Mr. Robot

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Season 2
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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Universal acclaim- based on 408 Ratings

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  1. PaganPen
    Feb 28, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed season 1, but first 10 hours of season 2 have been taxing. The show has become self-indulgent and forgotten drama. If I have to watch unresponsive characters staring silently into the middle distance for one minute longer...
    There are speeches that the writer obviously felt really chuffed with and imagined to be extraordinarily profound. They needed cutting. The characters are not reacting in any kind of emotionally honest way in most scenes, which is fine for Elliot, because we know he's pretty insane, but for the others it becomes irritating.
    To be really engaging we need a genuine sense of journey, but 10 hours in to season 2 the journey has been limited. Angela, we don't know her real motivations, and has one demeanour - constant inner agony.
    Elliot, has been on a farcical journey of insanity, which even the TV show apologised for - his narration promised not to do it again (it only took 3 eps).
    Mr Robot, is just Mr Robot, no real character to him.
    Tyrell was a great character, but he's dead or not, we dont know. Mrs Wellick hasn't really learnt any new tricks, so she's not very interesting. Madame executioner sounded promising, but they killed her. Gideon was even interesting as the one decent human, but they killed him. Philip Price is turning into a self parody full of completely unnatural speeches that try to explain the nature of power, totally unbelievable. Darlene, we don't really know what motivates her, so not an interesting journey. Her boyfriend slightly more interesting, but seemingly pretty dumb.
    I will watch this to the end in the hope that they pull something out of the bag, but I am losing heart.    … Expand
  2. Filmcritic1
    Sep 26, 2016
    9
    While Mr. Robot stumbles with its 1st and 3rd acts, it doesn't matter when the show is still intriguing and the performances are still top notch. But the last episode is truly confusingly cliffhangery.
  3. Ken_Heisenberg
    Oct 27, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not like the second season. It was generally slow with a few better episodes, but nowhere as good the first one which was superb. Frankly the show should have been finished at season 1. Now when the hackers achieved their goal it's all about FBI tracking them which is much less interesting and also about Elliot schizpfrenia getting worse to the point that not only he talks to his dead father but also having problems with differentiating between what is real and what is not.… Expand
  4. ranjan04rajeev
    Oct 2, 2016
    7
    As an audience I personally doesn't like being cheated on, Mr. Robot :2 is just that, the suspense of season 01, still continues, we don't understand what is going on, who is planing, when we get to know all in last episode, season ends, do the writer, director wants us to watch the next season because of cliff hangers? The season is not enjoyable at all, confusing, over dramatized, and isAs an audience I personally doesn't like being cheated on, Mr. Robot :2 is just that, the suspense of season 01, still continues, we don't understand what is going on, who is planing, when we get to know all in last episode, season ends, do the writer, director wants us to watch the next season because of cliff hangers? The season is not enjoyable at all, confusing, over dramatized, and is pushed beyond complexity.… Expand
  5. LamontRaymond
    Jul 14, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After a weekend of binge-rewatching all of season 1, I was ready for some heady stuff. I'm pretty pleased by the 2-part season opener. Fired up that Craig Robinson is part of the proceedings, and the introduction of Gummer as an FBI agent is great. Not sure what to make of Gideon's death - is it real? I surely hope not - I'm very much a fan of the actor and the character. I hope the season doesn't spend too much time on that battle between Elliot and Mr. Robot - I mean, sure, it's at the heart of the show. But too much of a good thing can be a problem. I"m digging the aesthetics of Angela's new life at E-corp, and Darlen's smart-house hack sequence is brilliant. The trip to Washington by the E-corp CEO may have been the weakest part of the opener, especially because that actor is brilliant, and the scene isn't worthy of his presence. Oh! And the Battery Park burning of the cash is super-effective, preceded by a highly realistic random note by fsociety. Excellent beginning of the new season. Fired up to see more.… Expand
  6. GreatSoldier34
    Aug 20, 2016
    10
    Now it´s told in a slower and more thrilling way. Still awesome and original. It introduces new characters as well. It is just amazing and I think everyone should give it a go.
  7. simonezandara
    Jul 31, 2016
    4
    The first season was great. Original, beautiful and unexpected. Great characters and enough plot development to keep you addicted.
    I am now already 4 hours in the second season and I cannot recognize this show. The original plot is completely lost and all the mistery related to the season 1 finale is just ignored. We have to deal with psychological issues of the protagonist battling    The first season was great. Original, beautiful and unexpected. Great characters and enough plot development to keep you addicted.
    I am now already 4 hours in the second season and I cannot recognize this show. The original plot is completely lost and all the mistery related to the season 1 finale is just ignored. We have to deal with psychological issues of the protagonist battling himself. In every episode the same topics are touched and they repeat all the time the same "issues" without any plot development whatsoever.

