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Tyrell is refused a chance to convince the company he is the right one to replace Colby. To get some comfort, he pays someone to take a beating. Then he gets closer to his boss' secretary to obtain information about the new CTO. Elliot wakes up in the hospital with Krista and Shayla watching him. He needs to convince Krista he's alright but that's no problem since he easily gets in the database of the hospital. Elliot thinks fsociety are done with him and plans on starting a new life - a normal life. Hence he brings Shayla with at a dinner at Gideon's. Since some more information is being revealed about Colby by fsociety, Elliot learns the game is not over. In the meantime Ollie is being blackmailed.

During their conversation, Joanna (Stephanie Corneliussen) and Tyrell (Martin Wallström) speak Danish and Swedish, respectively.

The picture of the dog shown being liked on Instagram is from the page of creator Sam Esmail's girlfriend, Emmy Rossum. The dog is called Cinnamon.

Towards the end of the episode, Gideon (Michel Gill) uses his smartphone, displaying the time as 9:40 pm. This occurs during the 40th minute of air time (excluding commercials). "Mr. Robot" airs at 9pm central time.

Windows 98 is a Microsoft computer operating system released in 1998, and used by Elliot (Rami Malek)'s primary care facility. With extended support ending in 2006, the hospital's operating systems have not had security updates for almost a decade, making them "almost too easy to hack".

In the backdrop of the song "Steal My Sunshine" is a sample of "More, More, More" by the Andrea True Connection from 1976.

Elliot (Rami Malek)'s apartment is 4F. This is also a military term for unfit for service.

Tyrell (Martin Wallström) installs Flexispy, a phone spying software, onto Anwar (Mitchell Winter)'s phone after seducing him.

Origin of the Title:

  • Debugging is the process of checking and problem-solving with computer code in order to make it run properly, or to find a bug planted to make functional code run improperly.
  • The extension: .mkv is an open-standard file format that holds multiple audio/video tracks in one file. It is used to encode illegal high-definition audio-video files, such as TV episodes or movies, distributed through torrent sites.

This episode marks the first appearance of Joanna Wellick, played by Stephanie Corneliussen.

This episode marks the first appearance of Phillip Price, played by Michael Cristofer.

Part of Elliot (Rami Malek)'s attempt at a normal life is to purchase a Starbuck's iced drink, then to accept Gideon (Michel Gill)'s dinner invitation. Founded in 1971, Starbucks is the ubiquitous Seattle-based coffee house with over 13,000 locations in the U.S. alone, considered largely responsible for the second wave (gourmet) coffee craze.

User reviews


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    • Author: PanshyR
    This episode was packed with character development. Tyrell took center stage for the first time. We get a very interesting glimpse into his life. Everything seems to be about power for him.

    Rami Malek continues to kill it as Elliot. In this episode, he tries to lead a normal life. This led to some of the series' funniest moments so far. The soundtrack when he lists the things that make a normal life was absolutely brilliant, and really added to the hilarity. It was also a really clever moment when Sheila interrupted his inner monologue. Up until now, she has been a nothing character, not particularly deep or developed. In this one, we see a bit of who she is, and why she's perfect for Elliot.

    But the highlight of this episode is Christian Slater as Mr. Robot. He steals every scene he's in. He really feels like he could end up being the hero or the villain. Only time will tell. His actions lead to a shocking reveal late in the episode.
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    • Author: Zadora
    Just as the series portrays the theme of false visage of modern society, this episode is mainly tailored for the antagonist Tyrell (Martin Wallström), who is exceptionally manipulative to a fault. He uses others in such pathologically deceptive and abusive way, it's almost creepily horrible as though he plays in a horror thriller yet you can't look away.

    Martin Wallstrom is a different kind of villain, for a protagonist as peculiar as Elliot, it's fitting to have equally, or more bizarre adversary. There's a vivid conviction in his actions while Elliot himself currently weighs on his life decisions. Rami Malek delivers the consistent performance of slightly antisocial genius, but he's now trying to fit into social norm.

    It's strangely playful, a tad liberating in the contradicting fallacy to see Elliot mingles with his peers and boss. The episode also brings more depth to side characters as it delves further into personal territory. Christian Slater as Mr. Robot, despite being titular character is playing a magnetic side character.

    That doesn't mean he's any less than the leads. On contrary, being in just enough portion of scenes makes his persona more intriguing while keeping the mysterious vibe intact. For most part, the show has given contrasting light for its visual. I enjoy the subtle change tone according to the mood playing at the moment, Elliot is given more lighter tone in his scenes while Tyrell is mostly covered in darkness this time around.

    There's a balanced pace at work here, it divvies the spotlight just in healthy dose between characters as it keeps the main plot operating smoothly.
  • comment
    • Author: Thabel
    Greetings from Lithuania.

