Mr. Robot: 10 Best Episodes

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When you've got a character who is as strange and as multi-layered as Elliot Alderson, it could be quite difficult finding the perfect way to introduce him to a new audience. Luckily for fans of the show, the first episode of Mr. Robot does a brilliant job of telling the audience everything they need to know about him, without revealing very much at all.

There are several moments during the pilot where the audience is introduced to different aspects of Elliot's life. From working at ECorp (or Evil Corp if you ask him) and witnessing his disdain for the higher-ups, to following him as he embarks on cyber vigilante mission against those he deems to be worthy of his wrath, by the end of the episode, the audience has a good idea of what makes him tick.

Although these were all important moments, the biggest glimpse into Elliot's anarchistic outlook on life and the rage pent-up inside of him was during his session with his psychiatrist, Krista. When she asks him why society disappoints him so much, he unleashes a rant that can only really be compared to Ed Norton's character, Monty Brogan, during the bathroom scene in 25th Hour.

It's a brutal response, but one that gives little hints as to where his anger stems from, why he thinks the way he does and also how much he lives in his head.