Hello friend.
“Please tell me that you’re seeing this too…”-Elliott (1×01)
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two water paintings hanging up outside of Krista’s office. The one on the left features a family heading into an old farmhouse, with one figure remaining behind, by the fence. The one on the right features the same family, now behind the farm house playing together in the fields. The fourth figure does not appear in the painting on the right, he only appears in the other one. The first time that we see these paintings is in episode two, right after Elliott decides that Vera, “can’t be allowed to exist anymore.” Then we observe his therapy session with Krista, where they discuss the “allusion of control.” Elliott is only comfortable when he feels in control. He assumes power by hacking into the personal lives of others online, and then constructs boundaries within his personal relationships. Elliott would choose to remain behind, by the fence, while his family goes to play in the fields. That’s an easy choice for him, the hard ones come when others are involved. Adding Shayla to the equation made Elliott force his hand in terms of Vera. But did he make a decision, or was the choice already “pre-paid” for him a long time ago?
“Intentions are irrelevant, they don’t drive us, daemons do.”-Elliott (1×3)
The paintings can be see again, in the background as Krista lets Elliott into her office at the end of episode seven. Unfortunately, moments later Krista discovers that by having Elliott as a patient, she’s letting him into her entire life. Beneath the bank statements, online site profiles, pornography, beneath everything; Elliott finds their one honest connection; they are just two lonely people in the world. “I want out of this loneliness, just like you, is that what you wanted to hear?” cries Elliott in episode seven. After the end of the title sequence during episode eight, we see Elliott facing the paintings again, as his monologue begins, “But you have to admit, she’s just like everyone else, too afraid to peek over their walls for fear of what they might see.” The camera zooms in on the lone figure standing by the fence.
When Shayla was still alive he could of possibly wanted to join the others and play behind the farmhouse. Now that she is dead, he wants to remain behind while the others go ahead without him. He wants to remain by the fence to control who comes in and who leaves. Again, is it Elliott’s choice, or did a “daemon” already make it for him? Is he in control, or under the false allusion 
of control?
“People who are violent get that way, because they can’t communicate.” –Mr Robot (1×03)
During the third episode’s opening sequence we see Tyrell Wellick come undone, and still remains in control. Now that Terrance Colby has been removed from the situation, Tyrell has the opportunity to become the youngest CTO that E-Corp has ever seen. Then Philip Price awkwardly turns him down, because Scott Knowles has taken the position, right out from under him. Instead of causing a scene at the office, Tyrell takes his anger to the street, literally. He exchanges money with a homeless man, and they agree to fight one another. Tyrell retains control as he stripes away pieces of his business attire; his watch, sports coat, tie, and undoes the top buttons on his dress shirt. Then he pulls out a pair of surgical gloves, not boxing gloves, or a knuckle brace to wear during the fight…but surgical gloves. Tyrell is a man of discipline, order, cleanliness, and sustainability. Therefore he is a man who needs to keep his 
hands clean; of dirt, germs, blood, but mostly importantly clean from failure.
Tyrell is without his control, his surgical gloves, while on the rooftop with Sharon Knowles during episode seven. “Scott plans on firing you, and you are clinging on to any chance you can get…you seem desperate,” explains Sharon moments before Tyrell chokes her to death. Yes, in the face of failure Tyrell is desperate for control. In one moment of pure impulse Tyrell takes the life of another, which simultaneously sends his own life into a tailspin. During the next two episodes Tyrell loses both his job and family to his mistake, his failure. Again, did Tyrell decide to take the life of Sharon Knowles, or did the impulse stem from the “allusion of control,”pre-paid for” by a “daemon”?
“The lock pick, every hacker’s favorite sport. The perfect system to crack mostly, because unlike virtual systems, when you break it, you can see it…hear it…feel it.”-Elliott (1×02)
“I don’t know what you’re master plan is, but I need to…and you’re going to tell me,” Tyrell calmly says to Elliott as he slips on his pair of surgical gloves. Instead of sharing the same guilt that Elliott felt for having a hand in Shayla’s death, Tyrell felt a moment of “pure power,”while strangling Sharon. In this scene Tyrell posters and asserts his dominance as he describes how it felt to murder someone…by his own two hands. Cut to Elliott letting him into the fsociety arcade. Why would E
lliott let in someone who diametrically opposes him? If in the wake of Shayla’s death, Elliott chose to stay behind and be the gatekeeper, why open it for Tyrell? Sam Esmail is the real “daemon” threatening to take down Elliott’s construction of reality. After viewing episode ten we will have completed one “perfect” maze friend. Will you be ready for the next one?
Writer’s note: A daemon is a computer program that runs in the background, without interference from the user in control.
By Sarah Belmont
Featured Writer
@sjbelmont
The Walking Dead phenomenon continues as AMC premiered Fear the Walking Dead last Sunday night. The first season is set to consist of six one hour long episodes that will build up to the season six premiere date of The Walking Dead, on October 11th, 2015. 
“Things will fall apart now. No satellites, no internet, no cell phones. Communications will fail because no one’s there to manage the servers. The electrical grid will collapse for the same reason. It’s all gonna go to hell, and that’s what they don’t get. When civilization ends, it ends fast.”-Tobias (episode 2)
d his family. They peek out the storefront’s boarded windows as if they are caged animals. Meanwhile Alicia and Madison witness their neighbors kill one another across the street, both unable to do anything. As much as the first episode established Madison and Travis as a united front, the second one split them further apart. Now stuck in different parts of LA, it would seem that the next four episodes would revolve around Travis’ family making his way back to Madison and her family.
ual relationship. So, what happens when sex is off the table? Jimmy initially assumes that they won’t see each other, until sex is back on the table. Then Edgar steps in and arranges for Jimmy to take Gretchen out on a date. This is probably my personal favorite episode, because of the hilarious opening, dinner, and movie date scenes. Chris Geere brings Jimmy to life throughout the episode as his dry humor su
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rip to London. Also, where is Jimmy’s mom? Does he have siblings? Throughout this past season we learn that Lindsay had a crush on Jimmy, while he dated her sister. If they do a flashback episode it would be cool to see exactly how that went down. In addition it would be interesting to see Jimmy encounter a writer he idolizes, only to be repulsed by him/her.
her family’s lunch to drop some truth bombs. For the first time we see Gretchen masterfully lie to Jimmy’s face, who in a referential Usual Suspects scene, discovers the truth. During Jimmy’s epic monologue to Gretchen’s parents about how they haven’t met the “real Gretchen”, viewers fully come to understand her character. She is still a rebellious teenager, afraid to grow up, so she hides herself away from not only her parents, but fro
m men too. Aya Cash’s performance, when she finds the engagement ring, is beautiful as she silently processes this possibility, and goes through a range of emotions. Gretchen’s default setting is to run away from adulthood, so she breaks up with Jimmy.
o balance her job with her relationship. Towards the end of the season begin to subtly hint at her and Jimmy having the “kid” talk. I would like to see Gretchen’s perspective on the idea of being pregnant and then raising a child.
n married, and still basking in the glow that she beat her older sister to the alter. This in comparison to her present state of dissatisfaction with life as a wife. Throughout this episode we understand her motivations for settling, low esteem, sibling rivalry, being neglected as a child, and the fear of being left behind. These are all childish reasons to marry, as mature adults should only marry out of love.
Edgar planned the perfect Sunday for him and his friends. During their brunch, he accidentally drops the secret itinerary for the day. Richard Hendricks, guest star Thomas Middleditch, returns the misplaced list to Edgar. Throughout the day Richard and his group of hipsters end up attending all the events that Edgar had
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