Mr. Robot: Review & Commentary

[Mister Obvious]

WARNING: SPOILERS. HAPPENING. BELOW. DON'T READ IT IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW.

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"Dexter: Review & Commentary"
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I was talking about the crossover between Dexter and Mr. Robot...

Mr. Robot, AKA THE GREATEST FUCKING SHOW OF ALL TIME...



Sweet effing fuck.

Now for the connection between Mr. Robot and Dexter...

Ghost dads.

Yup, you heard me right.

Ghost dads who function as your conscience on some level...

Your protector, your common sense, and your advisor.

And of course Christian Slater was in Mr. Robot, but he's also Harry in Original Sin.

So this shit is not a coincidence.

But what's REALLY weird...

Michael C. Hall starred in "Six Feet Under" (2001) where his GHOST DAD sometimes made appearances.

What the fuck.

So the link isn't Christian Slater, or even Dexter...

It's MCH.

I haven't looked into whether the "ghost dad" thing was a trope before this.

It probably was. But as far as the Dexterverse is concerned, it dates back to 2001 with MCH in Six Feet Under.

Wrapping up on the connections between Dexter and Mr. Robot, at least what I can remember right now...

Both characters:

1. Are vigilantes.

2. See ghost dad.

3. Started out disinterested in sex.

4. Collect memorabilia from their... activities.

5. Obsessed with privacy and discretion.

6. Have forgotten siblings.

Furthermore, in Resurrection, Dexter is sometimes sporting a black hoodie, Mr. Robot's signature attire... the piece belonged to a cyber security professional.

It absolutely is a nod to Mr. Robot.

Seems like in recent years, TV shows have been trying to take all the elements of PAST shows that were SUPER successful and mix 'em all together.

Brilliant in my opinion, and especially in this case, I don't mind it.

But really, since Dexter came out in 2006...

The truth is that Mr. Robot borrowed from Dexter.

And was very fucking successful at it, so it's all good.

Damn...

Like I said. Greatest show of all time.

Oh my God man...

Mr. freaking Robot.

I gotta make its own thread.

Some weeks back, I finished rewatching it for the first time.

At some point, I know I will have to brain dump all of my thoughts.

Even though I say it's the greatest show of all time, I know the Twilight Zone is the real greatest show of all time.

But as far as 'new' shows, Mr. Robot takes the cake.

[Mister Obvious]

Even though I say it's the greatest show of all time, I know the Twilight Zone is the real greatest show of all time.

Mr. Robot absolutely is not the greatest TV show of all time.

It isn't.

However, it IS a solid top 10 greatest TV show of all time IN GENERAL.

And for my personal list, it's in the top 5.

But depending on how I'm feeling at the moment you ask me...

I may say it is my favorite TV show and the greatest TV show of all time.

I hope that clears things up.

[Mister Obvious]

My favorite character in the show is Leon...

[somethingelseishere]

That show is a pretty solid mindfuck at times.
I'll certainly be doing a second watch of the whole series in the future.

[Mister Obvious]

Mr. Robot S4 E7 "407 Proxy Authentication Required" is #20 in the highest rated episodes of all time on IMDb.

Elliot Villar (Vera) gave one of the most stellar performances in TV history...



This episode was so fucking magnificent that they aired it without commercial breaks.

[Luscious Atanari]

I missed the boat on this one. I think I tried watching it and then Christian Slater popped in and I got distracted from continuing. He's just so ... CHRISTIAN SLATER. IT's like BAM, there's Christian fucking Slater with his closely set eyes and wicked brow and mousy ears and some kind of sweater and jeans combo. 

I've heard from several friends that this show is in their top five all time. Maybe now is a good time to start in on it. 

(By the way... have you seen Severance with Adam Scott, John Tutoro and Christopher Walken? I think it's next-level television.)