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Watched this episode week before my father died. At a time when I've seen it for the first time it made unimaginable impact of me. You see, for many years i didn't had good relations with him. He was abusive, often vile, but below it, below under all those layers of fears, of failures, was a heart of a broken man. I yearned all my life for father that was capable of love, and i lacked true forgiveness in face of my own cruelty. Yesterday he died, and i never got to say how sorry i was. In all my life i never faced a TV show that was able to show that yearning one have for long passed days of peace and warmth. Because of this episode i'll always remember him, and when winters pass of my life, and he fades into blurred memory, i'll see this episode again, and will know what i regret. That is the unforgiving value of this TV show, its cruel beyond belief, its open, its true, its human, its us. Many times in my life i would think to myself that i had no reason to live, yet i'm grateful to have been witness of such majestic broken story, the best I've seen in my life so far. Thank you Mr. Robot! <3

Wow! This was all i wanted, with all the speculations going on that Darlene's gonna die had me a bit concerned. But hats off to sam esmail. This is my first ever review or rather just 2 paragraphs dedicated to praising sam esmail for the phenomenal job that he has done this season. Not only did this finale manged to give a great throwback to season 1 (the train sequence), but also it finally made sense of all the back to the future references that were highlighted this entire season. It starts off with Dark Army trying to find Elliot which succeeds in building a tension throughout the whole episode. It is followed by a series of groundbreaking revelations and one in particular, about Angela. I did not see that coming and the way that soundtrack progresses had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. And that the scene was merged with the entire barn scene with elliot trying to Threaten and then Negotiate with dark army just worked flawlessly. Irving had one the best character redemptions that i have seen in a long while. It raised many questions about how dom's character is going to be portrayed in season 4 after all she has been through. (YES! WE ARE GETTING A SEASON 4!). Overall this was the most satisfying and shocking finale. And also bravo to USA for having faith in Esmail and his vision. With the ratings suffering a tremendous low this year, USA was bold to renew it. If this show doesn't get at least 10 emmys i am shouting 'This is what democracy looks like' on the emmy carpet lmao.

PS: That superman scene was just brilliant XD

The third season of Mr. Robot returns, and no surprise that it retains its high production standards and great sense of style. Although at times it feels like the show is borrowing some of its shots and musical cues from other shows (who perhaps used them more organically), this continues to be a strengthen and any reservations I have in this space does not affect how much I enjoy what it does and how it does it - whether it is the drone shots of cars with great color and framing, or the episode shot and edited to appear to be one constant take.

In the same way, the show continues to have a plot and characters that engage and make for enjoyable television. Much like the second season, the third seeks out that sense of mystery and twist that the first did so well; here it is the internal conflict of Elliot that drives a lot of it as he fights within and without himself. Around this there are a lot of characters who don't work as well, although part of this is a freshening of the pool. New or expanded characters do well (Whiterose, Irving) but there are a lot of characters from previous season who seem less relevant and are either killed off, or hang around on the edges.

The plotting is solid enough for the season, but much like the second season, I had the feeling of it producing a third run, rather than building towards something. This is not as harsh as it sounds, because I did enjoy the season, but it did strike me that it felt contained like it was living season-to-season, rather than something with an overall vision and narrative plan which it had broken down into sellable chunks. Within this the cast continue to do well, and those aforementioned expanded or new members particularly add to it. The core leads remain strong too, with Malek's performance continuing to work for me, even if it doesn't vary a huge amount episode to episode.

The show remains slick, engaging, and entertaining in any given moment. I guess my only reservation is that it feels that it is so focused on that element, that it doesn't seem to have a bigger picture that it is slotting all of its pieces into.

So Eliot /Robot go with Irving to meet with the FBI holding Darlene in some obscure farmhouse.

FBI dude has outlived his usefulness, Irving takes an axe to him in front of Dom FBI. Irving has a classic rant. +1 Star

WhiteRose shows up, talks with Irving. They discuss Dom Fbi's promotion.

Simultaneous rants switch back and forth with explanations of what has been going on behind the scenes ALL SEASON LONG. Eliot and Whiterose, and Price and Angela. They explain the motivations for each character all season long that have been withheld. And Eliot plays a card to save Darlene, as Price...exposes to Darlene.......

AND SURPRISE!!! LEON SAVES ELIOT! LEON IS.... THE PROFESSIONAL!!!!

