410 Gone (Mr. Robot)

The episode was written and directed by series creator Sam Esmail. This was Esmail's 21st writing credit, and 35th directing credit.[1]

In its original American broadcast, "410 Gone" was seen by an estimated 0.452 million household viewers with a 0.1 in the 18-49 demographics. This means that 0.1 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode.[2] This was a 24% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 0.363 million household viewers with a 0.1 in the 18-49 demographics.[3]

"410 Gone" received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 100% approval rating for the episode, based on 7 reviews.[4]

Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B" grade and wrote, "As it's done multiple times this season, Mr. Robot once more turns its attention to the fundamental need for human connection. But unlike most of those prior outings, here the message is more ambiguous, and less about the 'people who need people are the luckiest people on earth' theme Sam Esmail has been running down so elegantly. Instead, 'Gone' ends up being about how others can sometimes push us into dealing with our own weaknesses in ways we aren't prepared to admit, and it does so using the conventions of a rom-com road trip."[5]

Kyle Fowle of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "I don't know if this is the last we'll see of Darlene and Dom — there are still three episodes to go — but if it is, it's a beautiful, bittersweet sendoff."[6] Alicia Gilstorf of Telltale TV gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Darlene has unfinished business being the 'key' and all. So it's not much of a surprise that '410 Gone' keeps her grounded. It is surprising to see how well Mr. Robot manages to break this news to the audience, however."[7]

Sean T. Collins of The New York Times wrote, "After a series of white-knuckle episodes that built to Elliot and Darlene's successful hack of the world's most powerful people, 'Mr. Robot' finally took a little time off from the thrill-a-minute stuff. For all its low-key revelations and surprise returns, this week's episode was really about two people, Darlene Alderson and Dom DiPierro. Can these two crazy kids from opposite sides of the law-enforcement tracks put aside their differences and ride off into the sunset together? Well, no, apparently."[8] Vikram Murthi of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "In the end, it was Darlene who needed to stay and carve out a new life and it was Dom who needed to escape the grind and take a much-needed vacation. If this is the last we see of either character, Esmail gives them both a helluva sendoff."[9]

Lacy Braugher of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "As an individual episode, 'Gone' is pretty solid. It's focused almost exclusively on the series' women, and provides some much-needed context to the emotional journeys both Dom and Darlene have been on this season. It's the first episode that's really incorporated anything resembling an emotional arc for Dom, and it gives Carly Chaikin and Grace Gummer plenty to do. But as a follow-up to last week's 'Conflict,' it leaves something to be desired."[10]