    4 just because the photography is great.    … Expand
  8. Zlatan
    Jul 22, 2016
    5
    Got myself through first season and it was ok' ish. Feel like nothing is happening. Same old "situation"being retold over and over again. I really lost interest by now.....
  9. MAGA_Man
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    When a show's whole premise revolves around characters trying to accomlish a specific goal, they're always going to run into trouble once that goal is accomplished. Call it the "Who Killed Laura Palmer" problem.

    Season 2 of Mr Robot runs into this problem hard. With the hack of Evil Corp accomplished and the secret of Mr Robot revealed, there's just nowhere else for the plot to go.    When a show's whole premise revolves around characters trying to accomlish a specific goal, they're always going to run into trouble once that goal is accomplished. Call it the "Who Killed Laura Palmer" problem.

    Season 2 of Mr Robot runs into this problem hard. With the hack of Evil Corp accomplished and the secret of Mr Robot revealed, there's just nowhere else for the plot to go. Elliot spins his wheels in the suburbs, being generically insane and listening to pointless existentialist monologues from a couple "numinous negro" stereotypes. Darlene decides to... hack Evil Corp again? Because it didn't work the first time, thus rendering the whole first season pointless. Angela listens to self-help tapes, random FBI chick buys sandwiches, Tyrell Wellick breathes heavily into phones, and Romero commits suicide due to boredom. The only likeable character is Christian Slater, as he bellows at Elliot to get off his ass and do something dramatic and interesting for cripe's sake. One sympathizes.

    The artsy cinematography and haunting score are still present, but in the absence of a compelling storyline they're just cutesy and cloying. There's no narrative drive or momentum anymore, just a lot of flailing around punctuated by random bursts of violence. In the absence of anything interesting for them to do it becomes tough to care what happens to the established characters, and the new additions of Flat-Affect FBI Girl and Gangster Fat Albert don't help.

    It's always a shame to see a good show push past its sell-by date, but it's looking like this should've been a 10-episode miniseries from the start.    … Expand
  10. FleshWorld
    Jul 14, 2016
    10
    Bad-ass start to the new season. Keep it coming, Sam! It's just such a rich, textured series. I tend to agree with the one critic who suggested that this could be as good as Breaking Bad eventually. Esmail wears his influences on his sleeve, but so what? He does it extremely well. I hope this goes 5 - 6 - 7 seasons. No early deaths!
  11. mahcussmaht
    Sep 15, 2016
    0
    Season 1 was fun. Season 2 fell off the rails entirely. It's an aimless and highly pretentious show with no clear motivations or goals. It's got a serious case of "LOST" syndrome in that it's fallen in love with itself and it's infinite mysteries while failing to make the story and the characters compelling in the process. The entire season is a giant waste of time and if it weren'tSeason 1 was fun. Season 2 fell off the rails entirely. It's an aimless and highly pretentious show with no clear motivations or goals. It's got a serious case of "LOST" syndrome in that it's fallen in love with itself and it's infinite mysteries while failing to make the story and the characters compelling in the process. The entire season is a giant waste of time and if it weren't for the goodwill of the first season and the ambitious stylistic choices, would be universally panned. I find myself not caring about anything happening in this show. I find myself not caring about the characters. With no clear goal in mind and no clear motivations for the characters, it's a hollow show with no direction or purpose other than to fellate itself.… Expand
  12. Sierpina
    Jul 14, 2016
    9
    Donde esta Tyrell??, sera Tyrell otra personalidad de Elliot ??, buen arranque de la segunda temporada narrando un mundo en crisis equiparable al propio trastorno del genial protagonista.
  13. spud
    Sep 24, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Over-hyped, Instagram-filter-ish, self-important vacuousness populated by cardboard-cutout, two-dimensional characters performed by lackluster actors. Rami Malek, the lead, is actually alright in his performance, though the "autistic and/or socially inept genius" cliché was already an exhausted resource by the time Mr. Robot was first released: Sherlock, Elementary, Monk, the Mentalist, etc... Not to mention that the whole premise behind Mr Robot (both the split personality and the project to bring down financial institutions) are literally lifted from Fight Club. Don't waste your time with this show. The second season is even worse than the first one.… Expand
  14. sonician
    Aug 19, 2016
    9
    Those who have chosen to stick with season two are being rewarded with a brilliantly written, and near-perfectly executed, second season. While a different tone than Season 1, it's more interesting, and in my mind, more fascinating than season 1's fairly linear story.
  15. shundog
    Apr 10, 2017
    0
    Season 1 was very good, easily an 8/10, but this season was just awful.

