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ALL POSTSDiscussion for Episodes 201 and 202 (Unmask, Part 1 and 2) July 13, 2016
<p>Season Premiere
</p><p>Discussion and article open at 11:32 pm, Eastern time.
</p><p>A few guidelines/reminders for us all!
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<p>I'm glad the show is finally back. Even though I thought it was a bit of a slow start, it's still <i>Mr. Robot</i>, which is really unique television. Season 2 seems to be entering a darker zone, I'm not sure I like what's going on with Angela (though more development on that will definitely come).
</p><p>I really disliked THAT death, I feel like it came out of nowhere and might be a bit too dark for me.
</p><p>I like where the show is at regarding Elliot, everything seems odd about those scenes. I also enjoy how they're still keeping us wondering what's going on with Tyrell, hopefully we get some answers soon.
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<p>Good to see you! I'm glad it's back, too. Let's get the discussion rolling.
</p><p>This is always going to be one of those shows that you have to watch more than once to really get what's happening. There was so much moving around, and so much change. It's definitely darker, but there are some interesting parallels among the characters, like Angela and Elliot's use of affirmations to try to convince themselves they are who they want to be. And did you notice Angela has Qwerty, the fish? They made quite a point of that, which was hardly by accident. I'm convinced Angela and Elliot were engaged at one point, or about to be, and she bailed (in his eyes) when he had some sort of break that lead to where he is now, mentally.
</p><p>Have you seen the reddit discussion about where Elliot's supposedly living? The theories are pretty wild, but they do hang together. I think might start a thread about it.
</p><p>Gideon's murder was a shocker, I must say. I assume he's dead -- we don't know for sure, but as heavily as he would bleed from that wound, it seems likely. He always was the victim in this piece, and it's a shame; in a sense, he's symbolic of all the innocent people caught in the world of corporate graft. But he's also a lesson to Elliot that his actions have consequences, something he, nor Darlene, ever seem to have considered.
</p><p>LOVED the smart-house hack. Did you notice Darlene sitting by the fountain as Susan Jacobs jogged through the park? She apparently got in by hacking Jacobs' fitness watch. I've been reading about the vulnerabilities of these Internet of Things devices, and it's pretty scary. I'd considered getting the lights that run on wifi, but now I'm not so sure.
</p><p>I understand that the next episode lightens things up a bit. That sounds good to me!
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</p><p>End of the source code there is a comment "YOU ARE NOT ALONE" :)
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