AND SURPRISE.... I AM YOUR FATHER! PRICE TELLS ANGELA!

Oh Snap. Grant offs himself. WhiteRose has split itself! Now that was unexpected. +1 Star.

Dom FBI comes clean with how she really feels about Darlene. That was hawt.

And Robot confesses to himself/ Eliot how he can reverse the hack he did on ECorp...if he really wants to of course.

Cheese. 7/10.

Really, people are on edge over this? Gee, they didn't kill Elliot Darlene or the FBI chick. SHOCKER!!

I was hoping they might, then this series might not be so predictable and boring.

What was interesting has turned into boredom. What made Game of Thrones entertaining is that they killed off main characters. This series is so mainstream predictable, does anyone even think they'd kill Darlene? I want them to!! Please, Kill Darlene!!!

Oh hey, Elliot has another computer hack....zzzzzzzzzzzz. He's the smartest hack around.....zzzzzzzzzz.

It just keeps dragging on. He has control of the dark army...and does nothing with it.

If you're seriously entertained by where this series has gone, I suggest watching any sitcom.

That was the most tense episode I have ever seen in my life. Not even Breaking Bad's Ozymandias made me feel so helpless. Perfectly directed and acted, the music super-b as always and an unpredictable plot that changed the game for every character of the series.

We all know now that the bigger plans of Whiterose envolves manipulate time and space. Angela was indeed right, and not as crazy as her FATHER Philip Price is making she believe and its made clear that the part of Irving is way bigger than we all predicted.

Now there's room for a terrific fourth season and I really hope it keeps as brilliant as the previous seasons were.

10/10 for the whole season

This review contains spoilers.

Mr. Robot's season three finale is entitled "shutdown -r". The episode takes place immediately after the conclusion of the previous episode. Whiterose comes to a head with Elliot and plans his demise. Darlene, Elliot, and Dominique are brought to the Dark Army's barn.

Mr. Robot's season three finale is excellent in every way. This finale is the undoing of the first season finale's 5/9 hack. This is done in a masterful way as the season leads to this conclusion with many brutal and sad moments that Elliot Alderson internalizes. The cinematography and editing in this episode is superb and highlights Rami Malek's formidable acting. The unity that Elliot and Mr. Robot strike in this episode is a culmination of their ultimate struggle for the past two seasons.

The connection with Darlene and Dominique come to a conclusion in this episode as they realize a connection between them and the darkness from the Dark Army. The fear and story arcs are present with these two characters and it will be interesting seeing how it will develop in the fourth season.

I highly recommend the finale of Mr. Robot's third season "shutdown -r".

Grade: A

Mr. Robot Season Three

The third season of Mr. Robot is one of the best in the series. It dwarfs the first and second season in the emotional impact that Mr. Robot the series gives. The third season has Elliot forced to come to terms with what he has done due to the 5/9 hack. In addition, the conflict between Mr. Robot and Elliot come to a head as they both realize they have been manipulated by parties.

The third season features the Dark Army heavily as they continue to execute malicious plans on the world at the behest of Whiterose. The third season features this dark side and elaborates more on their actions. However, the Dark Army are the main antagonist for Elliot and a difficult foe for fsociety to overcome. The villainy on display by the Dark Army is some of the darkest in television history. This hacker organization forces the viewer to see disturbing moments such as Trenton and Mobley's deaths. In addition there are terrorist plots that occur at the behest of the Dark Army. The third season features a counterweight to this in Dominique DiPierro, but it is clear she is out of her league in dealing with the Dark Army.

There are many dark scenes in this season which makes for tough viewing. This is not an easy show to stomach with Elliot contemplating an end in one episode. This is a heavy testament to Rami Malek's acting skills and shows that he deserves to be the television show's main focus. Rami Malek has a natural charisma as Elliot Alderson where the viewer wants him to succeed and trusts him.

I highly recommend the third season of Mr. Robot.

Grade: A.

Two words... He is an ARMY,

If he doesn't click enter, I might become psycho.

First season was a bit kitsch (I am not sure if I articulated well, there maybe a better word), although I liked it. Because every thing looks comfortable. Second season was a bit boring to me that nothing much happened. Third season becomes very interesting and this episode showed that it was well orchestrated. For instance, Chang (the boyfriend) was jealous of Elliot (One scene in 3rd season somewhere shows that Chang said to Whiterose that He can handle the situation better). Also, Some where in 3rd episode showed a flashback that Phillip made contract with Allsafe because of Angele when Phillip has to appoint Tyrell as CTO and Tyrell was questioning Phillip' decision. This episode tells why. It was good.

