Synopsis: Elliot and Angela make some unexpected new alliances, while Dom gets in over her head, and an old friend makes an appearance. Everything is more than it seems. Mr. Robot‘s two-part season finale is a study in contrast. From lighting to sets to costumes and character motivations, everything is constantly flipping […]
Mr. Robot: h1dden-pr0cess.axx Recap
Synopsis: Elliot starts to wonder if Mr. Robot has been lying to him. Darlene tries to do the right thing, while Dom and FBI get closer to discovering the truth. Everything is bullets, neon lights, and NYC at night this week. After discovering Vincent half-dead on the couch at the smart […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.7_init_5.fve Recap
Synopsis of 2×07: Angela wants more from E Corp than they want to give her. Unsure if the Dark Army is working with or against them, Elliot and Darlene seek answers. And the sh*t generally hits the fan. As brownouts symbolically interrupt life in the city, we finally learn the details […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12 Recap
Synopsis: fsociety begins to fracture, and Darlene is forced to make hard decisions. Cisco isn’t who he says he is, and Angela’s motivations remain unclear. If I had to construct my dream episode of Mr. Robot, this would have been it. As rich and compelling as they are, it was […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme Recap
Synopsis: Mr. Robot and Elliot try to make nice. Elliot’s true situation is revealed, and Angela presses forward on her “evil secret agenda.” To be honest, I don’t really know how to tap dance around the big reveal for the sake of drama, so I’m just going to come out with it: […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes Recap
Synopsis: Elliot hallucinates, Angela confronts the patriarchy while hacking the FBI, Darlene wears a wig. Also, it’s the ’90s? Mr. Robot pulls zero punches this week, as it deals with Elliot’s severe beating at the hands of Ray’s henchmen, and fsociety is forced to majorly move up their timetable on hacking […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc Recap
Synopsis: Elliot, Angela, and Darlene must each decide how far they’re willing to go to keep their plans in motion, and stay ahead of the FBI. The FBI goes to China to investigate five/nine, and Dom gets some unexpected attention from Whiterose. Everyone is officially in over their heads. They were getting […]
Mr. Robot: eps2.2_init1.asec Recap
Synopsis: Elliot and Mr. Robot confront each other in a battle of wits. Darlene and fsociety land in some serious hot water, and Angela tries to take a bite out of E-Corp. Does anyone else have to spend like three days mentally preparing themselves to watch Mr. Robot lest they […]
Mr. Robot: k3rnel-pan1c.ksd Recap
Synopsis: Elliot’s plan to drive away Mr. Robot has undesirable side effects, Angela unwittingly enters into a game of cat and mouse with her boss at E-Corp, Darlene, Mobley, and Trenton square off over their crimes, and FBI agent Dominique Dipierro makes an incredible discovery about fsociety. This season of Mr. […]
Mr. Robot: unm4sk Part 1 + 2 Recap
Synopsis: Five/nine has changed the world, leaving Elliot in complete seclusion, while Angela finds happiness at Evil Corp, and fsociety, under Darlene’s control, delivers a malicious payload. Hooooh boy. I’d almost forgotten what it was like to watch a show with a completely and intrinsically unreliable narrator. And what it’s like is emotionally […]
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