I’m still hooked on this cult plot thriller, and now it’s on Netflix

Sometimes TV shows come out of nowhere and change the fabric of the medium. From above my head, I can think of five: Twin Peak, Lost,soprano, game of thrones And then Breaking Bad. After Vince Gilligan’s hit drug drama ended in 2013, I wondered which series would capture the next cultural era.

The answer came in the form of an edgy show about the internet, in the form of everything. It starred a relatively unknown character actor as a flawed, neural hacker genius sucked into the shadow government plot. The show was unlocked by solid performances, related themes, smooth writing, epic world building, and enough twists and turns to speculate in a week.

The program I’m talking about is an Emmy Award-winning, a game-changer and one of the best thrillers to hit TV. Now, it is the first in the US to stream fully on Netflix.

This is The robot.

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“Hello, friends.” Marek’s armHacker anti-hero Elliot Alderson speaks at the opening moment of the pilot episode. He is talking to the audience. But even more, I took to heart that he was talking to me. As someone who is associated with his anti-social, black hoodie and exiled vibe, Elliot felt like an embodiment of my television.

Without getting into the weed here, Robot tracks Elliot, a computer programmer who works for a huge company called e-Corp (or who depends on who asks) during the day, stretching his chops as a hacker at night. He is recruited by an organization like mystical anonymous who wants to crash corporate America. The only problem? He works for a company at the top of the greedy corporate food chain.

That’s an explanation in a nutshell, but more is happening here. Adds a Vendetta style anarchist cult, a mysterious mentor figure (a robot with a handy name), a V for complex mental health struggles, and one layered onion for wear.

Mr. Robot is the absolute banger of television shows. It was different from the rest of the TV (and mostly still). From the jump it was clear that the series would move the needle. It was a paradigm shift in programming, and there was a lot to say.

Christian Slater plays Mr. Robot. The robot plays recognizable cadence and srisky third-nik delivery.

Robot, a cheeky, confident and slightly socially disabled, is the antithesis of Elliott in Marek. The dynamics of their relationship are reminiscent of those between Brad Pitt’s Tyler Darden and Jack of Edward Norton of Fight Club, a 1999 cult classic.

Robot explores many intense topics in the stomach. Using narration narration doesn’t feel like a storytelling shortcut, it’s rare that the entire story improves. Elliot deals with viewers regularly, and his narration is never ham-fisted.

In fact, Malek is on another level here. Emotionally resonating, intense, and vulnerable – his range runs through the gamut – and he simply captivates him as Elliott.

When his world is unleashed and he is forced to question the chaos happening around him, he regularly breaks the fourth wall and speaks to us at home – it is welcome and welcome – and invites us deeper into his reality.

At the opening moment of the series, all I could have heard him say, “Hello, friend.” Mac Quayle’s Emmy Award Winner Techno Rading Score Even with the show’s most twists, I continued to nod my head.

Slater and Marek are great powers here, and the story of their characters is Robot’s lifeline. Support players also bring A Game. Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallstrom, BD Wong, Michael Christopher and Joey Bada$$ provide memorable performances that will help you build a sophisticated, dark world of Esmail. The aforementioned hip-hop artist is an absolute joy.

Recently I wrote Legion of FX And then there’s how the Marvel series can do with basic cables and pressed the envelope. Esmail did exactly the same with Mr. Robot (on the USA Network) by injecting style elements into city streets and cold buildings, reminiscent of the aesthetics that Wachowskis brought into the matrix. Elliot (goes with me here) can even be considered neo, but there is none of all the supernatural sci-fi minutes that comes with that story.

Strange and strange, Esmail manages to keep things grounded and incredible. His attention to reliability is on the point, such as using real Linux code every time Elliot typed on the screen. I previously said this was a TV show about the Internet and in fact it is probably the most accurate sensory representation of the dark web subculture I have ever seen on TV.

An Emmy Award-winning hacker series? Yes, it happened. But Robots were not mainstream.

Things get quite dark, but Esmail is ready. There is a surprising amount of humor throughout the series that helps offset the bleak dystopian nature of the show. He uses pop culture nostalgia and disruptive production techniques to keep us on our toes. In certain episodes, flashbacks that transform into reality, curious, and ’80s sitcom aliens screamed as they sat on TV like Leonardo DiCaprio during their time in Hollywood.

It’s been 10 years since the plot thriller first hit the USA Network. It was before Tiktok, misinformation, deepfake, AI. But through all these social media and technological advancements, the show can withstand. In fact, overarching themes such as political corruption, corporate greed and untreated mental health issues make Robot even more relevant today. If I were honest, I would rather think of the holiday weekend of July 4th.