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Mr.Robot "F*** Society" Speech

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Waste_Sleep6936 Mar 25, 2026 +667
There’s truth to it, but this isn’t the show preaching some kind of absolute truth - it’s the writers showing what Elliot believes in order to show how damaged and consequently cynical his character is. It shows how hopeless he feels, which gives insight into why he does the things he does. There’s of course some truth to what he says, but you need only a cursory glance at the modern world to see that people are actively resisting everywhere. Is entertainment sedation? To an extent, but it’s also necessary recharging so that people feel mentally okay enough to be helpful. Elliot either doesn’t see this part or he dismisses it. He’s fixated on the bad, obsessed with it. It’s a good clip, but it’s also the kind of clip that people have a tendency to take at face value, so I just wanted to put these thoughts out there for balance. I’m sure lots of people understand this already, but y’know. Media literacy isn’t great these days, so if this causes anyone to reflect further, it was worth posting.
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Randvek Mar 25, 2026 +25
I mean it’s not even exactly what Elliot believes… but I don’t want to expand on that in any way because to do so would be a massive spoiler and Mr. Robot is a fantastic show that everyone should see spoiler-free.
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thedaveness Mar 25, 2026 +13
Whats crazy is watching it again knowing that stuff gives you an entirely different viewing experience.
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SovFist Mar 25, 2026 -18
I watched season 1 and kind of felt it capped off it's themes and suspect it's only going to get worse, was i wrong?
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ThatsARivetingTale Mar 25, 2026 +20
Very.
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khuldrim Mar 25, 2026 +14
what do you mean, get worse? its one of the best shows of the last couple of decades. and it sticks the landing.
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Dekklin Mar 25, 2026 +14
There's one particular episode in the last season that I think is in the top 5 best episodes in television history. You'll know it when you see it.
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EricSanderson Mar 26, 2026 +1
It's S3e5 Runtime Error for me. One of the best episodes of basic cable TV ever produced..
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dwpea66 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Extremely. The show completely dismantles the character motivations, events, and consequences of S1
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Mindestiny Mar 25, 2026 +120
>Is entertainment sedation? To an extent, but it’s also necessary recharging so that people feel mentally okay enough to be helpful This is definitely something the reddit armchair activist crowd fails to understand.  People are just people, they have limits and complex lives.  Acting like they're part of the problem if they aren't terminally online being overzealous ranting about their latest pet social justice issue just makes things worse and undermines their cause. Like how *dare* someone go out to dinner with their family instead of sitting on reddit bitching about trump 24/7/365?!?! Fascist enabling pigs! To get back on topic, I think it's also why the show was so popular on reddit.  The first few seasons really glorified this sort of behavior, and it was only towards the end when Eliot has his "wait, are *we* the baddies?  These people are f****** unhinged!" turnaround moment driving home the real point that both extremes are bad.
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Kruse Mar 25, 2026 +34
I feel like it's similar to how people used to treat Fight Club and its delusional, antisocial main character as some kind of rebellious hero of enlightenment. Both characters raise some valid criticisms about society, but they also aren't without significant flaws of their own.
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BB-Zwei Mar 25, 2026 +11
See also: Gone Girl and Amy's "Cool Girl" monologue.
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Mindestiny Mar 25, 2026 +7
Yep, nobody should *aspire* to be Jack, he's a hot mess of a human being.
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026 +2
I totally disagree. Jack is someone who's been raised on the bullshit of American ~~materialism~~ society, and has reached his breaking point in trying to fit in with it. Jack is a relatively successful incel in American society. He's a modestly successful, white, college educated male and completely in thrall to the alpha males in American society, which has no values while they "flex" like baboons to display status. And lets face it, American women are just as messed up by this culture; Jack settling down in his existential slavery to a wife and kids is not making his life or America a better place. The flip side of Jack is Tyler, who is actually *more* truthful about what American society actually values, which is material success and machismo. Tyler is Jack's anger, but that aspect of Jack choose not to accept the fate set by his Capitalist overlords, and instead resists, similar to the "silent" generation did with unions and progressivism. The problem is the only way to materially change society to "respect" the working poor is essentially become terrorists. That is more of a statement about the American (Epstein) "ruling" class than it is about (MAGA) incels. The tragedy of Jack (besides his dissociative personality disorder) is that he realizes too late that he has a set of moral values and common sense that didn't realize where his anger is taking him with Tyler. He finally manages to confront Tyler, and in the process kill that part of Tyler that is himself. According to the movie, he doesn't come to that resolution in time to "save" his corrupt, American, materialist order. But everyone should aspire to be a Jack (someone who tries to confront his problems) rather than a Tyler (nihilistically lash out at society with his anger). And no, I don't think anyone should think Jack's boss was actually the guy to aspire to.
