All were happy plants, birds, insects and children.
But grown-up people adult men and women never left off cheating and tormenting themselves and one another.
No, what they considered sacred and important were their own devices for wielding power over each other.
Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/USA Network
Lets back up though.
Storming the headquarters didnt work.
Whiterose was never in any danger.
This is still her game, and shes still in control.
The Deus Group may be done, but this story is far from over.
Whiterose is still standing.
Lets back up again.
Elliot and Darlene are saying goodbye to one another.
Theyre sharing that hug we saw from Darlenes POV in the previous episode.
Its an emotional moment.
This clearly means a lot to Elliot.
Thank you for not giving up on me, he says.
Hell need that faith later.
Elliot says goodbye to Darleneandto Mr.
Robot and heads to Washington Township on his own.
He needs to do this one for himself, by himself.
Elliot does just that.
He walks right into the power plant.
Chairs are overturned, papers are strewn about, and offices are empty.
The only signs of life are a few cars speeding away from the plant entrance.
All of this should let Elliot know that somethings not right.
I think he knows, but hes simply not stopping.
Hes singularly focused on finishing this once and for all, even though Mr.
Robot warned him that this is a never-ending war that will always have a new target.
He uploads the malware, but it doesnt matter, not in the grand scheme of things.
He discovers a body in the office shot through the head.
He hears sirens and a helicopter.
Theres nowhere to go.
They escort Elliot downstairs, passing rooms of dead bodies.
Whiteroses mission continues, and the bodies pile up.
The room is less mysterious this time around.
We know more about Whiterose, about her plans for the future (or past?
or sideways time?).
Whiterose enters, and so begins a magnetic scene that features two true powerhouse performances fromRami MalekandBD Wong.
Wong imbues Whiterose with this terrifying and lively end-of-the-world giddiness.
Shes ready for this moment, whatever it may bring.
Theres nothing left to lose.
Its the world around us.
Im tired of it, she says in her pitch to Elliot.
Hes not ready for that though.
Hes not ready to give up.
Some people refuse to let you hate them, he says.
He says those people offer him something that he cant give to himself: love.
Whiteroses eyes well with tears.
Its a nice thought.
She feels it deep down inside too.
The scene strikes a hopeful note, but Whiterose is in too deep.
She started her machine well before Elliot uploaded his malware, and now this is all going down.
She says she wants to show Elliot exactly what she showed Angela.
She puts a gun to her head and pulls the trigger.
She collapses, brain and blood everywhere.
Robot shows up to venture to help Elliot escape.
But he doesnt want to leave.
He wants to stop the machine and the nuclear meltdown it will cause.
He inserts a floppy disk into the computer and plays a game.
He believes its an override that Whiterose left for him.
Either way, it doesnt work.
Explosions ring out; a screaming comes across the sky.
I love you, says Elliot to Mr.
I love you too, he replies.
Then, nothing but red filling the entire screen.
This isnt the same apartment though, and maybe not the same Elliot.
This apartment is furnished nicely and has a cozy, trendy vibe.
He puts on a record and starts his morning routine, clearly done 1000 times before.
Theres trembling though, and a buzzing sound in his head.
Bits of unreality slip through.
Everything here, otherwise, seems normal.
Or an exaggerated version of normal.
Or maybe just happy?
Nothing could be more perfect.
Elliot enters his apartment at the end of the day.
He turns on the light.
Sitting at his computer is…Elliot.
The one we know; the pipsqueak in a hoodie.
Its a good question.
I didnt run away to come home the same.-E.L. Konigsburg,From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.
Basil E. Frankweiler
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