    The show tries so hard to be smart that it has basically become a parody of itself. The plotholes are numerous and to great depth. Also, the 'unreliable narrator' motif has been abused to the point where you can no longer trust anything that happens in the show. I sat through the entire miserable season because I    Season 1 was very good, easily an 8/10, but this season was just awful.

    The show tries so hard to be smart that it has basically become a parody of itself. The plotholes are numerous and to great depth. Also, the 'unreliable narrator' motif has been abused to the point where you can no longer trust anything that happens in the show. I sat through the entire miserable season because I liked season 1 a lot and it seemed that season 2 HAD to get good at some point. Wrong. So wrong... This season is arguably worse than Season 8 of Dexter, if you can believe it. The showrunner should go back to his day job, whatever that is. I truly wish they would have just cancelled this show after season 1.    … Expand
  16. BlackEagleDead
    Jul 26, 2016
    10
    This series is so great, the balance between psycho and genie. And how the balance changes. The dialogues and characters are written great and the story is deep and believable.
  17. LordMaster
    Sep 28, 2016
    4
    First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club. First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and veryFirst season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club. First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.First season was great, second season is boring and very confusing. It all is a pretty **** wannabe Fight club.… Expand
  18. jakey1995abc
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    One of the most complicated TV series of all time. Many plot twists and surprises are in store for anyone planning to watch this in the future. 10/10.
  19. metacriptico
    Aug 4, 2016
    3
    I was so thrilled waiting for season 2, then I fell asleep watching episode 1... and, well, you know what that means. Disappointing, slow, with a nice, obscure touch and the awesome photograph we all know, but the feeling of already seen is poisoning my admiration for the whole project.
  20. night4
    Jul 29, 2016
    3
    Season 1 was pretty darn good. Season 2 is pretty much unwatchable.

