MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 10: “eps1.9_zer0-day.avi” AIR DATE: September 2, 2015 GRADE: A+ “So this is what a revolution looks like? People in expensive clothing running around. Not how I pictured it. I wonder what stage they are at. Denial. Muttering to themselves, ‘No, this can be fixed.’ MaybeContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 9: “eps1.8_m1rr0r1ng.qt” AIR DATE: August 19, 2015 GRADE: A (***WARNING: IF YOU DON’T WANT ANY SPOILERS, STOP READING NOW.***) We already know Mr. Robot doesn’t exist. We’ve known it for quite some time. That’s what this episode tells us. Mr. Robot is the mental manifestationContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 8: “eps1.7_wh1ter0se.m4v” AIR DATE: August 12, 2015 GRADE: A “Sometimes, it’s hard to listen to an explanation…even when it’s from myself…especially when it’s from myself. It would be so much easier to only pay attention when I needed to…to just…arrive at the conclusion. Is thatContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 7: “eps1.6_v1ew-s0urce.flv” AIR DATE: August 5, 2015 GRADE: B+ If last week was the fatal car wreck that killed the one we loved, this week’s cold open was the bittersweet video that plays on the living room TV during the low-key wake the deceased requestedContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 6: “eps1.5_br4ve-trave1er.asf” AIR DATE: July 29, 2015 GRADE: A- BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THERE ARE MASSIVE SPOILERS OUTLINED IN THIS REVIEW. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS EPISODE, STOP READING NOW. “eps1.5_br4ve-trave1er.asf” revisits Fernando Vera, Shayla’s former drug supplier who was tossedContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 5: “eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv” AIR DATE: July 22, 2015 GRADE: B+ When we last left Elliot and “fsociety”, they were ready to lower the boom on Evil Corp by corrupting their climate control system, forcing their servers to overheat and crash. This episode sees this attack throughContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 4: “eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4” AIR DATE: July 15, 2015 GRADE: A- “Daemons. They don’t stop working. They’re always active. They seduce. They manipulate. They own us. And even though you’re with me, even though I created you, it makes no difference. We all must deal with themContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 3: “eps1.2_d3bug.mkv” AIR DATE: July 8, 2015 GRADE: B+ “I’m gonna be more ‘normal’ now. Maybe Shayla can even be my new girlfriend. I’ll go see those stupid Marvel movies with her. I’ll join a gym. I’ll ‘heart’ things on Instagram. I’ll drink Vanilla Lattes.Continue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 2: “eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg” AIR DATE: July 1, 2015 GRADE: C When we last left Elliot, he had walked into Evil Corp’s Skyscraper Meeting Room of Doom and had come face to face with their true mastermind, Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström). This episode picks right up whereContinue Reading
MR. ROBOT Season 1, Episode 1: “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov” AIR DATE: June 24, 2015 GRADE: B “Hello, friend. “Hello, friend”…that’s lame. Maybe I should give you a name. But that’s a slippery slope. You’re only in my head. We have to remember that.” If Dexter ever met Tyler Durden inside The Matrix,Continue Reading