'Mr. Robot' Season 2 could be as captivating, thrilling and jarring as its first

It doesn't take long for Mr. Robot to establish just how dark its sophomore season will be. Like Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) standing hunched over -- head tilted, eyes bulging -- and laughing maniacally like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Or that same Elliot taking a bullet point-blank to the forehead, only to stand up seconds later while oozing blood down his face, deadpanning the line, "Are you done?" SEE ALSO: Hackers, experts decode the magic of'Mr. None of it makes sense -- and it's not supposed to. These are the same kind of mind-numbing twists and turns that made USA Network's breakout hacker drama a hit.