All this complaining about “the narrative”.
Well, it’s about time to expand the narrative, and this episode is filled with black humour. It shows devotion to its TV ancestors, and does it in such a fun way, using all the right ways to pay a tribute.
Personally, I went mad for the Sapphire & Steel appearance since it’s one of my favourite series ever.
Splendid use of the cast, especially the main characters.
Loved it.
Do yourself a favor and watch this show.
great episode...nice vintage gore and setting.
not really "Black mirror" worthy though...
Imagine being a writer for a moment, one people love and praise, but being trapped in a box that the people who love your work create. Imagine in the beginning you thriving in that box, people loving you more and more, but eventually you've explored everything in the box. Now suddenly people drag you down, "why is he telling stories outside the box?" This is why season 6 took 4 years, because none of these episodes were bad, but because 3 of the 5 weren't inside the box all this hate gets written. Time to move on people, something is indeed better than nothing, and the more you complain about the theme, the closer you get to black mirror straight out ending and red mirror taking it's place, because all good writers eventually learn how to silence the haters and write with their heart, not with a gun to their head.
Another episode that doesn't fit in the "Black Mirror" series. Not even remotely anything to do with tech or dystopia. The "immigrant hate" angle went nowhere. Was there any hidden meaning / point to the story, or was it just a meaningless story?
Definitely overhyped in the press, I honestly forgot I was watching Black Mirror.
This has been the worst season of the show.
That was a great episode, but not a good black mirror episode
If you’re thrown off by this episode and the obvious fact that it doesn’t align with the Black Mirror mentality, Google “Red Mirror” and read what Charlie Brooker has to say.
This was a solid episode with great performances. You’re allowed to appreciate the story regardless of the box it’s apparently supposed to fit in.
I'm really not too keen on this new supernatural angle (yes I do mean angle), it's bizarre considering every other season has been about technology
"Ughh. Tell you what. You get comfy. I'll go have a wash down there first."
Starts out as a genuine horror with an intriguing premise. Creepy score, well-made lighting, good atmosphere... then we're introduced to the demon and it takes more of a comedic turn. I just couldn't stand the demon and his annoying unfunny comedy at first. I'd go insane too constantly hearing that. I was about to call quits but then the more it went on the more I started liking it. It took more of a psychological turn and the two characters create an interesting chemistry. Anjana Vasan's performance and character was my favorite part, she's really good. The detective character was cool and the kills were brutal. Some great song choices throughout and interesting camera tricks with the demon.
When the episode ended it took me back to the "Black Mirror" menu and that was the biggest twist, kinda forgot for a moment this was Black Mirror. Felt more like an episode of something like Cabinet of Curiosities.
I don't get the hate on this one. Sure, you could argue it doesn't "fit the Black Mirror theme", but this is actually one of the better episodes this season imo. It highlights the very dark part of our human nature, how easily corruptible we can be under the right circumstances and that's always fun to watch unfold.
LOL (laughing at myself at the end of this episode). OK, this is NOT Black Mirror, but it's a great episode inspired by Art Garfunkel's "Bright Eyes." Such a creative derivation from that song—I'm amazed at some people's ability to write so creatively from just a few lines of lyrics—that I have to give it a decent rating.
What kind of person write crap like this? There's a lot wrong with this episode and I'm not even talking about the new route of Black Mirror, I mean the childish plot, the pro migrant message and then showing a migrant committing murders therefore reinforcing the discourse, the exaggeration of racism in the UK one of the most inclusive countries in the world, every character is full of stereotypes and canned behavior, really bad writing!. Netflix is becoming trash by the second.
If the demon said "One killing a day on the next three days", I don't get how the demon was expecting to finish the job after Nida had killed 2 men on the second day.
Good episode, but no sci-fi or tech, just fantasy. Second fantasy episode in a row. Not what Black Mirror is supposed to be.
I just loved the whole series. Every episode was different and amazing. The actors also were amazing. Also different genres, but every time with a 'weirdness' angle. This show, together with Inside No. 9 are my favourites.
A good episode, enjoyed it quite a bit and great music but I feel like it's missing Black Mirror vibes.
Ah, the apocalypse of 79! I remember it well. I remember Paapa in Men, too, already a (handsome) menace to women. Anjana is great in this and I loved Boney M.
A decent way to end the season, nothing special compared to some other episodes but wasn't as weak as episode 4 at least
Season 6 was all over the place. Apart from the first episode, the Netflix execs seem to have interfered with every other episode to either sprinkle their usual woke bile into the writing or employ writers who know nothing about Black Mirror's core themes. :joy:
Three out of five episodes of this season don't fit into the narrative of the series. Should we expect a turn to paranormal horror for this series? It is a good episode, it just isn't Black Mirror. Most of all, it doesn't leave you with anything at the end. There is no message, no afterthought.
