This is my second blog post, so here's a little description on how it's going to flow. First I list what episodes of a show I watched and then I'll talk a little bit about what I saw in each episode.
What I watched:
Mr. Robot, S2.E12 Finale
The GET Down Part 1, Eps 2-4
What I saw:
Starting off with Mr. Robot:
Mr Robot has quickly become one of my all time favorite shows. A little late, but I watched the 2nd of the two part finale over this weekend. So we the audience were finally given answers, but left with just as many questions. Darlene is alive, with her boyfriend confirmed dead. Darlene is in FBI custody and giving them a hilarious run around and refusing to cooperate. Joanna Wellick finally pulls the trigger on her long con and convinces a witness to the murder Tyrrell committed to change his statement; all at the small price of taking a beating by the man she is framing. Tyrrell Wellick finally reveals to Elliott what stage two is, which is destroying the paper records that E Corp has conveniently congregated into one location. Mr. Robot then makes Elliot make a choice, and Tyrrell shoots Elliot to stop him from aborting stage 2. Angela gets called in by WhiteRose to take care of an injured Elliott.
Once again we are left with what is the right thing to do, and whether anything they have done has made any real change. Darlene continues to ride on faith that it was all for something, which is why she is tight lipped. She can't be shaken by usual tactics because she is ready to be a martyr for the cause, because at least that would have a clear purpose. Elliot on the other hand, believes he has gone so far off the deep end that he can't trust himself. Well actually he can't trust his other self: Mr Robot. Rather than take a leap of faith he tries to stop the whole thing. But Tyrrell has completely dedicated himself to the higher calling, as he has finally "looked above." Mr Robot set it up where Tyrrell would make the final leap and defend the revolution at all costs, cementing everyone's position. Same with Angela, where she is now fully integrated into the mission, and she finally feels happy at being where she feels she belongs. Purpose, belonging, and being remembered are the central themes of the show.
The Get Down:
So I watched a few episodes over the last couple of days. Ezekiel confessed his love, but Mylene places her own dreams of becoming a singer above all else. Ezekiel and his friends join Shao on the mission to master "the get down" aka the birth of hip hop. Mylene's uncle Francisco becomes her connection to the music world, and she defies her father to be discovered by a has been producer who fails to write a song for her demo tape. She finally acknowdges her feelings for Ezekiel.
The Get Down is an awesome show for the mere fact that the starring cast is made of people of color, and while the backdrop is in the poor Bronx, it doesn't paint is as a pity story. It focuses on the main characters struggle to discover who they are and realizing their potential. Mylene wants to become a singer and will do almost anything to realize her dream. She even sacrificed the relationship with her father for the opportunity to be noticed by a producer. The producer learns a lesson from Mylene and comes clean that he has fallen, but is willing to try and help her by trying to write a song. Unfortunately, he is unable to break through the fog that years of drug use left his brain in, which shows that sometimes no matter how hard you wish it, our past choices still affect our current lives. Ezekiel is flaky at accepting an internship because he sees the political games the white men play at the office he will work and does not want to be a part of it. However, Francisco helps Ezekiel to realize that not playing at all means the white people win by default, and their people in the Bronx will be left to rot just as planned. It's nice to see that the struggle of the poor is portrayed on a larger scale as opposed to the the stereotypes that are shown on TV. Shao is the ultimate search for belonging, as he tries to master the get down but fight off the pull of being a full member of a street gang.
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