    "Mr. Robot" is a very good, non formulaic (although first season of Dexter" comes into a mind very quickly, but in a good way) new show.

    Pilot was superb, second episode was good and this one is just great.

    Acting by all involved is superb although i kinda expected something more from Christian Slater who won Golden Globe for this - he is very good in here but he does his usual "Christian Slater thing" - it is a colorful character, but not a "chameleon" type of acting. Writing is great, involving, intriguing and provoking. I also love music in this show.

    Overall, "Mr. Robot" so far is a superb show. Not typical and sometimes provoking with great craftsmanship, this is a must see for all who tired of generic and dull series.
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    • Author: Zyangup
    The spoiler alert is just a warning. I have tried to shy away from specifics in the following review.

    Mr Robot has me hooked that's for sure. The character development in Ep3 is excellent. I reviewed Ep2 a few days ago and remarked on the way that Complete Control is played off against Complete Lack of Control.

    Mr. Tyrel, the SVP and CTO wannabe of Evil Corp was shown in the last episode as a man who exerts complete control over his life and over the life of many others. This episode shatters that illusion and shows us his almost pathological desire to control situations that are slipping out of his grasp.

    This guy Sam Esmail is a genius. The story is woven so intricately that the viewer gets lost in it. Each character is being fleshed out even more as the story progresses and it is getting curiouser and curiouser.....

    Bottom line; This is a must see for anyone looking for a TV show with substance and gall. This one boldly goes where TV dreads to tread, i.e the realm of the thinker.

    One last thing, Christian Slater is amazing. I still don't get why he has been off the radar for so long.
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    • Author: Marr
    The first two episodes of Mr. Robot are absolutely incredible. With Rami Malek and Christian Slater's great performances, the unique direction, and the thought-provoking commentary on society; I was thinking that this show was simply too good to be true. This episode makes me think I was partially right.

    Now don't get me wrong; this episode was still good in many ways. Rami Malek and Christian Slater are still very strong performance-wise; as are basically every other actor except maybe Portia Doubleday as Angela. I got no emotion from her in a scene where there should have been quite a lot. The direction was also just as, if not stronger, than the last two episodes.

    However, the thing that really made this episode not work for me was the focus on other characters besides Elliot. The previous episodes really thrived on you seeing the world through Elliot's eyes, but this one decided to have entire story lines that had absolutely nothing to do with that narrative. If you're reading this review you are probably arguing that this was just character development. I'm fine with there being character development, but the way they did this, with Tyrell especially, just bored me. I feel like there are other ways to show you what's going on behind the scenes. I'm not specifically suggesting anything, I'm just saying that they could have done it better.

    You had a connection to Elliot as a viewer in the first two episodes, but that connection was lost in this one. However that does not mean that this still isn't very good television and that I won't continue watching the rest of this series.

    I give Season One, Episode Three of Mr Robot a six out of ten.
  • comment
    • Author: Nafyn
    When there is 2 naked people having graphic sex there should be a warning before hand. Unnecessarily pornographic.
  • comment
    • Author: Kelenn
    This episode sucked. So much promise to this unique show but unfortunately the writing is lazy and the characters two-dimensional.

    Tyrell pays money to a homeless guy to use him as a punching bag since he had a rough day at work -- yeah, okay, I guess that's what your typical capitalist does in his spare time too. Not to mention his wife, who (big surprise!) is in to BDSM. I mean, aren't all desperate housewives? I really love when so-called feminist male writers can't help but paint female characters as being into BDSM. I see this waaay too much on TV these days.

    Also, this is small but hey, details count -- Christian Slater's character really chooses to drink an Appletini at the bar? Oook, my intrigue for that character just went down. Those are what 21-year olds fresh out of college drink.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Rami Malek Rami Malek - Elliot Alderson
    Carly Chaikin Carly Chaikin - Darlene
    Portia Doubleday Portia Doubleday - Angela Moss
    Martin Wallström Martin Wallström - Tyrell Wellick
    Christian Slater Christian Slater - Mr. Robot
    Gloria Reuben Gloria Reuben - Krista Gordon
    Michel Gill Michel Gill - Gideon Goddard
    Ben Rappaport Ben Rappaport - Ollie Parker
    Frankie Shaw Frankie Shaw - Shayla Nico
    Michael Drayer Michael Drayer - Cisco
    Randy Harrison Randy Harrison - Harry
    Michele Hicks Michele Hicks - Sharon Knowles
    Michael Cristofer Michael Cristofer - Phillip Price
    Stephanie Corneliussen Stephanie Corneliussen - Joanna Wellick
    Jeremy Holm Jeremy Holm - Mr. Sutherland
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