6. Mr. Robot (USA)
From our review of the show: “What has made the show so intriguing, beyond the narrative, which did seem slow at times in the first few episodes, is how it portrays its lead and the people surrounding him as real people, rather than archetypes. It would have been easy for the series to present Elliot as some suave, genius hacker, an anti-hero type in a similar vein of the Walter Whites or Don Drapers. Instead–enhanced by Malek’s performance–Elliot is erratic, anxiety-ridden, and depressed. He’s small in stature and not immediately imposing, although threatening in his own right. He’s someone who wants to be happy but isn’t ready to actively chase a lifestyle he’s working so hard to disassemble from the inside out.”
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