Mr. Robot fans who bailed on the series are missing something special in its final season

The Ringer

On Sunday, creator Sam Esmail "delivered one of his most impressive creative feats on the series to date" with a format-shattering episode, says Miles Surrey. "When doing stuff like this, Esmail—who wrote and directed Sunday’s episode—is walking a thin line between genuine innovation and self-indulgence," adds Surrey. "(On the macro, Mr. Robot kind of always is.) But the key to these gimmicky devices is that they often don’t feel like gimmicks at all, but rather a natural extension of the storytelling."