SirMossyBloke
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I just watched it to the end on the GearVR. It was pretty cool.
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I just watched it to the end on the GearVR. It was pretty cool.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Caught the entire thing. It was neat to see Shayla again. I wouldn't lose sleep over missing this though.
Apparently it will be uploaded permanently in a week:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/12229300/mr-robot-within-virtual-reality-experience-simulcast-comic-con
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/12229300/mr-robot-within-virtual-reality-experience-simulcast-comic-con
I didn't even use cardboard vr lol. Just fucking looked around the room spinning like a madman lol.
The whole experience was worth it though.
Great, looking forward to it.
A bit early to tell don't you think ? The show runner did say he planned for multiple seasons , I have no reason to think he lied about that. I'd let it play out before acting like its completely jumped the shark. I didn't feel the first season came into its own until the second half of it. Personally I loved this episode though, thought it was better then the 2 in the premiere.
Charles Alan Ratliff
Member
Totally forgot about the VR stream. I guess I will check it out next week!
Almost as embarrassing as your drive by in the GoT thread.
Successful, popular shows really seem to get your goat.
blainethemono
Member
my memories of season one aren't 100% so someone correct me if i'm wrong, but
that's kind of the big question and the source of Elliot's intense anxiety over the thought of all of the stuff he has potentially done without being aware of it. he has no memory of the three days following the 5/9 hack, no idea what he did during that time, whether he murdered Wellick or not, etc
the implication is that between their first and second conversations at the basketball court, Elliot did speak to him again as Mr Robot. Daryl is mostly a mystery at this point but if the mental institution theory turns out to be true, it feels like he's someone who works there or is another patient or something, also there's the subplot with him trying to get a "website" fixed, which he needs Elliot for
the dark army just needed Elliot to take care of the honeypot, once that was done they were back in
pretty sure Elliot just hallucinated that crowd, and there kind of is chaos to some extent - the lady in the premiere at the bank arguing about her mortgage payments and debts she shouldn't have, Darlene being concerned over whether they've just made everything worse for average citizens rather than better, and the shot of a giant crowd of protestors in front of a federal building (?)
they found a leaked list of FBI agents at his place and sent word out, but DiPierro was the only one who actually came to check it out. she claims not to be concerned by it since it was an old leak and every hacker already has it, but later on she does go back to Romero's place and find a bunch of old documents that end up leading her to the arcade
MoFoJones99
Member
Wow! Much better outing than the first two eps of the season. Really dug that scene when Eliot begun losing it and shit started glitching out. The sound and effects really made it so captivating along with the ominous music. Personally, I would definitely like to see more of Craig Robinson as he has really impressed me. Really find the FBI chick quite intriguing and also quite attractive.
DirtyLarry
Member
I guess I was one of the unlucky ones as the VR Stream kept buffering on me, I let it sit there, eventually it would play again, but it crashed completely when she gave him a wet willy, gave me something about a video error, and would not let me start it again.
To those that did watch it how much more was left?
FYI was using my Rift on my PC.
To those that did watch it how much more was left?
FYI was using my Rift on my PC.
Well I didn't like the premiere, and I didn't like this either. So that's three-plus hours now of stuff that's not doing for me.
If you say so bro.
Apparently the premiere got lower ratings than any S1 episode though.
umop_3pisdn
Member
I liked the premiere but I didn't like this episode very much. I know they have to lead Elliot to some kind of turning point but that's pretty much all it felt like to me.
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Really? I felt like last nights episode blew the premiere out of the water, hell it might have been the best episode of the series. The Kernel Panic scene was incredible.
umop_3pisdn
Member
Yeah, I wasn't that engaged in watching Elliot's collapse, maybe because I felt like it was already so inevitable that I didn't even need to see it happen anymore, except as a kind of formality. But watching that CTO burn the pile of money, Darlene going all sergeant general, and Angela going corporate cutthroat was weirdly effective for me.
I mean there was definitely some cool stuff there, but on the whole I found it kind of hard to maintain my focus. We know Elliot is always on the verge of some kind of mental collapse. I think dramatic payoffs work better with a kind of rising/falling intensity to make you question where you really are with things, but this came after almost two hours of seeing where Elliot was, so it kind of felt gratuitous to me. I can accept the show being a bit heavy-handed sometimes, though. I mean I think season one was like that and I still liked it.
The VR thing worked for me without issue but it failed almost immediately for a friend that was also trying to watch on a different device.
I didn't really know what to expect going in but I was pleasantly surprised at how well done it was. I'm excited to watch it again and see if there are any easter eggs I might have missed by mostly staring at the two actors and not looking around as much as I could have.
Maybe four or five more minutes?
I didn't really know what to expect going in but I was pleasantly surprised at how well done it was. I'm excited to watch it again and see if there are any easter eggs I might have missed by mostly staring at the two actors and not looking around as much as I could have.
Maybe four or five more minutes?
ffejeromdiks
Banned
The VR thing didn't work for me either, once it finished downloading I removed my phone from it's case and by the time I was inserting it into my GearVR the thing must have auto deleted itself....bummer
captjohnboyd
Member
Too bad people aren't really feeling this season so far. I just rewatched the entire first season with my girlfriend, who hadn't seen it, and so far I feel this season has surpassed it in almost every way.