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Mattyzooks Mar 25, 2026 +5
The show glorified but also didn't. Once the hack happens, the show starts indicating that while Elliot was well-intentioned, he was also only looking at the surface level. As early as the s2 premiere has the audience realize the Fsociety fucked up with their hack. Innocent people ended up being the real victims. The elite took advantage of the situation it created. They were barely bothered by it while partying in the season 1 post-credit scene. People like Elliot's boss are getting murdered out of anger.
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Ziatch Mar 25, 2026 +3
Who are you even complaining about? People are complaining to you about going to dinner too much?
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Canvaverbalist Mar 25, 2026 +5
Someone thinking they're the only rational person in a sea of idiots is common and happens often enough to be a [trope called the "Only Sane Man"](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnlySaneMan) And as usual, it also has a [relevant XKCD](https://xkcd.com/610/) That's the type of person they're complaining about. The "dinner" aspect is just an exaggerated, absurd and theatrical example to express that concept as clearly as possible, it's not worth dismantling.
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Mindestiny Mar 25, 2026 -7
I was pretty explicitly clear who I was talking about. By all means, go wade into any topic even remotely political in nature and these people are everywhere. Or just call out someone making a totally random "TRUMP BAD" comment in a completely unrelated topic and see how they react. They'll happily spout off about how "EVERYTHING is POLITICS!" and call you all sorts of names if they suggest they maybe *turn it off* for five minutes and breathe.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +1
yeah that’s a fair point, it’s easy to take what he’s saying as absolute when it’s really just one very damaged perspective. the show kinda trusts you to separate that on your own
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thedaveness Mar 25, 2026 -1
Yeah, watching this show after having seen it already is a completely different experience. It makes moments like these stand out so much and your head spins at the unwilling shift in complete opposite viewpoints from when you first saw it. Takes are we the baddies to another level entirely.
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WeWantLADDER49sequel Mar 25, 2026 -3
I mean you're also describing such a small amount of society that they aren't even relevant. That type of person almost exclusively exists online and has no real impact on anything other than getting on your nerves. I think the show does point out some things about society that almost no one wants to accept. Even you and the others comments are sort of laughing it off like "haha guys things arent THAT bad! We have people RESISTING!" like that has had any real impact on anything. Reality is a healthy mix of everything you all are saying. We all deserve to treat ourselves and enjoy our time here, but we are also careening towards a future where the only way to fix it is a complete a total societal collapse that resets humanity.
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Mindestiny Mar 25, 2026 +2
>I mean you're also describing such a small amount of society that they aren't even relevant. That type of person almost exclusively exists online and has no real impact on anything other than getting on your nerves. I sure am, never claimed otherwise.  I'm literally talking specifically about that cohort of people on reddit, and they *are* relevant here sadly. > but we are also careening towards a future where the only way to fix it is a complete a total societal collapse that resets humanity See paragraph A and take a deep breath.
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JJMcGee83 Mar 25, 2026 -1
> Like how dare someone go out to dinner with their family instead of sitting on reddit bitching about trump 24/7/365?!?! Fascist enabling pigs! My mother is 70 and I dread calling her because every phone call will inevitablly be about how much she hates trump. I hate the guy too but I'm not willing to make it my entire life and personality.
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026
> I hate the guy too but I'm not willing to make it my entire life and personality. You just don't love America enough to care.
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doeraymefa Mar 25, 2026 -17
Only a Redditor would take anything they read on here seriously. It's like characters in a show who acts a fool it has nothing to do with the world I live in, unless I choose to immerse myself in Reddit lol
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FauxFoxx89 Mar 25, 2026 +2
Only a Redditor would make an absolute comment about Redditors
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doeraymefa Mar 25, 2026 -10
Exactly. Idk if you saw the irony in my statement. FWIW making your avatar is just a flag for "I Reddit enough to value my appreance" which I guess is cool if you're into that kinda status
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FauxFoxx89 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Or it's a fun way to express myself. You sound like a real fun person to be around
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doeraymefa Mar 25, 2026 +1
because you seek identity through expression, and consistently evaluate others to prove you are worth something. That's more dangerous than whatever figment of your imagination you're worried about
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +20
that’s a good way to read it, it never felt like the show was saying “this is the truth,” more like letting you sit inside Elliot’s head for a bit, and depending on where you’re at, it can either feel insightful or just way too heavy
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Wischiwaschbaer Mar 25, 2026 +5
>He’s fixated on the bad, obsessed with it. Hard to be fixated on much else nowadays.  She also didn't ask what he liked about society or his friends and family. She asked what he disliked. I think that's an accurate assessment of what to dislike...
