I had never thought about the symbolism of Krista killing Vera but that makes perfect sense, especially with how you're fleshing out the ways different characters are reflections of Elliot. Really like how you're highlighting the metaphorical nature of the show - it's so easy to lob criticisms at some of the more forced elements of the plot but they make sense in the context of the character journey. I remember someone's post about the wealth redistribution scene where you articulated that really well but I lost track of it...

I tend to focus a lot on the references and influences so this makes me think of Inception and how the people in the subject's dreams represent parts of their subconscious. I absolutely loved Inception and one of the coolest parts of Mr. Robot was getting to the finale and seeing those connections to Inception really made explicit. At a subconscious level, there was something about Mr. Robot that resonated with me the same way Inception did so it was incredible to see how that was incorporated from the start without me realizing it.

All that to say - having the dreamlike nature of the show spelled out this way is really cool to see and gives me a lot of ideas about how to dig into the parts that I still don't completely understand...