I think part of the problem is the show is a known quantity now and people aren't really letting themselves enjoy the ride. Everyone just wants to know what's really going on right away.
The first season did a better job of offering up a surface plot to distract us from the real story which was about what's really going on in Elliot's head. So people were content to enjoy that and be surprised when the twists came.
This season, on the other hand, is plunging us head first into his psychosis and we're sort of being left without a clue not unlike Elliot. So far that's what I'm really enjoying about it though. Everything feels so fragmented and anxiety driven but it's clear that's Sam Esmail's intent. I second that the Adderall scene was amazing.
So far I'm finding everything about this season better than the first but I don't think some viewers are going to come around until some more answers are put out there and there's a little more hand holding. Which is a shame cause what they're doing with this show is fucking incredible
I think part of the problem is the show is a known quantity now and people aren't really letting themselves enjoy the ride. Everyone just wants to know what's really going on right away.
The first season did a better job of offering up a surface plot to distract us from the real story which was about what's really going on in Elliot's head. So people were content to enjoy that and be surprised when the twists came.
This season, on the other hand, is plunging us head first into his psychosis and we're sort of being left without a clue not unlike Elliot. So far that's what I'm really enjoying about it though. Everything feels so fragmented and anxiety driven but it's clear that's Sam Esmail's intent. I second that the Adderall scene was amazing.
So far I'm finding everything about this season better than the first but I don't think some viewers are going to come around until some more answers are put out there and there's a little more hand holding. Which is a shame cause what they're doing with this show is fucking incredible
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I mean this episode felt like the finale episode. Holy hell, there's still more!!
What a show.
What a show.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Pretty spot on. I love how deep the lore of the show is, and small snippets of things and hints is really making this enjoyable. I don't care what they feed me, as long as it's all tied well and the imagery is awesome, I'm down.
The cinematography is superb, and definitely adds a layer.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
I gotcha covered dude.
Being Mr. Robot is about being a hacker that has no respect for society. He hacks everyone, invades their privacy, got his dealer/girlfriend killed, turned a successful executive into FBI's most wanted, thinks he killed him, caused one of the worst terrorist attack in US history, and is overall unhinged.
We don't know. That's a mystery. Supposedly it's to "help him with computers", but we found out this episode that he's involved in organized crime. Maybe. Mr. Robot did conctact Daryl at night.
Someone already addressed this, but yes, we have no idea who it is. The Dark Army is maybe a red herring.
There isn't chaos but there's a huge scare. This is a serious economic crisis (they had at least 4 press conferences with Obama to nail this point in the first episode). Those civilians wearing masks were just protestors. During the Great Recession, was there chaos? No, but it was still widespread panic. Jobs were hemorrhaging and people kept trying to withdraw from banks. Same thing is happening here. The gov just pumped trillions of dollars into the bank.
also already answered, but to clarify, he had a list of fbi agents that turned out to be pretty common, and they called the FBI just to give them a heads up.
captjohnboyd
Member
It's definitely been more self indulgent this season. In a lot of ways it's reminding me of the last season of Hannibal because of that. I think they have a much stronger idea where they're going though so I'm happily enjoying every second.
The key to the whole thing working in the end will be whether or not Esmail has everything truly planned out or if he's just making it up as he goes along. I truly believe it's the former and not the latter
Spoiled Milk
Banned
Agent DiPierro, btw, is Meryl Streep's daughter.
captjohnboyd
Member
Knew she looked familiar!! I watched something else with her recently but I can't recall what
Newsroom?
EdibleExplosives
Member
Really strange episode, but I really enjoyed it. Visually, probably the best episode yet.
Edit: Also, I may be in love with the FBI woman.
Pretty sure he knows where it's going. I remember reading that Mr Robot was originally a movie, and the first season was basically act 1 of it.
Edit: Also, I may be in love with the FBI woman.
Pretty sure he knows where it's going. I remember reading that Mr Robot was originally a movie, and the first season was basically act 1 of it.
Dominican Power
Member
Mobley is a fucking dumbass. He should combed through the place to see if Romero had anything that might lead law enforcement back to them. I'm assuming he's next to get got.
This show has me
This show has me
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
The first season is streaming on Amazon Prime.
'Amazon Echo' now available for $179.99
MisterNugNug
Member
Can you talk to Amazon Echo (Alexa) like that? Like ask it strange questions like when the world will end and it'll respond like that? If so, I kind of want one!
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Yes because people totally act calmly and rationally when discovering a friends corpse.
Another intriguing episode. It was cool to see some of the other hackers. Was wondering if they'd pop up after last week. Robinson has been great in his role too I think. The scenes with Angela were excellent. A lot more separated storylines this season, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes together.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
So this episode brought a lot to the forefront. Don't read if you haven't seen the episode.
