I’ve wanted Mr. Robot to return so badly that my work notebooks are filled with schoolboy doodles. Unfortunately, my Elliot looks too much like Doug Funnie. (credit: Nathan Mattise)
If there are two things the Ars staff has been itching for over the past year, it’s a return to podcasting and the return of Mr. Robot. If you feel similar, we have some good news.
Welcome to Decrypted, Ars Technica’s weekly podcast for season 2 of Mr. Robot.
For our debut episode, we look back to season one exclusively through the eyes (err, words) of main character Elliot Alderson (played by Rami Malek). Despite the Internet’s (justified) obsession with the show’s realistic depiction of tech, Ars reviewer Jonathan Gitlin said the characters and especially how “they break down and experience their delusions” is what makes Mr. Robot compelling. So if breakdowns and delusions are what you’re after, there’s no better way to relive season 1 than through Elliot’s words.
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Source: Ars Technica – Decrypted, episode 1: Our crash course to the world of Mr. Robot