TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[thrill]

Mr Robot spoiler from the most recent ep:

[SHOW]

I like the angle of Wellick trying to horn in on the hack, but I'm not sure what Checkov's popcorn covered gun implied at the end. Regardless, he'll have a motive that isn't just anti-capitalist revolution.

I hope Angela doesn't take the job that Henry Rowengardner's mom's boyfriend offered her because I don't like the direction that sets up with a dumb conflict pitting her vs Elliot. But the offer itself was pretty exciting to me, especially when he talked about the rainy day fund they set up the day the disaster happened that killed her mom having subsequently earned 5 times whatever the settlement would be and how corporations don't take things personally. That seems like a dumb thing to be excited about but deep down I know that I'd probably sell out all of my principles if given access to that kind of wealth and power. The moral equivocation and justification that he argued for is [expletive] and we all know it, but I'd probably be able to look out for #1 even if the company making the offer was responsible for my mom's death.

What is appealing about the show to me, other than how well made and tonally cool it is, is that shows the two extreme responses to global economics. Full participation at a high level vs meaningful rebellion against it. My boring reality of having some understanding of the current distribution of power and wealth but neither being able to profit or fight it in a meaningful way is more realistic, but I wouldn't watch my own life story.

[33anda3rd]

How about Dr. Caligari as a film evoked by Mr. Robot?

[thrill]

Grantland/Hollywood Prospectus did a mr. robot pod:
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospect ... -mr-robot/

I haven't listened yet.

[JL21]

I stopped reading, but did JL just spoil Mr. Robot for me? I was told expletive can get spoilery, but I'm still going to be disappointed if Tyler Durden has been let out of the bag.

Not necessarily. The premise of the whole show is about a guy trying to take down major credit card companies and put everybody at zero debt, which is straight up Fight Club.

[MrSaigon]

I stopped reading, but did JL just spoil Mr. Robot for me? I was told expletive can get spoilery, but I'm still going to be disappointed if Tyler Durden has been let out of the bag.

Not necessarily. The premise of the whole show is about a guy trying to take down major credit card companies and put everybody at zero debt, which is straight up Fight Club.

And also, that 'was it me all along' thread was present in the pilot (still the only episode I've ever seen), so my post there is a little unfair.

But 'not necessarily' is a great answer.

[JL21]

Your point definitely stands. I should've used a spoiler tag.

[thrill]

Somehow, this is all Vidor's fault.

[Vidor]

I stopped reading, but did JL just spoil Mr. Robot for me? I was told expletive can get spoilery, but I'm still going to be disappointed if Tyler Durden has been let out of the bag.

He also mentioned Dexter, so the show must end with the lead character becoming a lumberjack.

[Secret Weapon]

Anybody been watching Under the Dome? It went from good terrible to terrible terrible pretty quickly...

[go birds]

Is the Walking Dead a prerequisite to watching Fear the Walking Dead or is it like a breaking bad/better call saul type of thing?