Mr. Robot (2015–2019) User Reviews (1,275)

Now that it's over, I am confident in giving it a 10.

[DrunkenDeGroot · 10/10 · 26 December 2019]

Even if you don't like it, Mr. Robot is undeniably a very unique show with lots of great ideas. It's biggest crime to this day is how much it stole from Fight Club, which is now more or less forgiven by everyone.

The show is very stylish, it's unique camera angles, I love hoe they play with focus, and zooms. There are a lot of very great little montages, or parts where there is a lot of quick editing. The show's intro alone is unique enough to make people excited for the episode. So the editing is really on point inthe first 3 seasons, but in the 4th season it slows the hell down, and there is an abundance of really long takes, that are really impressive. Some locations in and of themselves are beautiful, and the CG is mostly well done, although it is not a prominent thing in the series, it's just a tool they use to make long takes easier to pull off, and it's pretty seamless, with the exception of a scene from 402 Payment Required.

The whole show and the world of it is full of details. The title of every episode is very closely tied to the story and the fact that they are hackers in the show itself. There are actual websites from the world of the show, reddit pages from 2015 (the year the show is in), and so on.

The descriptions for each episode on Amazon Prime are really funny too.

The story and the motivations of characters always change and the show is many things at once, but it's always about the main protagonists's internal, personal emotional journey, it's the central focus of the show. He is a really likable character.

Mental illness, hacking, and economics are all pretty accurately and realistically predicted in the show, that make the world all the more interesting.

The overall plot is just there so that the characters always have something to do, but the characters are the important and interesting part. All the characters are either lonely, depressed, anxious, or lost, and the show explores them very deeply. All of them are different so it makes for very fascinating scenes.

I don't want to say too much, but watch the first few episodes. If you like Elliot and who he is, than continue with it, and always watch it like it's his show, because it is. It is about him.

Another advice: Watch Season 2 in a short period of time. Lot of people got bored because there is very little progression in a huge amount of time, and for some, it is frustrating. Still, keep watching because Season 3 and 4 are universally accepted as magnificent seasons of television.

Thank you Sam Esmail! You are amazing.

Masterpiece

[simonpalmnas · 10/10 · 25 December 2019]

I'm sitting here in the dark after watching the last episode with a warm feeling in my heart and tears in my eyes. Thank you for taking us on this journey. I will remember it for the rest of my life.

Best regards, Simon J.

The final episode was the best montion picture I watched my entire 32 years of life.

[alica_tc · 10/10 · 19 February 2020]

Mr. Robot simply changed my life.

I watched over 4175 TV episodes of 92 shows (28 still in production). But the last episode (mostly the last 3 eps) of this masterpiece just broke my heart. I was never so sentimental for characters in any movie. But this time it was like taking place of the action, feeling the anger, the shame, the frustration of Eliot. After watching so much TV, you notice they tend to have similar patterns, similar endings, but not, no. This mind****** me. The only thing that I want more is that I want more of this!

Hats off for Mr. Rami Malek for converting acting into feelings to this level. And thanks to Sam Esmail for being the architect of this masterpiece!

I bow to you!

Thank you.

Season 4 - Wow!

[tapefive · 10/10 · 8 December 2019]

I've loved all 4 seasons of Mr Robot but 1 and 4 are definitely the best of the bunch.

Season 4 has been an epic journey so far. The only downside is waiting a week to find out what happens next. Once it's finished i'll be bingeing it all again.

Rami Malek is brilliant as are the rest of the cast.

10/10

The Most Well Thought Out and Unpredictable Show of All Time.

