Within the first four minutes of last night's Mr. Robot finale (postponed from last week because of sensitivity to the on-air shooting in Virginia), we saw a character who's life had been destroyed by the Ashley Madison data dump and heard how astoundingly difficult it is to prosecute computer abuse and fraud without a great deal of evidence (been there and done that and it's true). Moments later, the ripple effects of the recent downturn in the Chinese stock and currency markets hit home. This is why the show has always and continues to work so well. Even as we go further down Elliot's rabbit hole and realize how disturbed he really is, even as the show becomes more about his psychodrama and less about the geeky action that drew us in in the first place, Mr. Robot still masterfully combines the realities of our vulnerability in a very connected world with just enough hyperbole and caricature to let us know we're still watching TV.
Why Mr. Robot Still Works...And Why It's Sending A Timely Message | Fortinet Blog
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