Late in an early episode of Castle Rock, the show chooses a humorless moment to poke a little fun at the audience. Henry Deaver (Andre Holland) sits in halting conversation with a mysterious young man (Bill Skarsgård), their bodies separated by glass and their voices joined by jailhouse phones. Or Deaver's voice, at least--the young man opposite him has whispered only a few words since first being freed from captivity underneath Shawshank Prison, and is utterly silent now. Deaver, an attorney, outlines what he imagines their legal strategy to be; "You understand?" he finishes. Then speaks, his voice creaking with disuse: "Has it begun?"

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.