It wasn't though. It's very much in the theme of Black Mirror. Just because some people see it as a "happy" ending doesn't mean it is one. It's about a totally Godless endgame for humanity where "heaven" as a concept is replicated by a computer simulation and euthanasia is seen as a positive thing. Where the value of "life" is reduced to feeling good about yourself by hiding in a delusional timeless nostalgia trap and wallowing in the simulation of material and physical pleasure..... forever. It's a fantastic episode, but it's not opposed to the theme of technological dystopia at all. Choosing to "stay" in the simulation is what makes it true to the Black Mirror theme. Humans succumb to the allure of technological comfort over natural life. Always.
Haha that one is my recommendation to people starting the series usually.
Or to people who unfortunately started and stopped at s01 e01 lol.
I really really liked the Uss Callister episode 1 from season 4, it was just so well done. Sad, funny in parts, terrifying to think about in some ways, and very well acted across the board.
It also probably helps too if you are both a sci-fi fan and a gamer too.
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Does Black Mirror get better than this, or have I just seen the peak? [...]
The episode in general has a whole lot of stuff you have to overlook. The episode straight up tells its viewers to believe that DNA from saliva on a lolly or the side of a coffee cup can not only be used to perfectly recreate a person, but also somehow the memories and experiences of that person.USS Callister is so much fun that I'm willing to overlook the fact that the last third of the episode is some of the sweatiest storytelling I've ever seen
The Entire History of You is my favorite one."The Entire History of You" is honestly a close second right now.
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San Junipero is easily the worst episode of Black Mirror.
Yes it does, you just don't know what the theme of the show is ?
Jon Hamm can objectively do no wrong.
I don't like Black Mirror now, Netflix has spruced it up too much I feel like and it feels like another big production rather than a smaller budget Twilight Zone when it was exclusive to BBC. I was fine waiting for new episodes to make their way over here through Netflix so I'm bummed the way these last two seasons have turned out :/
You've hit the peak in my opinion but I know people like that San Jurnapino (or whatever the hell its called) in S3, I never actually watched it. The only episode of that season I haven't seen.
This happens in real life these days you know ?I overthought my way out of liking white christmas.
Much like star wars TLJ, the crux of the story hinges on the fact that people just don't want to talk to each other. The girlfriend doesn't wanna talk, fine, I get that, that makes sense. WHY DOES HER DAD JUST STRAIGHT UP REFUSE FACE TIME FOR LITERAL YEARS?!? That whole situation could have been avoided if people acted like adults and talked to each other.
The story about the dating streams was way more interesting an has my girl Gina Bellman in it.
I like the Waldo moment a lot. It just...strikes kind of close these days though.
I think White Christmas will always be the best Black Mirror episode to me. It is undoubtedly the first one that comes to my mind, even being from the 1st season. And one of the best I ever watched in general.
That Christmas episode was the first one I ever watched. It came in the torrents (living in china, so I have no choice) package and it seemed to be the first episode.
You are the beard that does not connect.
I watched San Junipero to see what the big deal was (internet hype), and I fucking hated it, I was bored to tears. Turned me off from watching the rest of the show.
I watched San Junipero to see what the big deal was (internet hype), and I fucking hated it, I was bored to tears. Turned me off from watching the rest of the show.