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Another great episode. Episode 1 was definitely better, but by 0.5. My favorite characters in this episode were Elliot, Shayla, and Darlene. I haven't said this yet, but basically, I am watching this show with my mom. So far, I am still wondering what she will think about episode 8. The only flaws I could find in this episode were the character development of Mr Robot, the change of music, and the 25% of corny comedy, but i don't honestly care to be honest. This episode was still great and should've definitely kept it's 8.7/10 rating. Again, it wasn't better than episode 1, but still was very very good.

Episode 2 was very good. The pilot left us off with a cliffhanger as the Linux guy (Tyrell) had Elliot brought to him. Why? To offer him a position at E Corp. Elliot has to decide. He has no interest in working there.

On the other hand, Mr. Robot is moving more and more toward his plan of toppling a conglomerate and deleting debt. He wants to do something that will be bad for a lot of people that Elliot wants no part of.

There are little subplots involving Portia and her boyfriend. A lot of people have mentioned Mr. Robot being like Fight Club. It very much is with him being inside his head a lot. They will probably tell you the truth before the end of the season.

Episode 2 does leave us with...another cliffhanger. USA is doing Mr. Robot right and hope it lasts for 5-8 seasons.

After an unbelievably engrossing pilot, Mr. Robot hurls us deeper into the rabbit hole that is the life and tribulations of Elliot Alderson. This episode, while having the very simple premise of "choices", expounds on it in a way that almost mirrors some of the greatest linguistic poets of our time. Everything merely tricks us into believing that there is more to the shades of "black and white" that consume our everyday lives. Coke and Pepsi, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, McDonalds and Burger King I love the direction this show is headed in and I applaud USA for picking up such a daringly different and bold series

Where the pilot presented Elliot with the chance to start a revolution by eliminating debt's stranglehold on the 99%, this episode shows the violent sacrifices Mr. Robot's fsociety is willing to make for their mission. Elliot's personal relationships also get darker and more complex as his dependency on morphine reaches a new level. One scene with his therapist came off as a little too presentational, but everything else this episode sets up made Elliot's world a lot more intense.

The second episode of "Mr. Robot" is not as amazing as the first, and the flaws are more clearly seen, but is an enough good episode. We repeat the same mistakes as in the first episode: way too "smart" people that seem to live above everyone else. Sadly, it all becomes a little bit repetitive, as the story barely advances. Mr. Robot does an "offer you can't refuse" to Elliot and that's basically everything that happens. The cliffhanger from the pilot is dealt in a very childish way (let's come here, Elliot, I'm going to talk to you in private and show you a whole new world...). That Elliot seems to be able to say "no" to all the offers he is getting is the best part of all.

The other part of the episode, the "lonely vigilante", is quite lame. That Elliot is a great hacker seems obvious. But all the story and how is dealt with reeks of laziness. A "Sherlock hacker" deserves better.