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WhereRandomThingsAre Mar 26, 2026 +1
> Hard to be fixated on much else nowadays. Considering our media is fixated on it, how are people supposed to *not* be? Even our science fiction is largely "we're going to die" these days. Hope? Nah, but we got time for quips! A little hollow comedy relief'll get you through the day... if only the jokes would *land*.
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Ricky_the_Wizard Mar 25, 2026 +5
It was also more relevant 10+ years ago when the speech was written and social media addiction was just blossoming
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iIllli1ililI11 Mar 25, 2026 +1
If it was blossoming 10 years ago how do you categorize it now?
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Burwhale_The_Avenger Mar 25, 2026 +6
Overwhelmingly omnipresent? A terrifying monolith of toxic misinformation?
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HopperPI Mar 25, 2026 +4
Getting its footing, hitting its stride, so to speak. It’s gonna get a lot worse.
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SsooooOriginal Mar 25, 2026 +7
He's just another Joker or Rorschach.  People think they agree with him because he is mono-obssessed and it paints a complex world in simple tones.
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DrHuxleyy Mar 25, 2026 +14
What’s so good about the writing of this show, and without trying to spoil anything, is that he is specifically written like this very much on purpose and the reason why is so satisfying to find out later. Like everything you’re saying is completely accurate and it’s not a mistake.
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SsooooOriginal Mar 25, 2026 +4
A rare example of the writers knowing exactly where the show would go before casting/filming/funding ever began.
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WeWantLADDER49sequel Mar 25, 2026 +5
I might sound crazy because I can not think of how to word this, but I do think that some of what you're saying further proves what his character is saying. Yes, tons of "resisting" going on. And has been for decades. Centuries. However long you want to go back you can find people resisting the systems that are now in complete control. But what has any of that resistance accomplished? Even when looking at the most extreme acts of oppression like slavery or women having no rights, those things were fixed but those groups are still marginalized and exploited for the benefit of the people at the top. Almost like they were "allowed" some kind of progress because that progress for them was more profitable for the ones at the top. At the end of the day whatever form of resistng that has been taking place isnt enough to have accomplished anything, as the people at the top have hoarded more and more wealth and are now at the point where rights for people are being rolled back. So yes, I agree that his rant is not supposed to be taken 100% as some truth preached by the writers, at the same time denying that what he is saying is spot on just sort of sounds like denial of reality. The matrix within the matrix.
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Waste_Sleep6936 Mar 25, 2026 +7
You don’t sound crazy. I get what you’re saying. Like I said, there’s truth to what Elliot is saying. My point was more that he’s supposed to come across as tunnel-visioned. We can relate to what he says, but we should also be mindful of what he’s not saying, the good that he doesn’t want to acknowledge. He essentially sees society as sheep, but the popularity of his clip is evidence that people do see the value in what he’s saying, that they recognise the issues he’s pointing to, that they want to do something about these issues. He dismisses the Hunger Games books as a distraction, but if we take a step back and think about what’s happening here - it’s fiction that we are reacting to, fiction that is delivering this message about society to us, fiction that is motivating us to set these things right. It’s the writers using their platform to shine a light on these things. That’s the kind of positivity within society that Elliot conveniently ignores - he instead views everything and everyone as shallow. It’s a simplistic, extreme, binary view of the world. It’s quite egotistical too, and dismissive of others. It’s easier for him to view other people this way, who he struggles to relate to. It makes that vulnerability easier for him to bear, it justifies it, and it allows him to feel more capable, more in control.
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temporal712 Mar 25, 2026 +3
In other words, If Elliot were to watch his own show, he would think it Drivel. Despite the good it does.
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Confident-Memory-807 Mar 25, 2026 +2
Not to mention that the conclusion of the series is a direct counterargument to what Elliot is saying.
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bsylent Mar 25, 2026 +3
I think it's similar to the misunderstandings we see with the matrix, breaking bad and fight club. People often take the blunt, in your face messaging that satisfies their confirmation bias, without understanding the nuance underneath which often serves as a critique against the very things they're identifying with.
