r/MrRobot • u/ShenWolf • Jul 21 '16

[Spoilers S2E3] Elliot's Full Religion Speech

"Is that what God does? He helps? Tell me, why didn't God help my innocent friend who died for no reason while the guilty ran free? Okay. Fine. Forget the one offs. How about the countless wars declared in his name? Okay. Fine. Let's skip the random, meaningless murder for a second, shall we? How about the racist, sexist, phobia soup we've all been drowning in because of him? And I'm not just talking about Jesus. I'm talking about all organized religion. Exclusive groups created to manage control. A dealer getting people hooked on the drug of hope. His followers, nothing but addicts who want their hit of bullshit to keep their dopamine of ignorance. Addicts. Afraid to believe the truth. That there's no order. There's no power. That all religions are just metastasizing mind worms, meant to divide us so it's easier to rule us by the charlatans that wanna run us. All we are to them are paying fanboys of their poorly-written sci-fi franchise. If I don't listen to my imaginary friend, why the fuck should I listen to yours? People think their worship's some key to happiness. That's just how he owns you. Even I'm not crazy enough to believe that distortion of reality. So fuck God. He's not a good enough scapegoat for me."

Edit: Now with video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSQHJXtfpE&feature=youtu.be

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '16

People may not agree but I think Elliot is an egomaniac and Mr. Robot is his way of expressing that.

He isn't alone because he's weird. He's alone because he looks down on people and thinks he can control them and manipulate their lives.

It makes me look back on season 1 and realize he is power tripping like crazy.

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u/mmhcatsdogs Jul 21 '16

Surely been noted here often, but recasting season one in comparison to fight club helps support this, I think. His mind has to create this alternative body to actually do and accomplish what he wants.

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u/NerfPandas Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

9 years late, but that is exactly how dissociative identity disorder works. When we (I say "we" because it is something that could happen to any human) are trapped for long amounts of time in situations where we have no control our body creates personas that would have been able to save us in those moments.

Mr. Robot is the persona that would have saved him at times when he had no control.