‘Mr. Robot’ Is Too High on Its Own Supply

Mr. Robot is so far off the rails it is now attempting to snort them. ’Twas ever thus, you might say, and while you’d be a huge pain in the…

‘Mr. Robot’ Is Too High on Its Own Supply
Mr. Robot is so far off the rails it is now attempting to snort them. ’Twas ever thus, you might say, and while you’d be a huge pain in the ass if you said that, you wouldn’t be wrong, exactly: The show has, from the Kubrickian jump, reveled in its Extra-ness, its Lit-ness, its Woke-ness. But Season 2.0 is a thornier, surlier, galactically more pretentious and unpleasant beast.
‘Mr. Robot’ Is Too High on Its Own Supply
Checking in on an uneven second season