Proof that Elliot has completely lost it...but at the same time he's not wrong.
Oh god how did I miss this.
Proof that Elliot has completely lost it...but at the same time he's not wrong.
What's the spoiler policy after airing?
I'll despoilify this if the policy is we can discuss spoilers after airing, but:
- Hot damn, Angela turned cold. Christ, her brushing off of the lawyer and just annihilating all the people who thought of her as a bitch was something else. It's good to see that Sam is setting the stage for a whole lot of inner conflict this year. Angela's going to turn full on Price this season, and it is going to be amazing to watch.
- TYRELL LIVES. Hallelujah, best character is going to return in style. I wonder what the hell Tyrell has been doing since the hack. 33 days away with the ability to freely call people implies that Tyrell has been working on something big, possibly global financial meltdown big?
- The directorial style of Esmail is too fucking good. That cut between Elliot nodding off and him waking up with the phone in a random apartment was amazing, the shot through the fish tank was amazing, the gorgeous gray and steel of New York was amazing.
- GIDEON NOOOOOO He was the only guy I was rooting for to survive but their ain't no rest for the good. The man lost his company, his husband, his reputation, and now his life to what Elliot did. I wonder if Brock is going to continue on, and what his deal is regarding the hack. Curious to see what they're going to do with him.
Two separate episodes, but they aired in a 90-minute block with limited commercials and an "intermission."Didn't realize the premiere was 2 hours. Is it considered just one episode, or two in one?
I haven't watched it yet because I was tired last night, but look forward to doing so and setting aside an afternoon for it.
Two separate episodes, but they aired in a 90-minute block with limited commercials and an "intermission."
Brock called Gideon a crisis actor so I imagine he's simply a nutjob. That's the term conspiracy theorists use for the people that are victims / survivors of things like Sandy Hook. They claim it's all fake and the people wounded or in mourning are simply actors in a plot by the government to control us for some nefarious end.
I saw this on something awful, and after reading it.. it kinda makes sense...
Serious. Tense. Mysterious. Unsettling. From that one scene I thought it would be a hacker procedural with a new baddie every episode like Monk, but that's wrong. That's so wrong.Without spoiling, can anyone tell me how is the show tone wise?
I'm actually really upset by the prison speculation. It wasn't obvious to me but it is now and now I feel spoiled because I was robbed by the epiphany. :/
Damn that ending "I'll be a hero tomorrow"
I forgot Craig Robinson was cast this year until popped up.
Is it because I dvrd the 3am showing or did they really let a handful of f bombs fly?
I have to admit, it's a very good theory, but I'm not sure he's actually in a mental institution. He's able to go to his psychiatrist instead of having their own in the hospital (unless his mind is so fragile and damaged that he sees every psychiatrist in the hospital as Krista). And then you have the focus on Elliot trying to fix his own state of mind on his own terms (which ultimately is the reason why Mr. Robot succeeds on multiple occasions). Or maybe this is all a revenge fantasy in Elliot's mind to cope with the loss of his father.
Mr. Robot had the best use of a Phil Collins song since Miami Vice.
I really liked both episodes, but I disliked the way they introduced Grace Gummer's character. Or rather, I disliked that they introduced her with a rather long scene in the store, the walk into the interrogation room and then..... nothing.
Fuck, those episodes did not meet my expectations. Hopefully the rest of the season is better.
I saw this on something awful, and after reading it.. it kinda makes sense...
I'm new to Mr Robot. Watched all of S1 yesterday and now just watched start of S2.
Given I haven't been part of any of the discussion, I wanted to check. Am I unusual or normal to be cheering for E Corp (and now Angela), particularly since the end of S1? I've assumed I'm supposed to interpret this show as following along with the likeable antagonists (digital terrorists) and that the protagonists are flawed (the loony they had, Tyrell, appears for now to be with the terrorists).
But now the after-show is referring to E Corp CEO as being a 'classic villain'.
I could see people who are anarchist sympathizers or those with strong anti-consumerism views agreeing more with the views of Darlene and FSociety, with some caveats.
What is GAF consensus?
Angela's storyline in season 1 was pretty terrible, tbh.So I'm 4 episodes into season 1, and for how smart these people seem to be, they're doing some stupid shit. Like, why does (up to ep. 4 spoilers)Angela take the ectstasy? She seems way smarter than that. And why does Elliott need these drugs? Sure he self-medicates for his anxiety, but is that why he's addicted to the morphine? And every time the drugs come up as a plot point, it seems pretty generic except for the trippy dream he has in episode 4. The sub-plot with his junkie neighbor is super boring to me.
I love the premise of the show, and the tone, but I just don't care much about Elliott, which might or might not be to the credit of the show and how Elliott is controlling how we're seeing the narrative play out through his pov. I'm still trying to figure out if the reason I dislike Elliott is because he mentally paints himself through his anxiety as a super negative person or if I just don't like how he's written. On the other hand, Mr. Robot is a pretty fascinating character and the way he treats Elliott as a father figure is pretty interesting.
I'm definitely going to finish the season but the show is hit or miss for me so far, at least plot-wise. It's so visually and tonally satisfying but I feel like it needs to iron out some narrative kinks going forward.
