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Thats the usual question following a big score, or even just the completion of a major life event.
A heady mixture of emptiness, anxiety, and excitement are normal.
The future is wide open after all.
Its up to you to make of it what you will.
Sam Esmail takes this idea seriously in the antepenultimate episode ofMr.
(Though 410 Gone is the tenth episode, the series finale will be a two-parter.)
The Deus Group hack is complete.
The money they stole will be returned to the people.
Whiterose has been exposed.
Elliot and Darlene successfully Robin Hood-ed those motherfuckers.
Dom survived surgery but is under investigation by the FBI after revealing her Dark Armyinfluenced crimes.
Suddenly, Darlene shows up to destroy Alexa (She is not real!
She is not your friend!
She is just a robot you use to buy paper towels!)
and whisk her out of the country.
The Dom and Darlene relationship hasnt always been the most consistent element ofMr.
Esmail and company have more or less taken their pairing on its face instead of acutely developing it.
Plus, Grace Gummer and Carly Chaikins antagonistic energy hasnt always generated actual chemistry.
But in 410 Gone, Gummer, Chaikin, and Esmails script make up considerable difference.
Their characters are both paranoid and traumatized, living on the other side of a hellacious threat.
Theres still distrust between them, but Darlenes determination to break through Doms steely defenses reaches an emotional crest.
Not just by running away with her, but also by demonstrating her affection.
Its that motivation that charges the money transfer scene.
Surprised, relieved faces beam across the area.
But more importantly, it shows Dom why Darlene lives against her very code.
It was the entire point of fsociety.
She operated outside the law to defeat those who abused and profited from its weaknesses.
Chaikins potent self-righteous delivery sells her excitement as well as Gummers reserved expression.
They finally reach an understanding.
(He finally published his novel:Beach Towel.)
So why are they flying off to Budapest?
Well, to be with each other.
At least thats what Darlene all but tells her when Dom insists on staying behind.
Neither Dom nor Darlene have been alone, or felt alone, for a long time now.
They part in tears, believing that theyre on the right path.
But then, at the last minute, they each have a sudden change of heart.
Except that isnt what happens.
However, Esmail doesnt play the moment as tragedy.
On the contrast, 410 Gone ends on an optimistic note.
Odds are theyre both going to be okay.
(Darlene even has two job offers!
If this is the last we see of either character, Esmail gives them both a helluva sendoff.
Orphan Code
Joey Badass receives all of Esmails most pop-culture-heavy dialogue.