What happened to the season 1 twists? That was a great season but this is so predictable and stupid.

Wtf was that when Leon killed the Chinese? What is the point of his character? Didn't he used to serve them?

To be honest the start of the season was so good and getting better and better until e8 or 9, I completely lost my interest in the series.

I really hope season 4 would surprise me like season 1

I really wanted to put this final episode off as long as possible, or at least until the air date for Season 4 is announced, but yesterday the conditions suited getting hyped up, without distractions, to finish the season. I first have to commend Sam Esmail for the quality of the show as a whole and specifically the consistency of it. There isn't one 'bad' episode that comes to mind and from the beginning of Season 2 they have been pushing a perfect 10/10 rating at several points. Season 3 has certainly kept up its game, with stand-out episodes like the 'one-shot' one and the one with Elliot and the young boy. The story has been progressing in a way that feels natural while simultaneously upping the stakes slowly to build to a climax. This season, this climax involves Elliot and Darlene trying to undo the original hack, against Whiterose and the Dark Army's mission to eliminate their enemies and move their projects to the Congo. To add to that there's the unresolved subplots of Angela's time-distorted sanity, Philip Price and E Corp's fallout with Whiterose, Dom's investigation versus her boss' manipulations, and the outcome of the fighting between Elliot and Mr. Robot. All in all, sounds like the makings for an incredible season finale, right? And they provided one... for the most part.

I'm not saying I disliked this episode - far from it. So I can talk about everything I loved, I'll get through my slight problems first to get it out of my mind. The way I see it, they shot themselves in the foot a bit, building everything up to such a huge extent that it literally turned into guns to peoples heads, screaming, crazy monologues, you name it. As such, the writers have forced us to actually fear for the lives of the main characters, especially since each of them end up in some state of capture in this episode. All that build-up, seemingly no way out, the chance for them to prove just how high the stakes actually were... and then they cop out with reasons that don't particularly make much sense. Dom is all but dead, yet Irving kills Santiago instead. Fine, but I don't believe Irving would hesitate for a second after Dom says she wouldn't work for him - you can even see that he's surprised that he even has to remind her that they could kill her entire family, I don't see why Irving wouldn't question her loyalty still, especially compared to Santiago's loyalty. Sure, they'd already made plans to bring her in by finding out about her family, but how did they know that Santiago would end up bringing her? I have more issue with Leon killing the other Dark Army agents and Grant killing himself instead of Darlene dying, however. In order for that to happen, it would have all had to be arranged beforehand by Whiterose, even though its pretty ridiculous at this point that she would trust Elliot - who clearly has nothing and was just trying to save the life of his sister - and yet not trust Grant enough, despite their being lovers, to fill him in on her intentions? Why has Leon been informed, but not the other Dark Army men there? She just lost about four good men when they wouldn't have needed to die after one word of clarification from Whiterose. Her being elusive and unpredictable in this episode literally only damages herself and loses her loyal men, just so the audience can think for a second that Darlene might actually die. I was also not a fan of the cheesy ending, complete with stereotypical pop song.

HOWEVER, with all that said, it doesn't detract from the undeniable quality of the episode on the technical side, nor how entertaining it is. There are plenty more great character moments and captivating pieces of dialogue than plot-holes. The performances are all great, especially from Bobby Cannavale as Irving, who has been one of the best aspects of this season, and Grace Gummer's Dom. I've been really blown away by the development of Angela in this season, her mental spiral has been perfectly paced and I love the concept of her becoming increasingly deluded that time is non-linear. I think that as an idea is something that is incredibly interesting, and quite unique given that media messes up normal, 'simple' time travel concepts. It completely makes sense, too, given, Angela's opinion of Whiterose, and the latter's clear opinion of time. Though we don't see any action or catalyst to leave some room for interpretation in this manner, and are instead given a vindication of Angela and Philip's relationship (I thought they wouldn't do it, but he literally says 'I am your father'), I can't help but see a missed opportunity. It's a little strange that Angela would instantly turn on Whiterose to help Philip, also.

In the grand scheme of things, I can't complain about this episode really, and certainly not the whole season. I have faith that Esmail knows what he is doing and has great things planned for Season 4, which I eagerly await the announcement of.