While its plot grows ever more complex, the twisty hacker drama has lost sight of what made it so groundbreaking. Can it somehow stick the landing?
Recapping a TV programme requires a very particular set of skills. Passion for the show? For sure. The ability to string a sentence together? Maybe. An enthusiasm for nailing down every single detail of every single episode then indexing them against every other incident just in case it becomes useful later? Completely non-negotiable.
I was the guy who used to recap Mr
Robot for the Guardian and I’m afraid I let people down. I struggled to keep up with the many complexities and revisions of Sam Esmail’s hacking-cum-global conspiracy drama. That may be why we gave up the recaps after season two.