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This is truly a beautifully produced/written/acted series. They are all eminently watchable. My personal favorite episode? White Bear! Please don't google it

by eludwig 10y ago

This is truly a beautifully produced/written/acted series. They are all eminently watchable. My personal favorite episode? White Bear! Please don't google it. Just do yourself a favor and watch it. So good. The series has lots of future tech stuff to noodle over. It's one of those that sticks with you long after you finish. Warning: the series can be very brutal at times. No holds barred.

throwanem 10y ago
My favorite, too. The way it unfolds is just so compelling - they're all good, but that one really hits an even higher level.
bsandert 10y ago
That one and the Christmas Special were the two episodes that kept me up at night.
CPLX 10y ago
Fifteen Million Merits is the one that does it for me. Crystallizing the futility of modern existence in one small narrowly drawn set piece.
- ssivark 10y ago
  Fifteen Million Merits (S01E02) is one of the best things I've ever watched, period! Not just the futility, it also subtly depicts the lack of power in a person who has been immersed in an environment that has * denied them any significant agency * ambition can only be expressed in a narrow set of avenues * questioning the way of things is futile There isn't any person behind the screen orchestrating things, simply each individual doing the "best" they can, and boy, that is a chilling world. Not scary in the sense of horror, just chilling because of the dread it fills me with. I won't say any more lest I give away the ending. The acting left an impression on me, even though I don't remember a single word that was said. Definitely recommended!
  - drblast 10y ago
    >There isn't any person behind the screen orchestrating things Yeah, I love that! Even the judges on the reality show have this air of fear and desperation about them.
    - ashark 10y ago
      It's what makes the episode, IMO, and it's something that a lot of people don't seem to notice. We never see police or enforcers. The closest thing are the stage hands at the show, and they're not that close. We don't see someone carted off to become one of the janitors, for example, which a lesser show or concept would have depicted explicitly. Then at the end we see that the outside world looks fine[1], if neglected (by humans) and wild. People are where they are due to lack of will and imagination to make something different for themselves. [1] There's some debate over whether those are real windows or viewscreens, but since one of those options acts a punch-line to this theme and the other serves basically no purpose, I'm pretty sure we're supposed to take them to be real.
  - the_af 10y ago
    Plus the advertisements you cannot skip are like an entirely plausible nightmare scenario.
    - Namrog84 10y ago
      Truly. I'd truly hope there is a mass rebellion before we ever get anywhere close to that. Luckily we still have adblockers and mute buttons. And lastly enough redundancy that many people can go elsewhere if you can't use adblockers or mute.
    - mjklin 10y ago
      Cannot skip, or even shut your eyes! That was the part that punched me in the gut.
AJRF 10y ago
I have to say I enjoy "Shut up and Dance" the most out of any Black Mirror episodes. It is utterly breathless in pace and the twist was a kicker.
untog 10y ago
It fascinates me - White Bear seems to be the most divisive Black Mirror episode out there. For me it's one of the weakest episodes of the series, but I know others who love it. Personally, the Entire History of You is the pinnacle of Black Mirror.
- acchow 10y ago
  I'm in complete agreement. I've had long, deep discussions about the implications in Entire History of You. To me, it reaches depths far beyond the other episodes.
- wwggggoi 10y ago
  Entire History of You is my favourite too, then the Xmas special and Be Right Back. White Bear was an interesting idea though, but not so believable.
drblast 10y ago
I thought White Bear was going to be a mediocre episode until the end. Just watch it if you haven't seen it. It's unfortunate you can only watch it for the first time once. But every episode is nearly perfect. 15 million merits is probably my favorite, but White Christmas is incredible too.

by eludwig 10y ago

throwanem 10y ago

My favorite, too. The way it unfolds is just so compelling - they're all good, but that one really hits an even higher level.

bsandert 10y ago

That one and the Christmas Special were the two episodes that kept me up at night.

CPLX 10y ago

Fifteen Million Merits is the one that does it for me. Crystallizing the futility of modern existence in one small narrowly drawn set piece.

ssivark 10y ago
Fifteen Million Merits (S01E02) is one of the best things I've ever watched, period! Not just the futility, it also subtly depicts the lack of power in a person who has been immersed in an environment that has * denied them any significant agency * ambition can only be expressed in a narrow set of avenues * questioning the way of things is futile There isn't any person behind the screen orchestrating things, simply each individual doing the "best" they can, and boy, that is a chilling world. Not scary in the sense of horror, just chilling because of the dread it fills me with. I won't say any more lest I give away the ending. The acting left an impression on me, even though I don't remember a single word that was said. Definitely recommended!
- drblast 10y ago
  >There isn't any person behind the screen orchestrating things Yeah, I love that! Even the judges on the reality show have this air of fear and desperation about them.
  - ashark 10y ago
    It's what makes the episode, IMO, and it's something that a lot of people don't seem to notice. We never see police or enforcers. The closest thing are the stage hands at the show, and they're not that close. We don't see someone carted off to become one of the janitors, for example, which a lesser show or concept would have depicted explicitly. Then at the end we see that the outside world looks fine[1], if neglected (by humans) and wild. People are where they are due to lack of will and imagination to make something different for themselves. [1] There's some debate over whether those are real windows or viewscreens, but since one of those options acts a punch-line to this theme and the other serves basically no purpose, I'm pretty sure we're supposed to take them to be real.
- the_af 10y ago
  Plus the advertisements you cannot skip are like an entirely plausible nightmare scenario.
  - Namrog84 10y ago
    Truly. I'd truly hope there is a mass rebellion before we ever get anywhere close to that. Luckily we still have adblockers and mute buttons. And lastly enough redundancy that many people can go elsewhere if you can't use adblockers or mute.
  - mjklin 10y ago
    Cannot skip, or even shut your eyes! That was the part that punched me in the gut.

AJRF 10y ago

I have to say I enjoy "Shut up and Dance" the most out of any Black Mirror episodes. It is utterly breathless in pace and the twist was a kicker.

untog 10y ago

It fascinates me - White Bear seems to be the most divisive Black Mirror episode out there. For me it's one of the weakest episodes of the series, but I know others who love it. Personally, the Entire History of You is the pinnacle of Black Mirror.

acchow 10y ago
I'm in complete agreement. I've had long, deep discussions about the implications in Entire History of You. To me, it reaches depths far beyond the other episodes.
wwggggoi 10y ago
Entire History of You is my favourite too, then the Xmas special and Be Right Back. White Bear was an interesting idea though, but not so believable.

drblast 10y ago

I thought White Bear was going to be a mediocre episode until the end. Just watch it if you haven't seen it. It's unfortunate you can only watch it for the first time once. But every episode is nearly perfect. 15 million merits is probably my favorite, but White Christmas is incredible too.