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Waste_Sleep6936 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Spot on. They resonate with what is being said, but they don’t consider why it is being said in the context of the work itself.
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formallyhuman Mar 25, 2026 +2
Probably people need to watch the "this dark future" version he does in the later (last?) season where he references the one OP posted and how misguided he was. Love this show.
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standread Mar 25, 2026 +7
It's a classic case of lack of media literacy in the audience. The speech is at the start of the story and is clearly meant to be an introduction to the character's mental state. But as so often the audience simply hears something think think is cool or edgy and take it as a statement by the show rather than a line by a character.
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opisska Mar 25, 2026 +4
Mr. Robot has one of the greatest potentials to be taken out of context
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CHOLO_ORACLE Mar 25, 2026 +2
>modern world to see that people are actively resisting everywhere. Lmao this country just started a global trade war and the Americans are taking the most non give af attitude out of anyone Even if people go out and take the streets in DC, so did thousands during the Iraq War, and those protests didn't stop the war machine for a single day. Americans are not heroic resisters who are taking necessary breaks to restore their nerves. By and large Americans don't give a f*** because this country is wealthy enough for them not to give a f***.
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abendrot2 Mar 25, 2026 +1
thank you for doing the work to not let Elliot get idolized as a new joker type character.
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reelznfeelz Mar 25, 2026
Such a good comment. Appreciate it. People are too negative and simplistic. I also hate that he says “rigged elections”. That’s demonstrably not true. Even though we have to fight things like unfair districting (MO reporting here), and voter suppression attempts, your vote does still count. And those things I just mentioned can be overpowered with votes. So far at least. But eventually probably not if people stop voting and let the bad guys run with things.
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2nd2last Mar 25, 2026 +3
The clip is not working for me, but is he only speaking for America or globally? Because if you think elections are not rigged anywhere, then IDK.
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SovFist Mar 25, 2026 +2
This depends entirely on your definition of rigged though. Not that I disagree with your point but elections are absolutely rigged, to a degree, before they even reach the ballot box, through multiple methods beyond what you described
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majorziggytom Mar 25, 2026 -5
This post is too thoughtful for reddit, wtf is happening 😱
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HopperPI Mar 25, 2026 +1
It’s all Elliot. Intentionally created persona or not, it is all a part of him. The “true” Elliot we never actually meet and there is a reason for that: it doesn’t matter. Every persona is a part of him and it is their (or really the main persona we see throughout the show), journey that matters more than the “true” persona’s journey.
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superwhizz114 Mar 25, 2026 +101
My favourite show of all time
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procheeseburger Mar 25, 2026 +6
I was in NYC when they were filming S2.. there is a scene when Darlene is walking in a silver dress and enters a building I was standing by the camera. I also got to ride up the elevator with a few people like Brian (Scott Knowles) and a bunch of the production.
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superwhizz114 Mar 25, 2026 +3
That's really cool! Thanks for sharing
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daymanahhhahhhhhh Mar 25, 2026 +5
I was shocked by how good this show was!!!!
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +21
it just hits on a different level… what was the moment that hooked you?
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superwhizz114 Mar 25, 2026 +31
I guess I was hooked from the opening monologue. And when Elliot was talking about how he figured out Ron's crimes, I knew then that the show would actually depict hacking realistically. I appreciate how they didn't dumb anything down, if I didn't know how a particular hack happened, I looked up information about the software and hardware used. The show is the reason I decided to pursue a computer science degree
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +13
that’s awesome, not many shows actually push people to go learn more after watching. the way they handled the hacking always felt grounded, which made everything else hit harder too
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I_Am_Become_Air Mar 25, 2026 +12
Every command on the screen was legit, by the way.
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superwhizz114 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Yeah, the only commands I remember that didn't match real life were slightly edited commands for using the Mac without a GUI, but I think that was a change they were forced to make to remove all mentions of "Apple"
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Dr_Hanz_ Mar 25, 2026 +2
I wanted to like this show but the idea of programming on opiates seemed so unrealistic to me loll…
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Risley Mar 25, 2026 +6
Bro it’s absolutely insane how badass season 4 was.  Like holy shit.   
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Dekklin Mar 25, 2026 +3
How many times have you rewatched that one particular episode. You know the one. The stage play. I' rewatch it almost yearly.
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Risley Mar 25, 2026 +2
Hell, even the intro to season 3 was out of this world.  I hadn’t been that surprised in a show since the red wedding in GoT.  I just sat there with my mouth open 😮
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Dekklin Mar 25, 2026 +2
Uhhh, you mean the chicken place with Irving and him complaining about not getting a free milkshake? I don't think it's the intro to season 3 you are thinking of.
