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* FlashbackCut: The episode begins with one, showing [[spoiler: a young Angela's exchange with her mother, and [[OriginStory how she came to believe]] that helping the Dark Army would bring her mother back from the dead.]]
* GrandTheftMe: Mr. Robot uses this in an attempt to prevent Elliot from [halting stage two for good, going so far as to deliberately hurl himself into walls and down flights of stairs.

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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Both Angela and Darlene look at their phones and react with shock and horror before we find out what happened.
* FlashbackCut: The episode begins with one, showing [[spoiler: a young Angela's exchange with her mother, and [[OriginStory how she came to believe]] that helping the Dark Army would bring her mother back from the dead.]]
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* GrandTheftMe: Mr. Robot uses this in an attempt to prevent Elliot from [halting halting stage two for good, going so far as to deliberately hurl himself into walls and down flights of stairs.


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* HopeSpot: After stopping Mr. Robot from executing Stage 2, Elliot roams contentedly with hopeful music, as he notices the people panicking around him, then Elliot witnesses the ''other'' 71 buildings completely destroyed by the Dark Army.

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* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Even though he is [[spoiler: working for the Dark Army,]] Santiago's insistence on getting information before raiding the Red Wheelbarrow restaurant seems so unnecessary, especially when the evidence Dominique shares with him very clearly points to the restaurant being involved in a potential terrorist plot.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Elliot finds out that Angela, whom he was always in love with and has always looked up to was working with the Dark Army and exploiting his mental illness. To make matters worse, Angela shrugs it off and emotionally abuses Elliot without hesitation by blaming him for his "revolution" in the first place and ridiculing his mental illness. '''Pedestal smashed'''!]]

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* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Even though he is [[spoiler: working for the Dark Army,]] Army, Santiago's insistence on getting information before raiding the Red Wheelbarrow restaurant seems so unnecessary, especially when the evidence Dominique shares with him very clearly points to the restaurant being involved in a potential terrorist plot.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Elliot finds out that Angela, whom he was always in love with and has always looked up to was working with the Dark Army and exploiting his mental illness. To make matters worse, Angela shrugs it off and emotionally abuses Elliot without hesitation by blaming him for his "revolution" in the first place and ridiculing his mental illness. '''Pedestal smashed'''!]]smashed'''!



* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is beginning her descent into a [[SanitySlippage full-blown psychotic breakdown]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Elliot fail to stop stage two, but he soon discovers that because he diverted the paper records from New York, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the other seventy-one recovery buildings were destroyed and claimed even ''more'' lives]].]] Doubles as a CruelTwistEnding.

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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] lunatic. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is beginning her descent into a [[SanitySlippage full-blown psychotic breakdown]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Elliot fail to stop stage two, but he soon discovers that because he diverted the paper records from New York, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the other seventy-one recovery buildings were destroyed and claimed even ''more'' lives]].]] lives]]. Doubles as a CruelTwistEnding.



* GrandTheftMe: Mr. Robot uses this in an attempt to prevent Elliot from [[spoiler: halting stage two for good,]] going so far as to deliberately hurl himself into walls and down flights of stairs.
* GutPunch: The last minute of the episode reveals that [[spoiler: everything Elliot did to stop stage two was for nothing, and instead resulted in ''more'' lives being lost.]]

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* GrandTheftMe: Mr. Robot uses this in an attempt to prevent Elliot from [[spoiler: halting [halting stage two for good,]] good, going so far as to deliberately hurl himself into walls and down flights of stairs.
* GutPunch: The last minute of the episode reveals that [[spoiler: everything Elliot did to stop stage two was for nothing, and instead resulted in ''more'' lives being lost.]]



* NeverMyFault: Despite being responsible for [[spoiler: facilitating the success of stage two,]] Angela insists that it all falls on Elliot, as ''he'' was the one who set these events in motion in the first place. She then mocks his [[spoiler: identity crisis with Mr. Robot]] after he '''correctly''' states that the attack was, in fact, ''not'' his idea.
* RescueArc: The entire episode, with Elliot, Darlene, and Dominique all scrambling to [[spoiler: stop stage two]] from claiming innocent lives.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Dominique and Norm [[spoiler: refuse to wait for the FBI to mobilize on Red Wheelbarrow,]] opting to go there themselves and without authorization once it becomes clear that stage two is being engineered from there.

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* NeverMyFault: Despite being responsible for [[spoiler: facilitating the success of stage two,]] two, Angela insists that it all falls on Elliot, as ''he'' was the one who set these events in motion in the first place. She then mocks his [[spoiler: identity crisis with Mr. Robot]] Robot after he '''correctly''' states that the attack was, in fact, ''not'' his idea.
* RescueArc: The entire episode, with Elliot, Darlene, and Dominique all scrambling to [[spoiler: stop stage two]] two from claiming innocent lives.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Dominique and Norm [[spoiler: refuse to wait for the FBI to mobilize on Red Wheelbarrow,]] Wheelbarrow, opting to go there themselves and without authorization once it becomes clear that stage two is being engineered from there.



* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: '''Stage two is completed, killing thousands of innocent people.''']]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: ''"There are no paper records in this building. It's empty."'']]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The televisions reporting the aftermath of stage two.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Both Elliot and Darlene are not happy with Angela's betrayal and they chew her out for it.

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* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: '''Stage two is completed, killing thousands of innocent people.''']]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: ''"There are no paper records in this building. It's empty."'']]
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The televisions reporting the aftermath of stage two.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Both Elliot and Darlene are not happy with Angela's betrayal and they chew her out for it.it.
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* CryingWolf: Angela accuses both Elliot and Darlene of being this, believing they are just being crazy by saying that Stage 2 will kill people and sees herself as the one who is doing the right thing.

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* CryingWolf: Angela accuses both Elliot and Darlene of being this, believing they are just being crazy by saying that Stage 2 will kill people people, and she sees herself as the one who is doing the right thing.



* KickTheMoralityPet: Angela's harsh behaviour towards Elliot when he finds out that she manipulated him.

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* KickTheMoralityPet: Angela's harsh behaviour behavior towards Elliot when he finds out that she manipulated him.



* TraumaCongaLine: ''Poor, poor Elliot''. He starts off the episode finding out that Angela had betrayed and abused him, then she cuts off ties with him before he leaves for the recovery building to stop Stage 2. And while trying to prevent it from happening, Mr. Robot ends up making Elliot beat himself up repeatedly and when Elliot thinks he finally stopped Stage 2 from happening, he finds out that it was successful in 71 buildings. Seriously, this guy can't catch a break.

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* TraumaCongaLine: ''Poor, poor Elliot''. He starts off the episode by finding out that Angela had betrayed and abused him, then she cuts off ties with him before he leaves for the recovery building to stop Stage 2. And while trying to prevent it from happening, Mr. Robot ends up making Elliot beat himself up repeatedly and when Elliot thinks he finally stopped Stage 2 from happening, he finds out that it was successful in 71 buildings. Seriously, this guy can't catch a break.
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* ThatManIsDead: When Elliot and Darlene call out Angela for screwing them over and going forward with Stage 2, she remains [[TheUnapologetic remorseless]] about it and makes it clear that the "old" Angela is gone.
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* CryingWolf: Angela accuses both Elliot and Darlene of being this, believing they are just being crazy by saying that Stage 2 will kill people and sees herself as the one who is doing the right thing.
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* FeudEpisode: Angela quarrels with both Elliot and Darlene when they call her out on her betrayal.

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* FeudEpisode: Angela quarrels has a big feud with both Elliot and Darlene when they call her out on her betrayal.
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The televisions reporting the aftermath of stage two.]]

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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The televisions reporting the aftermath of stage two.]]]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Both Elliot and Darlene are not happy with Angela's betrayal and they chew her out for it.

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* FeudEpisode: Angela quarrels with both Elliot and Darlene when they call her out on their betrayal.

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* FeudEpisode: Angela quarrels with both Elliot and Darlene when they call her out on their her betrayal.


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* TraumaCongaLine: ''Poor, poor Elliot''. He starts off the episode finding out that Angela had betrayed and abused him, then she cuts off ties with him before he leaves for the recovery building to stop Stage 2. And while trying to prevent it from happening, Mr. Robot ends up making Elliot beat himself up repeatedly and when Elliot thinks he finally stopped Stage 2 from happening, he finds out that it was successful in 71 buildings. Seriously, this guy can't catch a break.
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* FeudEpisode: Angela quarrels with both Elliot and Darlene when they call her out on their betrayal.
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* KickTheMoralityPet: Angela's harsh behaviour to Elliot when he finds out that she manipulated him.

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* KickTheMoralityPet: Angela's harsh behaviour to towards Elliot when he finds out that she manipulated him.
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--> '''Elliot''': You sound just like him.

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--> '''Elliot''': You sound just like him.\\

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* KickTheDog: Angela's heartless response to Elliot when he says that she sounds just like Mr.Robot.

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* KickTheDog: KickTheMoralityPet: Angela's heartless response harsh behaviour to Elliot when he says finds out that she sounds manipulated him.
--> '''Elliot''': You sound
just like Mr.Robot.him.
'''Angela''': You, you mean.
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* KickTheDog: Angela cuts off ties with Elliot for good after he finds out about her betrayal and later proceeds to taunt Darlene when the latter confronts her for misbehaving with Elliot.

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* KickTheDog: Angela cuts off ties with Angela's heartless response to Elliot for good after he finds out about her betrayal and later proceeds to taunt Darlene when the latter confronts her for misbehaving with Elliot.he says that she sounds just like Mr.Robot.
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* KickTheDog: Angela cuts off ties with Elliot for good after he finds out about her betrayal and later proceeds to taunt Darlene when the latter confronts her for misbehaving with Elliot.
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Elliot finds out that Angela, whom he was always in love with and has always looked up to was working with the Dark Army and exploiting his mental illness. To make matters worse, Angela shrugs it off and emotionally abuses Elliot without hesitation by blaming him for his "revolution" in the first place and ridiculing his mental illness. Pedestal smashed!]]

