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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 13, 2015 12:01:24 GMT -5
Is anyone else watching this show? I mean it's seriously freaking amazing. When I first saw the previews on USA I was like "meh, that looks weird and terrible" but I caught the pilot and I've been addicted ever since. The most recent episode is one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen. This show continues to amaze me each time I watch it and I'm totally captivated by the character development. Elliot is incredibly fascinating in every way.
Just wondering if anyone else is enjoying this ride as much as I am so far? I don't feel like it's getting enough love right now but this is the kind of show that will hit Netflix and people will be gushing over it a few months from now imo.
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Post by King Richius on Aug 13, 2015 13:51:52 GMT -5
I watched the first episode and didn't like it. I found the main character to be uninteresting and unlikeable. I haven't watched since.
Pure conjecture on my part, but I got the feeling that the overall story was going to end up being a hacker-esque version of Fight Club with the Christian Slater character being a figment of the main characters drugged out, fractured mind. Sad thing is that I'm not interested enough to watch and find out if I'm right or wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 13:59:06 GMT -5
I watched the first episode and didn't like it. I found the main character to be uninteresting and unlikeable. I haven't watched since. Pure conjecture on my part, but I got the feeling that the overall story was going to end up being a hacker-esque version of Fight Club with the Christian Slater character being a figment of the main characters drugged out, fractured mind. Sad thing is that I'm not interested enough to watch and find out if I'm right or wrong. I thought the exact same thing. Haven't watched a single episode personally but agree that Slater is the main character's alter ego ala Fight Club.
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Post by Self-Savior on Aug 13, 2015 16:06:43 GMT -5
I thought it looked dumb as hell as well when the commercials were airing, but decided to watch the pilot anyways...and now I'm hooked. I didn't see the ending of last night's episode coming at all.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 13, 2015 19:55:31 GMT -5
I thought it looked dumb as hell as well when the commercials were airing, but decided to watch the pilot anyways...and now I'm hooked. I didn't see the ending of last night's episode coming at all. Same. I was totally caught off guard by that connection, on both counts. It was just one holy sh*t moment, followed by another holy sh*t moment haha.
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Post by Self-Savior on Aug 14, 2015 1:16:35 GMT -5
I thought it looked dumb as hell as well when the commercials were airing, but decided to watch the pilot anyways...and now I'm hooked. I didn't see the ending of last night's episode coming at all. Same. I was totally caught off guard by that connection, on both counts. It was just one holy sh*t moment, followed by another holy sh*t moment haha. Oh god yeah. I just can't wait until next week. It's a shame that there's only 2 episodes left this season.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 20, 2015 12:02:26 GMT -5
I didn't see the Tyrell thing coming this week. That's a weird dynamic. Seems like there is more than meets the eye with them but I don't think it's the same as the Mr. Robot deal. They've opened this pandora's box of "what is real" and what can we believe.
This is seriously the most excellent of shows. I've seen the Breaking Bad comparisons and I think this is hands down better than S1 of Breaking Bad. Now, there is a long way to go and apparently we're looking at 4-5 seasons but man what a start. I haven't salivated for a show on a week-to-week basis like this in a very long time, possibly ever. The show is now blatantly aware of its own storytelling devices, American Psycho and Fight Club, and I love stories that are overtly self aware. I think the audience, at least the conversations between us and who we think is Elliot, also plays a pivotal role in the show/storytelling.
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Post by jakksking1 on Aug 21, 2015 6:20:04 GMT -5
Best show on TV at the moment. It's Fight Club meets American Psycho with hackers
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Post by Fave on Aug 26, 2015 21:18:35 GMT -5
Dissapointed the season finale is postponed until next week. I understand why though. I hope they don't cut out part of the episode just because of the incident. This is just a tv show after all and they've shown worse.
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Post by Self-Savior on Aug 26, 2015 21:22:28 GMT -5
Disappointed the season finale is postponed until next week. I understand why though. I hope they don't cut out part of the episode just because of the incident. This is just a tv show after all and they've shown worse. They'll show it unedited next week and more than likely have a disclaimer in front of it, like how the WWE Network handles the Chris Benoit stuff, etc. Plus, there's the DVD/bluray release to look forward to as well.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 27, 2015 7:51:06 GMT -5
I actually didn't realize it wasn't going to air until like 10 minutes before I was planning to watch it. I saw the post on Facebook about it getting pushed back. Not something anyone can control. Always better to be cautious about that kind of situation. Totally agree it's disappointing though. Just builds the anticipation even more.
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Post by The Dark Passenger on Aug 27, 2015 20:43:36 GMT -5
I think it's Awesome and it has made me a fan of Rami Malek. He plays his character superbly. Christian Slater is great too.
