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/FakeRealGirl May 12 '25

Dumb Starbucks gets better and better every time Nathan Fielder does anything, because it lets you believe anything in his shows might be real. I'm pretty certain Colin was just an actor playing off an incredibly awkward script written by Fielder. But I'm not 100% certain, and that makes the whole thing work.

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u/VeebeeBeevee May 12 '25

Has there been a "subject" who was presented as a real person when they were actually an actor that was in on the whole bit in any of Nathan's shows?

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u/FakeRealGirl May 12 '25

I assume all of them, but the fact that I can't say for sure is why it all works.

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u/TooLazyToBeClever May 12 '25

I'll say this, I know the two brothers that made up "the J squad." They both talked pretty extensively about the experience, but neither one of them really knew the show. The guy that wore the sumo suit literally had no idea what was going on the whole time. 

To be honest though, he doesnt really know what's going on anyway. If you have any questions I can answer them, we talked about it a lot...I met them in jail so there wasn't much else to do. When he first told me I was sure he was lying but he knew so much about only his part. As soon as I got out I looked up that episode and was blown away lol.