Even more than the second ep, this one feels like something from supernatural horror anthology (it wouldn't be out of place as an ep from Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities) than Black Mirror. But Brooker's brand of dark humor fits well within that genre (the kitchen's awkward scrambling fight between hammer and knife after second murder among the highlights), keeping things fun and off-kilter in a good way until the end.
I would've voted for Michael Smart :type_1_2:♂:joy:
So, finally I made it through those five boring, partly too long, episodes.
It wasn't the best, but I liked it...
It's bizarre...
Weird...
And kind of st*pid...
Honestly, it's quite an achievement how this season's every episode was topping the prior one as the worst ever.
This one was simplistic, childish, misguided, and downright offensive, in the way it presented mental health, racism, sexism, the rise of fascism in politics etc.
Books featured in this episode:
Entertaining but not very interesting. And definitely not Black Mirror style.
loved this episode. lots of fun. and Anjana Vasan is both brilliant and beautiful.
Note to self: I didn't actually watch this but I want this show off my feed
Been a long time since I heard "Bright Eyes", awesome music in this episode.
If you want to listen to it again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a502RejLz8s
This episode was the highlight of the season for me. The characters, the vibe, the music.
the greatest love story ever told. I loved this episode so much, it's probably my favorite black mirror episode and I genuinely don't understand why it's so badly rated on here. I absolutely did not see the end coming and it made my little goth heart so happy 11/10, would go hang out in oblivion with a hot demon again
Another episode out of left field. The bait-and-swich of most of this season was equal parts disappointment, frustration and annoyance. If I go to a restaurant, I expect to be served food. The food might be different every time I go, but it's still food; the place doesn't suddenly start to offer financial services instead. Someone should have explained this concept to the writers here.
So killing the 3 people would have prevented a nuclear war? If there was a connection of any sort. It would have made a great ep.
One of the worst episodes of black mirror I've seen yet.
Good grief, a "Dead Zone"-ripoff as a Black Mirror episode.
How have the mighty fallen.....
At least it was this season's last episode.
what an unlikely love story! totally caught me off guard & absolutely brilliant. I loved the humor & the 70s throwback theme - great change of pace w all the dark overtones.
Even tho this doesn’t “fit” the Black Mirror Universe, I do see the vision! Could this be the prequel for the whole BMU? And the ending was great!
Looks like he wipes his arse with his house. A proper old school episode, very dark and funny. Added bonus is some of the biggest hits from 79 incl Boney M, Madness and The Specials. The demon is even the dancing guy from Boney M. Rah Rah Rasputin, lover of the Russian king.
I enjoyed this one quite a bit. But still, what does this have to do with the theme of Black Mirror, which is people's mishandling of technology?
Without Anjana Vasan, this would have been fairly bad, almost funny with the Boney M based demon . But Vasan made it so much better
I'm about to binge watch whatever else she has done to see if this is a one off or is is awesome
This episode, while not very Black Mirror, is my favorite of this season. Although there is no technology in it, I think it captures a lot of current (yet ancient) problems and my increasingly frequent thoughts. It would be better if only people (the main problem) died at the end. But evolution is a fucked up thing, so maybe it's better this way. More Red Mirror, please, before we all fucking burn.
Unfortunately, I didn't really vibe with this one and season 6 ends on a bit of a whimper at least for me. I might be in the minority on that, but I just found this to mostly be a slog with a lack of interesting themes/commentary. It did have a pretty good blend of genres and was very well executed on a technical level, but I just didn't find anything to personally latch onto with the story and didn't find it all that enjoyable.
4.5/10 -- Below Average
Might be the worst episode of Black Mirror. Even if you seperate it from the show, it's just bad on its own.
I think this season of black mirror tried to introduce a future spinoff
Hated all season 6 except for this episode.
Not "Black Mirror"-ish at all. The best thing about this episode is the music and the ending.
In the end, I was still thinking that the demon might be the imagination of the female protagonist, but it turned out not to be. Well, the demon's business ability is really poor, no wonder he couldn't get into the formal organization... Overall, I feel that the first story is a bit interesting.
This sure was a fun episode, actually this and Joan is aweful are the only two I really enjoyed. But I'd still prefer to see things like this one seperated into a stand-alone Red Mirror show, instead of being episodes of Black Mirror.
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I absolutely get the criticism that this episode (like most episodes of season 6) don't really fit into the previous Black Mirror narrative.
And yet, I loved this one and hope to see Anjana Vasan bashing more people to death in future movies.