[maxglen · 10/10 · 26 December 2019]

This show is genuinely perfect on so many levels. The first season although very reminiscent of Fight Club is still done in such a unique way with unrivalled directing, music and portrayals of genuinely interesting and gripping characters that it sets itself apart from the crowd. Season 2 although seemingly messy and confusing on the surface unravels episode by episode and becomes a much deeper delve into the mindset of Elliot and his alter ego Mr Robot as well as an important part of the overall puzzle presented by the show. Season 3 was at the time of broadcasting my favourite season of television with consistently brilliant instalments every week, including but not limited to Kill Process, Runtime Error, Shutdown and Don't Delete Me. The bold steps taken by season 3 marked a point of no return where they had to go hard or go home with their final season and after a 2 year wait we got what I believe to be the greatest season of television in the history of the media and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Every episode of season 4 is an absolute masterpiece in all respective departments. Mac Quayle delivers another incredible expansion to the score which is one of the staples of Mr Robot and is almost single handedly responsible for its gripping atmosphere, Sam Esmail brings his A game firing on all cylinders in directing and writing giving us shocking and satisfying answers to the questions that need answering and wonderfully frustrating ambiguity to the ones that didn't and the cast are all award worthy, from Rami Malek to Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin to BD Wong, even Joey Bada$$ and Elliot Villar! they all deserve the highest possible praise for their work on this show that they have helped bring to life. Not only is Mr Robot a consistently intriguing and gripping show but it also sticks the landing making its finale its best episode which after Proxy Authentication Required, Kill Process, eXit and Conflict is no small feat. Thank you to all that helped piece together this incredible puzzle and thank YOU for reading this review. I'm going to give Mr Robot a 10/10. Goodbye, friend.

Most underrated show in history, change my mind

[aarongnr · 10/10 · 1 April 2020]

Over the final 3 episodes I've had my mouth open the entire time. There's nothing that exceeds this. I don't know what to say. Watch this god damn show.

10/10.

One of a kind

[moni303 · 10/10 · 27 January 2020]

One of my favorite tv series! Incredibly well written, directed acted, with a great soundtrack. Emotional and interesting throughout all seasons, full of plot twists, difficult choices and hardships.

!!

[saifosaido · 10/10 · 7 March 2020]

It's a huge shame that a series like The Walking dead has a higher rate

WooooooW

[ahmedxx-02701 · 10/10 · 20 November 2019]

S4 E7 best off the best on the tv I have ever been seen

One of the best drama

[ericliuanish · 8 September 2020]

This is one of the most unique show I have seen on Tv, if you are intrigued by the first episode you will probably fall in love with the rest of the show. The plot is top-notch and it is very suspenseful, it features some of the best tv characters ever, every actors nails their role. This show also features heavy amount of Hacking, I thought that was very neat and cool, but do not expect to see too much of that aspect, the focal point of this show is really the story. Definitely a 10 out of 10 for this one.

Intriguing tech mystery--can't wait for more

[BeavisMoon · 7/10 · 28 May 2015]

I am very interested to see where this show will go. The person who left a 1/10 rating must not like technology/hacking/etc themed stuff (why did they watch it in the first place then!). I loved it. Hints of fight club/conspiracy theory stuff, but not too over the top. Overall, I love the sense of mystery coupled with the tech stuff, and will definitely be watching this one religiously. If you are at all into technology, especially the underworld of technology ie hacking, you will like this. If you like stuff that underlines the insanity of our dollar-based culture, elite basking in money while the poor suffer etc, you will like this show. Just watch it. It's good.

Mined blowin

[robertstrazek-38338 · 10/10 · 17 December 2019]

Well after season 1,2 and 3 I tho this show couldn't play anymore tricks with my brain but after season 4 episode 11 I am once again paralyzed and unable to fall asleep.

Insanely overrated

[inc-133-70013 · 6/10 · 15 December 2023]

Huh. I always whine about lack of realism - especially anything computer-related in movies.

Mr. Robot does hacking really, really well. Of course, it's sped up and Hollywood-magic-added, but it's a staple how they should do it in movies, now and forever. We never see the characters actually write any of those million Python scripts, but that's probably for the better. Hacking really feels like hacking.

