Robot" is never far from the pulse of current events. A couple of weeks ago, the dystopian computer hacker drama was in mid-shoot at an FBI field office when news broke that bureau Director James Comey had been fired. "One of the lines of dialogue is referencing Comey," Sam Esmail, the show's creator, recalled. "That was a little surreal and kind of an out-of-body experience." Esmail might as easily be describing the USA Network series, whose dark and downbeat second season unfolded much within the imagination of its mentally unstable antihero, Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), as he fought to free himself from his manipulative alter-ego, Mr. Robot (Christian Slater). By season's end, fsociety -- the underground hacktivist group led by the sidelined Elliot -- was shattered, and a deadly, explosive plot hatched by Mr. Robot and the Dark Army, a cryptic Chinese organization, was about to go off. Elliot himself lay bleeding, shot by a character he believed to be a delusional figment. The show's license to be uncanny is endorsed by the headlines, argues its star. "As ridiculous as this sounds, I feel that I'm reading my scripts as if I could be reading the L.A. Times tomorrow," said Malek, speaking by phone during a lunch break from a location shoot on New York City's Broadway. "I would approach Sam and say, 'Do you really believe that this is possible?'

Carly Chaikin is best known for playing Darlene Alderson in USA's "Mr. While fans may already know details about the character she portrays, there are a lot of things they may not know about the actress herself. Here are five cool things you may not know about Chaikin. While Chaikin's main interest is acting, she also likes to paint. The actress told Marie Claire that she started painting at the age of 17 and even considered going to art school. She decided not to push through with it, however, because she's "not a school person." Chaikin also said that many people don't believe her at first when she tells them she paints, but they immediately change their mind once they see her works. Some of her pieces can be viewed on Instagram @carlychaikinart. Chaikin loves the musician so much she had some of his song lyrics tattooed on her body. Speaking about the level of her admiration of Dylan, Chaikin told Glamour: "I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I ever met him, I'd have him sign his name right under my tattoo and then I'd run to the parlor to get his signature tattooed." Chaikin told Architectural Digest that she can whip up a couple of dishes, but she'd much rather do something else than make a meal and clean the dishes after eating. The actress is proud of the fact that she is in tune with things wherever she is. It helps that her spare time is devoted to painting and solving jigsaw puzzles, which both hone focus and attention to detail. She decided that she wants to pursue acting early on in life. Chaikin told Cambio that she knew she wanted to do acting for a living at the age of 11. See more of Chaikin when "Mr. Robot" returns for Season 3 in 2017. Learn five cool things about Carly Chaikin. Robot" arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2016.

Robot" Season 2 was a major one for Darlene, played by Carly Chaikin. Handling Fsociety while Elliot (Rami Malek) is in jail is already a big responsibility, but her personal limitations were tested in episode 8, "succ3ss0r.p12." Darlene was able to fulfill a long-time dream. In the episode, it was revealed that Darlene had long had the desire to put an end to the life of Susan Jacobs (Sandrine Holt), E Corp's legal counsel. She was able to finally realize it, although it surprised her because she always thought that she would hold back when the time finally comes. By the end of the episode, Darlene appeared to have committed another murder. After finding out that her on-and-off boyfriend Cisco (Michael Drayer) was setting her up for the Dark Army, she destroyed his laptop and bashed his head with a baseball bat. Speaking of the development, Chaikin told A.V. Club that the thing disturbing her character the most is the fact that she does not feel remorse over the things she did. "It's a testament to the place she's in right now, of on one hand having everything to lose, but on the other hand nothing to lose at this point, and just getting deeper and deeper into this hole she's dug herself into," the actress added. The episode was big for Mobley (Azhar Khan) and Trenton (Sunita Mani), too. Mobley was called in by the FBI and questioned by Dom (Grace Gummer) for his knowledge about the 9/5 hack. After getting off the hook, he told Trenton to meet him, but he didn't show up. In the upcoming episode, titled "7imit5.fve," Elliot will finally get out of jail, Darlene will loop him in on what has been happening and Angela (Portia Doubleday) will continue to find her place in E Corp. Here is what fans can expect to see on "Mr.

Robot" Season 2 concerns Tyrell's (Martin Wallstrom) whereabouts. While Mr. Robot, also known as Edward (Christian Slater), already told Elliot (Rami Malek) in the previous episode that he put an end to Tyrell's life, he might just be covering up for something else. Members of the cast remain mum about details of the show, particularly that aspect, but Carly Chaikin (Darlene) shared her thought about the arc during an interview with Den of Geek. "Well, we're all just convinced that he's going to kill all of us," Chaikin said. "Are we all going to die?

Robot" panel at SDCC on Thursday kicked off in a very "Mr. The message touting the "rebirth of society" was ominous enough, in fact, that it made a baby in the audience cry while it played. But the intro marked one of the very few serious moments of the presentation. Which made for an interesting break from the subject matter of the series itself. Robot" cast members Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday and Grace Gummer took to the stage to discuss the show, and their second season (which kicked off recently). Although the presentation concluded with a showing of a scene from next week's episode (it involved a game of chess), the panel itself remained mostly spoiler free. But despite being cursed with the often not-so-exciting task of presenting a panel at Comic-Con while in the middle of the season, the attendees didn't mind. If the cheering from the audience was any indication, "Mr.