Josh Wigler and Antonio Mazzaro return to bring you a recap of USA Network's Mr. Robot season 4, episode 8 entitled "408 Request Timeout."

Mr. Robot | Season 4, Episode 8 Recap: “408 Request Timeout”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) do their best to find the key to unlocking the latest hour of Sam Esmail’s Mr. Robot, “408 Request Timeout.”


Following on the heels of the devastating, groundbreaking “407 Proxy Authentication Required,” Josh and Antonio move forward into “408 Request Timeout,” an episode that lives up to its title: Elliot (Rami Malek) takes the time to confront the severity of what he’s just learned about his past, while the rest of the action centers on Darlene (Carly Chaikin), Dom (Grace Gummer) and Janice (Ashlie Atkinson). It does not work out so well for all of them — some worse than others.

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About Mr. Robot …

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.


Links from the show:

Josh’s conversation with Elliot Villar about Fernando Vera
All of Josh’s writing about Mr. Robot over on The Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe to Series Regular for Josh and Antonio’s Watchmen podcast 

Previous Mr. Robot podcast coverage …

Hello, Friend | Mr. Robot Podcast Announcement Show
Season 1, Episode 1 Recap
Season 1, Episode 2 Recap
Season 1, Episode 3 Recap
Season 1, Episode 4 Recap
Season 1, Episode 5 Recap
Season 1, Episode 6 Recap
Season 1, Episode 7 Recap
Season 1, Episode 8 Recap
Season 1, Episode 9 Recap
Season 1, Episode 10 Recap
Season 2 Preview Show
Season 2, Episode 1 + 2 Recap
Season 2, Episode 3 Recap
Season 2, Episode 4 Recap
Season 2, Episode 5 Recap
Season 2, Episode 6 Recap
Season 2, Episode 7 Recap
Season 2, Episode 8 Recap
Season 2, Episode 9 Recap
Season 2, Episode 10 Recap
Season 2, Episode 11 Recap
Season 2, Episode 12 Recap
Season 2 in Review
Season 3 Preview: 7 Things to Know
Season 3 Preview: How to Catch Up in 18 Scenes
Season 3, Episode 1 Recap
Season 3, Episode 2 Recap
Season 3, Episode 3 Recap
Season 3, Episode 4 Recap
Season 3, Episode 5 + 6 Recap
Season 3, Episode 5 + 6 Feedback
Season 3, Episode 7 Recap
Season 3, Episode 8 Recap
Season 3, Episode 9 Recap
Season 3, Episode 10 Recap
Season 3, Martin Wallström Interview
Season 3 Finale Deep Dive Recap
Season 3, Goodbye Friends with Kor Adana
Final Season Preview: Welcome Back, Friend
Season 4, Episode 1 Recap
Season 4, Episode 2 Recap
Season 4, Episode 3 Recap
Season 4, Episode 4 Recap
Season 4, Episode 5 Recap
Season 4, Episode 6 Recap
Season 4, Episode 7 Reaction
Season 4, Episode 7 Feedback

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