“First, capitalism is a pure religious cult, perhaps the most extreme there ever was.”—Walter Benjamin, “Capitalism…
“First, capitalism is a pure religious cult, perhaps the most extreme there ever was.”—Walter Benjamin, “Capitalism…
I don’t know about ‘enjoyable’ but I have the soundtrack for Under the Skin and very, very much appreciate it as a work separate from the film. It’s an incredible score both within the film and out of it.
There is one spoiler for Justice League below, though you can likely already guess it if you’ve even glanced at the…
Yeah, I don’t think WR / DA “betrayed” Robot, just had to keep him out of the loop. And the 70 extra buildings are on Elliot.
The trouble with adapting Catch 22 is much like adapting Vonnegut, it’s very difficult to nail both the tone and the casting.
And somehow you left out the best Darlene line from this episode. “I don’t like you very much.”
Agree, Mac Quayle has been doing a superb job since the series started but this was a standout episode music-wise. As well as what you mentioned, the industrial ambient techno as Elliot rummages through the building looking for a terminal was masterfully panic-inducing... and of course the crescendos.
SO... the basement setup with the handcuffs means the instructions included having Tyrell appear as if he were a hostage who escaped and tried to stop the plot, yes?
On a show that specializes in gut-punches, that ending was the bleakest and hardest one yet. The music is always great in this show, but today it deserves special mention. The score in the beginning when Angela is talking to her mother is beautiful.
Holy motherfucking shit.
I agree, but still I would like to know more about his motivations for being so ride-or-die for Elliot.
To be honest, this season is not grabbing me quite as much as the first two, but it is still a good show. It is shocking how empty these comment sections are, though. I used to not even bother if I didn’t log in the night of the episode, because the comments would be deep, and everyone had already guessed the twists…
Man what’s up with this comment section? Where is everybody? By my count Mr. Robot is absolutely the best ongoing show on TV at the moment, yet everyone’s watching Stranger Things and Mindhunter and whatever else is on Netflix. Not disrespect to those shows, but seriously.
Somehow those 18 episodes of this show made it to Israel as I was growing up. I loved it, and have had thoughts about it to this day. I never knew it was cancelled after just one season, and never would’ve thought that could have been its fate considering how good it was (relative to almost everything else at the…
For the spookiest week of the year, there may be no more ideal one-season wonder than Eerie, Indiana. The nearly…
So, off the top of my head, that’s House of Cards, Veep, and now Mr Robot that expected Hillary to be elected, and can no longer keep up with how much more ridiculous real life turned out to be.
Oh man, I ate up the Trump reference and Leon’s “killed some Neo-Nazis” dialogue with a goddamn spoon. Loved both. To a certain extent, I don’t think Whiterose gives a shit who the President is - her machinations proceed regardless - but having a goddamn car wreck in office helps create chaos that obscures what the…
Also, can we please give a round of applause to Martin Wallstrom? He’s quietly been doing a spectacular (and spectacularly underrated) job whenever he’s been called upon. Initially in Season 1 I had him pegged as a utterly soulless Patrick Bateman type, then of course he had his spiritual breakdown and exposed…
I love this show so much.
It could be argued that last season had too little real plot. I liked that actually. It could be argued that this season so far is looking like it has too MUCH plot. Too topical. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.