Courtesy of USA Network
Warning: Spoiler Alert
For the first time in a long while, Elliot opens up to the idea that perhaps Mr. Robot is the key to everything. Elliot recalls a story from middle school. When taking a Visual Basic class, he found there was a technique that would allow his to keep studying. Just recite the mantra, mind awake. Mrs. Wellick seems intrigued by the opportunity that has presented itself care of Elliot. The location coordinates of the cell phone believed to belong to Tyrell Wellick shows up (at what I postulated might be Mr. Knowles’ home)
Dom gets run through the police policy following a shooting. She finds this unnecessary waste of FBI resources.
She also discovers the news that the Chinese extended Evil Corp a gift. A financial bailout to the tune of 2 trillion dollars. Dom’s boss even concedes that it’s over. The bailout is the gift everyone has been waiting. China just saved the economy. They will get away with it.
Angela is taken to an undisclosed location. All the while trying to persuade her captors to let her go. Inside is one of the strangest scenes i’ve ever seen. A young girl walks in, sits at a computer, inserts a 5.25″ floppy into an old C: drive. Then the girl starts asking very strange almost unrelated questions. Shortly after the assessment, a new figure emerges. Its White Rose.
There is a rather strange scene with Dom and Alexa. The depression is becoming more than Dom can handle. She seeks comfort from an interactive piece of electronics that has limited question and answer combinations.
White Rose remains cryptic. But in the end, this was all just a test given to Angela. White Rose wants to see the drive and why Angela wants what she wants so badly. That and to discover why Phillip likes her so much. Then that leads into the drawn connection of Angela and Elliot, insinuating that the catalyst for all of this was the Washington Township plant. And furthermore, her mother and Elliot’s father died for a ‘greater good’ reason. White Rose plans to show Angela exactly why she needs to drop her mission.
White Rose: You are at the center of all of it…
Elliot wakes from his trance to find Mr. Robot in his apartment. It’s as if the roles have been reversed. Now Elliot appears to be the silent passenger. Mr. Robot is doing things while Elliot stands over Mr. Alderson and not the other way around. Mr. Robot looks over a BBQ food pamphlet with writing on it. It’s a cypher. Elliot and Mr. Robot work independently to crack the cypher.
There is a knock at the door of the Washington Township lawyer’s home. She was concerned after not hearing from Angela. Angela stands before her as deadpan as a robot (pun intended). Angela is there to tell the lawyer to stand down and not to contact Angela again.
The cypher takes Elliot/Mr. Robot to a swap meet. Elliot and Mr. Robot arrive separately but they are on the same hunt. Eventually the side door of a taxi van opens and the driver only knows two English words. “Elliot?” and “Address?” Elliot is very confused. He eventually gets in but then does not have an answer for “Address?” Then the moment we’ve all been waiting for.
Tyrell Wellick enters the taxi van using the other sliding door.
Elliot has no idea what on earth is going on right now. Elliot is unsure of what is real and what is not. Since he finds no answers he gets louder and more indignant. Demanding to know if the non-English speaking taxi driver if he sees the man sitting next to Elliot. Eventually both Elliot and Tyrell are kicked out of the van.
Tyrell: Now what was the meaning of that? Now you’ve been under a lot of stress, but I’ve been under a lot of stress too. Can you imagine what it’s been like for me? We can’t talk out here, we’re exposed. Come on.
Elliot: Where?
Tyrell: Enough with theses games, We’re close. Have you forgotten everything? The Dark Army told me phase 2 is ready, when you see it, you’ll be pleased. It worked Elliot, it’s up to us now.
