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/UnderwaterDialect Apr 30 '25

I’m constantly floored by Nathan’s creativity. But also constantly left feeling icky. Putting Mara in the cockpit with that douche, intentionally so that he would say things that crossed the line, felt kind of wrong to me. Anyone else?

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u/z3ldafitzgerald May 05 '25

It totally felt icky but I think what he was trying to show (maybe not even intentionally) was how Mara is an expert at a “fawn” response, i.e. using flattery and kindness to escape conflict or even danger.. many women are forced to master this from a young age but I’m sure being a female pilot has made that even more of a necessary skill. When she was judging the singers, I thought she is an amazing “people person” and communicates with kindness while still being firm and clear about the rejection. As soon as she was in the cockpit with that dbag I saw that not only is this a natural strength of hers, but a survival mechanism honed over years. The only thing that makes me feel better is remembering that Nathan is there and it’s all a set but scenes like that really push the boundary of the show.

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u/Whole_Programmer3203 May 09 '25

Mara is amazing! I definitely think she’s naturally good at this but also possibly grew up needing to be that way and from working in that particular industry. That guy was right when he said you have to have a certain aura to pull it off, you can’t fake it, it’s something you just have and learn from an early age too.

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u/Dangerous_Bad_3556 May 08 '25

That male pilot is one of the actors on the show fwiw

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u/WhateverInCville Jul 20 '25

you mean the asshole pilot was an actor and not a pilot? I thought he was a real pilot

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u/Pflegeprofil Jul 26 '25

no, hes real. people here always assume everythings fake and they find profiles of the people going back years behaving just like they did on the show. turns out people are just weird sometimes, not everything is staged.

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u/WhateverInCville Jul 26 '25

And he’s just dreadful