I loved it. The reason why the twist works so well is because it never feels like it's "season 1 all over again", this time Elliot is fully aware of what is happening, it's his own coping mecanism and he is just telling us a lie. I saw theories that he might be in a mental institution early in the season, but after he got involved with Ray I didn't think a scenario like that would be possible. So, I guess Ray was probably a guard/warden and Elliot helped him in a Michael Scofield/Pope kind of way. And when Elliot was "captured" by them he was probably thrown in solitary confinement.
I feel like a fool for not realising it when Elliot was being threatened by those guys in the episode, but the house definitely had that "prison" feel... the visits to the house make so much more sense now, with all the people talking to Elliot looking at the mother and being extra careful.
Once again flawless writing and execution, those shots shifting from imagination to reality at the end were just beautiful. Mr. Robot deserves all the praise it gets, thank you Sam Esmail.
Shout by Lucas MeloVIP 8BlockedParentSpoilers2016-08-20T23:02:57Z
I loved it. The reason why the twist works so well is because it never feels like it's "season 1 all over again", this time Elliot is fully aware of what is happening, it's his own coping mecanism and he is just telling us a lie. I saw theories that he might be in a mental institution early in the season, but after he got involved with Ray I didn't think a scenario like that would be possible. So, I guess Ray was probably a guard/warden and Elliot helped him in a Michael Scofield/Pope kind of way. And when Elliot was "captured" by them he was probably thrown in solitary confinement.
I feel like a fool for not realising it when Elliot was being threatened by those guys in the episode, but the house definitely had that "prison" feel... the visits to the house make so much more sense now, with all the people talking to Elliot looking at the mother and being extra careful.
Once again flawless writing and execution, those shots shifting from imagination to reality at the end were just beautiful. Mr. Robot deserves all the praise it gets, thank you Sam Esmail.