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sittered Mar 25, 2026 +6
The way it handled technology was impressive, because despite being one of the most stylized shows out there, it was surprisingly grounded when it dealt with tech. Not perfect, but no one asks for perfection, just a nod towards reality. Which makes the more "out there" scenarios and characters feel a bit more real (and terrifying) as a result. For me what pushed it over the edge into all-time territory was how many times it *re*-hooked me. No other showed has ever worked harder to stay entertaining even as it got bigger / more serious. One example of those times was the single-take lobby shootout (I don't think that's spoiling anything).
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formallyhuman Mar 25, 2026 +2
I love Mr Robot. I tend to do rewatches so that the Christmas season lines up with real Christmas.
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EricSanderson Mar 26, 2026 +1
For me it was when Tyrell killed Sharon Knowles on the roof, with that incredibly perfect FKA Twigs song in the background. I texted a bunch of people saying "oh this show is something special"
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Imperial_Tiramisu Mar 25, 2026 +1
I started disliking it when every season finale had some sort of plot twist. It became stale and predictable. But still a great show. Pretty much a modern day software developer equivalent of Fight Club.
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026 +1
> Pretty much a modern day software developer equivalent of Fight Club. Nah. Three more seasons afterwards. Fight Club pretty much ended as the finale of season one of Mr. Robot. The show gives a post-event conclusion of what actually would change afterwards (not much) while pivoting to other aspects of Elliot which culminate in the final season.
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Imperial_Tiramisu Mar 26, 2026 +1
Bro, even the final was fight club. It wasn't just the first three seasons.
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kmoffat Mar 25, 2026 +1
Same here. I need to go back and rewatch
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covert0ptional Mar 25, 2026
The latter half of season 3 is one of the best runs of episodes ever (from kill processes on). Unfortunately it peaks there for me. Season 4 is good, with incredible moments, but I find it a bit disappointing as a whole.
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LordXenu45 Mar 25, 2026 +50
One of the greatest shows ever made. Kind of a shame it was on USA Network because so many people never gave it a chance.
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HopperPI Mar 25, 2026 +23
The creator was able to tell the whole story. It wasn’t like this was cancelled after season 1. And honestly? USA shows tend to go on for too long anyway. It is like the opposite of Fox.
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LordXenu45 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Yeah, I do need to give the network props for letting it run all 4 seasons and giving Sam Esmail so much creative control for his vision. It just feels like it should have been a HBO show.
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LostInTheVoid_ Mar 25, 2026 +2
I'd heard the the network actually wanted it got go a bit longer but Sam had the story pretty much laid our how he wanted and didn't see any angle to stretch it further.
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CHOLO_ORACLE Mar 25, 2026 -8
Were they? The series ending was weird and didn't deliver on any of the sci fi or conspiracy stuff they were gesturing toward. The first two seasons are the best
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Ix_fromBetelgeuse7 Mar 25, 2026 +50
Yeah, but bookend this with his late-series monologue to Whiterose. Spoilers but it really shows his emotional journey throughout the series. https://youtu.be/gQuac7eIbD8?si=2yswoCvIdHsxrICB
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +15
that’s a great call, that contrast at the end really reframes everything, makes it feel less like a rant and more like a full arc
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FauxFoxx89 Mar 25, 2026 +5
Oh I looooove this scene.
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Naulicus Mar 25, 2026 +36
We live in a society
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IntoTheMusic Mar 25, 2026 +4
"I'm George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents."
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +1
😂 i was waiting for this one
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fotodevil Mar 25, 2026 +1
We’re supposed to act in a civilized way!
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PetyrDayne Mar 25, 2026 +8
I'm already rewatching The Expanse and The Americans. I can't handle another rewatch 😭
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DriftingIntoAbstract Mar 25, 2026 +14
I really wish this show wasn’t taken off Netflix. I had to speed round it and it’s not a show to speed round.
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Accomplished-Head449 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Buy the bluray set
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026 +1
You can probably even pay to indefinitely access the series for streaming on AppleTV or Fandango@Home (maybe even other places). Buying the bluray set made the most sense to me.
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kmoffat Mar 25, 2026 +4
It’s currently available on Tubi, but with ads
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BatemansChainsaw Mar 25, 2026 +4
with tubi being free, suffering ads is somewhat tolerable.
