I had similar thoughts but was so glad I stuck with season 4, it is probably one of the best seasons of TV I've ever seen and provided satisfactory closure. IMO season 4 is worth watching no matter what you thought of the middle seasons, I've rewatched it a few times which I almost never do.

I felt the same way. It sort of fell apart during the later seasons. But the final season, especially the second half of it is easily one of my favorite seasons ever. The writing is absolutely incredible, especially as a software developer. Basically like an opposite lost, everything comes together in an incredibly satisfying way.

The project started out as a movie and so it is no surprise it had a great start and end but got a little lost in the middle when the idea needed to be stretched out.

You should continue watching, it all comes together in the last half of the 4th season. You'll understand why Elliot is the way he is.

I'm with the prior poster - season 1 is planned and is rewarding on its own. I personally don't think the series was satisfying after that.

Interesting, you didn't like the entire backstory and what was being alluded to in the flashbacks?

I didn't. I think it was overly complicated without much meaning. Sure, it sorta explained some stuff, but not in a way that was interesting or entertaining.

At least for me - though I think most viewers felt the same way. To each their own.

It lost me by about the 5th episode.

You are sorely missing out. Mr. Robot is laid out in three acts. You cannot skip the last season (Act III), it provides closure and ties the seeming chaos of the middle two seasons (collectively, Act II) into a cohesive plot.

When I read about season 5, I didn’t interpret it to mean that the entire show was planned out, just that the ending was.