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12/5/2016 0 Comments Black MirrorBlack Mirror is a television series created by Charlie Brooker. Each episode of the show features a different cast, different setting, and different storyline. This show, which is almost like a modern day take on The Twilight Zone is completely original and thought-provoking.There are three seasons of this show available on Netflix with a total of thirteen episodes. Here is a list of the episodes from worst to best for your viewing pleasures:
13. "The Waldo Moment": This episode is weird. Don't get me wrong, most episodes of this show are strange, but none have a plot as weird as "The Waldo Moment". The plot of this episode is that a comedian voices a cartoon bear named Waldo who is featured on a John Oliver-like television show. Eventually, however, the following of the character is so large that the TV executives want Waldo to run for office. WEIRD. Though this episode is not necessarily bad, it is not good either. 12. "Fifteen Million Merits": I'm not quite sure how to explain the plot of this episode. In all honesty, I'm not quite sure I understood the plot of this episode. From what I gather, the episode is about people who live in a slave-like existence where there one job is to bike all day on exercise bikes. Doing this earns them merits, which are used to buy food, toothpaste, and, if enough merits are earned, they can be used to try out for a talent show. The idea of this episode is great, but I found it to be poorly executed, which is why it rests at number twelve. 11. "Playtest": This episode focuses on an American traveller who runs out of money and is forced to sign up for a video game trial. The trial is basically that he is sent to this weird house where he is tormented by things he is afraid of. The end of the episode is unexpected, but I also found the episode as a whole difficult to understand. It is sort of like Inception, but worse. 10. "Nosedive": The idea of this episode is amazing and twisted, but the ending is disappointing. The story takes place in a world where everyone has a rating based on their social media following, everyday converstations, and personality as a whole. People give each other a rating (up to five stars) after each encounter, and the higher one's score, the better they are. Like I said, it is a twisted idea, but something that does not seem so far from our world today. The episode stars Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays a woman desperate to booste her score in any way possible, but does just the opposite when she finds herself with bad luck on the way to a wedding. The storyline is very interesting, but the ending could use improvement. 9. "Men Against Fire": This episode is about soldiers who live in a society overrun by "roaches". The roaches are almost like zombies in that they look like people with messed up faces. The story focuses on a handsome soldier who hunts the roaches, but struggles with glitches in the technical system inserted in his brain. I'm sorry if I am doing an awful job expalining this, but it is complicated. The episode is well done, with an unexpected ending and a plot that leaves a mark, but there are many questions that are left unanswered. 8. "The Entire History of You": This episode takes place in a society where everyone has an implant that grants them access to every single memory from their life. This means that everything someone sees, hears, and does is recorded on this device and they can play it back whenever they want. The story focuses on an married couple who are having maridal problems mostly because of the man's extreme jealousy and paranoia that is encouraged by his memory implant. The story is good, not great, but I found the play enjoyable regardless. 7. "San Junipero": Ok, are you ready for this plotline? Two women meet at a nightclub and have a night of... passion. A week later, one of the women is looking for the other but cannot find her for weeks. The twist in the epidose is that *spoiler alert* the girls are actullay old women and San Junipero is a virtual world that they are allowed to travel to in order to escape reality. It is a great idea, but the ending is unrealistic based on the rest of the episodes. 6. "White Bear": This episode focuses on a woman who wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Every person she encounters only films her in her confusion and refuses to talk to her. Even when she is being chased by masked murderers, no one will help. Though I love a good surprise ending, I found the end of this episode to be difficult to believe. 5. "White Christmas": I have no clue how to explain this episode so I am just going to write Netflix's summary. "Three interconnected tales of technology that run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness." Thanks, Netflix. So basically there are two men, one of whom is played by Jon Hamm, in this cabin and they are explaining to each other why they are there. I like this episode because it is almost like multiple episodes in one. Also, Jon Hamm. 4. "Shut up and Dance": This episode is really messed up. It focuses on a dweeby British boy who is filmed doing... a thing while watching... videos. An anonymous person uses this compromising video to force the boy to follow orders delivered by text message. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, but I wouldn't put it at number one. 3. "Hated in the Nation": I didn't realize how complicated this show was until I tried to explain the plots of the episodes. Okay, so this episode focuses on a police detective and her new partner who are working on a case of serial murder. People seem to be dying based on a hashtag on Twitter and the detectives are trying to find out how. There are multiple twists and, though the episode starts of relatively slow, the ending will shock you. 2. "The National Anthem": This episode, which is the first in the show, is unlike anything else on television. I am going to try to explain the plot in a classy way, even though the plot is far from classy. When a beloved member of the Royal Family of England is kidnapped, the Prime Minister receives a message that the only way for her life to be spared is if he airs a live video of him... getting with... a pig. Like I said, unique. The whole episode is amazing and twisted, and it was a very bold move to start the show with it. 1. "Be Right Back": First of all, I love Domnhall Gleeson. He is Irish and adorable and he is in this episode. The plot of this episode is that a woman stumbles across a new piece of technology that allows people to stay in touch with the deceased. The woman, played by Hayley Atwell, uses this service to connect with her husband, played by Domnhall Gleeson. The story is slightly twisted, but the idea is executed brilliantly.
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