I liked this episode a ton but it needed to have been in season 2 or the opener for this season.
I'm thinking about waiting until the season ends to binge watch It, How's the season so far?
Ok thanks, I liked season 2 but I was worried about the pacingI would say it's a return to S1 form. So, good to excellent, so far. The show benefits from binging it all at once, especially S2, but the pace seems a lot better for S3.
I think the first episode did a good job of setting up expectations for the rest of the season and dissuaded any apprehensions people might've had after season 2.I liked this episode a ton but it needed to have been in season 2 or the opener for this season.
Yeah, although TBQH I'm not quite sure what to make of the, as you said it, brazen nature of the, well, current affairs topics. Don't get me wrong, "Don't be political!" is one of the more stupid requests of Mr. Robot, but I felt that with S1 and S2, and wasn't this... on the nose. Not only the Trump stuff, also that "Iran? Should be brown enough." I mean, it's probably true (I don't live in the US and don't want to infer too much from the outside), but to me, S1 and S2 handled this a bit more subtle. Or maybe I'm just remembering wrong.I am still surprised how brazenly they include Trump in this. Also slightly amused about the small amount of fans who now feel that this show shouldn't be political. Like. really.
Yeah, although TBQH I'm not quite sure what to make of the, as you said it, brazen nature of the, well, current affairs topics. Don't get me wrong, "Don't be political!" is one of the more stupid requests of Mr. Robot, but I felt that with S1 and S2, and wasn't this... on the nose. Not only the Trump stuff, also that "Iran? Should be brown enough." I mean, it's probably true (I don't live in the US and don't want to infer too much from the outside), but to me, S1 and S2 handled this a bit more subtle. Or maybe I'm just remembering wrong.
If you notice, the hotel Tyrell stays at is called Fukan Hotel. In Chinese, Fukan literally means "to overlook."Really liked the homage to The Shinning for the title sequence, nice little surprise.
I liked this episode a ton but it needed to have been in season 2 or the opener for this season.
That's where I disagree, it's way more effective in season 3 than it would have been in season 2. As the audience goes through the journey with Elliot, we see that his sense of reality is easily manipulated in two ways: 1) The Prison intentionally reimagined as an inner-city-esque neighbourhood as a coping mechanism, and 2) Tyrell Wellick entering the cab after being told by Mr. Robot that he shot him (and this stems from his initial disbelief of the phone call in prison and being convinced that he was murdered). The first thing he thinks upon seeing Tyrell is that he isn't real, and it isn't until the 2nd part of the finale when he thinks he added 2 and 2 to get the conclusion that Tyrell is Mr. Robot's way of distracting Elliot from realizing that Stage 2 will execute.
If you put the episode in season 2, you break a lot of plot points including Elliot questioning Tyrell's existence (which in turn makes the "twist" worthless as people were debating whether Tyrell was alive or dead), and then you're stuck with concluding at the part where python ended, which means a LOT of condensing that would come at the expense of season 2's storytelling, which was fundamental to getting to where we are in season 3. By that I mean the cerebral storytelling post-5/9 hack meant that things had to slow down. Elliot was in prison for a fixed amount of time, which means that fsociety isn't going to be as effective as before. And the threat of FBI and Dark Army looming means that the group doesn't feel as invincible as they did in season 1. There was also planning for Stage 2 going on, which meant setting up the femtocell to exploit a backdoor into ECorp's network. In other words, I know season 2 gets a lot of flak for being slow-paced, but I think it's for the better considering season 3 can now focus on the sense of urgency that season 1 had Elliot stopping Stage 2/Mr. Robot making sure Stage 2 goes off (compared to fsociety making sure 5/9 happened in S1).
If you notice, the hotel Tyrell stays at is called Fukan Hotel. In Chinese, Fukan literally means "to overlook."
It's less that he's diminished in importance and more that Elliiot/Mr. Robot becoming two completely split personalities changes the way they have to approach the character.Out of curiosity, is anyone else conflicted with the diminishing of Elliot's importance? I have full faith in the show and in for the ride but season 3 seems to be humbling Mr.Robot now. Before in season 1+2, Elliot was seen as the crux of the operation- if Elliot was too drugged out to do Steel Mountain or if Elliot isn't there to do phase 2 then that was the end of the plan. In the newest season, it feels like Elliot is more of a pawn now. I understand this is done by the scenes with Whiterose that give scope to the series on a macro level. Whiterose isn't aiming at a corporation (E.Corp.) but to topple entire countries and it makes Elliot's goal seem small in comparison.
On one side, I understand this insignificance and enjoy seeing Elliot as just a cog in a machine now, arrogant and unknowing of his true purpose. But, I kind of miss the myth or superhero effect Mr. Robot had during past seasons when he seemed to be the mastermind of the whole operation and didn't know it. Now, I feel if Mr.Robot/Elliot died, Whiterose would just find another poor sap to do the hack for him and nothing would really change.
I'm back on board with this show, the last episode in particular was excellent. Bobby Cannavale's character is a perfect blend of ridiculous and menacing.
Out of curiosity, is anyone else conflicted with the diminishing of Elliot's importance? I have full faith in the show and in for the ride but season 3 seems to be humbling Mr.Robot now. Before in season 1+2, Elliot was seen as the crux of the operation- if Elliot was too drugged out to do Steel Mountain or if Elliot isn't there to do phase 2 then that was the end of the plan. In the newest season, it feels like Elliot is more of a pawn now. I understand this is done by the scenes with Whiterose that give scope to the series on a macro level. Whiterose isn't aiming at a corporation (E.Corp.) but to topple entire countries and it makes Elliot's goal seem small in comparison.
On one side, I understand this insignificance and enjoy seeing Elliot as just a cog in a machine now, arrogant and unknowing of his true purpose. But, I kind of miss the myth or superhero effect Mr. Robot had during past seasons when he seemed to be the mastermind of the whole operation and didn't know it. Now, I feel if Mr.Robot/Elliot died, Whiterose would just find another poor sap to do the hack for him and nothing would really change.
I haven't gotten a single thing yet, outside of the script page one for obvious reasons.Goddammit, I clicked on the Ecoin Perk the second it appeared in my inbox, and I still didn't get it.
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Dom has a close call; Elliot chases himself with Darlene on the lookout; Mr. Robot doesn't have a need for Swede; and Angela gets savage AF.
Is it even possible to redeem an ecoin perk? If so, I don't believe it.