Elliot's "girlfriend" has met the female associate of Mr. Robot's at Elliot's apartment, so I tend to think he and his hacker group (and the arcade) are real...
Interesting though, that at the bar, they made Elliot playing for his "appletini" kind of a notable point, whereas they either didn't show Mr. Robot paying for his or both drinks cost $12.00, which is unlikely in NYC...
Yeah, I got my 86 year old mom hooked on this thing and the "mission oriented" scene, as well as the one at the end with the executive and his female significant other are likely to be a bit over the top for her...
YIKES

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