dustywood
2023-04-03 16:15:13 +0000 UTC4x12 and 4x13 were aired back to back on Dec 22 2019 and available on streaming together at the same time. The Reddit discussion thread was a single thread for both episodes. Sam intended for them to be watched in a single sitting and they should be IMO.
Kara
2023-04-03 13:43:01 +0000 UTCthey hearted my comment saying that there's 13 so probably good also I'm fully in agreement with Dec. the final two episodes work better as a whole, I don't really get your argument otherwise other than just wanting a longer discussion on it, which honestly after 12 I don't think is most productive. longer discussions aren't a thing that I Need
Myeh
2023-04-03 12:13:33 +0000 UTCWhen they’re usually so good at predicting the trajectory of a show, their utter bafflement this ep was so entertaining
Wanda Did Nothing Wrong
2023-04-03 09:50:47 +0000 UTCActually the first time we see Elliot willingly hugging someone was at the end of season 1 episode 1 (Angela, obviously), when Gideon hugged him he was kinda hesitant, but also allowed it.
penguikiss
2023-04-03 07:39:43 +0000 UTCWere they? I can't recall, perhaps I am wrong on this one
Dustywood
2023-04-03 06:51:33 +0000 UTCIt always come to my mind in that final scene when Mr robot is holding Elliot..he is just embracing himself….so moving. Krista referring to that hitch in the back in his head…Elliot always refer to it specially when he was dealing with sexual offenders.
Agitprop
2023-04-03 06:20:33 +0000 UTC@Dustywood 12 and 13 were a double release
Matthew Bitar
2023-04-03 05:23:21 +0000 UTCI always think Mr Robot looks so cute in the final scene the way he's awkwardly fumbling with his hat.
tom
2023-04-03 05:16:49 +0000 UTCThere's a moment in the next episode preview that I feel like you two are gonna love hahahaha
tom
2023-04-03 05:13:03 +0000 UTCI'm surprised you didn't remember the key. It's shown a lot in that episode, first with Mr Robot / fsociety entity, then with Darlene, then with Tyrell and then with Angela. Probably even more than "monster" is mentioned. And there might be other episodes where there's a key? Or I just have so many memories from thinking about key symbolism with this show that I've overexaggerated how frequently it appears in my mind. When I first watched this episode I found the key being the door to his room as a really cool physical recontextualization. In my mind the key always represented trauma, like his memories were locked away (well there was a brief period in the S2 theorizing where I thought it had to do with the idea of split consciousness and that Whiterose's plan had to do with this 'key' that she gave to Angela in the finale during their offscreen talk). "Find your monster and turn the key" being related to that. The stuff with it being in his food (raspberry pie) and then being a wedding ring is in my opinion mostly absurdism but you could read into it with all the characters holding the key at some point but it ending up with Elliot.
tom
2023-04-03 05:10:44 +0000 UTCThe Krista scene at front of the police station is a parallel to Angela and Elliot hugging in 1x9 after he finds out about Mr Robot - "Take care of yourself"
tom
2023-04-03 05:04:27 +0000 UTCI do agree with Tom (which is strange because S1 we didn't agree at all with eachother, but he's been right about his comments since imo). I do think 12 / 13 should be watched separately personally, mainly because there's a "cliff-hanger" of sorts in 12 that fans stewed over for an entire week during the airing with theories and opinions. I don't think they were meant to be watched together, unlike Season 2 opening the first 1/2 episodes were definitely aligned to work together hence their double release but 12/13 wasn't intented with that purpose. Up to them of course, but yeah I agree with Tom here
Dustywood
2023-04-03 04:57:59 +0000 UTCI mean as it was intended to be seen could also apply to watching 1 episode a week. I know what you're thinking of for why they should watch it all together, but with that logic they should watch 11-12-13 in one sitting, not just the last two. Anyway as it stands they think 12 is the last ep so they'll probably watch 11-12 together unless they realize
tom
2023-04-03 04:51:53 +0000 UTCBecause the two episodes are structured, written, directed and aired as one episode... Put your preferences for long discussion aside and realise that above all we want them to enjoy the show we love so much. They should see it as it was intended to be seen, I strongly believe the climax of the show will have much more impact without an hour of discussion in between. I'd rather them feel and experience the whole episode rather than spending an hour trying to dissect and guess what comes next right at the halfway point.