    It's "Mozart in the Jungle" all over again: the things that made the first season special are simply no longer there in the second.
  21. PoeticDumpling
    Jul 13, 2016
    10
    I have viewed hour one and regret doing so... because I am drooling for hour two later today. Within moments of hour one it is clear that Season 1 was no fluke and Season 2 shoots out of the gate with swag and confidence. This is film quality television. Masterpiece. Relevant. Thrilling. Disturbing. Top-notch. If I recall there is a moment where Mr. Robot mentions something aboutI have viewed hour one and regret doing so... because I am drooling for hour two later today. Within moments of hour one it is clear that Season 1 was no fluke and Season 2 shoots out of the gate with swag and confidence. This is film quality television. Masterpiece. Relevant. Thrilling. Disturbing. Top-notch. If I recall there is a moment where Mr. Robot mentions something about "the rollercoaster" that Eliot is currently on - mentally. I'm buckled in - this feels like it will be another doozie of a season.... possibly even stronger than S1 if that is even possible.… Expand
  22. djnicey
    Jul 15, 2016
    10
    Easily the best thing on TV at the moment, and the best show since Breaking Bad in my opinion. Rami Maleks acting of the Eliot character is sublime and even surpasses Christian Slaters acting. The attention to detail is great and the show always keeps you guessing, as to whether what is being shown or told by the narrator is actually true or a figment of Eliots imagination. I can't waitEasily the best thing on TV at the moment, and the best show since Breaking Bad in my opinion. Rami Maleks acting of the Eliot character is sublime and even surpasses Christian Slaters acting. The attention to detail is great and the show always keeps you guessing, as to whether what is being shown or told by the narrator is actually true or a figment of Eliots imagination. I can't wait for the next episode!… Expand
  23. trollbob2000
    Aug 9, 2016
    1
    Season 1 was awesome, enough realism to keep interesting, enough plot and character development to be good. (ok, so it is a fight club rip off) ... Any - season 2 is boring. The hacking is BS, the characters are flat. The writers just rolled over, answered all the questions and put a quaalude over every characters personality. i've never seen a show get lame so fast. Even Weeds tookSeason 1 was awesome, enough realism to keep interesting, enough plot and character development to be good. (ok, so it is a fight club rip off) ... Any - season 2 is boring. The hacking is BS, the characters are flat. The writers just rolled over, answered all the questions and put a quaalude over every characters personality. i've never seen a show get lame so fast. Even Weeds took 2 seasons to go from cleaver to weird.… Expand
  24. roscoeswaffle
    Jul 21, 2016
    1
    Season 1: addictive.
    Season 2: slow, empty, dull, unimaginative, pretentious, artsy, self-indulgent.
    Went to Sam's head?
    Sam ran out of ideas?
    Sam ran out of the right drugs?
    My god! The rant about organized religion was as bad as the worst monologue in True Detective.
    Someone please wake me up if the show ever gets good again (doubtful).
  25. JungleWise
    Oct 26, 2016
    10
    Unique series. Too much gratuitous sex, but even after deducting for that, this series is still a 10. Fantastic writing. Fantastic acting. Angela couldn't be creepier; Darlene is hilareous and a bad ass; Elliot is fascinating at all levels. Did I mention the writing was AWESOME -- story telling like never before.
  26. boxcutter24
    Sep 24, 2016
    10
    Mr. Robot Season 1 was more accessible period. Season 2 is more excess and all the better for it. Season 2's vision is so ambitious, I find it's bloated extra moments more interesting than it's contemporaries. MR RBT & Esmail are taking risks few other series have before. Would The Sopranos have aired a single episode without Tony? Is Breaking bad as interesting without Jessie Pinkman &Mr. Robot Season 1 was more accessible period. Season 2 is more excess and all the better for it. Season 2's vision is so ambitious, I find it's bloated extra moments more interesting than it's contemporaries. MR RBT & Esmail are taking risks few other series have before. Would The Sopranos have aired a single episode without Tony? Is Breaking bad as interesting without Jessie Pinkman & Walter White appearing in an episode? Episode "eps 2.6_succ3ss0r.p12" does exactly that. While we sit around Doxing WTF happened to Elliot one week earlier, Darlene's unpredictable actions and cat & mouse FBI / Dark Army story propels the story full speed ahead into a brick fire wall without a trace of Emmy Award winner Rami Malek or Christian Slater yelling in his ear. We even hang out with with Alf this season for Christ sake. Tyrell Wellick, finally makes an appearance and is simply reduced to tied up baggage, an after thought in the back up Elliot's twisted psyche that Sam Esmail couldn't possibly mine any deeper.