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Grouchy-Donkey-8609 Mar 25, 2026 +1
yar matey.
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The_Firmament Mar 25, 2026 +7
The show does this periodically throughout its run. Another one is when he goes on a rant during a group therapy (while high as a kite, if I remember) & at the time a lot of people kind of rolled their eyes at it. Saying it was such an immature take or whatever & Sam Esmail (the creator) said that was kind of the point. That Elliot wasn't supposed to be a mouthpiece of the populace as a whole & that these moments are to demonstrate where he's at, how much he still has to go, and are there to serve as a pressure valve of sorts. Yes, there is truth couched in there, or at least a release of shared frustration, but I don't think the show was ever trying to proselytize. One of my favorite shows of all time. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't already!!
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prophetofgreed Mar 26, 2026 +2
Yeah, the point is to show how cynical and down Elliot is in his feelings about the world. Then compare that to later in the show where he's grown and less cynical. A core point of the show was about finding human connection in a digital, social media world with power corpos running the world in the shadows.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +15
i remember the first time hearing this and not really knowing how to take it, kind of stuck with me after though
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opisska Mar 25, 2026 +5
I don't know if it could be considered a spoiler for such an old show, but this has to be viewed keeping in mind that the character is *seriously* mentally ill.
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R3CKONNER Mar 25, 2026 +2
I think in the first episode, we are shown that he is receiving help for his mental state.
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nouskeys Mar 25, 2026 +23
Really miss this show. Nothing has really even come close to that vibe since.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +9
yeah nothing really captured that same uneasy vibe, it always felt a little too real at times. anything come close for you?
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iownlotsofdoors Mar 25, 2026 +2
ever seen Utopia?
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tragicallyohio Mar 25, 2026 +1
Check out Homecoming. Also from Sam Esmail.
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nouskeys Mar 25, 2026
Just that clip alone draws on "The Society of the Spectacle" and the Usual Suspects, so probably not.
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Mindestiny Mar 25, 2026 -3
The whole story is pretty much just Fight Club in a slightly more modern framework.  If you haven't seen it, worth a watch.
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Iannelli Mar 25, 2026 +5
I would describe Mr. Robot as the #1 greatest show of all time, or at least a contender. Others in my top list include Twin Peaks and The Leftovers.
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Martblni Mar 25, 2026 +3
You know ball man. Mr Robot and The Leftovers for me too, also Dark, Succession and Sopranos/The Wire + BB/BCS but they're popular
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edward_blake_lives Mar 25, 2026 +2
Hey, that’s my list too. I’d also add Fargo and True Detective S1 to round out my top 10 dramas. And Arrested Development S1-3, and Peep Show (UK), because you gotta have some comedy.
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nouskeys Mar 25, 2026 +2
Twin Peaks leaves my brain in knots but I love it all the same. I've been binging The Pitt recently but The Leftovers sounds up my alley.
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smallgoalsmcgee Mar 25, 2026 +3
I’m not sure it’s the same vibe but maybe vibe-adjacent: have you watched Person of Interest?
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JeffRSmall Mar 25, 2026 +3
Damn. Everyone talking about how great this show is is making me want to go find it and watch it. I remember when it was on but for whatever reason I just didn’t get caught up in it at the time.
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cosmic-ballet Mar 25, 2026 +1
You definitely should. The common complaint is that season two is slow, but I honestly don’t notice it. Seasons three and four are some of the best seasons of television ever though.
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prophetofgreed Mar 26, 2026 +3
It's definitely slow because the MC isn't doing much for half the season, but it sets up so much of what's great in seasons 3 & 4.
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krone6 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Never heard of this series until now and I'm instantly hooked. [https://www.universalpicturesathome.com/tv/mr-robot-the-complete-series](https://www.universalpicturesathome.com/tv/mr-robot-the-complete-series) Link to who sells it if anyone's interested.
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popdivtweet Mar 25, 2026 +6
Enter Mr. World: “I get it. I do. You're an individualist. Rugged individualism. It simply doesn't work anymore. Brands. Sure. A useful heuristic. But ultimately, everything is all systems, interlaced, a single product manufactured by a single company for a single global market. Spicy, medium, or chunky. The sheeple?, they get a choice, - of course. Of course! But they are buying *salsa.*” *Brought to you by Citizens United. “Because anything worth doing, is worth doing for money.”
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026
that speech always hits different, it’s like the more extreme version of what elliot’s saying, just dressed up cleaner and more convincing
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popdivtweet Mar 25, 2026 +3
Aye. We’re going to end up in Amazon Corporate Housing, with indentured servant contracts just to get access to government stuff aren’t we?