Which is a really good thing, if your show is about hacking. But Mr. Robot is not about hacking. Some would say that Mr. Robot is about mental disorder. Which it tries to portray itself as. But Mr. Robot is not about mental disorder, neither. Mr. Robot is a social experiment called "how long until fans will see through our bs and quit?".

Similar, and arguably better experiment of this sort already exists, and it's a TV-show called "Lost". A show that just adds and adds layer of coating the more you try to see what's actually inside.

Mr. Robot does the same thing, but it lacks the exotic locations, suspenseful moments, deep mysteries and strong cast of "Lost". Sure, Rami Malek plays well, and so does supporting cast and Portia Doubleday probably ruined sleep of nerds worldwide, but it's still not "Lost". And I hated "Lost". And if "Lost" had one f-you-it's-all-a-dream disappointment, Mr. Robot does it constantly, again and again, building it up over many episodes, before exploding it all over your face. I can almost hear the director giggling like a naughty teenager.

If you take all this crap layer away, underneath is a quite poor and poorly-thought-out hacker story of a guy why took on world finance and a megacorporation while not understanding jack about money or finance, and ruined lives of millions by that. Even the big "final, redeeming hack" probably crashed world markets again and caused insane inflation (luckily, the show just ends at that point, so this misery is not shown).

It's a power fantasy of a 12-year old computer (or an A/V) club geek, and even though characters are lovely and try hard, it's sadly still all it is, with all the limitations and disappointment that come with it.

Terrific Pilot Episode . . . and then the plane crashed. Sad.

[m_lecarre · 2/10 · 27 May 2015]

I reviewed the pilot episode and gave it a high ranking. I looked forward to the next episode ... it was so-so. Waited for the next ... oh dear, what a dysfunctional mess. The main character, who 'seemed' so interesting in the pilot, has degenerated into little more than a shallow child and the other characters in the show are little more than window dressing and as undeveloped as the main character. A show with great potential sadly wasted on a clichéd hum-drum who cares anyway story. I am left wondering why, when there are so many interesting and stimulating places to which scriptwriters can take an audience, they choose depressing life-scenarios and self-obsessed pseudo-intellectual ghetto types as their subject of choice. Pointless and boring. Rated at 2 and I'm being kind.

One of the smartest shows i have ever watched

[rouchenk · 9/10 · 1 January 2019]

When I watched the first episode i was feeling kind of skeptical and i forced my self to continue watching... i am glad i did.that The performance of the characters is beyond brilliant and the plot is very intelligent and requires the viewer to be attentive every minute in order to understand. What is also enthralling about this show is it keeps on surprising you, so whenever i felt it was getting dull something mind-blowing happens and flips the plot! I remember i almost cried in quiet few scenes in season 3!I think this show should receive more attention and credit than it has and i truly hope they do not ruin it in season 4.

Has become my favorite show ever since release

[UniqueParticle · 10/10 · 5 November 2019]

Everything having to do with going against society and conspiracies I crave! Mr. Robot is incredibly filmed, written, and has such an exciting soundtrack! I absolutely love the vibes I get from all the excellent things that happen throughout. Some of the best suspense ever and profound quotes/speeches. Rami Malek has become one of my favorite actors to watch and I have enjoyed Christian Slater quite a lot. I can't wait till I can own season 4 like I own the other seasons.

Best TV Show Ever Made

[awasthipulkit · 10/10 · 12 November 2019]

I love watching this show. It is a true entertaining show. The story is very wonderful and has many layers of action and thriller. It is just awesome show with wonderful and powerful dialogues.

I don't want this to end.

[mariamelkott · 10/10 · 17 December 2019]

I was there when the pilot aired. I loved it since day 1. Season 4 is the best!!! Sam Esmail is a genius. Rami , Christian and all of the cast are amazing. This show is going to end with a bang. I bet the finale will be the highest rated one in tv history. And Rami is definitely going to win his Golden Globe this year too!

The best role by Rami Malek, By far!

