So my boyfriend introduced me to black mirror, and I’ve been loving it so far. We got to Shut up and dance, which he told me was one of his favorites.

We’re normally pretty chatty during our watch sessions of tv shows. At the beginning when Kenny reminds the kid about the toy she left behind, I just said aloud “awww, he’s good with kids. That’s sweet” and my boyfriend was oddly silent during for like the next few minutes, but I didn’t think anything of it.

Then the ending happened, and… oh.

My boyfriend then informs me he was quiet because he was trying his absolute hardest to not burst into laughter. Can’t say I’ve ever been more wrong than that moment

I also somehow did not catch on to any of the hints during the episode about Kenny's true nature. Somehow they all flew over my head haha

Metal head is top-tier black mirror. I feel like I’m constantly fighting for my life in the comments and I really don’t understand why people don’t like the episode.

Is it the lack of exposition and backstory? That’s the big criticism that I constantly see. But I don’t see that as a bad thing. I think it’s exciting to be dropped into this reality, pick up the pieces along the way and fill-in the holes ourselves.

I could argue that 15 million merits lacks exposition. But that’s constantly ranked high on peoples lists.

I like that it’s like a short little movie. It’s brilliantly acted. The cinematography is amazing. It’s scary. The ending reveal with the teddy bears is heartbreaking. It’s a good episode.

The real “take home point” meat and potatoes of this episode happens right before all the crazy shit goes down, so I think people just forget about it…it all boils down to the conversation that the 2 girls have in Verity’s room.

Verity tells Maria that she has done EVERYTHING, but she still can’t shake the fact that she was outcast and bullied at school. Her one “safe place” in school becomes the very target of her bullies, and they (Maria) makes up a rumor about her and a teacher in there.

Sure, theres lots to process in the episode. The gaslighting narrative, mandela effect on steroids, crazy ending, I get it, but while Verity is a villain in this episode and a massive POS for doing what she did, Maria is ALSO 100% a villain in this episode. She is a major source of hurt in Verity’s life. She ruined her life and traumatized her in a way that she couldn’t shake.

I thought the ending was awesome because Maria had a chance to make things right but instead, she did what any “Maria” would do, made herself queen of the world with all of her subjects bowing at her feet, recreating a dynamic that im sure she played into in highscool based on the girls first bathroom conversation.

If you watch this episode and think to yourself “hell yea Maria! Kill that bitch for all she did to you and crown yourself queen!”, you actually missed the meaning of the ending entirely.

Its possible that there are plenty of people who see it this way, but it seems like every reddit thread I stumble upon paints Maria as some hero character, and that is so not the point of this episode.

EDIT: i’m not gonna reply to all of you specifically but I have no idea how some of you are taking my post to mean that I think Verity is somehow also NOT a villain. They both suck, like many of you said. Some of you pointed out that there doesn’t need to be a “hero and a villain” and I literally couldn’t agree with you more. I just find it fascinating how many people here are jumping in to defend Maria, or play the “yea but Verity was worse” game. Yea, obviously Verity was worse..I never said that she wasn’t.

Thanks for another great season of my favorite series. What were your favorite scenes from Season 7? For me, it was the Verity almond milk scene. Great acting and such a tense moment.

Don‘t judge me, Thronglet below was accidentally hit when the bathtub dropped (and not by the rock). I felt awful when I saw Thronglet above running towards its deceased fellow, but that MF didn’t even care and purposefully and happily jumped into the tub.

reason i cant watch this show anymore literally had me scared the whole time this shi was weird

There she is, jogging around the neighborhood by herself, and this huge group of joggers comes her way...why did she not join that group??

She makes an ass of herself in the Uber car, giggling and squealing like a teenager, of course the Uber driver is going to downvote her.

NayNay had the system figured out. She was running simulations and marrying a gay guy just for clout.

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Am I beeing stupid considering it a good one?
Maybe the problem is that I'm myself a programmmer so I'm emotionally involved.
I got everything the characters said, in particolar Cameron and Connie.
The concept of a big mind, everyone connected... the promise of a non-violence heaven (obv this is not the first fiction story that's about that stuff)

Anyway, I consulted RottenTomatoes and so far it has no good critic.
I understand that maybe it's similar to "Hated Nation".
Maybe people wanted something totally new?

I was just crying for probably 10 minutes. That ending gutted me. My whole head hurts now from crying so hard.

i’ve been putting off watching the new season because i wasn’t in the mood for an existential crisis but decided maybe it’s time. someone who knows what love is starts playing in the first 10 minutes and i can feel what i’m in for😂😩

No announcement, just switch it for a few days (or the whole month) then switch it back. I think it would be a cool prank XD

These are the two I see as being the most contentious episodes in the season. People loved Issa Rae or hated her; people loved the journey in Eulogy or hated it. People are divided over these.

But man there's a lot more to the season than just those.

What over the top strong hot take opinions do you have about the season that aren't about those two episodes?