Romero is dead. Holy FUCK. WHAT. The last scene we saw was Mr. Robot meeting Romero, and he threatened to shoot back then. It looks like the gun was a red herring after all. He never intended to kill Tyrell, but kill off any fsociety member that would have been a liability after the 5/9 hack. Of course the irony is that because of his death, the FBI are edging closer to fsociety's operations. LOL @ FBI Woman saying "You've got to be fucking kidding me" when she saw F___Society at Coney Island.
Mr. Robot is a proven manipulator. He elicits imagery of FBI/Watchmen to threaten Elliot into actions. Effectively, this means the whole reason behind Elliot's paranoia in S1 was due to Mr. Robot's interference in some way, shape, or form (the Watchmen in the subway before Mr. Robot says "Exciting time in the world kid, Exciting time!"). I have to wonder if Mr. Robot has been a recurring issue for Elliot. Especially with Elliot's speech about stumbling and overcoming problems until you hit the next one.
Price is shaping up to be a very creepy character. He has to be attracted to Angela. He's been sweet-talking her ever since her hiring. There's a bit of potential with this storyline, assuming they're working towards a relationship. Is she going to sleep with the man who might have been responsible for the death of her parents? Thus signalling her decaying morality? Or is she going to try and break him in a way that the US Government were unable to? Thus trying to change E Corp from within.
Mr. Robot is a proven manipulator. He elicits imagery of FBI/Watchmen to threaten Elliot into actions. Effectively, this means the whole reason behind Elliot's paranoia in S1 was due to Mr. Robot's interference in some way, shape, or form (the Watchmen in the subway before Mr. Robot says "Exciting time in the world kid, Exciting time!"). I have to wonder if Mr. Robot has been a recurring issue for Elliot. Especially with Elliot's speech about stumbling and overcoming problems until you hit the next one.
Price is shaping up to be a very creepy character. He has to be attracted to Angela. He's been sweet-talking her ever since her hiring. There's a bit of potential with this storyline, assuming they're working towards a relationship. Is she going to sleep with the man who might have been responsible for the death of her parents? Thus signalling her decaying morality? Or is she going to try and break him in a way that the US Government were unable to? Thus trying to change E Corp from within.
You don't have to Spoiler text about the episode that just aired. Only spoiler text about theories and previews from the next episode.
Also, I think Price is attracted to Angela but more as a pupil/protégé and less physically. He's almost molding her by making her have dinner with two people that were responsible for the covering up about the leak that killed her mother.
Also, I think Price is attracted to Angela but more as a pupil/protégé and less physically. He's almost molding her by making her have dinner with two people that were responsible for the covering up about the leak that killed her mother.
It's not just here, but the internet at large is trying to "solve" this show which I find kinda annoying at times. I get wanting to be apart of something bigger than yourself or seeing the show (or television in general) as this big collective event that you're deducing clues and tricks, but it's really tiring to read the bulk of discussion being "what was that little sigil in the top right corner of the screen at 00:01:03:15". So when these expectations of the "puzzle" opening up more with each episode doesn't happen it deflates the quality of the show when they don't get what they want/need. I'm not saying that this is the majority of people, but it's already starting to fall down to the dregs of LOST Truthers that are still out there. I'd rather not see this show sink that low and just become the puzzle of the week. That kinda starts with USA and it's marketing team and whoever had the genius idea this show needed a recap show :eyeroll:
/rant
MegaManTrigger
Banned
Elliot is implied to have DID. When Mr. Robot acts, it's really Elliot acting out in a more confident, and possibly psychopathic manner.
tearsintherain
Member
According to a one year old reddit post which is where Mr Robot probably got this bit from, yeah it will answer if you ask When is the end of the world and dozens of other scifi easter eggs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho..._of_known_easter_eggs_for_amazon_echo_so_far/
http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-echo-alexa-easter-eggs/
Amazing episode, I don't mind at all that more questions keep popping up than answers as long as its done in such a challenging (to the viewers) and beautifully constructed way. The tiny, tiny, tiny little touches are also amazing, like the two women picking stuff out of the trash while the FBI agent visits Romero's mom. Its nearing post apocalyptic, but we still have a long ways to go.
Season 2 so far reminds me a lot of Dune, in that the writers are layering stuff in a way to make the viewers feel stuff is going on that is almost within grasp of understanding but not quite. I don't really understand whats going on with Angela's character or the FBI agent but I love watching it. I have absolutely NO CLUE whatseover with what is going on with Craig Robinson, Darlene, Mr. Robot, or Elliot.
Love the Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash song halfway through too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouZSLckCvgQ
DirtyLarry
Member
As someone who started watching the show 4 episodes in to it being on the air and immediately became hooked, I am not sure how people can say they dislike this season so far. The show has not skipped a beat.
Hell, Elliott's dialogue scene in the meeting group about religion last night is one of the better statement speeches in the series, and there have been quite a few of them.
I just do not think the tone or approach has changed at all. And I was very concerned it would as I thought how could they top the brilliance of Season 01.
Thus far they appear to be doing just that.
Hell, Elliott's dialogue scene in the meeting group about religion last night is one of the better statement speeches in the series, and there have been quite a few of them.
I just do not think the tone or approach has changed at all. And I was very concerned it would as I thought how could they top the brilliance of Season 01.
Thus far they appear to be doing just that.