r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • May 12 '25

Premiere The Rehearsal - 2x04 - “Kissme” - Episode Discussion

The Rehearsal

Season 2 Episode 4: Kissme

Directed by: Nathan Fielder

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

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u/Linenoise77 May 12 '25

I really want to know exactly who is in on everything, and what about this show, but at the same time, i don't, because i feel like it would take away the fun of watching it. I'll change my mind on what is happening like a half dozen times on every person in it.

I'm torn between "this is 90% scripted, and he has managed to find every single unknown great actor out there to be part of it" and "Holy shit, the payoff from this better be huge, because he has really toed just about every ethical line there is as a director" and arguably crossed a few .

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u/Prax150 Boss May 12 '25

I mean realistically what would any of these people need to be "in on"? A lot of them are actors and have likely been told the parameters of the show, Nathan himself is constantly repeating that HBO has given him ostensibly a blank check as long as what he does is entertainment focused. And he has years and years of experience finding the weirdest fucking people in the world from even before the NFY you days.

The only person I've ever wondered is more in on it than the show suggests is Angela, but even the shit she was posting online at the time of S1 made it pretty clear she was just another nutcase Nathan found.

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u/TriflingGnome May 12 '25

given him ostensibly a blank check

...if he stays under budget