In addition to spoiler warning, there is also a trigger warning for this series, the same ones that would apply to the shows I am going to discuss.

Never before has a show done what Mr. Robot has done, in a lot of ways, but I'm starting with the tense of the show and the point of view. To my knowledge this is the only show that includes the audience as an actual character in the show. Aside from things like "Dora the Explorer" and "Blues Clues".

Not only does this show explore the psyche of the characters in it, it alters the psyche of those watching it. Whether it was by design or a stroke of luck, Sam Esmail has created not only a television show but an experience. Unlike other shows with a narrator, this one doesn't just tell us a story, we  literally live inside of Elliot's mind. Though we know a little more than he does, we follow his  timeline, and form an actual relationship with him.  By the end of the show, we learn that we are not just an external observer, we are an actual alter inside Elliott’s mind. How this effects us as a viewer is that if creates a bond like not seen in any other form of media. As far as I know since so few representations of DID exist in any form of media, this is the only one that makes the viewer into an Alter. 

In the next installment of this I will get into what this means, what DID is and how Mr. Robot is not only the most accurate representation of the disorder but also the most positive. It made a huge leap for mental health representation by taking the most stigmatized disorder and giving it a hero's platform in Elliot. I will also continue discussing how "we" as a character effect "Elliot" as a whole and our interaction with the other Alters in the system and how being a part of that effect's the viewers perception of the disorder.