DecTheRatKing
2023-04-03 04:31:18 +0000 UTCunderstandable, but for the sake of their viewing experience, 12 and 13 go really well together by watching them back to back imo
Matthew Bitar
2023-04-03 04:18:37 +0000 UTCOfficially starting the campaign to REMIND THEM IT'S 13 EPISODES, NOT 12! Normally I would let them figure it out, but Melina is saying to watch the last two episodes together, which will obviously pose an issue if they don't realize how many eps there are Personally I don't get people saying "Watch these episodes together!" when we have multiple instances of proof that it leads to shorter reactions/discussions. Like why would you actively choose for a lesser final Mr Robot reaction? So I should probably just let it play out so they watch 11 and 12 together and then 13 is a separate reaction, but my conscience won't let false info go untouched so there you go. It's 13 episodes in S4, but personally I'd much prefer they watch 1 ep a day so we get hour+ discussions
tom
2023-04-03 03:49:15 +0000 UTCYou two talked a bit about the 1x4 dream sequence towards the end, maybe after the finale give it a watch during the discussion. I think fans of the show would enjoy that. Also you both looked absolutely horrified at Janice exposing the interrogation stuff lol.
ct0wn1018
2023-04-03 03:24:49 +0000 UTC1:06:54 - Elliot has never had an issue with female touch, from my observation - he only negatively reacts when another male touches him. But he was able to be close to Shayla, Angela, Olivia. If a male touches him he yanks his body part (arm or whatever) away from them - or jumps / displays fear. Female touch he gets comfort, but also experiences surprise (e.g Olivia touching him in the bar). Krista, Olivia, Angela, Shayla all are able to pass this boundary with him without resistance
Dustywood
2023-04-03 03:09:18 +0000 UTCDom Wick
wrnrbro
2023-04-03 01:32:42 +0000 UTCDom couldn't shoot Janice when they walked in because she hadn't received a call from Lucky Irish Bastard that her family was safe. That's why she mentioned she was out of time 2 episodes ago while looking at her phone waiting for the call and tried to go with plan b by asking Darlene to shoot her.
Preston Smith
2023-04-03 00:51:16 +0000 UTCfavorite part of the reaction is oddly Janice's dead body with Lola being like "agh" but Milena just laughing a bit at it. Great ep great reaction getting into discussion now After Krista started the season scared of and not wanting to associate with Elliot, to actively wanting to be there for him is so nice. Krista is a genuinely good person and that really shows through here. I also love how Janice is almost a shipper on deck for Domlene in her own psychotic way and her end is extremely satisfying
Myeh
2023-04-03 00:32:38 +0000 UTCIt's a reddit link, purely on its own. No YouTube recs involved!
Myeh
2023-04-03 00:05:49 +0000 UTCThe scene is safe, but I would encourage watching it only in Incognito mode or something. The recommended videos turn into series finale spoilers quickly lol
Isaac
2023-04-03 00:04:48 +0000 UTCso you know, there are actually 13 eps total in this season, so 12-13 are the ones you wanna watch together! https://www.reddit.com/r/MrRobot/comments/fvhxh4/deleted_scene_from_408_request_timeout/ This is the second deleted scene from this season that I wish had found its way in– really good Price scene that parallels a similar scene from S2 beautifully. I understand the decision to cut it from this episode, it kinda breaks up the pace of cutting back and forth between Elliot and Dom/Darlene, but I also really enjoy it on its own merits. If anyone wants to watch it, by all means! And stay out of the comments just to be safe
Myeh
2023-04-02 23:58:57 +0000 UTC
