"407 Proxy Authentication Required" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American thriller drama television series Mr.
Written and directed by series creator Sam Esmail, it aired on November 17, 2019, on USA Network.
Following the events of the previous episode, Elliot is kidnapped by Fernando Vera and his associates Peanuts and Javi.
He is removed from the trunk of a car and then tied to a chair in a room adjacent to Krista, who is also being held hostage.
On day 88 however, his inscrutable feelings of emptiness are vindicated by a shaman who tells him he must return home.
Elliot, remembering Shayla's death at Vera's hands, refuses to cooperate unless Krista's safety is guaranteed.
Krista protests, saying it will not work without a controlled and private environment, so Vera orders his associates to leave.
Discovering instead that he had directed his sister to hide in the closet from their father, as he armed himself with a baseball bat, he learns that he jumped from the window intentionally out of fear.
It was also broadcast on USA Network commercial-free, and featured crisis resource information for viewers.
During rehearsals, actors who were not in the episode were asked to leave the room for the table read of the script.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has a 100% rating based on reviews from 8 critics, with an average score of 9.3/10.
[6] Special attention was given to Malek's performance, Esmail's direction, and Tod Campbell's cinematography.
"[7] Entertainment Weekly gave it an A− grade, and praised the finale season: "It just keeps packing the punches, both in terms of storytelling and stylistic choices.