    The flair of this series extends beyond visual seduction and gnarly needle drops. It's topical and relevant societal, political scenarios which frankly are so possible it's a horror show. One of my favorite scenes of the season: Elliot literally embracing (himself) to tears for Mr. Robot protecting well, (himself) from a horrible beating at the hands of Ray's henchmen and it's some touching **** somehow. Also, equally as compelling & beautiful is a young Elliot carrying the weight of his fathers unemployment & secret illness, hiding this truth from his own mother. Elliot's father rewards his loyalty with the task of naming the new family business. Any guesses to the name? The bottom line kiddo, is this is a show that could give a **** what you think about it, and is all the better for it. This isn't Burn Notice, it's Mr. ****ing Robot. So, FSociety & **** you too.    … Expand
  27. sgtslick_aus
    Sep 9, 2016
    10
    I thought season 1 was really quite good, definitely above avgerage. Especially considering its a mainstream american series (vast majority are **** imo), it was a welcome and pleasant surprise. Season 2 is way better imo, and probably lands at my no. 1 all time season of television. I think true detective season 1 got de-throned.
  28. Eienkei
    Sep 8, 2016
    10
    This show is getting even better each episode!
    As a tech guy, I love how accurate Mr. Robot is! As a fan of fine TV series, I love how great Mr. Robot is written, played and directed. Actings are Emmy worthy, the story is astonishingly engaging and the directing is among the best in recent years!
    I highly recommend this show to any movie and TV fans and it is a must see for techies and geeks!
  29. KayVen17
    Jan 3, 2017
    8
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 82/100
    Mein User Score = 8/10    … Expand
  30. AljosaO
    Oct 25, 2016
    9
    When you can not figure out what is real and what is only imaginary. And when you have no clue if the the only one suffering is Elliot or are you right there with him - as a paranoid viewer who just anxiously waits for the end of the episode so that you can experience one more twist, one more reveal and one more shock, which can easily destroy next few days of your life, because you willWhen you can not figure out what is real and what is only imaginary. And when you have no clue if the the only one suffering is Elliot or are you right there with him - as a paranoid viewer who just anxiously waits for the end of the episode so that you can experience one more twist, one more reveal and one more shock, which can easily destroy next few days of your life, because you will be asking yourself- WTF?

    Hey, Mr. Robot. WTF!?! This is the best approximation I can give the second season of this thrilling first
    class drama, which shocked and impressed us again and again.

    Even though the season started out bumpy, with a few too long episodes (running time over 60 minutes!), which were hard too follow and felt a bit stretched, Mr. Robot improved enormously. after episode 4. Overall I did adore the season.

    This season went through some creative changes and most notable of them all was that Elliot's mentality became the center of storytelling (at least in the first half of the season). Rather than letting the story around Elliot progress placidly, it was pushed down constantly because of Elliot's paranoia and mental problems. Throughout the season I was not able to figure out what was real and what not. And even now - what really happened (Ray? Tyrell?)?. Where does the imagination stop? That kind of confusing narrative can destroy a really good story. Unfortunately.

    Nevertheless, this season was saved by everything that was happening around three best characters on the show - Darlene, Dom, and Angela. Grace Gummer portrayed the overly - complex Dominique, for who we root for even though we are meant to root for fsociety (kinda). Carly Chaikin upgraded Darlene to astonishing rebel - figure. And Portia Doubleday overcame not only herself but the whole cast as well.

    Apart from the award - deserving performances, the story lines of these characters were very intense and beautifully executed. From Dom meeting Whiterose to Darlene becoming the leader of a worldwide revolution.

    Mr. Robot is only reflection of society today. Isn't it? Aren't we all caught up in the corporate - neoliberal frame that we can not escape? We are all in some kind of debt. And we all own something to someone.
    And we now collectively own Sam Esmail a big thank you for bringing us a gut - wrenching, beautifully directed and overly - smart season of one of the best shows around the world.

    Thank you Sam.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jul 22, 2016
    90
    Sam Esmail’s weirdly mesmerizing cyberthriller continues to pull off an audacious feat of boldly original, eerily relevant and daringly surreal storytelling, reminiscent of the visionary cinema of the 1970s. [25 Jul-7 Aug 2016, p.14]
  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Jul 20, 2016
    70
    Mr. Robot may be self-serious, but it’s also a rarity on TV, capturing a modern mood, an ambient distrust based on genuine social betrayals. For all its flaws, it feels like an alarm going off. It’s worth paying attention to.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Stephen Puddicombe
    Jul 13, 2016
    80
    Mr. Robot continues to use its distinct aesthetic to explore some of the fundamental tensions at the heart of what made both politicians’ campaigns so popular.
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