Mr. Robot: eps1.2_d3bug.mkv (2015)
Season 1, Episode 3
9/10
Them Swedes, huh?
6 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Context: I'm Swedish.

But Tyrell is really starting to show his crazy side at this point, and I love that. He's easily the most entertaining character to watch because you just never know what he'll do next.

I will however, say that I don't think it's made clear enough exactly what his plan is later on in the episode. The guy who he gets to take him home is seen for like two seconds before that scene so you don't recognise him, and I don't even think that the guy he's targeting was mentioned by name until the very end.

You still get the impression that he's up to something dodgy, so it's not a huge deal, but I did get a little confused by his last scene.

Some other little nitpicks are that I think Shayla's actor feels a little...held back somehow, and I find it really, really funny that they chose to have child Elliot also wearing a black hoodie as though it wouldn't have been obvious from the dialogue that it's Elliot as a child.

Some of you might also think it's a little unrealistic that Elliot is willing to work with Mr. Robot again after the events of the last episode, but trust me, that is anything but unrealistic once you get to the end of the season. If you are watching this for the first time though, then I totally get how you would feel that.

And speaking of Elliot, his part of the episode is hilarious and tragic all at once, as he tries to adapt to a normal life, and the results are funny, but also sad because you want him to be okay. Thankfully, his relationship with Shayla is really damn sweet and you feel as though there is a chance for him...before it all comes crashing down.

Side note, his monologuing about people's "bugs" is brilliant the whole way through.

I forgot just how much of a ponce Ollie is, but man do I want to whack him. Thankfully, his and Angela's plot line around the dilemma of them being hacked is shaping up well, so it's not like he's unbearable to watch.

If I remember right though...the next episode is where things get reeeeeally whacky.
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