Eps2.8 h1dden-pr0cess.axx
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Episode 10
- Kor Adana
- Randolph Leon
| "eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx" | |
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| Mr. Robot episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Sam Esmail |
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| Cinematography by | Tod Campbell |
| Editing by | John Petaja |
| Original release date | September 7, 2016 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx" is the tenth episode of the second season of the American drama thriller television series Mr. Robot. It is the 20th overall episode of the series and was written by Kor Adana and Randolph Leon, and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. It originally aired on USA Network on September 7, 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, Joanna asks Elliot to trace Tyrell's location, while Darlene and Cisco avoid authorities.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.765 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising the performances, pacing and Esmail's directing.
Terry Colby (Bruce Altman) meets with Price (Michael Cristofer), who asks a favor of him. Price wants Colby to use his political connections to allow China to annex the Congo in exchange for a financial bailout of E Corp. Colby accepts his request, although he is confused over Price's determination.
Joanna (Stephanie Corneliussen) takes Elliot (Rami Malek) to her house, asking him to find Tyrell Wellick. Even though Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) fears what Joanna could do, Elliot accepts her request to trace a phone call he made. While buying equipment from a store, the phone rings and Elliot hears a whisper before the call ends. He and Donald "Mr. Sutherland" Hoffman (Jeremy Holm), a fixer for Joanne, return to his apartment, where Elliot builds an antenna with the equipment. He manages to trace the call to a residence, although Mr. Sutherland is not certain Tyrell would be there.
Cisco (Michael Drayer) arrives back at the smart house with an injured fsociety member. Darlene (Carly Chaikin) refuses to get him to a hospital, but Cisco angrily demands that she take responsibility. The FBI investigates the smart house to find out more about Susan's disappearance. Dominique (Grace Gummer) is informed that a shootout after the Washington incident caused someone to flee while other suspects were arrested, and that a witness has identified Cisco. Santiago (Omar Metwally) decides to send a BOLO with Cisco's identity, despite Dominique's protest that the Dark Army may take action.
Elliot meets with Angela (Portia Doubleday) in the subway to apologize for getting her involved, as Angela plans to meet with her lawyer to confess her role in the FBI hack. She states that she found him yelling at the museum when he went missing, telling him not to trust Mr. Robot. After sharing a kiss, Elliot leaves, while Angela is approached by two figures. The injured member is stabilized, and Darlene and Cisco decide to go eat before visiting him later. Unbeknownst to them, the FBI has raided Cisco's house and the nurse has identified Cisco from a facial composite shown on TV. Dominique finds the restaurant where Darlene and Cisco are, and calls for back-up. When she goes inside to talk to them, a Dark Army gunman arrives and opens fire. Dominique fires back at the gunman, who kills himself moments before back up arrives. She walks out of the restaurant covered in blood spatters.
Production
Development
In September 2016, USA Network announced that the tenth episode of the season would be titled "eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx". The episode was written by Kor Adana and Randolph Leon, and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. This was Adana's first writing credit, Leon's second writing credit, and Esmail's thirteenth directing credit.[1]