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odiin1731 Mar 25, 2026 +5
Yet you participate in society. Curious! I am very intelligent.
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strange_to_be_kind Mar 25, 2026 +2
There are episodes in this series that are cinematic masterpieces.
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DarkFriend81 Mar 25, 2026 +2
I just love that it still triggers Patriots fans to see Brady in the montage as a cheater 🤣
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Jackbuddy78 Mar 25, 2026 +10
I like this show but the "F-society"stuff is some Grade A 2010s cringe. Any real hacker who sees a group with a name like that would think they are a Fed lol. 
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Aqually Mar 25, 2026 +14
In universe it’s also in contrast to E Corp (or Evil Corp as Elliot calls it), their main target.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +19
yeah the name is a bit on the nose lol, but i always felt like it fit Elliot’s mindset more than trying to be realistic branding
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MagicMarshmelllow Mar 25, 2026 +21
Guess you forgot hacker groups like ‘LulzSec’ existed.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +8
lol, real ones weren’t exactly subtle either, kinda makes it feel less cringe and more on brand for that world
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Jackbuddy78 Mar 25, 2026 -3
Dumb names exist but to me this is the equivalent of a drug dealer unironically calling their product the "devil's lettuce"  You can tell the actual creators did not grow up in the internet age at all.
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tfhermobwoayway Mar 25, 2026 +3
To be honest that specific period has never been accurately portrayed. Movies sort of jumped to social media. That brief moment of messageboards and forums and news aggregators and personal websites has never been accurately portrayed in film.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +1
lol that’s actually a pretty good comparison 😅 i get what you mean though, i always read it less as “realistic hacker branding” and more like Elliot projecting his own headspace onto everything. but yeah if you look at it literally it does feel a bit much
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jeffe_rn Mar 25, 2026 +1
He’s elite level hacker he probably doesn’t care if he’s cliche plus it was on the building already, kinda sick
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NilsofWindhelm Mar 25, 2026 +1
I’m not blaming the character for it being cringe, I’m blaming the writers
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SupermarketEmpty789 Mar 26, 2026 +1
...yes, that was what the 90s/2000s were like: Razor Drinkordie Skidrow Cult of the dead Legion of doom Deviance Hatred  Lizard squad
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xKronkx Mar 25, 2026 +3
I always preferred his [who’s responsible](https://youtu.be/7reSylaSH_A?si=_cMMnsY71HwWnYj5) speech, but they’re both amazing (as are multiple others in this show)
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Maverick916 Mar 25, 2026 +2
I just want to say Bill Cosby is in an entirely other league than Lance Armstrong and Tom Brady And yeah Lance Armstrong turned out to be a total f****** fraud with how much he cheated and doped But including Tom Brady in this because of what spygate and deflategate? spygate was on the coaching it wasn't on Tom Brady and deflategate is absolutely meaningless because the game that they won where the "incident" occurred they won by 38 points. The pressure of the footballs meant absolutely nothing.
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026
> And yeah Lance Armstrong turned out to be a total f****** fraud with how much he cheated and doped What little girls did Lance Armstrong r*** so he could continue or profit from being the best competitive American cyclist of his era? Look in the mirror. You're the one to blame for settling for the Epstein class, and find distractions like Armstrong & Brady for your "righteous" indignation.
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Maverick916 Mar 26, 2026 +1
what the f*** are you talking about?
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026
Don't waste your indignation on the bottom trash the elites of American society put into the social media spotlight. If you really despise the morally bankrupt, then despise the wealthy, then despise Trump and his MAGA zombies.
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Maverick916 Mar 26, 2026 +1
bro im just saying, Cosby was the worst of these by far, Armstrong had his shit revoked rightfully so, Brady is pretty innocent insofar as cheating goes. This has NOTHING to do with Trump and Epstein. Chill the f*** out
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BaseballFuryThurman Mar 25, 2026 +1
This is exactly the sort of stuff that made it difficult for me to finish a single season, but I can see why Redditors love it
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dwpea66 Mar 26, 2026 +2
If it's any comfort, pretty much the rest of the series is entirely about how wrong he is here and Season 1 in general
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i--am--the--light Mar 25, 2026 +3
r/im14andthisisdeep
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Tmacster Mar 25, 2026 +1
Reminds me of Tyler Durden
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Life_Educator3973 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Forgot how good the show was. Gonna have to try to give it a rewatch. And the actress who plays a sister is pretty amazing in it too.
