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'The Dropout' Episode 7: Elizabeth threatens witnesses, fans say, 'What a sociopath'

As fear surrounding the exposing Wall Street Journal article builds, Elizabeth and Sunny resort to scare tactics to have the story killed

Spoilers for 'The Dropout' Episode 7 'Heroes'

Hulu returns with the penultimate episode of the gripping drama 'The Dropout' that chronicles the true story of the fraudster billionaire Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos' rise and fall.

Previously on 'The Dropout', we saw Elizabeth face the heat as some of her employees point out her scams which threaten to expose her. An article by the Wall Street Journal has the potential to knock her off her high horse but it comes riddled with troubles. Episode 7 saw her and her boyfriend Sunny Balwani try and do damage control with her even having talks with Bill Clinton and Joe Biden to promote her company. So read on to know more about what happened and what viewers had to say.

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Episode 7 saw the Wall Street Journal article by John Carreyrou (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) gain traction. He managed to get witnesses like wronged patients, doctors, Mark Roessler (Kevin Sussman ), the head researcher of Theranos, Erika Cheung (Camryn Mi-Young Kim), Tyler Schultz (Dylan Minette), and others, who would testify and give them the details of what goes on behind the scenes. As a last-ditch attempt to get Elizabeth (Amanda Seyfried) herself to be part of the interview, he even sent over interview questions. But these questions were used to pinpoint the whistleblowers, with Holmes and Balwani (Naveen Andrews) deciding to sue them all.

Later on, she even has Tyler, Mark and Erika monitored and followed which truly frightened them. To make matters worse Erica and Tyler also learned of Ian Gibbon's (Stephen Fry) death by suicide when she had similarly pressured him. Although the article managed to get published, many fans were left aghast to learn of these events that happened in real life. Calling out the disturbing behavior, this is what they had to say.

A fan said, "She put lives at risk, that b***h her and Sunny deserves a slap like Chris rock #TheDropout," while another commented, "Just finished ep 7 of #TheDropout she should spend the rest of her life in prison. What a sociopath." A tweet read, "Elizabeth Holmes really said F(raud)EMINISM! #TheDropout."

Another viewer commented, "Oh this b***h is CRAZY. #TheDropoutHulu." One said, "I hope Elizabeth Holmes baby is reincarnated as Ian and the baby haunts her a*s #TheDropout #TheDropoutHulu #f**kelizabethholmes."

A fan also tweeted, "I can’t imagine what the whistleblowers of Theranos had to go through with Elizabeth Holmes in-real. #TheDropout."

'The Dropout' returns with new episodes on Hulu every Thursday.

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