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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Elliot finds out that Angela, whom he was always in love with and has always looked up to was working with the Dark Army and exploiting his mental illness. To make matters worse, Angela shrugs it off and emotionally abuses Elliot without hesitation by blaming him for his "revolution" in the first place and ridiculing his mental illness. Pedestal smashed!]]'''Pedestal smashed'''!]]
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Elliot finds out that Angela, whom he was always in love with and has always looked up to was working with the Dark Army and exploiting his mental illness. To make matters worse, Angela shrugs it off and emotionally abuses Elliot without hesitation by blaming him for his "revolution" in the first place and ridiculing his mental illness. Pedestal smashed!]]

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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] [[[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is beginning her descent into a [[SanitySlippage full-blown psychotic breakdown]].

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* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Even though he is [[spoiler: working for the Dark Army,]] Santiago's insistence on getting information before raiding the Red Wheelbarrow restaurant seems so unnecessary, especially when the evidence Dominique shares with him very clearly points to the restaurant being involved in a potential terrorist plot.
* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] [[[JustifiedTrope [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is beginning her descent into a [[SanitySlippage full-blown psychotic breakdown]].


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* GutPunch: The last minute of the episode reveals that [[spoiler: everything Elliot did to stop stage two was for nothing, and instead resulted in ''more'' lives being lost.]]


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* RescueArc: The entire episode, with Elliot, Darlene, and Dominique all scrambling to [[spoiler: stop stage two]] from claiming innocent lives.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Dominique and Norm [[spoiler: refuse to wait for the FBI to mobilize on Red Wheelbarrow,]] opting to go there themselves and without authorization once it becomes clear that stage two is being engineered from there.

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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]]

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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]]]] [[[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is beginning her descent into a [[SanitySlippage full-blown psychotic breakdown]].



* NeverMyFault: When Elliot and Darlene call out Angela for lying and manipulating them to let stage 2 happen, Angela becomes stubborn to take responsibility to admit her mistakes and tries to talk herself out of all this by blaming them for wanting to take down E Corp in the first place and taunts Elliot of being Mr.Robot.

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* FlashbackCut: The episode begins with one, showing [[spoiler: a young Angela's exchange with her mother, and [[OriginStory how she came to believe]] that helping the Dark Army would bring her mother back from the dead.]]
* GrandTheftMe: Mr. Robot uses this in an attempt to prevent Elliot from [[spoiler: halting stage two for good,]] going so far as to deliberately hurl himself into walls and down flights of stairs.
* NeverMyFault: When Elliot and Darlene call out Despite being responsible for [[spoiler: facilitating the success of stage two,]] Angela for lying and manipulating them to let stage 2 happen, Angela becomes stubborn to take responsibility to admit her mistakes and tries to talk herself out of insists that it all this by blaming them for wanting to take down E Corp falls on Elliot, as ''he'' was the one who set these events in motion in the first place and taunts Elliot place. She then mocks his [[spoiler: identity crisis with Mr. Robot]] after he '''correctly''' states that the attack was, in fact, ''not'' his idea.
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: '''Stage two is completed, killing thousands
of being Mr.Robot.innocent people.''']]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: ''"There are no paper records in this building. It's empty."'']]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The televisions reporting the aftermath of stage two.]]
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* NeverMyFault: When Elliot and Darlene call out Angela for lying and manipulating them to let stage 2 happen, Angela becomes stubborn to take responsibility to admit her mistakes and tries to talk herself out of all this by blaming them for wanting to take down E Corp down in the first place and taunts Elliot of being Mr.Robot.

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* NeverMyFault: When Elliot and Darlene call out Angela for lying and manipulating them to let stage 2 happen, Angela becomes stubborn to take responsibility to admit her mistakes and tries to talk herself out of all this by blaming them for wanting to take down E Corp down in the first place and taunts Elliot of being Mr.Robot.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Elliot fail to stop stage two, but he soon discovers that because he diverted the paper records from New York, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the other seventy-one recovery buildings were destroyed and claimed even ''more'' lives]].]] Doubles as a CruelTwistEnding.

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Elliot fail to stop stage two, but he soon discovers that because he diverted the paper records from New York, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the other seventy-one recovery buildings were destroyed and claimed even ''more'' lives]].]] Doubles as a CruelTwistEnding.CruelTwistEnding.
* NeverMyFault: When Elliot and Darlene call out Angela for lying and manipulating them to let stage 2 happen, Angela becomes stubborn to take responsibility to admit her mistakes and tries to talk herself out of all this by blaming them for wanting to take down E Corp down in the first place and taunts Elliot of being Mr.Robot.
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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] Surprisingly, nothi

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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] Surprisingly, nothi]]
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* DissonantSerenity: Angela is rather blithe about [[spoiler: having a gun pointed at her by some masked lunatic.]] Surprisingly, nothi
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Elliot fail to stop stage two, but he soon discovers that because he diverted the paper records from New York, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the other seventy-one recovery buildings were destroyed and claimed even ''more'' lives]].]] Doubles as a CruelTwistEnding.

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