Re:Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker
by slg on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @05:27PM
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I am surprised you found something in the characters and development arcs of Westworld that you didn't see in Mr. Robot. Westworld is almost entirely plot based with little care or regard for character motivations or development while Mr. Robot spends a lot more time on that type of thing.
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Re:Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker
by drvdevd on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @05:45PM
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Yeah its not exactly an apt comparison I suppose anyway.
Westworld is quite brutal to the characters and you're right, mostly plot driven. And I did find much to like in the first season of Mr. Robot, but then I got bored with the story arc near the end and into the beginning of season 2.
This is somewhat tangential (although related to the "good guys" hacker trope), but one detail I loved from the begining of Mr. Robot was the reference to Enron with the Evil Corp logo. I will definitely give the show credit for its self awareness of it's 90s roots...