5. Commit To The Sacred Pact
The biggest mystery of the show is undoubtedly the identity of Mr. Robot, a man who by turns torments and comforts Elliot throughout the course of the series. All sorts of theories emerged as to who he might be (and more on them later!) but one of his most insane early scenes comes in the second episode, and involves a heart-to-heart chat with Elliot while sitting on the wall of a pier. Elliot has drifted from wanting to join fsociety to rejecting them and back again. Mr. Robot isn't very happy about his apparent inability to make up his mind, and demands that he prove his loyalty to the cause if he really wants to be back on the team. The condition? He has to openly and honestly talk about the death of his father. Mr. Robot wants to know exactly what happened and how it made/makes Elliot feel. Elliot explains that his father spent a long time suffering from leukaemia, and that only his son knew. He had made his son promise never to tell anyone. This is, of course, a huge responsibility to force on a child, and Elliot admits that eventually he confessed to his mother that his father was unwell. His father never forgave him (pushing his son out of a window and breaking his arm), right up until the day he died. It's something that has haunted Elliot ever since. Mr. Robot places his hand on his shoulder, before doing exactly what no-one expected. He mercilessly shoves Elliot off the pier, disapprovingly saying that he "didn't commit to the sacred pact" he'd made with his father - the implication being that he can't be trusted to remain loyal to fsociety. The screen fades to black as the episode ends.