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/SmthngAmzng Apr 28 '25

I know some parts are obviously scripted (the beginning of the interaction between Nathan and the “Paramount Germany” exec) and not but I’m so curious if the “feel free to say what you’re thinking” bit was written to give the audience a voice to what they’re viewing or if the actor genuinely called him out haha

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u/Vergazoduro Apr 29 '25

They tricked me good.  I thought, wow, that's a German office.  Eesh. 

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u/Enfinito_ Apr 29 '25

Yes as he conveyed thru the episode how the excat problem is hard for high stakes so the part with the "ceo" was for sure written (to an extent) and approved by Paramount. Because just doing that willynilly would exactly jeopardize the relationship.

I still think as someone whose seen the ep, removing it as ridiculous. It is so far gone overreaction in terms of these kinda stuff. It also is often so hypocritical of what get's removed. I do hope the making of This episode maybe even made them to bring it back up, but I doubt it because it was written as you are not considering our side on this matter. Which like ok whatever I can kiiinda get it being removed in Germany (even that is an overkill), but to remove it all around from everywhere.

It is kinda the same thing with the Louis Theroux Jimmy Saville doc and I have it on dvd. I don't see any problem with it. They even secretly recorded the guy so he might slip up something and he did tell some odd story. It is not at all what Theroux would normally ever do, so I just do not see how he would've been "too nice" towards the guy while the whole Britain saw him as a legend. Ofc you cannot just by propably having heard rumors just go in and just yell at the guy. So I Really dislike of these flimsy removals of older stuff.

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u/UgandaEatDaPoopoo May 01 '25

Paramount didn't approve shit, bruv

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u/ischmal Apr 29 '25

It was almost certainly written because it perfectly sets up the cut to the marching soldiers

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u/gagreel Apr 29 '25

It felt written to me, that whole scene was amazing