It doesn’t take long for Mr. Robot to establish just how dark its sophomore season will be.
Its two-episode premiere brims with cringe-inducing scenes. Like Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) standing hunched over — head tilted, eyes bulging — and laughing maniacally like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Or that same Elliot taking a bullet point-blank to the forehead, only to stand up seconds later while oozing blood down his face, deadpanning the line, “Are you done?”
None of it makes sense — and it’s not supposed to. At least not yet. These are the same kind of mind-numbing twists and turns that made USA Network’s breakout hacker drama a hit. And it’s the same kind of grit that will continue to make creator-writer Sam Esmail’s summer thriller one of the most captivating shows on TV — at least, if the rest of the season lives up to Wednesday’s hair-raising, reality-bending premiere. Read more…
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