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** The Vimeo video of Elliot falling off the boardwalk? That's called ''Boardwalk Fail''.
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** The Vimeo Platform/{{Vimeo}} video of Elliot falling off the boardwalk? That's called ''Boardwalk Fail''.
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** [[spoiler:When Elliot hallucinates the empty Times Square, Elliot's entire family appears with Mr. Robot with the child Elliot declaring that they all are part of him.]]
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What the hell happened to Tyrell?]]
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What the hell happened to Tyrell?]]WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Tyrell, specifically.
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** James Plouffe. The EVP of Technology at E Corp. In the span of one day, he lost everything financially and tries to keep an optimistic outlook on decrypting the data. But his mask of optimism is broken when the interviewer asks how he can tell the public to remain calm, especially given the dire situation. Then he pulls out the gun in his bag, [[AteHisGun then...]]
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** James Plouffe. The EVP of Technology at E Corp. In the span of one day, he lost everything financially and tries to keep an optimistic outlook on decrypting the data. But his mask of optimism is broken when the interviewer asks how he can tell the public to remain calm, especially given the dire situation. Then he pulls out the gun in his bag, [[AteHisGun and then...]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: James openly denounces any possibility of fixing the economy before graphically [[AteHisGun shooting himself]] on live television.
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* DissonantSerenity: Price is pretty chill considering 400 ''billion'' dollars were burnt by fsociety.
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* ForeShadowing: James' looks of despair when Angela gives him space is evident that he has passed the DespairEventHorizon, but still tries to keep a straight face. A disturbing nod to what he intends on doing on live TV.
* Irony: When Plouffe is interviewed, the breaking news ticker is titled "Plouffe: Cybersecurity Team Optimistic about Data Recovery". Another bit of foreshadowing of his despair, but also a sad GeniusBonus for those who understand how data encryption works (especially for ransomware attacks).
* Irony: When Plouffe is interviewed, the breaking news ticker is titled "Plouffe: Cybersecurity Team Optimistic about Data Recovery". Another bit of foreshadowing of his despair, but also a sad GeniusBonus for those who understand how data encryption works (especially for ransomware attacks).
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* ForeShadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: James' looks of despair when Angela gives him space is evident that he has passed the DespairEventHorizon, but still tries to keep a straight face. A disturbing nod to what he intends on doing on live TV.
*Irony: {{Irony}}: When Plouffe is interviewed, the breaking news ticker is titled "Plouffe: Cybersecurity Team Optimistic about Data Recovery". Another bit of foreshadowing of his despair, but also a sad GeniusBonus for those who understand how data encryption works (especially for ransomware attacks).
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* TheStinger: Whiterose speaks about Rome burning (referring to the hack).
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** James Plouffe. The EVP of Technology at E Corp. In the span of one day, he lost everything financially and tries to keep an optimistic outlook on decrypting the data. But his mask of optimism is broken when the interviewer asks how he can tell the public to remain calm, especially given the dire situation. Then he pulls out the gun in his bag, [[AteHisGun then...]
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** James Plouffe. The EVP of Technology at E Corp. In the span of one day, he lost everything financially and tries to keep an optimistic outlook on decrypting the data. But his mask of optimism is broken when the interviewer asks how he can tell the public to remain calm, especially given the dire situation. Then he pulls out the gun in his bag, [[AteHisGun then...]]]
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* SoundtrackDissocance: During Elliot's tour of the E Corp building, there is catchy and upbeat music, like a techno-circus for comparison.
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* SoundtrackDissocance: SoundtrackDissonance: During Elliot's tour of the E Corp building, there is catchy and upbeat music, like a techno-circus for comparison.
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* CrapsackWorld: Whatever state our world was in pre-9/5, it's now this now that the hack has been complete.
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** James Plouffe. The EVP of Technology at E Corp. In the span of one day, he lost everything financially and tries to keep an optimistic outlook on decrypting the data. But his mask of optimism is broken when the interviewer asks how he can tell the public to remain calm, especially given the dire situation. Then he pulls out the gun in his bag, [[AteHisGun then...]
