Sunday, December 22, 2019

Mr. Robot



Certain shows debut and automatically feel like game changers. I remember that feeling with Lost, Breaking Bad, and Stranger Things, where after the pilot i was just wowed. Mr. Robot is a show that i want to say i watched the pilot back to back when it started. This might be the most masterfully crafted series of all time. The show has it all, powerful acting, a strong score, an amazing soundtrack, snappy dialogue and some of the most gripping storytelling i've ever seen. Sam Esmail is a gift, he has written and directed almost every episode and each one looks fantastic, some of the best tracking shots and title sequences in any medium. This is a series i was scared of going in to season 2, i thought the critical acclaim would make it cater to critics more than the fan base, but it went the opposite direction, then season 3 went even more bonkers. The fourth and final season started off as shocking as possible but the first episode of two of the season felt tame, that all changed. This is possibly the best season yet, sure as fuck is the most tense, and last weeks episode was just insane. Tonight's....holy hell, what  a ride. It's been over for almost a half hour and my heart is still racing. It was surreal and a total mind fuck, so many sharp twists and turns, so many layers. It was scary at times how much of a masterclass this episode was. If this was a bit more main stream i could see this episode being divisive but i think the audience expects this type of shit from this series. Even a show like Lost had a divided finale for it's insane final episode, so i am sure some might hate this, but i loved every second of it. Was it the finale i wanted? No, but that is why i loved it, fuck fan service and just create greatness. This was two of the finest hours of television, one of the best episodes of any series, possibly my second favorite series finale of all time. There were so many emotions felt in this episode, bewilderment, confusion, cringe, joy, fear, pressure, bittersweetness, happiness, closure, all wrapped around saying what the fuck while checking your pulse. Alot of loose ends and missing bits from season 1 are answered and the future of the characters is left up to interpretation. Check your connections and knowledge at the door, everything you thought you knew has changed. Thank you, Sam. Goodbye, friend. #FuckSociety 

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