Mr. Robot eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd (2015– ) watch online HD
- Original title:eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd
- Category:TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- Released:2015–
- Director:Sam Esmail
- Actors:Rami Malek,Carly Chaikin,Portia Doubleday
- Writer:Sam Esmail,Sam Esmail
- Duration:1h 3min
- Video type:TV Episode
- Rating 8.5
- Votes 467
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Short summary
FBI agent Dominique DiPierro (Grace Gummer) exchanges IRC messages with HappyHardonHenry806, a likely reference to Christian Slater alias Happy Harry Hardon in Прибавьте громкость (1990).
At around 19 minutes the piece of music "Opening (Mishma)" begins to play over the scene, this is also used at the ending of Шоу Трумана (1998). A film that shares the theme of questioning the nature one's reality in order to know the truth.
Deleted Scenes: At Fidelio's, after they toast, a man and woman dressed well in fsociety masks enter and sit at a nearby table. They pretend to eat food from McDonalds, causing visible irritation at the E Corp table. The concierge returns and threatens to call the police again. The man puts a bag with a giant dollar bill sign on the table. The concierge reiterates that they need to leave and they do with mock annoyance. She apologises to Price (Michael Cristofer), who asks for the fries and get a laugh from the table.
Dom (Grace Gummer) talks to Alexa, developed by Amazon for its Echo device. This accompanies Amazon's exclusive streaming rights for Season 1 of Mr. Robot.
Elliot (Rami Malek) takes adderall to get rid of Mr. Robot (Christian Slater). Adderall is a stimulant generally prescribed to treat ADHD. It improves attention and wakefulness, but in larger doses, side effects include euphoria, insomnia, hallucinations and paranoia. Elliot takes up to 200mg; the maximum therapeutic dose for adults is 40mg.
Romero (Ron Cephas Jones)'s PC was likely ignited by thermite trap that triggered when FBI agents tried to access his computer. Thermite is a pyrotechnic that burns at high temperatures to melt the metal plates or silicon chips in hard drives.
In the flashback, Mobley (Azhar Khan) tried to recruit Romero (Ron Cephas Jones) due to his skills in phreaking. Phreaking was the skill of emulating audio frequencies to access and manipulate telephone systems before phones became digital.
Angela (Portia Doubleday) and Phillip (Michael Cristofer) dine at the Italian restaurant with two other ill-fated employees, and the scene was shot in Manhattan at the restaurant Zio, at 17 W. 19th St., with some matching photos on Zio's website, displaying the same decor not altered for the shoot.
At around 38 minutes Elliot (Rami Malek) hallucinates seeing three girls in dresses wearing fsociety masks, the way they are dressed and how they are standing is quite similar to the infamous twins at the Overlook Hotel in Сияние (1980).
Music:
- "Holly, Jolly Christmas". Recorded by Burl Ives (1964). Plays as Romero (Ron Cephas Jones) take Mobley (Azhar Khan) to see the Fun Society arcade for the first time.
- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". Recorded by Dusty Springfield (1966). Plays as Romero locks up the arcade after being recruited by Mobley.
- "Opening", from the soundtrack of Mishima. Composed by Philip Glass, performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble (1985). Plays when Elliot (Rami Malek) imagines himself being kidnapped and forced to drink fluid concrete.
- "The Highwayman". Recorded by The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, 1985). Plays as Agent DiPierro (Grace Gummer) gets ready for work.
- "Lovely Allen". Recorded by Holy Fuck (2007). Plays in the montage where Elliot realises the adderall has worked and Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) is gone.
- "Just Say the Word". Recorded by Jerry Townes (2011). Plays as Angela (Portia Doubleday) arrives for her dinner with Phillip Price (Michael Cristofer).
Based on Romero (Ron Cephas Jones)'s criminal record, the conversation with Mobley (Azhar Khan) where he was recruited takes place at Christmas, 2014.
Origin of the Title:
- A "kernel panic" occurs when a UNIX operating system detects a fatal error from which it cannot recover. It is roughly the same as a "blue screen of death" (stop error) in Windows. The panic sends highly technical information to administrators and developers designed to help the identify the problem.
- The extension: The .ksd extension denotes a file encoded by Keep Safe, an app providing military-grade encryption of devices and back-ups for video and photos.
In Dom (Grace Gummer)'s apartment, a digital clock can be seen blinking at 12:00 indicating that it has suffered power outage. This is a reference to the frequent blackouts which plague the world of the show.
Ray (Craig Robinson) and his associates use Bitcoin for their unspecified business. Bitcoin is an open-source cryptocurrency using an open ledger with public and private keys. Transactions in it are anonymous to others with access to the network, so it has become popular with criminals.
Romero (Ron Cephas Jones)'s first name is Leslie.
The print on Phillip Price (Michael Cristofer)'s wall is the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Yugoslav nationalist at Sarajevo, which triggered World War I.
Deleted Scenes: Dom (Grace Gummer) is seen arriving at the FBI office when a coworker, Jesse, approaches her and complains that he has lost his vacation. He also complains about a timeshare presentation he and his wife endured in Mexico.
One of the notes "writing in Gibberish" in Elliot (Rami Malek)'s notebook says "RIP", probably referencing the death of his former boss Gideon Goddard (Michel Gill).
This episode marks the final appearance of Romero, played by Ron Cephas Jones. He appeared in 9 episodes in total.
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rami Malek | - | Elliot Alderson | |
| Carly Chaikin | - | Darlene | |
| Portia Doubleday | - | Angela Moss | |
| Michael Cristofer | - | Phillip Price | |
| Stephanie Corneliussen | - | Joanna Wellick (credit only) | |
| Martin Wallström | - | Tyrell Wellick (voice) | |
| Grace Gummer | - | Dominique DiPierro | |
| Christian Slater | - | Mr. Robot | |
| Azhar Khan | - | Mobley | |
| Sunita Mani | - | Trenton | |
| Joey Bada$$ | - | Leon | |
| Ron Cephas Jones | - | Romero | |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | - | Elliot's Mother | |
| Michael Maize | - | Lone Star | |
| Dorothi Fox | - | Nell Romero |
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