Mr. Robot Post Show Recaps - Podcast Recaps of the USA Series

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) have been recapping Mr. Robot for years now, and now, they can finally reveal their big secret in their recap of “402 Payment Required”: there was a third co-host the entire time.

Jokes, of course! But seriously … who is “The Other One, guys?!?! It’s a huge reveal that comes at the end of “402 Payment Required,” the second installment of the fourth and final installment, in which Elliot (Rami Malek) and Darlene (Carly Chaikin) reckon with the recent death of their mother. In the process, the siblings Alderson becomes closer to the point of joining forces in the crusade against Whiterose (BD Wong), with Darlene making a nonchalant but staggering revelation along the way: Elliot and Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) are not alone. As Yoda would say: “There is another.”

Josh and Antonio spend a significant amount of time hopping right into that mind-bending mystery, drawing on Josh’s recent conversation with creator Sam Esmail for answers. They lay out a theory for why we as an audience may be closer to Elliot’s story than we ever realized, plus they weigh in on the developing alliance with Phillip Price (Michael Cristofer), the continued fall from grace for Dom DiPierro (Grace Gummer), and much more.

Rami Malek stars on USA Network’s Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson, a computer hacker with dissociative identity disorder who alternately works with and against another facet of himself: Mr. Robot (Christian Slater), the spitting image of Elliot’s deceased father. Together and apart, Elliot and Robot have radically changed the world through their revolutionary acts, with a trail of bodies and billions of dollars left in their wake.

Additional cast includes Carly Chaikin as Elliot’s sister Darlene, Portia Doubleday as childhood friend Angela Moss, Martin Wallström as shark-suited Tyrell Wellick, Michael Cristofer as ruthless businessman Phillip Price, BD Wong as Minister Jiang aka Dark Army leader Whiterose, and Grace Gummer as federal agent Dominique DiPierro. Mr. Robot comes from the mind of Sam Esmail, who has directed every episode since season two.

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) waste no time at all hopping right back into the Mr. Robot podcast by recapping “401 Unauthorized” — and why should they? Creator Sam Esmail is certainly not wasting a second.

The fourth and final season premiere, entitled “401 Unauthorized,” begins with a bang, continuing a scene from season three in an entirely shocking and unexpected way. Saying anything more would be saying too much, at the risk of spoiling someone who is reading this text by accident. Safe to say, it’s big! It’s brutal! And it’s a loud announcement of the final season’s intentions for its audience, as Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) and Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) integrate with one another for one last run at the Dark Army.

Josh and Antonio dive into Elliot’s latest plan to take on Whiterose (BD Wong), the premiere’s big moments for folks like Angela (Portia Doubleday) and Darlene (Carly Chaikin), the brand new character introduced in the Dom DiPierro (Grace Gummer) storyline, and much more. Also, Josh and Antonio announce a new podcast. A lot happening! Make sure to subscribe to this show and send in your questions and comments at postshowrecaps.com/feedback.

Rami Malek stars on USA Network’s Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson, a computer hacker with dissociative identity disorder who alternately works with and against another facet of himself: Mr. Robot (Christian Slater), the spitting image of Elliot’s deceased father. Together and apart, Elliot and Robot have radically changed the world through their revolutionary acts, with a trail of bodies and billions of dollars left in their wake.

Additional cast includes Carly Chaikin as Elliot’s sister Darlene, Portia Doubleday as childhood friend Angela Moss, Martin Wallström as shark-suited Tyrell Wellick, Michael Cristofer as ruthless businessman Phillip Price, BD Wong as Minister Jiang aka Dark Army leader Whiterose, and Grace Gummer as federal agent Dominique DiPierro. Mr. Robot comes from the mind of Sam Esmail, who has directed every episode since season two.

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) return for the first time in well over a year to discuss USA Network’s Mr. Robot, which launches its final season premiere on October 6. The Sam Esmail drama looks toward the end of the line with thirteen final episodes, airing Sundays.

In their first podcast of the season, Josh and Antonio provide a reminder on where the story stands heading into the final season, pull back from their own podcast archives, and otherwise set the deck for one last run at the Dark Army.

Rami Malek headlines Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson, a computer hacker who contains multitudes — quite literally, in the case of his alter ego: the appropriately named Mr. Robot (Christian Slater), a second personality with the likeness of Elliot’s deceased father. Through three seasons, these two sides of Elliot engaged in varying stages of war with one another, both of them disenchanted with the top one percent of the population’s stranglehold over the rest of the globe, but wildly disagreeing on means with which to bring these forces down.

In season one, Elliot learned he was the architect of “fsociety,” a computer hacker group targeting the conglomerate known as “Evil Corp.” Seasons two and three dealt with the aftermath of the infamous “Five-Nine Hack,” including the Cyber Bombings that destroyed thousands of people thanks in no small part to Elliot’s own actions. (Which Elliot? A fair question.) In the season three finale, Elliot and Mr. Robot reconcile, realizing they are both more alike than either one would care to admit; their new partnership is solidified when they reverse the actions of the Five-Nine Hack. Additionally, Elliot and the all-powerful Whiterose (BD Wong) make an unlikely alliance when the young hacker comes up with a plan to move Whiterose’s precious Washington Township project to the Congo.

What exactly does Whiterose plan to do with the massive particle collider currently lurking underneath New Jersey? Are alternate realities and time travel on the menu for the final season? Those questions — as well as the fates of Elliot, Robot, Darlene (Carly Chaikin), Angela (Portia Doubleday), Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström) and so many more — are all up in the air for the Christmas-themed final season.

Another season of Mr. Robot has come and gone, and so too has writer-producer Kor Adana (@KorAdana).

In their final Mr. Robot podcast for the time being, Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) speak once more with Kor Adana, one of the many talented writer-producers involved in the series (not to mention Josh’s collaborator on a weekly series of Mr. Robot columns posted on The Hollywood Reporter), who just so happens to be leaving the world of Elliot Alderson behind for a new as-yet unannounced adventure. Over the course of this podcast, Kor says goodbye to the world he has helped create ever since joining the series in season one, waxes poetic with Josh and Antonio about the emotionality of season three, reflects on seasons past, and much more. 

Not only is this our final Mr. Robot podcast of the season, it’s also Josh and Antonio’s final podcast on the schedule as it stands. Please, help us change that! Send your show suggestions along to Josh and Antonio either on Twitter or using our feedback form. Until we come up with a plan of attack, we join Kor in saying goodbye, friends — but only for now, not forever.

Forget Stage Two. Heck, forget Stage Three. This week, it’s all about STAGE THREE LIVE: ON ICE!

Whatever happens, we’ll be okay — unless you don’t listen to this week’s Mr. Robot podcast, in which case, nothing will be okay!