Mr. Robot
Hello, Elliot
Season 4, Episode 13 · Aired 2019-12-22
Synopsis
It's finally time to learn the truth, friend. Elliot hides the alternate Elliot's body in a storage container, intent on taking the alternate Elliot's place and marrying Angela. A police officer, Dominique, attempts to arrest Elliot after she discovers the alternate Elliot's body. Elliot escapes to Coney Island, where he discovers that there was no wedding. Mr. Robot explains to Elliot that the world they are in is not the parallel world Whiterose spoke of, but rather an illusion created by Elliot, with the intention of keeping "the real Elliot" trapped. Bewildered and confused, Elliot wakes up in Krista's office. Krista (who is a manifestation of Elliot's mind at this point) explains that the Elliot we have known since the beginning of the series is not the real Elliot, but a persona called "The Mastermind" that the real Elliot created to deal with his rage and anger at the world. However, this persona decided to take over and trapped the real Elliot in the Utopian world, getting rid of Darlene, who is the real Elliot's strongest connection to reality, and Krista explains that the Mastermind must give control back to the real Elliot, but he refuses as the world collapses. The Mastermind wakes up in the hospital, where Darlene reveals that Whiterose is dead, her machine is destroyed, and that she knew that the Mastermind had taken over. Accepting his identity, the Mastermind returns to Elliot's mind with the rest of his other personas. The real Elliot wakes up in the hospital and is greeted by Darlene.
From the desk: The guide closes on “Hello, Elliot” (2019-12-22) — a series bookend worth the package context. Rami Malek's Emmy breakout and twist seasons that trained audiences for unreliability.
In the series
This episode is part of Mr. Robot (2015–2019) on USA Network.
Hacker vigilante unreality — capitalism, mental illness, and terminal windows as aesthetic.
Key cast
- Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson
- Christian Slater as Mr. Robot
- Carly Chaikin as Darlene Alderson
- Portia Doubleday as Angela Moss
- Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick
- Grace Gummer as Dominique DiPierro