The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
I think watching this episode is going to be a new holiday tradition. Better than most Christmas movies.
Werewolves? In BLACK MIRROR?!?! Are you f*cking kidding me?!
how good of an actor is Aaron Paul?
He can play Josh Hartnett, playing Aaron Paul.
Jesus, Dwight!
Some times I don't get that guy lol
someone plz hug Richie & tell him he has value
Easily the worst of the season, such a shame because this season was on a roll too, did not care for this one whatsoever personally.
"and may God give Mikey the strength to put down that fork"
As I came to understand with some time, Black mirror is directly talking about media, specifically TV and its derivatives, and our relation with it. In this season, we explore the VHS tech, the Long distance call as avatars, the streaming services, and our exploration of the stars related to this media, To finally end talking about the alienation, the maddening behavior, the inflammation of speeches that comes with this media, this magic mirror we have at home.
Having also a take on genres and exploring the technology that surrounds us since the sixties, the writer and creator also pays homage to British entertainment television while making commentaries on the repercussion these things have in our own story. The woman that gets the protagonist of her life taken from her, the man that loses father, mother and girlfriend to achieve success. The astronaut who loses his family due to gesture of humanity, or the actress who is exposed to the supernatural just for being in the wrong place to record a series.
Finally we have the point of view of a woman cast aside by her reality, treat as less than human by her social circle, and who finds in the tv and the things they show, a comfort.
It’s no coincidence that when this supernatural force materializes, it shows itself as something from Tv, and uses the Tv as a mirror to see itself for the first time.
With its powers, in a snap of s finger, the demon played small edits and cuts from future occurrences, possibilities,
I will not spoil the end here, but I believe you got the point now.
This is still black mirror, it’s still talking about tech and their implications in people’s life’s, but ultimately is providing good stories, condensed movies with plots that entertain.
Loved this season.
Bojack: Life’s a bitch and then you die, right?
Diane: Sometimes. Sometimes life’s a bitch and then you keep living.
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Bojack: La vita fa schifo e poi si muore.
Diane: Qualche volta. Qualche volta la vita fa schifo ma continui a vivere.
This is, to me, one of the best episodes so far, in the entire series. Very well made, in its sublime simplicity.
