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07-14-2016, 07:31 AM
'Mr. Robot' Season 2 could be as captivating, thrilling and jarring as its first
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It doesn't take long for Mr. Robot to establish just how dark its sophomore season will be.*
Its two-episode premiere brims with cringe-inducing scenes. Like Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) standing hunched over — head tilted, eyes bulging — and laughing maniacally like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Or that same Elliot taking a bullet point-blank to the forehead, only to stand up seconds later while oozing blood down his face, deadpanning the line, "Are you done?"
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**ne of it makes sense — and it's **t supposed to. At least **t yet. These are the same kind of mind-numbing twists and turns that made USA Network's breakout ****** drama a hit. And it's the same kind of grit that will continue to make creator-writer Sam Esmail's summer thriller one of the most captivating shows on TV — at least, if the rest of the season lives up to Wednesday's hair-raising, reality-bending premiere. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/mr-robot-season-2-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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It doesn't take long for Mr. Robot to establish just how dark its sophomore season will be.*
Its two-episode premiere brims with cringe-inducing scenes. Like Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) standing hunched over — head tilted, eyes bulging — and laughing maniacally like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Or that same Elliot taking a bullet point-blank to the forehead, only to stand up seconds later while oozing blood down his face, deadpanning the line, "Are you done?"
SEE ALSO: ******s, experts decode the magic of 'Mr. Robot' ahead of Season 2 (http://mashable.com/2016/06/06/mr-robot-decoded-season-2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
**ne of it makes sense — and it's **t supposed to. At least **t yet. These are the same kind of mind-numbing twists and turns that made USA Network's breakout ****** drama a hit. And it's the same kind of grit that will continue to make creator-writer Sam Esmail's summer thriller one of the most captivating shows on TV — at least, if the rest of the season lives up to Wednesday's hair-raising, reality-bending premiere. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/mr-robot-season-2-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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