"402 Payment Required" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American drama thriller television series Mr.
The series follows Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, who is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as "Mr.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.342 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the character development and ending reveal.
At his hideout, Price (Michael Cristofer) explains to Elliot (Rami Malek) that after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Zhang (BD Wong) decided to unite the wealthiest people in the world to form an investment group called Deus.
Price is skeptical of their chances of success, but reveals that Susan Jacobs had ties with the Deus group's funds before her disappearance.
The episode was written by executive producer Kyle Bradstreet and directed by series creator Sam Esmail.
"[5] Kyle Fowle of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "'402 Payment Required' does a masterful job of fluctuating between dread and optimism, between shades of the paranoid thriller and more emotional family drama.
"[6] Alicia Gilstorf of Telltale TV gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "4 years of thinking we know what's going on and we still don't.
"[7] Sean T. Collins of The New York Times wrote, "So there's another personality buried in Elliot somewhere — an echo of the Deus Group, a true power behind it all.
"[9] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Sometimes the anticipation before the action is what really delights dopamine receptors.
"[10] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "There are so many unanswered questions right now, but Mr.