Mr Robot (Best series ever alongside Breaking Bad & Sopranos)

[LordBerenger]

This series have been going for some months and a 2nd season has been confirmed. Really awesome so far. Definitely recommend you watching this. Tech based (hacking/computers/social media) series with lots of mindfuck and some intense moments. Plus good character development.

And yes I'm aware some hipster, pessimist phaggots will dislike the series for whatever dumb made up reason but it's really great. Trust me.

[Asheram]

I really liked the 1st few episodes but I couldn't make even halfway through the 4th episode. I stopped watching after that. For me best series so far is Gotham, the 2nd season started great.

[LordBerenger]

I really liked the 1st few episodes but I couldn't make even halfway through the 4th episode. I stopped watching after that. For me best series so far is Gotham, the 2nd season started great.

Yeah the mindfuck can really be crazy but it keeps getting better imo. Trust me. And Gotham is good but, Mr Robot is on another level.

Hell. When I first played Deus Ex (1) the first level and around there, it really bored me and I thought it was a shitty game but after giving it another try it became my favorite game of all time.

[Leshma]

It is shit!

Epic pilot, then couple of awful episodes that will make you stop watching the show. Fifth takes the pace a bit but until end of S01 show is in shambles.

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Real bad attempt at using Fight Club premise.

Edit: They really shouldn't make the mistake developing the story in a direction that is so painfully obvious in first few minutes of pilot. It is like seeing and acknowledging the wall in front of you and yet deciding to keep going forward full speed.

[LordBerenger]

It is shit!

Epic pilot, then couple of awful episodes that will make you stop watching the show. Fifth takes the pace a bit but until end of S01 show is in shambles.

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Real bad attempt at using Fight Club premise.

Edit: They really shouldn't make the mistake developing the story in a direction that is so painfully obvious in first few minutes of pilot. It is like seeing and acknowledging the wall in front of you and yet deciding to keep going forward full speed.

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Last i checked in Mr Robot they didn't try to build an army to fuck up society and overthrow the ones in charge. This storyline was way more realistic and in line with anonymous and other hacktivist groups of today. Only thing in common is their end goal

And it's not really obvious. It was filled with twists and mindfucks. Plus it slowed down a bit I admit but it was to develop characters even more plus to show how fucked up Elliot's head is.

[Tibe]

It is okaish. Definately not one of the best series, but I kinda liked it. And I dont really understand the "mindfuck" here. Is your mind really that simple to fuck with? Everything this series did has been done before. Elliots disorder use in the plotline was shocking like 15 years ago. And the best characters are so over the top batshit insane its almost like Looney Toons, thats why its entertaining, but the shocking mindfuck value just goes out the door, because you already know these characters will do insane shit so you expect everything.

The reason why Breaking Bad kicked ass was because Walter was a completely believable, relatable badass, who played a believably dangerous game with high stakes, where he mainly always came out on top, simply by sheer luck and steel balls. And it was really gripping. Not to mention the shows directors sure knew how to create a setting. Mr. Robot feels nothing like that. Elliot is not relatable nor believable. Mybe some turd in his moms basement who has a linux thinks he's relatable. But mostly nobody does.

[Xant]

Walter was believable? And a badass?

[Tibe]

Well, yeah.

Some of his genius moments were a bit unlogical, granted. But considering a lot of stuff, him even making that far was pure luck. And it felt like luck to me. His story was a combination of pure believable coincidences.

Yes, he was a badass. Walter was not a rambo. He was a common man, who never probably even seen a gun in his life. People in real life are not brave, especially the ones who arent some ex-military veteran types. Even you, my friend are probably a lot more of a coward in an actual life or death scenario than you'd probably think.

[Xant]

Well, yeah.

Some of his genius moments were a bit unlogical, granted. But considering a lot of stuff, him even making that far was pure luck. And it felt like luck to me. His story was a combination of pure believable coincidences.

He was unbelievably dumb for the level of intelligence the show wanted us to believe he had.

Yes, he was a badass. Walter was not a rambo. He was a common man, who never probably even seen a gun in his life. People in real life are not brave, especially the ones who arent some ex-military veteran types. Even you, my friend are probably a lot more of a coward in an actual life or death scenario than you'd probably think.

Well, quite, he wasn't a badass, he was a common man. That isn't a failing of the show. And I've been in more "life or death" scenarios than I can easily count.

[Tibe]

Potato potato.

And everybody can claim to be a specops warveteran in the internet. I dont really know you irl, so by default, I just dont believe you. And in this case near death accidents dont count. Because those are not the situations where you have to make a decision under heavy pressure.

[Xant]

You missed the salient point.

[LordBerenger]

It is okaish. Definately not one of the best series, but I kinda liked it. And I dont really understand the "mindfuck" here. Is your mind really that simple to fuck with? Everything this series did has been done before. Elliots disorder use in the plotline was shocking like 15 years ago. And the best characters are so over the top batshit insane its almost like Looney Toons, thats why its entertaining, but the shocking mindfuck value just goes out the door, because you already know these characters will do insane shit so you expect everything.

It's not so much about what he will do as it is more of a question of ''What is real and what is not?'' in the Mr Robot world. And if you really watched it you'd know he has been on prescription medicine for a long while as well as been a regular morphine user too. Add in some tragedies in his life or a certain moment in the past and it might fry his brain. And only 2 characters are batshit insane. And that's Tyrell + Elliot.

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Some believe in a theory also that they're the same person although i have a hard time believing it.

And no series have dealt with hacktivism added with a main character's drug addiction and hallucinations.plus him trying to destroy society and overthrow the world elite.

Like Anonymous on steroids. And no, it's not even that similar to Fight Club.

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[Torost]

I have seen all of season 1.

Was superpsyched ep 1 & 2. Ignoring the "minor" hollywood techical mumbojumbo. Like ip 543.449.444.871 and unrealtistic scenarios.
Nice theme , Anonymous meets Tyler Durden.

Got somewhat disappointed as it moved on. I feel like they baited me into this series with this great start, only to follow up with mediocre. Will watch season 2 i guess.

[Leshma]

Elliot is not relatable nor believable. Mybe some turd in his moms basement who has a linux thinks he's relatable. But mostly nobody does.

Can name two kinds of people. First are obviously junkies, because Elliot is one. Second are people who really feel like Elliot, are angsty at the social organization we are living in.

Linux part is put there so that majority of fucktards who use Windows crap believe that he is doing some real hacking and not just executing random terminal commands.

Scene where he debates with Tyler about Gnome and KDE is grade A cringe worthy.