After weeks of buildup, things finally start blowing up
Well all right!
After weeks of buildup and maneuvering,Mr.
Mercedesfinally exploded this week, with tragic results for several characters.
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This time, its his relationship with Jerome.
Bill approaches his young friend in the middle of lawn-mowing duties to make it explain his behavior.
When he gets to the diner, he meets the newest member of the team: Holly Gibney.
Was it something Brady sent her?
Speaking of Brady, its an eventful day at work for him.
Once that meeting actually happens, we get our first real look at one of this worlds major villains.
Since the moment Brady murdered all those people waiting in line for a job fair,Mr.
Mercedeshas been drenched in the miasma of the Great Recession.
Where did that world go?
Heres where it went.
The electronics executive is about as wicked a caricature of predatory late capitalism as you could find.
He separates the world into winners and losers.
Since the company made 1 percent less profit than expected, Lou gets fired to make up the difference.
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Later, Frobisher finds Brady outside the shop.
He notes how just yesterday he was expecting a promotion, and Lou was expecting continued employment.
Instead, shes out in the cold, and hes stuck in his same old middle-management position.
And yet Brady, whose performance at the job interview presumably inspired this corporate crackdown, is himself untouched.
He even got a few rare compliments form the heartless executive there is honor among sociopaths, it seems.
But Brady will still be himself, and what could be lamer than that?
Shortly after, we get to see Bradys invulnerability in action.
While hes at work, his mother starts looking through his things.
Shes suspicious of him and starts investigating.
But she can get into his room, and she starts sifting through his stuff.
At the time, apparently, she was advised to admit him.
She asks if he has changed.
Brady responds, from the soles of my shoes to the crown of my head.
This seems like a good time to deploy of Ron HowardsArrested Developmentvoice: He didnt.
Elsewhere, its time for Elizabeths funeral.
After stressing out for days about her eulogy, Janey tells Bill shes moving to L.A.
Tragically, she wont even get the chance.
He promptly activates the car bomb he planted after hacking her fob at the hospital.
My mothers awake now.
Now Janey is, too.
