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1@0/1_0 Mr. Robot’s third season was its best. It moved with the swagger and confidence that made season one a massive hit, with the stronger character development that had marked season two. In season three, when a random associate of Elliot Alderson’s was threatened, it felt queasier, or when two of the supporting cast members hooked up, it felt more thrilling. And I completely agree with something I read in a recent article: Mr. Robot was only able to pull this off because almost nobody was paying attention to it. On the one hand, the show didn’t have any major twists this season for audiences to second guess. That probably played a part in its relative obscurity, since the twists drove much of the discussion in the first two years. But on the other, the conversation had also moved on. Mr. Robot felt downright revelatory when it debuted in 2015, with its tales of angry, alienated young men and a "so called" political system rigged even in the ca...

So there's two series I love, with two characters that suffer from a mental disorder known as D.I.D (Dissociative identity disorder), played by two actors I absolutely adore; Rami Malek and Freddie Highmore, I need your help to not only find out who does the best portrayal, but who it suits the most, and who pulls it off better, because if I'm honest I'm rather stuck. It's no easy feat to pull this off especially when it's such a sensitive subject that needs to be treated with thee upmost care. In the Blue corner we have Freddie Highmore's portrayal of Norman/Norma Bates. I watched every single series of Bates Motel and Freddie constantly surprised, shocked and scared the heebie jeebies out of me, his portrayal was brilliant, one minute he's innocent, kindhearted Norman and then the next he's the possessive mother Norma who would kill anyone that threatens the illusion of her existence. When you watch it your literally shouting to the screen ...