Following last week's successful destruction of the Deus Group, last night's episode of Mr. Robot was beautiful in its simplicity, and focus on unique human connection.
The will-she-won't-she element of the hour reached an unexpected conclusion, and it was topped off with the best cameo appearance I've ever seen, thanks to Bobby Cannavale. Showrunner Sam Esmail wrote and directed " Gone ".
The great news early on in this episode was that Dom was alive and in fairly good health considering what she was put through by Janice a couple of weeks ago.
We saw Dom in the hospital initially, but that predictably changed rapidly as she sought to discharge herself at the earliest opportunity. Part way through cooking herself a grilled cheese sandwich, Darlene showed up, and a debate ensued concerning whether they should GTFO of the city for a while, whether for a break or for good.
The ironic lyrics of the song Alexa was playing shortly before Darlene obliterated it was only a taster for what was to come, and the perfectly sculpted level of tension and denial the pair shared in this moment remained in place for the entire episode. I'm not gonna let the Dark Army kill another person I care about. Eventually, Dom opted to go with Darlene, but her reluctance was abundantly clear because she wanted to see her family again despite not being told by her FBI colleagues where they were taken to.
