Eps2.6 succ3ss0r.p12
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Episode 8
| "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12" | |
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| Mr. Robot episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Sam Esmail |
| Written by | Courtney Looney |
| Cinematography by | Tod Campbell |
| Editing by | Franklin Peterson |
| Original release date | August 24, 2016 |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American drama thriller television series Mr. Robot. It is the eighteenth overall episode of the series and was written by Courtney Looney and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. It originally aired on USA Network on August 24, 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, Darlene, Mobley, Trenton and Cisco face problems when they find more about Project Berenstain.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.742 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, tension and the absence of Elliot in the episode.
In a flashback, Darlene (Carly Chaikin) meets with Mobley (Azhar Khan) and Trenton (Sunita Mani), introducing them to Elliot's newest plan in taking E Corp down.
In present day, Darlene, Mobley, Trenton and Cisco (Michael Drayer) learn that Project Berenstain is illegal surveillance of three million people for the Five/Nine investigation. As Darlene records a video to threaten E Corp, Mobley is paranoid as the FBI has rounded up 16 prime suspects with one reported dead, believing that the FBI might be closing in on them. Suddenly, they are interrupted when Susan Jacobs (Sandrine Holt) arrives home. As she has seen them and their equipment, they are forced to trap her in a pool room.
At a Fourth of July party, Angela (Portia Doubleday) goes on a date with a man when she runs into a friend of her father. He humiliates her for working at E Corp, prompting her to call out the fact that she has had more success than him in life. Bored with her date, she decides to spend time with an older man. Her date is later revealed to be an FBI agent, who decides to abandon his job when Angela ditches him.
Back at the smart house, Trenton releases Susan so she can use the bathroom. Susan accidentally knocks her head against the wall when trying to attack her. As the crew tries to find incriminating evidence from her emails, Susan recovers from her wound. Darlene decides to release Susan from her handcuffs, but then reveals that she recognized her as someone who laughed at the Washington Township leak after E Corp avoided repercussions. She surprises Susan by shocking her with a stun gun, causing her to fall into the pool due to her severe heart condition, killing her. She declares that it was done in self-defense and motivates Mobley and Trenton to escape, while she and Cisco destroy any incriminating evidence. They also take Susan's body to an animal shelter to incinerate it.
Mobley prepares to leave but is forced into an interrogation by Dominique (Grace Gummer), after she interviewed the owner of Darlene's stolen gun. Mobley refuses to cooperate and Santiago (Omar Metwally) forces Dominique to release him due to a lack of evidence. Mobley then arranges to meet with Trenton in order to flee. Trenton arrives at a coffee shop, and while Mobley does not arrive for two hours, someone approaches her. As she plans her next move, Darlene spends the night at Cisco's house. While he is showering, Darlene finds that he is communicating with the Dark Army, claiming that he has Darlene. She destroys his computer and when he steps out of the bathroom, she hits him with a baseball bat.
Production
Development
In August 2016, USA Network announced that the eighth episode of the season would be titled "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12". The episode was written by Courtney Looney and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. This was Looney's first writing credit, and Esmail's eleventh directing credit.[1]