So Mr. Robot is a show I had no idea about.  I remember I was out of the country, and I had very limited internet access, and I heard that USA released the pilot of this show online.  I had no idea what it was about, the title sounded a bit stupid to me, but I decided "screw it", and I downloaded the pilot that was released.  I was amazed by the pilot, and it is now my favorite show of the summer (ahead of True Detective Season 2, MTV's Scream, Ballers, and Halt and Catch Fire season 2.  SO here is my breakdown on the show, which in my opinion, surpassed the first season of many cult shows like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones.

THE HERO (?)

I guess he's a hero anyways...the "protagonist" is a hacker named Elliot, who has very major social issues and gets every bit of human interaction from hacking them, including his friends.  He is played by Rami Malek.  Malek's major role before this was in the Twilight franchise, but here is of course where he shines.  He really plays the role of a socially detached hacker really well.  And you really get his dilema.  He hates society, but wants to be part of it.  He wants a normal life, but he can't get past the problems of society.  So when a hacker group called fsociety offers him the chance to be take part of a revolution against industry, you can see why he sees this as beneficial.  He gets along really well with all the characters of the show, especially Portia Doubleday and Christian Slater.  And his chemistry with Frankie Shaw really sold his wannabe romance.  There was a scene at the end of episode 6 with no dialouge where Malek just has to react to a horrific sight and it left me speachless.  Just impecible acting.  And the show is based on his POV, you, like him, don't know what's going on or what's going to happen.  Bravo.

THE VILLAIN

The real villain of this show is industry, but the central antagonist in my mind is Tyrell Wellick, played by Martin Wallstrom.  Tyrell is a VP at the company known as "E Corp" (or as it is constantly called in the show, Evil Corp) that will do anything to get to the top.  He is calm and collect, and literally pays homeless people to let him beat the crap out of them to release aggression.  But eventually he becomes desperate due to his climb to the top not going fast enough and added pressure from his wife (who does a really great job as well)  Wallstrom is a brilliant actor, andI always thought that if they were ever to readdapt Watchmen (in tv series format or movie) he could make for an amazing Ozymandias.  Tyrell is probably one of the most entertaining aspects of the show, and you really feel his struggle.  Also, his backstory is similar to Elliot's, but whereas Elliot turned against industry, Tyrell embraced it, making him the perfect foil.

THE SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

All of the supporting cast does a really good job, which isn't easy with a show with so many suprises.  Christian Slater as the enigmatic "Mr. Robot" was a really good representation of Elliot's extreme thoughts, and his character is really well writen so you can't tell what's going to happen next.  The same with Portia Doubleday.  In the pilot she may be considered too pathetic or needy or annoying (you know, fanboys+romance=bad) but she again is really similar to Elliot, making her journey throughout the season enticing to watch.  It's almost as if her and Elliot are on the same path, but where they end up in the end is polar opposite.  Frankie Johnson is really a tragic character that they really do a great job making you feel for.  And Carly Chalkin as fellow hacker Darlene is again amazing.  She starts off awkward to watch, and you can't tell why her character is doing certain things or reacting certain ways, but as soon as they reveal one of the thousand twists in the show it all makes sense why she acts like this way.  Amazing job for the entire cast!

THE STORY

The writing is amazing.  Everything is shown from Elliots POV, so a lot of the stuff is interesting to watch and hear.  For example, in the pilot Elliot states he hardwired his brain to hear "E Corp" as "Evil Corp".  So for the rest of the show, almost everytime they refer to "E Corp", whether its from a seperate character, or on a news report, or from an exec, we hear "Evil Corp".  It's those little things that make the show great.  Plus, like most shows, there is the drug trip episode.  Every show dealing with drugs or addicts nowadays have one episode where one episode is just a drug trip.  And during this episode, we see major plot points occur at the same time.  We see true pressure to get stuff done while simultaneously a main character is going through withdraw and has to be delt with.  They made what should have been a filler episode important!  And what's even better is the writers know how to end an episode.  For example, there's one episode where Elliot reveals to his psychologist, whom he tries to act normal for, that he hacked her, everyone he knows, and impacted her life in ways she can't comprehend, accusing her of being a hypocrite for having her own personal problems.  Then we see her face by the end of his monologue and...fade to credits.  Amazingly done scenes without dialouge, with just expressions, with just interactions.  The writing really improved the show and characters, it never dragged the story down.  With every season of a show like Breaking Bad or Twilight I can say "yeah, that episode was pointless".  I honestly cannot say the same thing for this show.

Final Thoughts

If everyone on this sitewatched this show the world would be a better place.  If everyone in the world watched this show the world would be a better place.  Season 1 was possibly the best season 1 of any show I have ever seen.  They say that TV has replaced film as the medium for story telling and it all started with Breaking Bad.  This show proves it.  I really recomend this show for everyone.  10/10 would rewatch.

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