Fun Fact- My parents named me Christian, after Christian Slater.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2015 0:44:06 GMT -5
Honestly this show just feels like rip off Dexter. It just feels so cynical and makes wonder if the main character is deluded.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 31, 2015 8:28:22 GMT -5
Honestly this show just feels like rip off Dexter. It just feels so cynical and makes wonder if the main character is deluded. That's really the first time I've seen that comparison. I guess because he talks to his father the connection is there in terms of dialogue. That's a total reach though imo. Firstly, are you assuming Dexter was misled by Harry in that he wouldn't have been a killer had Harry not harnessed that darkness? Suggesting that Dexter's entire cause as the "Dark Defender" was misguided? Dexter was a sociopath. No matter how much psychobabble bullsh*t they tried to throw at you in Season 8, he was always going to need to murder people. Dexter wasn't deluded at all. If anything, his journey was as precise and clear as any has ever been, prior to him knowing his sister wanted to him. Dexter manifesting feelings towards the end of the series wasn't reality. He wanted normalcy and acted that out, but it was all pretend. The ending, for better or worse, proved he was always going to be who he was and that Harry was right to do what he did. Do you believe Elliot is misguided in wanting to destroy a company that destroyed his family? In the broad sense that big corporations do evil things everyday and bringing them down or trying to stop them is misguided? I think it's more cynical to sit on your hands and believe nothing can be done to those who hurt you. Although, I could argue that not every corporation is evil, and how that's a terrible misconception, but we've been presented with the knowledge that Evil Corp actually is evil. Elliot is hope, and everyone around him knows it. Whether the cause is just has yet to be seen. I'm not seeing where you're making the claim it's a ripoff of Dexter. The only murder we've had is the American Psycho moment with Tyrell. Nobody is a cop or detective, sans those knocking on Tyrell's door. Elliot isn't a serial killer, so that's a big one. I mean having the same tone as another show doesn't make it a ripoff when the content of said show is entirely different. I guess to each their own. I love Dexter, one of my favorite shows ever, and I'm quickly falling in love with Mr. Robot, but not because I think they're anything alike.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 1, 2015 8:22:21 GMT -5
I feel like this show got progressively worse as it went along. Started off with a bang, but for me, kinda fizzled a bit mid way through the season and has slowly been degrading since. I guess I don't see the groundbreaking, super alluring, mesmerizing masterpiece that everyone else seems to see in it. Good show, but not great IMO. Even still, I'll stick with it because with modern TV, good is usually better than 95% of the rest.
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Post by jakksking1 on Sept 1, 2015 14:07:20 GMT -5
Honestly this show just feels like rip off Dexter. It just feels so cynical and makes wonder if the main character is deluded. That's really the first time I've seen that comparison. I guess because he talks to his father the connection is there in terms of dialogue. That's a total reach though imo. Firstly, are you assuming Dexter was misled by Harry in that he wouldn't have been a killer had Harry not harnessed that darkness? Suggesting that Dexter's entire cause as the "Dark Defender" was misguided? Dexter was a sociopath. No matter how much psychobabble bullsh*t they tried to throw at you in Season 8, he was always going to need to murder people. Dexter wasn't deluded at all. If anything, his journey was as precise and clear as any has ever been, prior to him knowing his sister wanted to him. Dexter manifesting feelings towards the end of the series wasn't reality. He wanted normalcy and acted that out, but it was all pretend. The ending, for better or worse, proved he was always going to be who he was and that Harry was right to do what he did. Do you believe Elliot is misguided in wanting to destroy a company that destroyed his family? In the broad sense that big corporations do evil things everyday and bringing them down or trying to stop them is misguided? I think it's more cynical to sit on your hands and believe nothing can be done to those who hurt you. Although, I could argue that not every corporation is evil, and how that's a terrible misconception, but we've been presented with the knowledge that Evil Corp actually is evil. Elliot is hope, and everyone around him knows it. Whether the cause is just has yet to be seen. I'm not seeing where you're making the claim it's a ripoff of Dexter. The only murder we've had is the American Psycho moment with Tyrell. Nobody is a cop or detective, sans those knocking on Tyrell's door. Elliot isn't a serial killer, so that's a big one. I mean having the same tone as another show doesn't make it a ripoff when the content of said show is entirely different. I guess to each their own. I love Dexter, one of my favorite shows ever, and I'm quickly falling in love with Mr. Robot, but not because I think they're anything alike. I can't see a connection to Dexter either. If anything it's very close to the themes of Fight Club
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 3, 2015 11:04:41 GMT -5
So who was at the door? I think it's Tyrell and I think they should have shown him at the door, but I guess we'll see how that plays out, in a year... You still ask why, how, when, where even if you see him.
I loved the chaos, both what we saw and what we were seeing with Elliot spiraling out of control for an hour. The dialogue in Times Square or out on the street where Elliot was looking at his family and Christian Slater was ranting was phenomenal, like incredibly good. Perfect metaphors for life and played more on that Fight Club type of parallel from when Tyler was talking to the narrator on the flight and in the bar.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 14, 2016 9:12:07 GMT -5
Anyone watch the premier of S2 last night? I think it had a very Requiem for a Dream feel to it with Elliot's routine. I loved seeing him try and fend off Mr. Robot, and then suddenly realize he couldn't control him around the clock. The Gideon scene was wild as well. Angela was off the charts too. She's joined the Empire. I think it's pretty clear that Elliot is in some kind of institution and the routine is his escape. He eats all of his meals with Leon. He goes to the basketball court everyday (yard time). He doesn't have access to computers. He has scheduled visitors (Gideon). His therapist agreed to seeing him (meaning he doesn't have access to regular visits). He goes to a help group (church). All of this is stuff he could do within the confines of rehab, a mental institution or even jail. I don't think this is something that will linger on, but I think we'll find out quickly that his reality was destroyed by whatever happened at the end of Season 1. So... where is Tyrell?
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Post by dixol on Jul 24, 2016 13:48:41 GMT -5
I was interested in this when I saw the previews for season 1. Didn't watch, but got caught up before season 2 started. 1st episode of season 1, I thought, man this is a total Fight Club ripoff. I was right. That said, it's a really good Fight Club ripoff. I'll keep watching.
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Post by Johnny Mason on Jul 24, 2016 13:59:39 GMT -5
One of my favorite shows!
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