MR. ROBOT, 2.8 – ‘eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12’
byOh dear. For much of season 2, creator Sam Esmail’s teased us with titbits about how bad the world has become since fsociety’s hack. In…
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MR. ROBOT, 2.7 – ‘eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme’
bySome fans correctly guessed the true nature of ‘Mr. Robot’ (Christian Slater) last season, partly because the show shares DNA with Fight Club and it…
MR. ROBOT, 2.6 – ‘eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes’
byNot many shows have the elasticity of concept, or balls, to open an episode with the main character living inside a stereotypical 1980s sitcom. It’s…
MR. ROBOT, 2.5 – ‘eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc’
byAfter four weeks of brooding, opaque hints, and the fear Sam Esmail had lost control of the material a little, everything finally kicked up a…
PREACHER, 1.10 – ‘Call and Response’
byI haven’t been blown away by Preacher, and I don’t know many people who are even watching. And of those that are, it hasn’t become…
MR. ROBOT, 2.4 – ‘eps2.2_init1.asec’
byIronically, Sarah can’t write about this week’s Mr. Robot because of technical difficulties, so I’m taking over to give my thoughts on “eps2.2_init1.asec”. First, I…
PREACHER, 1.9 – ‘Finish the Song’
byThe penultimate hour of Preacher took a significant step forward, in terms of finally bringing ‘The Cowboy’ (Graham McTavish) into the main story, and there…
MR. ROBOT, 2.3 – ‘eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd’
byOf all the many things I love about Mr. Robot (its sharp dialogue, excellent performances, the way it deliberately messes with your mind so that…
PREACHER, 1.8 – ‘El Valero’
byMuch like the previous episode, “El Valero” had its ups and downs. I loved the clever way the writers have been steering us towards this…
MR. ROBOT, 2.1 & 2.2 – ‘eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc’ & ‘eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc’
byIt’s always a mistake to think that you have any real grasp on what’s happening in Mr Robot, given that creator Sam Esmail could upend…
PREACHER, 1.7 – ‘He Gone’
byMy biggest gripe about Preacher has been how scattershot everything’s been, but “He Gone” felt more harmonious and structured. The flashbacks didn’t seem as random,…
PREACHER, 1.6 – ‘Sundowner’
byI was glad this episode gave us a taste of the spirit and twisted humour of the comic books, even though it was still dialled…