This episode is almost perfect in almost every way. The acting is incredible from everyone, but Rami Malek gives the most stand out performance.
As far as I can tell, it portrays hacking in a very realistic way.
The cold open introduces Elliot, and sets up key themes for the rest of the episode, and the show as a whole.
The writing is both believable, and exiting.
The directing in this episode was good. It didn't stand out to me as being anything too special, although, some shots were very well crafted.
Finally, the music is close to perfect. It fits the techno-thriller style and massively raises the tension of the episode.
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