Eps2.3 logic-b0mb.hc
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Episode 5
| "eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc" | |
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| Mr. Robot episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Sam Esmail |
| Written by | Kyle Bradstreet |
| Cinematography by | Tod Campbell |
| Editing by | Franklin Peterson |
| Original release date | August 3, 2016 |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American drama thriller television series Mr. Robot. It is the fifteenth overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Kyle Bradstreet and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. It originally aired on USA Network on August 3, 2016.
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 seeks help from Ray's past, while Dominique visits China.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.705 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, praising the performances, tension and ending.
With Ray's computer, Elliot (Rami Malek) installs a malware in order to hack the FBI. By the following day, Ray's associate Lone Star (Michael Maize) checks on his progress. Elliot states that he needs to talk with RT (Luke Robertson), the system admin. Ray (Craig Robinson) accepts his request.
Darlene (Carly Chaikin) visits Angela (Portia Doubleday), telling her that they must help Elliot. She wants her help in wiping the FBI's records connecting her to the Allsafe CD, but she refuses to get involved. Joanna (Stephanie Corneliussen) is told by the park attendant, Kareem, that he cannot keep quiet any longer and that he fears the FBI might be watching him. She claims she will help him, although she actually has Mr. Sutherland (Jeremy Holm) kill him at his house and stage it to make it look like a robbery. Later, she gets a phone call from someone breathing heavily, possibly Tyrell.
Dominique (Grace Gummer) and an FBI team investigate Steel Mountain, finding a Raspberry Pi installed in a wall. Finding a connection with the Dark Amy, Dominique and an FBI team visit Beijing to meet with Minister Zhang, the Chinese Minister of State Security, who is actually Whiterose (BD Wong). Zhang rebuffs claims that the Dark Army was involved in the attack and invites the agents to a party. Zhang converses with Dominique, explaining concepts of time. The following day, at the office, gunmen kill some of the FBI agents. Dominique barricades herself and kills one of the gunmen.
Angela reunites with Ollie (Ben Rappaport) at a bar, but discovers that he wanted to sell her out to the FBI. After talking with Elliot, she decides to join Darlene in her quest. Elliot meets with RT, who enters through Tor to help Ray's computer. After he leaves, Elliot is surprised to discover that Ray runs a black market website trafficking drugs, weapons, and sex slaves. That night, Elliot is kidnapped by Ray's thugs, with Lone Star revealing that they have killed RT. Ray steps out of a car, scolding him after ignoring his warning not to look, and watches as his thugs brutally beat Elliot.
Production
Development
In July 2016, USA Network announced that the fifth episode of the season would be titled "eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc". The episode was written by co-executive producer Kyle Bradstreet and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. This was Bradstreet's second writing credit, and Esmail's eighth directing credit.[1]