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Not used, but referenced to make a point. In an event like this, how many people would fall into Denial? Believing that this can all be fixed? Then when does it go into Bargaining? When tech companies force their employees to work harder to decrypt the data? Then when does it come to a horrifying Acceptance? That the damage has been done, and this can't be fixed?
* ForeShadowing: James' looks of despair when Angela gives him space is evident that he has passed the DespairEventHorizon, but still tries to keep a straight face. A disturbing nod to what he intends on doing on live TV.
* Irony: When Plouffe is interviewed, the breaking news ticker is titled "Plouffe: Cybersecurity Team Optimistic about Data Recovery". Another bit of foreshadowing of his despair, but also a sad GeniusBonus for those who understand how data encryption works (especially for ransomware attacks).
* SoundtrackDissocance: During Elliot's tour of the E Corp building, there is catchy and upbeat music, like a techno-circus for comparison.
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Not used, but referenced to make a point. In an event like this, how many people would fall into Denial? Believing that this can all be fixed? Then when does it go into Bargaining? When tech companies force their employees to work harder to decrypt the data? Then when does it come to a horrifying Acceptance? That the damage has been done, and this can't be fixed?
* ForeShadowing: James' looks of despair when Angela gives him space is evident that he has passed the DespairEventHorizon, but still tries to keep a straight face. A disturbing nod to what he intends on doing on live TV.
* Irony: When Plouffe is interviewed, the breaking news ticker is titled "Plouffe: Cybersecurity Team Optimistic about Data Recovery". Another bit of foreshadowing of his despair, but also a sad GeniusBonus for those who understand how data encryption works (especially for ransomware attacks).
* SoundtrackDissocance: During Elliot's tour of the E Corp building, there is catchy and upbeat music, like a techno-circus for comparison.
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** The Vimeo video of Elliot falling off the boardwalk? That's called ''Boardwalk Fail''.
* DespairEventHorizon: After 5/9, god knows how many people fell into this?
* DespairEventHorizon: After 5/9, god knows how many people fell into this?
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Tyrell?]]
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened the hell happened to Tyrell?]]
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Tyrell?]]
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Tyrell?]]Tyrell?]]
* WhileRomeBurns: A disguised Whiterose tells Philip Price the original story about Nero. Price isn't familiar with it, apparently not being big on the humanities.
* WhileRomeBurns: A disguised Whiterose tells Philip Price the original story about Nero. Price isn't familiar with it, apparently not being big on the humanities.
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* NorhingIsScarier: Elliot's encounter with Joanna. He even lampshades how uncomfortable the experience is as he begins to wonder if she is attempting to read his mind.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, including Angela.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, including Angela.
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* NorhingIsScarier: Elliot's encounter with Joanna. He even lampshades how uncomfortable the experience BlackComedy: While Elliot appears to be choking out Mr. Robot, we later see that he is as he begins to wonder if she is attempting to read his mind.
actually choking ''himself''.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, includingAngela.Angela.
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Tyrell?]]
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, including
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Tyrell?]]
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!! ''[[CrapsackWorld A new world hangs outside the window]], [[DissonantSerenity beautiful and strange]], [[SanitySlippage it must be falling away]]''...
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!! ''[[CrapsackWorld A new world hangs outside the window]], [[DissonantSerenity beautiful and strange]], [[SanitySlippage it must be falling away]]''...away]]''...
* NorhingIsScarier: Elliot's encounter with Joanna. He even lampshades how uncomfortable the experience is as he begins to wonder if she is attempting to read his mind.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, including Angela.
* NorhingIsScarier: Elliot's encounter with Joanna. He even lampshades how uncomfortable the experience is as he begins to wonder if she is attempting to read his mind.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: Played horrifically straight with the suicide scene. It averts the hell out of PrettyLittleHeadshots and GoryDiscretionShot, and actually leaves a lot of people traumatized, including Angela.
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!! ''[[CrapsackWorld A new world hangs outside the window]], [[DissonantSerenity beautiful and strange]], [[SanitySlippage it must be falling away]]''...
