Eps1.1 ones-and-zer0es.mpeg
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| "eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg" | |
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| Mr. Robot episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Sam Esmail |
| Written by | Sam Esmail |
| Cinematography by | Tod Campbell |
| Editing by | Franklin Peterson |
| Original release date | July 1, 2015 |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg" is the second episode of the American drama thriller television series Mr. Robot. The episode was written and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. It originally aired on USA Network on July 1, 2015.
The series follows Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, who is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as "Mr. Robot" to join a group of hacktivists called "fsociety". In the episode, Elliot receives an offer from Tyrell, while he is asked by Mr. Robot to be part of his next plan.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.73 million household viewers and gained a 0.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and character development, although some criticized the pacing.
Due to Colby's arrest, Tyrell (Martin Wallström) is now E Corp's interim CTO. He offers Elliot (Rami Malek) a position as the company's head of cyber security. Despite the promise of becoming a millionaire within five years, Elliot declines the offer.
Elliot becomes paranoid, so he asks Shayla (Frankie Shaw) for more morphine. Feeling that Tyrell might be following his moves, he smashes his computer's components. At Allsafe, he is given a pay raise by Gideon (Michel Gill), although he is taken aback when Gideon mentions fsociety. Gideon reveals that fsociety released a video to the public, in which they threaten to release incriminating evidence against E Corp unless Colby, described as their leader, is released.
Elliot then returns to his apartment, discovering Darlene (Carly Chaikin), who was waiting for him. She takes him to fsociety, where Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) states that they will destroy an E Corp offline backup facility called Steel Mountain. He wants Elliot to command a hacking, in which he will activate an adjacent gas plant and cause an explosion. Elliot fears putting innocent people in danger and refuses to get involved, and Mr. Robot tells him to never come back. He then visits Shayla, only to meet her drug supplier, Fernando Vera (Elliot Villar). While Elliot has enough evidence to get him to authorities for trafficking, he cannot bring himself to do so as he supplies Shayla with his drugs. However, he changes his mind after finding that he raped Shayla, and sends the evidence to the police, which leads to Vera's arrest.
While walking on the street, Angela (Portia Doubleday) and her boyfriend Ollie (Ben Rappaport) buy a CD from a bystander. At home, the CD does not work on Ollie's laptop, and Ollie also agrees to a sexual encounter with another girl. Unaware to both Ollie and Angela, the laptop's webcam has been activated. The bystander, Cisco (Michael Drayer), is revealed to be behind the hacking, and reports it to a Chinese website. At the fair, Elliot encounters Mr. Robot once again. Elliot offers to perform the hacking without risking lives, but Mr. Robot demands to know more about his father. Elliot opens up about his father getting fired from E Corp and eventually dying from leukemia. Despite his father asking Elliot not to tell his mother about the diagnosis, he still did it, causing his father to ignore him until his death. Suddenly, Mr. Robot pushes Elliot off a railing onto the rock-strewn beach below, reprimanding him for not keeping the secret.
Production
Development
In June 2015, USA Network announced that the second episode of the season would be titled "eps1.1_one-and-zer0es.mpeg". The episode was written and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. This was Esmail's second writing credit, and first directing credit.[1]