Note: This review contains full spoilers for Mr. Robot: Season 2 in the latter half, but you'll find a spoiler warning when those kick in.
Sam Esmail's Mr. Robot continued to be one of the most unique experiences on TV this year, though perhaps dragged down a bit by overindulging in layers of cerebral trickery.
When a series arrives on the scene that contains an offbeat tone and narrator -- be it Dexter or Twin Peaks (hey, Cooper sort of narrated his exploits) or what have you -- there are a couple of paths it can take. One road leads to a show hitting quickly, creating a "lighting in a bottle" effect that fizzles by Season 2 when the original hook fades and things start meandering. That was Twin Peaks. Then there's the chance the show can grow repetitive and defiantly outstay its welcome - or at least go past a point or story that felt like it could be the show's natural end. That's Dexter.
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Sam Esmail's Mr. Robot continued to be one of the most unique experiences on TV this year, though perhaps dragged down a bit by overindulging in layers of cerebral trickery.
When a series arrives on the scene that contains an offbeat tone and narrator -- be it Dexter or Twin Peaks (hey, Cooper sort of narrated his exploits) or what have you -- there are a couple of paths it can take. One road leads to a show hitting quickly, creating a "lighting in a bottle" effect that fizzles by Season 2 when the original hook fades and things start meandering. That was Twin Peaks. Then there's the chance the show can grow repetitive and defiantly outstay its welcome - or at least go past a point or story that felt like it could be the show's natural end. That's Dexter.
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