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**“**eps2.4\_m4ster\_s1ave.aes**”** is the sixth episode of Season 2 of Mr. Robot. It was broadcast on August 10, 2016.

## Plot

### Synopsis

**<@mrrobot>** mr. robot attempts to show elliot that he can be useful. darlene and angelas plan doesnt go as expected.
### Origin of the Title

* In computing, a **master** is a computer that causes action by one or more **slave** devices, typically peripherals. The master has unidirectional control over its slaves; the most commonplace of these is the connection between a desktop computer (master) and the printer (slave) attached to it.
* The extension: .aes identifies files encrypted by open-source AES Crypt software, which features Advanced Encryption Standard encryption.

### Summary

Elliot experiences a twisted 1980s sitcom version of a family road trip with Tyrell locked in the trunk, featuring ALF. Mr. Robot encourages him to keep his eyes forward until he is ready to wake up in the hospital. Ray lets him know that he is Elliot's master. Upon being locked away by Lone Star, Elliot hugs Mr. Robot for protecting his mind during the beating. A flashback reveals that, the day Elliot's father told him he was fired for being sick, he also let Elliot name the new computer store. Cisco receives equipment from the Dark Army for fsociety's FBI hack, but they break off a hypodermic needle in his finger for asking too many questions. Dom was spared in the shooting, as both attackers killed themselves. Though the attack gets blamed on Chinese separatists, she is determined to investigate the Dark Army. Congress refuses to move forward with Phillip Price's bailout plan to borrow from China because four FBI agents were killed there. Darlene and Mobley coach Angela through hacking the FBI, but Dom appears just before she can finish.

## Episode Notes

#### The Sitcom Sequence

Mr. Robot takes Elliot to a "happy place" where he doesn't have to feel the pain of the beating by creating the world of a 1990s family sitcom. It was presented in the 4:3 format, and standard definition of the time. Modeled after ABC's TGIF block sitcoms such as *Full House* and NBC's *Family Ties*, the show includes familiar elements, including:

* The first USA Network logo and first slogan "America's Favorite Cable Network".
* A title sequence in the style of the period, including "caught in the act" introductions to each character, fuzzy scenes of the setting, and a family portrait.
* A theme song, titled "Imagine a World Gone Insane" written and performed by Bennett Salvay and Jesse Frederick, who are best known for composing the theme songs sitcoms such as *Full House* and *Family Matters*. Transitional music is heavily saxophone-based, as was typical of these shows.
* A problem the family must solve together, and a road-trip theme, a traditional trope favored by these sitcoms.
* A commercial for *USA Up All Night*, hosted by Gilbert Gottfried, which featured low-budget pulp films such as "The Careful Massacre of the Bourgoise"
* ALF makes a cameo appearance

USA Network made the lyrics to the theme available online at http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot/blog/now-you-can-sing-along-with-the-mr-robot-theme-song.

### Music

* "Celebration". Recorded by Kool and the Gang. Plays in the Great Loan commercial during the sitcom fantasy sequence.
* "Gwan". Recorded by the Suffers. Plays as Angela hacks the FBI and plants the femtocell.
* "Dear Mama". Recorded by 2Pac. Plays as Mobley places a fake call to the FBI agent's phone.
* "Guiding Light". Recorded by Television. Plays when Edward picks young Elliot up at school, and tells him about the new computer store.

### Trivia

* For the sitcom sequence in the second season, creator Sam Esmail and his crew researched and consulted with other crew members who worked on 80's/90's multicamera sitcoms, as well as learning how to film an episode in that format. For authenticity, Beta tapes and cameras were used to film the sequence.

## Production

### Credits

* Starring
* Guest Starring
* Co-Starring
* Uncredited
### Starring

* Christian Slater as Mr. Robot
* Carly Chaikin as Darlene Alderson
* Portia Doubleday as Angela Moss
* Michel Gill as Gideon Goddard
* Stephanie Corneliussen as Joanna Wellick (credit only)
* Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick
* Grace Gummer as Dominique DiPierro

### Guest Starring

* Sunita Mani as Trenton
* Michael Drayer as Cisco
* Omar Metwally as Ernesto Santiago
* Erik Jensen as Frank Cody
* Michael Maize as Lone Star
* Tom Degnan as Ross Thomas
* Paul Fusco as ALF (voice)
* Craig Robinson as Ray Heyworth

### Co-Starring

* Julian Cihi as Marcel
* Lyman Chen as Xun
* Annika Pergament as Annika Pergament

### Uncredited

* Calvin Ahn as Xun Goon #1
* Grant Koo as Xun Goon #2
* Marko Caka as FBI Agent
* Brandy Gardener as Protester