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 0.572 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Elliot (Rami Malek) finds himself part of a 1990s family sitcom, where Edward (Christian Slater) is taking him, Darlene (Carly Chaikin) and Magda (Vaishnavi Sharma) on a road trip.
Arriving at a gas station, Magda knocks Darlene unconscious when she complains and Elliot finds that Tyrell (Martin Wallström) is the man locked in the trunk.
He enters the gas station, running into ALF and meeting Angela (Portia Doubleday), who works as the manager.
When the car gets a flat tire, Elliot demands to know what is happening, but the conversation is interrupted when an officer, Gideon (Michel Gill), arrives.
Having survived, Dominique wants to investigate the shooting, as the killers committed suicide, but her boss downplays the shooters as Uyghur separatists.
Price (Michael Cristofer) is also notified that the United States Congress has rejected his bailout plan to borrow from China, as four FBI agents died in the shooting.
Angela is introduced to hacking by Mobley (Azhar Khan), even if the recent FBI shooting in Beijing will complicate the mission.
[1] For the opening sequence, Sam Esmail explained, "I remember being envious of the families on those sitcoms because even if they had their minor conflict every week, they always resolved it.
The site's consensus states: "'eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes' provides one of the most audacious and creative openings in the series to date before taking a thrilling and touching dramatic turn in the episode's second half.
"[5] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.2 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "I certainly enjoy the hell out of most parts of Mr.
The trippy, demented journey into cheesy Full House-style comedies was fun, but I find myself now looking for those substance-over-style moments.
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "Yes, the company fired Robot, blaming his absences from the days he visited the doctor.
"[11] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The non-Elliot stuff in 'Master/Slave' is among the least consequential material that season two of Mr.
I don't have many rules of TV criticism but one of them has to be that when a gritty hacker drama includes an Alf cameo, you stand up and cheer, damn it.
"[12] Caralynn Lippo of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.75 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "There are some hours of television that I immediately recognize that I (and everyone else watching) will either love or hate.