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8/10
Slow and dramatic, yet surprisingly engrossing.
This was certainly a change of pace from last week's thriller episode. But the writing was so stellar that it was still oddly transfixing. When the episode ended, I thought -- that's it? But, the more I think about it, the more it grows on me.

Angela arranges a meeting with Terry Colby. He immediately demonstrates what an a**hole he is. Then, later in the episode, he and Angela share one of the most stunning scenes. While only a simple conversation, the writing and acting of the scene makes it quietly imposing, and possibly one of my favourites in the series so far.

Tyrell's world seems to be falling apart. Early in the series, he seemed to be the one who was controlling everything, a truly powerful person. Now, everything is being stripped away, and he continues to demonstrate his inability to deal with this turn of events. This leads him to do something truly crazy. At first, I HATED the soundtrack they were using for this scene. I thought it was silly and didn't fit at all with the show's tone. Howeverr, they ended up using it for a neat disillusionment moment, so I can begrudgingly accept it.

Not much progress is made towards the end goal this episode. In fact, it seemed to focus on re-assembling the team from mistakes made in previous episodes. Hopefully this means that the rest of the episodes will take a stronger focus on the hacking. The end scene was another great dramatic scene.
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9/10
!!! CONTAINS SPOILERS !!! Elliot reveals himself; Tyrell goes crazy at party; Angelina meets Colby; More updates on DARK ARMY...
tejpatel-990927 August 2015
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First of all NO HACKING in this episode. Well it justifies itself as previous episode was so thrilling. The death of Shayla was too much to take on for Elliot. He is certainly lost. In this episode, we rarely hear his hypnotic narration and the plot is more often focused on Angela taking on EVIL CORP. She finally gets Colby to talk which is a big step in her investigation. Tyrell does something unimaginable. Killing someone with bare hands, out of nowhere. I want everyone to watch the episode so not going to share everything, just for thrill. And in the ending, Elliot does something which which is shocking. He shares everything with Krista. He tells her that he HACKS. EVERYONE. And the way he reveals her life in front of her. I'm amazed what the next episode will bring. How will she react? Whats next for crazy Tyrell? How far will Angelina go? Man this is getting interesting. Just one thing missing. No HACKS. I love the way Elliot plays with metasploit and the hacking tools. Would love to see more of HACKS and EXPLOITS. And one more thing- DARK ARMY is back. Ready to negotiate. { WHITE ROSE } WATCH THE EPISODE...
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8/10
When mental recovery program doesn't execute
quincytheodore6 August 2015
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Following grizzly event from last episode, it has become gradually harder for Elliot to cope. He presents a few dramatic scenes this time as his collection of trusted people dwindles, and they are not many in the first place. However, most time is invested on Angela's endeavor to dethrone Evil Corp.

In contrast of high stake and high speed pace from previous episode, this one plays out slower. It showcases bits of Elliot's mental aptitude and his childhood friend's effort to uncover as well as spread the truth. Against the gargantuan company Angela takes little steps at a time, it's also not a surprise that she faces blatant opposition.

Angela's bit may have some thrill, but it's highly political and not as engaging as the gritty drama we've had before. It's a progress which may have to build significantly before reaching any fascinating facet. Tyrell plays out a gamble again with his superior's wife, in almost cat and mouse fashion. The result is equally unsavory, although this might not fit his debonair visage.

Rami Malek delivers a few stunning scenes despite the slowed down pace. His method or addiction is questionable, and now he must deal with surreal effect of his actions. In a throwback to earlier episodes he now presents the weakness of others, but more importantly his own. It's not often he puts himself in vulnerable position.

This is a good development for an anti-hero, since it opens the character to judgment rather than merely passing one.
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8/10
Intense, Loved it [8/10]
panagiotis199313 June 2023
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My Reaction / Review for Mr. Robot Season 1 Episode 7: The 6th episode was good and I gave it a rating of 7.6/10, I hope this one is just as good or better, let's see. Elliot: ''I hate concerts, lots of people''. Me too Elliot. Starting the episode with a flashback with Shayla is kind of sad. Elliot feels responsible for Shayla's death, that sucks. Angela has to choose between exposing the truth and Allsafe? Did Tyrell just killed the CTO's wife? What the hell is he thinking? He is out of control. But what will he gain out of this? Trenton thinks that the american dream is a lie but her parents disagree. We don't see much of Elliot in this episode. Wow the episode ends in a really intense way with Elliot telling the whole truth to his psychiatrist, love it. My rating for this episode is 8/10.
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9/10
RedruM. Oh, no!
hamidullahgenc13 February 2017
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Dear Rami Malek, you were great. That is all I need to say!

No no! I will surely get into details.

Of all the scenes, the one where Mr. Elliot Alderson comes out of his shell and shares his true dealings and feelings with Ms. Krista Gordon is one of the best scenes so far in the show. He hacked himself emotionally, after all. Wow!..

Well, in this episode, things accelerate as it should, unlike in our lives where we are the ones that keep things speedy to the extent that we skip the little beauties while running after the big pies, but never catch them...

Mr. Tyrell Wellick tries so badly to have the well-earned title of "bad guy" as he kills Ms. Sharon Knowles, the wife of Mr. Scott Knowles, not being able to keep control of his anger and pride. He is so "newbie" in being horrible!.. What good does it make?.. Woe to him, for murder is hideous.

At the end, we still cannot determine whose agenda Mr. Tyrell Wellick serves by being so in the middle of all of the things in this show. Okay, the other characters won't reveal their relevance to the story, leaving us with many questions and the sense that this is not Mr. Elliot Alderson's, the brilliant actor Mr. Rami Malek's series. But I feel and see it to be very irrelevant to that of Mr. Tyrell Wellick. We will see.

I feel there are some surprises ahead of us... Otherwise the show cannot piece all loose ends together.

(What if... oh no! What if Mr. Tyrell Wellick is a personality of or an alternate reality for Mr. Elliot Alderson?.. Really!)

I give this episode a "8,6."

Here is a saying derived from my culture:

"Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Verily, Allah is kind and he loves kindness. He rewards for kindness what is not granted for harshness and he does not reward anything else like it."

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2593.

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim."
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9/10
Rewatch, 8.7/10
dcdude-2698830 June 2023
This wasn't a bad episode, but I can say that it definitely was the worst of the second half of the first season. My mom also said in exact words, "Alight'. My favorite things about this episode were the pacing, the Cinematography, and the Antagonist. My favorite characters in this episode were Elliot, Tyrell, and Angella. I place this at number 6 when ranking the first 7 episodes, only above episode 3. This was just two decimal points away from being rated an 8/10 on imdb by me. That's enough of flaws, lets talk about the good in it. The ending was another great thing about this episode, and the dynamics as well. Overall, this wasn't one of the best, but it's an allowable episode.
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