What people need to understand about the series
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redcoatmenace — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 06:36 AM)
How are you gonna talk about it moving slow when Twin Peaks is taking 25 years to move their story along? Like damn, what happened to Agent Cooper? (I kid)
The whole point of that scene was for it to be weird to see how Angela would react.
My biggest issue with it moving slowly is the filler content. I understand plots that go nowhere this season are just setting up things further down the line, but i don't need to see Angela stare off into space for minutes at a time while nothing else is happening.
Tyrell was real, he shot Elliot. Mr. Robot told him that he was dead so he would stop asking and they could move the plot along. Phase two was the malware that would cause the UPS's to overload and take down the tower with all the physical copies of the records.
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Meldove — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 07:46 PM)
Yes. Shows like this never have a huge following because people are stupidly obsessed with instant gratification. It isn't till later that they receive some recognition and appreciation.
This is true, however the following Mr Robot does have appreciates the unique storytelling, beautiful and often unusual cinematography and we are watching a show with characters that are fallible and often times struggling with their own inner turmoil.
Season 2 was necessary to introduce fallout of 5/9 and of course to introduce new characters into the mix. There have been reactions to the character of Dom and with the hack being so major and the ramifications so big, of course they would have introduce the FBI element into the storytelling. Obviously, we know they in addition to Dom they at least 6000 agents working on the case of the fsociety, so it's not just about Dom being a brilliant "independent" agent (which would be ridiculous). I think Sam wanted to provided the audience at least one agent's perspective of the inner workings of the case.
We all want to know more about the Washington Township Plant and why it's so important to Whiterose, however revealing that at the end of season 2 wouldn't have been necessary. We got just enough information, Tyrell is still alive and what Stage 2 entails. I feel very satisfied and currently watching season 2 again and realizing it's even better than the first time around. -
sportswiz14 — 9 years ago(September 21, 2016 11:19 PM)
Every episode was great? You mean including the "Fly" episode that was almost universally hated? Go on and continue to spout nonsense. I loved Breaking Bad and love Mr. Robot. Every show is going to have their critics. With this show in particular, it definitely is all about the long haul.
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tbone280lr — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 12:42 AM)
Breaking Bad also didn't wrap up everything that precluded it at the end of each season, so what's your point about "defending this show with weak-ass arguments"? This show doesn't need defending. It's brilliant. And so was this past season. You didn't care for it? Fine. I'm not going to call you a dim-witted retard. But I'm betting you haven't quite made up your mind as you keep coming back to the message boards to attempt to refute people who are "defending" it.
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Sluggr-3 — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 09:51 AM)
Exactly, the final scene of Fly defined where BB was going. But as no one got shot, the haters hated it.
OYOH, when Hank was in the burnt out lab, I so wanted to see Walt's shoe drop and clonk him on the noggin.
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marius_em — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 04:40 AM)
Man, Fly was one of the best pieces of tv ever filmed, it was just tension building up, you could feel Walter's guilt trying to come out.
And so far, Mr. Robot does not qualify to be in the same league as Breaking Bad.
I get it is a long haul, and they're setting up pieces, but until we get the payload you really can't argue if this is a great show. Right now it's on the same track as Lost, awesome start, but beep conclusion. So what i'm saying is they'd better make the waiting worth it, or they'll go down in history as a beep show as Lost was. -
ajxajxajx — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 06:42 PM)
true, mr robot tries too hard imo. some people are saying it's on breaking bad level now when it isn't. every bb episode immersed people of all types, whereas 50% of S2 was more for people with insane tolerance for the shows slow progression and people who like to stare at a screen for 5 minutes watching some blonde chick with huge eyes stare at someone.
i think what makes mr robot so great for the few people that actually still enjoy the show is the fact that it gives their mind something to do afterwards, and by that I mean they can waste even more time coming up with stupid theories. -
aya-ar — 9 years ago(September 21, 2016 11:26 PM)
I'm in no hurry and actually looking forward to see how it all wraps up eventually.
I think it'll last 4 seasons at most due to its nature. I mean it won't get canceled but it'll just end soon cuz they can't drag this for long.
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Meldove — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 01:41 AM)
Well, I definitely in it for the long haul. I find it to be the only intriguing television show on TV, the kind of show that has me thinking and theorizing long after the end of an episode. I am happy to say many of my theories came true, I never thought Tyrell was dead and that he would he be a prominent part of the last two episodes. The bullet casing never made sense to me, the lack of blood evidence of any killing - just one bullet casing left behind.
However, beyond superficial theories like that, it is a grand puzzle and I enjoy coming here and going on Reddit to read theories and ideas. -
BlueDweebz — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 02:29 AM)
The funny thing is that most people hated Lost for being wild and confusing, but Mr Robot is doing the exact same thing and everyone loves it. People are weird.
It's an interesting show but it's like trudging through old territoryI've seen it all before. -
marius_em — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 04:46 AM)
It was the same when Lost was airing, everyone was loving it until they wrapped it up, at which point most realized it wasn't as smart as they were hoping it to be.
Hope that won't happen to this show too, and they'll make the wait worth.