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Warning: This piece contains minor spoilers for the most recent episode of Mr. Robot (S2E9)
Time and time again, Mr. Robot has proven to be a show that prides itself on extreme attention to detail. Whether it involves hiring ex-FBI employees as consultants or tracking down the duo behind the Full House theme, the series wants to ground its high stakes story in a healthy dose of realism.
“The notion of there being an E-Corp, a conglomerate in charge of 70 percent of the world’s debt, is a big pill to swallow,” Kor Adana, staff writer and the show’s lead tech producer, told Ars recently. “The way I see it, anything we can do to ground the show in reality with all the other tools at our disposal, the better it is to sell this version of reality.”