[andrewquick-13916 · 10/10 · 1 May 2019]

Mr. Robot Staring Rami Malek, Christian Slater, and Portia Doubleday is a work of art. While telling the story of a hard working, slightly struggling cyber engineer with a hard drug addiction; it also depicts a realistic representation of how "our democracy has been hacked." It is also a very realistic life story with quotes like, "I should just tell her what she wants to hear," and, "We're all living in each other's paranoia." A must watch for all. There is no better role of Rami Malek than of Mr. Robot's Elliot Alderson.

There is something wrong

[amr_gamal_91 · 9/10 · 20 November 2019]

How this is show is just 8.5 overall rating when only 2 or 3 epsoides in the 4 seasons are only below 8.5 and more than half epsoides are above 9 someone give me a clue

Goddamn it. The ending, though.

[hoberlander-76082 · 7/10 · 18 June 2020]

This show is brilliant. I rebuilt a friendship over having to discuss this show. True sci-fi. The tech is cutting edge and accurate. The world/universe building is incredible. And an interesting and uncomfortable social commentary.

I can't really say much else other people haven't said: brilliant acting, well written, uses the entire medium brilliantly, using all kinds of visual and sound cues, so when twists are revealed you suddenly realize the information was there all along.

I binged watched the entire thing before the last season. It doesn't quite reach the enraging level of disappointment that "Lost" reached, but last episode left me with the feeling, "Oh, well, nevermind."

Hope it stays the same

[themiso · 10/10 · 27 May 2015]

Wow, I started watching first episode and was skeptical. Those type of shows about hackers and conspiracy are not my favorite. But I loved the first episode, it is well done, acting is amazing however it seems to be going too fast. It seems they have too many ideas and only show us a little bit. The first episode had just over an hour, yet so much happened in it that it could easily be split into 2-3 episodes. But at least it is not boring. It also seems real. And they use command tool for hacking, not one of those super spy CIA graphical interface that you just have to press "HACK" and you are hacker .. oh how I hate those. I am not saying this is the way hacking works, but it does seem closer to the real thing more than dumb Hollywood movies. I watch many TV shows and this one really got my attention. Highly recommended.

Adventures in an inner monologue

[puzzledresearcher · 7/10 · 28 May 2015]

Based on the first episode only:

The lead actor and his embrace of this character are the real strengths of this show.

This is not the show for someone seeking action and special effects. A key tool used to tell the story is a running inner monologue of the main character and as such we could describe this episode as being more cerebral than many television shows but it is an approach to storytelling that some will not appreciate.

There are tropes that appear - males blackmailed for porn/prostitution, childhood friendship unrealized as an adult romance, evil mega-corporations, and so on. Very little if anything truly novel about the elements of Mr. Robot, at least as far as the first episode.

As for the production - obviously on a tight budget but a gritty feel is developed with liberal use of grey city scenes and green fluorescent indoor lighting, without becoming too melancholic.

The writers have thrown in several terms into the dialogue - "rootkit", "DDOS", etc. - that strike me as too obviously placed, as a blatant attempt to identify with the target audience.

The dialogues are nowhere as strong as the monologue and are short, somewhat awkward.

Even with all those weaknesses, the first episode left us wanting more. Worth catching.

This really is getting dumber and dumber.

[PeaceGuard · 5/10 · 17 July 2015]

One episode ago I was myself thinking "the series is not perfect, but come on, there are so many hateful comments and too low ratings". This time I wonder myself whether even to continues watching this. It's just became weak in every way.

The corporations have no real security. Agirl can just enter the workplace, power on some computer and install the virus, without ever needing to register her presence. Half of the episode is spent on some high visions. The biggest corporation doesn't have a backup of it's data. The greatest hackers are some young emo problem-dealing teenagers. No one knows what a rootkit is in a security company. Well.. if you've watched it, you surely are aware of many more I don't have time to mention.

The only way I see for this series to have such a high rating is that today are the times when anti-corpo and anti-capitalism topics are so on top and there's a great number of anti-system people who like that kind of series, even though logically it just sucks.