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Merciless972 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Loved this show. it's fight club, but with computers.
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impendinganalysis Mar 25, 2026 +1
Such a hard show to talk about unless you've made it all the way though - the twist at the end of the series really helps reframe the characters' motivations and changes everything about their interactions, looking back. My favorite part was that the twist wasn't even entirely hard to guess, yet I had rarely seen it brought up in the years leading to the finale, because it's so entirely upsetting in the way it reframes fan-favorite characters. Genius, really.
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hecklingfext Mar 25, 2026 +1
I always preferred [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBP_PZVmno)
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ElmarSuperstar131 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Definitely time for a rewatch!
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ZevLuvX-03 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Such a great show. My top 5.
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We-are-all-dead-90 Mar 25, 2026 +1
One of my all time favourite shows. Seasons 3 and 4 are absolute peak TV. I love Elliott’s emotional journey throughout the series, where he goes from this clips angry, cynical im14andthisisdeep misanthrope to someone who’s able to see the joy and beauty that exists in an otherwise fucked up world. 
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Dio44 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Such a good show
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Cheese_on_it Mar 25, 2026 +1
Down voted for link to restricted mode of Youtube
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Fanimusmaximus Mar 25, 2026 +1
Well yeah we wanna be sedated, look what we did before it. Look at what weapons and nukes we could use without it.
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NilsofWindhelm Mar 25, 2026 +1
I have watched pretty much every “prestige” show, but I really didn’t like this. I watched the whole thing and thought it was overly anti establishment to the point where I couldn’t help but roll my eyes multiple times an episode. Including during this scene
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MarsupialOk7253 Mar 26, 2026 +1
This show was so damn good.
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mr_ji Mar 26, 2026 +1
This sub needs a rule against posting things that make you log into a different site.
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Xralius Mar 25, 2026 +1
I could not get into this show because the pop culture references always felt forced/edgy and because the anti-capitalist sentiment, which I would normally generally sympathize with, came of as super sanctimonious/edgelord like in this video. It's very "edgy middle/ high schooler". "Society" has gotten better and better over the last few hundred years by the way. We have new challenges, we always will. But look at global literacy and poverty rates long term. This speech is very "US consumerism is all that matters".
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Dekklin Mar 25, 2026
Clearly you haven't made it to this part of the show. Watch this speech in contrast with the first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuac7eIbD8
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agdnan Mar 25, 2026 +2
I love it so much
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WintersDoomsday Mar 25, 2026 -3
This shit is so stupid. There is nothing edgy or meaningful in showing how "aware" you are of all the issues. But what f****** solutions are you offering what action are you taking? Millions of people already acknowledge all these takes ad nauseum but nothing is ever done. You aren't some hero because you are pointing out the f****** obvious.
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PRL-Five Mar 25, 2026 +3
Isn't that the entire point of the show? Elliot finding a solution, his solution worsening the problem showing how deeply society is ingrained in the hands of the corpos and the top 1%?
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Ok-Reference-6260 Mar 25, 2026 +1
most engaging tv show of all time
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jpk613 Mar 25, 2026 -2
I know I’ll get downvoted but I couldn’t stand the lead in this show. It seems like it would be good but when hes narrating it bugged the hell out of me.
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luismt2 Mar 25, 2026 +1
that narration style either pulls you in or completely pushes you out, did it feel like too much or just didn’t click with the character?
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formallyhuman Mar 25, 2026 -1
Goodbye friend.
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tfhermobwoayway Mar 25, 2026
I will say this show is definitely a product of the “hacker known as 4chan” period.
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Nullhitter Mar 25, 2026 -1
liberal redditors wet dream.
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Finbarr-Galedeep Mar 25, 2026 -8
I do not understand how film studios can watch this guy act, then say "let's give him lots of big roles!"
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kmoffat Mar 25, 2026 +12
I mean, he won a best actor Oscar
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FassyDriver Mar 25, 2026 -1
i love him in Mr Robot but that was one of the worst wins recently lol
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MrPotatoButt Mar 26, 2026 +1
Then you don't follow the history of the Oscars, just like you don't follow how our society works.
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LightThatIgnitesAll Mar 25, 2026 -13
This show was so cringe. It was like those power fantasy anime where everyone else becomes useless when the lead is on-screen.
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barkafas2 Mar 25, 2026 +5
You probably never even watched it 🤣
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LightThatIgnitesAll Mar 25, 2026 +1
That must be it
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