Deleted Scenes: In Santiago (Omar Metwally)'s apartment, Irving (Bobby Cannavale) has Elliot (Rami Malek) sit down. Irving tells the story of a beloved boxer who comes out of retirement to face the new, unstoppable champion. He trains old school and defies the odds and an early thrashing. There's no easy way out, but he puts his entire life on the line and goes the distance. He notes that Elliot has that going for him, while the Dark Army treats it more as a transaction. Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) notes that he just described the plot to Rocky IV (1985).
Origin of the Title: To shut down a Linux computer you enter the command "shutdown" from a terminal. To reboot it instead of a simple shutdown you add the -r variable.
The bit.ly url that Eliot visits is real and contains a file with geo coordinates and is still available (as of 12/01/18).
Music:
- "Intro" by M83 (feat. Zola Jesus) - played as Elliot (Rami Malek) returns home and prepares to execute the reversal of 5/9.
- "Kom Veacha Tha Sneha Knom" by Pen Ran - played as Grant (Grant Chang) and company arrive at the farmhouse.
- "Criminal" by Fiona Apple - played as Vera (Elliot Villar) arrives and approaches Darlene (Carly Chaikin).
Reference to a "Sister Merkin,". A merkin is a pubic wig.