Current Events > I can't tell if Mr. Robot is good or trying too hard

(+) Yeah! (+)

Which, the fact that this is after watching 3 seasons is kinda impressive in its own right
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Is it really that good?

I know nothing about it besides it got some noms and what I see in topic titles.
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I really hated it. The pacing sucks. Slater is the only good part

Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it really that good?

I know nothing about it besides it got some noms and what I see in topic titles.

it's cool for the millenial crowd who smoke dope and watch shows to artificially make them deeper than they actually are.

Season 1 was good, Season 2 was meh, season 3 was an improvement but still meh.

Some of the worst under-utilization of acting talent since The Walking Dead. (2-episode arc for Kirk Acevedo? are you fucking kidding me AMC?)

Mr Robot needed to use Craig Robinson better.

Naysaspace posted...

Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it really that good?

I know nothing about it besides it got some noms and what I see in topic titles.

it's cool for the millenial crowd who smoke dope and watch shows to artificially make them deeper than they actually are.

Season 1 was good, Season 2 was meh, season 3 was an improvement but still meh.

Some of the worst under-utilization of acting talent since The Walking Dead. (2-episode arc for Kirk Acevedo? are you fucking kidding me AMC?)

Mr Robot needed to use Craig Robinson better.

Wait what...

Is it like a comedy/drama? I always picture a different style westworld.

Like more real world 20 minutes into the future type deal as opposed to a theme park but the same theme of consciousness. That's solely based on the title though >.>
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Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it really that good?

Don't ask me, lol. There are times where I feel it's too deep up its own asshole and trying to blow viewers minds in a late-90s movie sort of way. And times where I think its ambition works and the show is legitimately pretty great.
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Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it really that good?

I know nothing about it besides it got some noms and what I see in topic titles.

Story is pretentious and wannabe fight club BUT I give them a lot of props for being the most technically accurate show about computer hacking.
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Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it like a comedy/drama? I always picture a different style westworld.

It's a very dark comedy.

Zeeak4444 posted...

Like more real world 20 minutes into the future type deal

Well, this past season is set in late 2015 with a lot of references to Trump, so
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Antifar posted...

Zeeak4444 posted...

Is it really that good?

Don't ask me, lol. There are times where I feel it's too deep up its own asshole and trying to blow viewers minds in a late-90s movie sort of way. And times where I think its ambition works and the show is legitimately pretty great.

I might have to check it out after the last few episodes of mindhunters now.

The (interesting) mix of opinions alone almost warrant a watch.
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All the Trump references this season made me roll my eyes. It doesn't make sense. It's just shoehorned in.

Ok, writers, you hate Trump that much is obvious but it's inappropriate for this alternate reality you've built.

Last episode there was a conversation between two characters and out of the blue one of them states verbatim some Trump quote. He wouldn't have said that during that exchange. It was out of place. It stuck out like a sore thumb.

It insures the series will be very dated in the near future. All that aside, this season's been okay I guess. It was better in the earlier seasons.
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^ I mean, they also said that Obama was one of their pawns, too, iirc
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Did they? I'll take your word for it. It's still biased.

They ride that line of tolerability. If it was any worse, I couldn't continue watching it. You can look past it with some effort especially if you've been watching from the beginning and are invested.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Story is pretentious and wannabe fight club

it's really not, there's the obvious connection in S1 and a clear influence, but it's not trying to be fight club.

Funbazooka posted...

Ok, writers, you hate Trump that much is obvious but it's inappropriate for this alternate reality you've built.

it fits in perfectly with the dark army story arc. and there's nothing egregious about it. there's a montage in the early part of this season which includes obama as well. Honestly with how much the show runner hates Trump, i'm surprised it wasn't worse

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Zeeak4444 posted...

I might have to check it out after the last few episodes of mindhunters now.

It's a good enjoyable show that can have episodes fit in different genres, for the most part it's a slightly dark drama. Craig Robinsons character wasn't a comedic character. The show can get a little full of itself at times, but for the most part it's good. It's ultimately about the human emotion and playing on the feelings of depression and anxiety.
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