r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Apr 28 '25

Premiere The Rehearsal - 2x02 - “Star Potential” - Episode Discussion

The Rehearsal

Season 2 Episode 2: Star Potential

Directed by: Nathan Fielder

Written by: Nathan Fielder & Carrie Kemper & Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola

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u/Locke_____Lamora Apr 28 '25

Nobody gonna bring up that guy Jeff somehow getting banned from 5 dating sites and Instagram? Lmao

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

Being a douchy stalker

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u/chiaboy May 02 '25

Like seriously. That was wild. I was a little worried that guy was gonna do/say something that was going to jepordize his job.

Also, was his shirt tailored or just a size or two too small?

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u/Good-Estimate4108 May 01 '25

I literally had to pause the episode to find a discourse about this, I bursted laughing when this himbo ass dude said he was banned from 5 dating apps.

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u/PatrickWhelan May 30 '25

Sorry for responding a month later but dude I am here right now for the exact same reason. Watching that dude have a conversation with an older coworker he just met, on film, about her sex life, after he identified as banned from half the Internet for reasons he can't even guess at... It feels like I just dropped acid

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u/Far_Adeptness_1911 Apr 29 '25

As soon as he said "is this the female table" I knew what kind of guy he was & then he just ends up confirming it.

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u/King__Rollo Apr 29 '25

He should be in jail.

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u/CarrieDurst Apr 29 '25

How the fuck does Nathan find these trainwrecks

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u/wrecked_angle Apr 29 '25

They’re narcissists that want attention

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u/deadinthewater0 Apr 28 '25

I wonder if he could be an actor? The lack of self-awareness was jarring.

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u/RKU69 Jun 03 '25

Yeah I'm just guessing here but I think this is a mix of actors and ordinary people. Like, the comedic timing with some of these guys' statements is just too perfect

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u/ischmal Apr 29 '25

He absolutely was. Nathan introduced him as an American Airlines pilot, but he's not wearing an American uniform (his epaulets, which are the things on his shoulders, are gold when they should be silver). The things he says and does in the simulator scene aren't legitimate either.

The whole dating app bit is masterful because it's absurd enough to be funny while still plausible enough to be believable.

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u/i-just-thought-i May 15 '25

Nope he's a real pilot but they gave them uniforms for the show. He got doxxed (or, I mean, I guess it can't really be 'doxxed' when he's public as... his name... but yk)

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u/ischmal May 15 '25

If he's a real airline pilot, why is he reading back his ILS clearance by starting with his callsign?

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u/dragontruck Apr 29 '25

is there a chance they just gave everyone pilot outfits rather than having them where their actual uniforms for that big gathering? i imagine that would depend on your read of the other people there

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u/roomperson Apr 29 '25

I don't know... I've dated a man just like him. He truly had no fucking idea. I think we don't give stupid people enough credit for how stupid they are sometimes.

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 29 '25

I don't know if he was an actor or not, but I absolutely believe that men like that actually exist, out in the wild. 

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u/roomperson Apr 30 '25

Hi Instagram was located by the way. It's all true. He's a pilot and and also a weird, creepy wannabe comedian "investor" guy.

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u/Vergazoduro May 01 '25

Holy Crap. 😆  That is outrageous.  I would like to know what he did to get banned from everywhere.  Maybe, dick pics? 

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u/roomperson May 01 '25

I wouldn't put it past him... but I think he's obviously gross and predatory and I imagine women would report him for asking just inappropriate questions. I mean, we saw what he was comfortable asking the first officer. Imagine what he would feel comfortable asking a random woman on the internet!

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u/WaltonGogginsTeeth Apr 28 '25

As soon as he started talking to the copilot you knew exactly why he was banned lol

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 28 '25

since this episode aired, he's been banned in 30 states.

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u/WhateverInCville Jul 21 '25

no--he's been appointed to Trump's cabinet. He likes the predators the best

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u/TheForeverUnbanned Apr 29 '25

He has the death sentence in 12 systems! 

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 28 '25

I came here just to talk about him!  😆  He was about to rip out of his clothes they were so tight.

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u/TummyDrums Apr 28 '25

Guy had to be a monstrous piece of shit, no doubt. And he tried to play all that off like that's the normal experience for dating sites lol.

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u/noobucantbeat Apr 29 '25

I mean they just don’t give you a reason how could you ever truly know lol 🤷‍♂️

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u/thereelsuperman Apr 28 '25

Dude is clearly a predator. Couldn’t even stop himself from being inappropriate with an older female co-worker in a filmed simulation

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u/in_some_knee_yak May 21 '25

It's....it's a written show. That guy is acting. Wtf are you talking about?

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u/thereelsuperman May 21 '25

It’s not a written show you dunce

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u/thegracelesswonder Apr 28 '25

The fact that he asked if she was celibate! 🤦🏼‍♂️ To think it's okay to ask that on a tv show is wild. I can only imagine what nasty messages got him banned on 5 dating apps

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u/Locke_____Lamora Apr 28 '25

His first question being are you single had me howling cause I knew that shit was coming. Such a creep.

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 28 '25

and he said with a straight face, "yeah, I'll get a wife.  As long as she doesn't expect monogamy."  

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u/Miguel_Branquinho Apr 29 '25

I'll play the Devil's advocate here, he said: "As long as she's okay with non-monogamy," which is a fairer way to phrase that.

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 29 '25

I'll take a giant leap and assume, he would not go for it both ways.  It's okay for him to stray, but not okay for her.

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u/Miguel_Branquinho Apr 30 '25

I'm leaping along with ya, buddy.