Mr. Robot
Season 2 Episode 3 “eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd”
Directed by Sam Esmail
Written by Sam Esmail
Created by Sam Esmail
Starring Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Michael Cristofer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Grace Gummer
USA Network
Air date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 10pm

In the 2-part second season premiere of Mr. Robot, we found Elliot (Rami Malek) totally off the grid. To keep Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) at bay, he developed a mind-numbingly boring daily routine, with not a second of it involving computers or the internet. He goes to church meetings, therapy, and keeps a journal of all the times Mr. Robot tried to get into his head… actually, I guess it’s out of his head. Meanwhile fsociety, having achieved their goal of resetting the economy and turning the entire nation upside down, plotted its next move despite its leader being out of commission. Darlene (Carly Chaikin) put the gears in motion – a plan to extort $5.9 million from E-Corp and have executives literally burn the money in public.

The FBI was desperately trying to figure out who was behind this. Their chief suspect was Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallstrom), but he too went off the grid, and poor Gideon (Michel Gill) took the fall. One of the few people in the world Elliot respects, Gideon begged him to help. Unfortunately being linked on television to a massive cyber attack on the nation’s economy isn’t good for your social status, and Gideon was assassinated in a club. Will this be the motivating force to draw Elliot back to the internet and fulfill his role as leader of fsociety?

Spoilers below.

On Thursday night at the biggest convention in the world, San Diego Comic-Con, a panel of actors appeared from the show that’s sure to become one of the biggest television phenomenons in the world, Mr. Robot. Christian Slater, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, and newcomer Grace Gummer discussed Season 2, and what’s in store for Elliot and the crazy that’s inside and outside of his head.

Spoilers and more below.

Mr. Robot
Season 2 Episode 1 “eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc” & Episode 2 “eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc”
Directed by Sam Esmail
Written by Sam Esmail
Created by Sam Esmail
Starring Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Michael Cristofer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Grace Gummer, Michel Gill
USA Network
Air date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 10pm

Last year, Mr. Robot was the breakout show for the USA network, nominated for four Emmy Awards and winning Golden Globes for Best Drama Series and Supporting Actor for Christian Slater. This year, it snagged nominations for Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series (Malek), Best Writing For a Drama Series, and ones for casting, music composition, and sound mixing. The series, created by Sam Esmail is like Fight Club for the modern era, only without the fighting. An undercover high tech group of hackers called “fsociety” are trying to sabotage the biggest world’s corporation, nicknamed “Evil-Corp,” and erase the debt Americans have. If you’re thinking that sounds a bit like Fight Club‘s “Project Mayhem,” just wait, the similarities don’t stop there. Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) works for a tech security firm and finds the hack. But instead of being a noble worker bee and calling it in, he feels somehow compelled to join fsociety and meets the crew in the backroom of an abandoned Coney Island arcade. He is led there by the Tyler Durden of the group, Mr. Robot (Slater). The first season is as binge-worthy a show I can think of, and if you haven’t watched it, GO… it’s available on Amazon, free with a Prime subscription. The big twist that occurred at the end and rocked Elliot’s world… he IS Mr. Robot and Slater is his deceased father! Which made it all the more awkward when Elliot tried to kiss Darlene (Carly Chaikin) early in the season because he didn’t remember she was his sister… Holy Luke & Leia Batman!!! Let’s delve back into Elliot’s crazy world with the two part season premiere… sorry I’m late… I was on vacation.

Spoilers below for the Mr. Robot season premiere:

USA has released an official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of their hit hacker drama Mr. Robot.

The show follows a man named Elliot (Rami Malek), a hacker who ends up joining a group called fsociety. It’s set to return for its sophomore effort in just a couple of short months on July 13th.

Click on over to the other side to check out the official Mr. Robot season two trailer and read a little more about the show.