So I'm 4 episodes into season 1, and for how smart these people seem to be, they're doing some stupid shit. Like, why does (up to ep. 4 spoilers)Angela take the ectstasy? She seems way smarter than that. And why does Elliott need these drugs? Sure he self-medicates for his anxiety, but is that why he's addicted to the morphine? And every time the drugs come up as a plot point, it seems pretty generic except for the trippy dream he has in episode 4. The sub-plot with his junkie neighbor is super boring to me.
I love the premise of the show, and the tone, but I just don't care much about Elliott, which might or might not be to the credit of the show and how Elliott is controlling how we're seeing the narrative play out through his pov. I'm still trying to figure out if the reason I dislike Elliott is because he mentally paints himself through his anxiety as a super negative person or if I just don't like how he's written. On the other hand, Mr. Robot is a pretty fascinating character and the way he treats Elliott as a father figure is pretty interesting.
I'm definitely going to finish the season but the show is hit or miss for me so far, at least plot-wise. It's so visually and tonally satisfying but I feel like it needs to iron out some narrative kinks going forward.
Lots of interesting images and analysis via the link.Mr. Robot is one of the most pop-culture-fluent series on TV. Rather than merely recycle favorite references, writer-director Sam Esmail and his collaborators use their knowledge base to create a work thats uniquely personal. This illustrated article about the style of Mr. Robot will look at a few examples from the season-two premiere, with commentary about how Esmails writing and direction help put them across.
Part of what makes Mr. Robot so enjoyable, whether or not the story is doing it for you at that moment, is that you cant take everything in all at once. The show is directed within a millimeter of its life, and because Esmails script is driven as much by images and sound as by dialogue, the show's directing is inextricably intertwined with its writing. Every shot, camera move, music cue, and cut has purpose, whether a given choice seems intended to convey an important meaning in the story (the heros mental state, the relationship of one character to another) or to add a visceral or awesome quality to what might otherwise just be a scene of people talking in a room. Although it's far from a subtle show, and can be obvious in its borrowings, Mr. Robot is genuinely cinematic television in which the image is not a slave to the word, but its partner.
A richer example of the shows layer-cake approach can be seen in the second half of the Mr. Robot premiere, when Evil Corps CEO Philip Price (Michael Cristofer) refuses to resign his position to please high muckety-mucks working for the Department of the Treasury. Every business day when that market bell rings, we con people into believing in something, he tells them, with undisguised contempt. The American dream, or family values. Could be freedom fries, for all I care it doesnt matter! As long as the con works and people buy and sell whatever it is we want them to.
Its a long speech even by the standards of Mr. Robot, a series thats not shy about asking its actors to make wordy monologues sound natural. The setting a creepy cavelike space where slightly abstract powerful figures hold sway evokes two classics of 1970s American cinema: Sidney Lumets 1976 satire Network (scripted by Paddy Chayefsky, an unrepentant speech-aholic) and Alan J. Pakulas 1974 paranoid thriller The Parallax View, in which Warren Beattys investigative journalist tries to expose a corporation hired by elites to stage political assassinations. Prices monologue to the board is reminiscent of the four-minute speech in Network that TV fat cat Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) delivers to news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch), about how there are no nations anymore, only an international network of forces united by greed. And in the most direct reference, as Mr. Robot's Price becomes more arrogant, the episode brings in a music cue from Michael Smalls Parallax View score, Commission and Main Title.
I'm actually really upset by the prison speculation. It wasn't obvious to me but it is now and now I feel spoiled because I was robbed by the epiphany. :/
I think my DVR fucked me over. First scene I saw was Gideon sitting with Elitiot. I feel like there was stuff before that I missed. Anyways, great stuff. So happy I binged the first season a month ago. The show is so cinematic, with really fleshed out characters. Glad to join in on the hype now
Be sure to check all of your recordings. The replay last night was listed as two separate episodes, so my DVR picked them up as new.I think my DVR fucked me over. First scene I saw was Gideon sitting with Elitiot. I feel like there was stuff before that I missed. Anyways, great stuff. So happy I binged the first season a month ago. The show is so cinematic, with really fleshed out characters. Glad to join in on the hype now
Mr. Robot will probably always be a show more interested in setting a tone than clearly progressing a narrative and God, are they ever good at setting a tone. Never has a Phil Collins song seemed both so sinister and so sadly pathetic at the same time. Sam Esmail, the shows auteur and show runner, is very, very good at utilizing composition, sound, lighting and art direction the base tools of filmmaking to tremendous effect in order to produce intense feelings in the audience. If youre planning on rewatching the this episode, pay attention to the composition in particular. Not only is every scene off-center, but in instance after instance, the characters are placed very low in the shot, with tons of head space above them. Everyone is shot to look weighed-down and off-center, over and over again. It tends to give the entire story a flimsy feeling, as if everything is on the verge of collapse. The use of music and how it moves from background to foreground is also masterfully done, not only in the Phil Collins money-burning scene but when Angelas got her headphones on. Watch the scene where the E Corp lawyers smart house goes dumb and note how its awash in horror movie tropes, underlining in thick black marker the shows primal fear of technology out of control.