I absolutely love Mr Robot! It's by far the best series on TV right now for all the right reasons. It's clever, interesting, up to date, mysterious, the cinematography is gorgeous, the characters well written and acted and every episode feels like a new experience, unlike any other TV series out there.
I became a fan of it last year, when I accidentally stumbled upon it when just 2 or 3 episodes were released of season 1 and I knew I was hooked (mostly because of Elliot's character and the way mental illness was well portrayed, which is rare on TV). I was so happy to have found such a cool TV show, which felt so indie but modern at the same time and few people knew about it. Now that it has been nominated for so many Emmy awards and Rami Malek actually winning one, I glad that the show it's getting more exposure, but I'm afraid that it might turn too commercial and predictable to appeal to a wider audience, which brings me to my issue with the last episode.
Season 1 was crazy good and I didn't think season 2 could top that but it somehow managed to do that, for 11 amazing episodes. However, episode 12 was a miss in my opinion.
I get the fact that the "final" episode was split into two episodes, but I think the season could have ended with episode 11 and everything would have been fine, because it was, maybe, the best episode of the entire show! In was so mysterious and bold, which is quite a risky combo for TV, but appeared so fresh.
The entire season was a big build up for the nothingness of the last episode. It didn't attempt to answer any question of the season, but it raised a few others. The scenes with Darlene and Dom were fine, but the ones involving Elliot and Tyrell really annoyed me because the show tried again the twist from season 1, so it basically ripped itself off. I don't think anybody was expecting a crazy reveal that Tyrell is yet another part of Elliot's mind, so that was just a waste of time which dragged the episode and felt interminable. I believe that the ending was so much like any other season finale from any other drama series where they need a cliffhanger to make sure they bring the audience back for the next season, which I felt was a cheap trick and not worthy of how great this show is, it just didn't do it justice. I think the season should have ended with episode 11 and that was enough of a hook, if the creator didn't intend to explain anything in the next episode.
I really hope Mr Robot won't take a turn for the commercial and wider audience (how I see Game of Thrones has done for the last season or two, dragging the stories for so long I just can't be bothered to watch, although I was a big fan in the beginning), it should just stay a weird, indie cool series for a smarter audience which doesn't need everything spelled out for it.