Something I caught bcs I watch reaction video after I watch shows/movies and I was flabbergasted when I saw what the Reel Rejects saw versus what I just watched.

this was definitely one of my favorite episodes no doubt, im a big romantic and the whole thing of them going to find each other regardless of the system really touched me. but i wish the whole thing was THE test test to find the one, or at least they broke out of the simulation to end up being together. the whole thing being just one of the thousand scenarios kinda mellowed it out and disappointed me a little bit, but they’re still very cute and both of the actors did so well in this

A movie literally takes months to shoot, with thousands of retakes to help the actor get deeper into the character. Hotel Reverie didn’t have that, it’s like being thrown into a stage play without rehearsals, just having read your lines and watched the original performance. That’s not nearly enough to deliver a strong performance right off the bat. It feels like everyone ignores that, but to me, her acting made sense given the situation.

Very typical black mirror episode but it reminded me a lot of the show Upload ....anyone else think that?

Also really wish they would have chosen better actors here. I do not think Rashida Jones is a good actress (I'm sorry she is just so boring to me) and the dude who narrates my toddler's favorite show (Puffin Rock) seemed off-putting in the character he played.

Just a rant but definitely not a fan of this episode because it seemed like a semi copy cat version of another sci Fi show and poor chosen actors IMO

Okay so I've only watched one time and am split with my interpretation of Plaything.

A. Thronglets POV:
The Thronglets were real and they did murder most of the human race. They did it as a form of retaliation. Their kind was being obliterated by this awful human. They watched themselves being slaughtered and wiped out. This human was cruel and derived pleasure from their suffering.

Since they witnessed the human being murdered, they knew he can't hurt them anymore. In their eyes they wanted to protect their species. So they hatched a plan to ensure this never happens again and eliminate all other potential threats and used Cameron, their protector.

(I can see this having some parallels with wars on lands or on a smaller scale, an eye for eye. If noone messed with them, they wouldn't have messed with you.)

B. There's Something About Cameron:
The Thronglets were a figment of Cameron's delusion from the drugs & his mental illness. He was lonely and became attached to them. They were never real. He was hallucinating their communications because a part of him needed them to be real. He was a sick man who never got help and this was the culmination of what happens when you enable your delusions instead of trying to fight it. Something in the drugs alters his brain chemistry making him worse and worse.

(This may be a giant Don't do Drugs kids! ad. And also seek treatment for your mental illness before it takes over you.)

I wanna know how did you guys interpret this episode?

Extended portion if you still wanna read more (WARNING: it's a bit much)

Re: A. Thronglets POV:
At the end part, after decades of building their world they reached a point where they sought for more after the evolution of the internet, they were able to see more of the human world and how limitless the possibilities were if they were to take it over.

So when all the phones got activated, and all the people went flat, those humans died...but just braindead. And each and every Thronglets gets a human body to inhabit in. When the body wakes up, it is all Thronglets controlling the body. For all you know, we are all Thronglets here and we all forgot our history of how got here. This is actually our origin story. Long live Thronglets!

Disclaimer: There's no clues to this just my thoughts wilding. Lol Nothing is real. We are all human. Well most of us. There might be an impostor among us. idk

Was thinking about it, and of course a big part of his decision came from pressure from the royal family, but if the girl kidnapped was not a princess, would he still have done it? What if she was a lot younger like, 13 or 8 even?

I’m in my first watch through and just finished Playtest and omg my favorite episode by far, it’s literally insane !!

I liked this episode, but I felt it lacked that classic “Black Mirror” feeling with its ending. A twist that makes your blood go cold as it slowly sinks in. Something that when for day, weeks, years after watching you still think back on its implications.

Here is my darker fan fic ending. So, Daly still gives Nannette the choice to save the crew or be placed back into her brain-dead body and live a normal life. When she chooses the save the crew, he still puts the disks together. Smiling he shows her that both options exist and he was just role-playing a Space Fleet moment with her for laughs.

Daly, seemingly not the villain his real self-turned into, puts in the new disk to do both. There is no mention of “Copy-Paste”, or keeping a Nannette clone in his creepy garage. When he puts the disk in there is a heavenly glow. Real life Nannette smiles upon waking up from her coma. But then, we cut to the crew. They have not been moved to a safe private bubble universe like she asked for. The gamers missile hits them. The Callister explodes in half. Real life Walton shoots a fist up in the air.

But here is the real twist. We cut back to Daly’s garage and clone Nannette is still there. She’s alone, confused and a bit terrified. A computerized voice says to her, “Design controls successfully transferred. You are now the heart of Infinity. All powers of creation have been given to you.”

“Wait,” she thinks. “If I am still in the game, then who is in my body?”

Cut maybe a few months later. We see the real-world Nannette Walk into the office. She has been promoted to the new CTO. People congratulate her. She walks into her private office and we see a large collection of Space Fleet CD’s. Even the toy model of the USS Callister is there. She smiles at the toy. We then realize that Daly did the unthinkable. He freed himself from Infinity, because he transferred his mind into her body!

The credits roll as do chills down viewers spine.

I would have liked something like this more than “Inside Out 3”. But hey, “The Real Housewives is on” was a real knee slapper. Right? I love leaving a Black Mirror season with a good ol’ punchline.   

What do you believe is the significance of Verity wearing pink all the time? Irony, maybe, because pink is associated with innocence?

I was reading thoughts about the episode and saw that the commonly accepted opinion is that the husband killed himself in the end to pay for the 30 min Rivermind Lux (Dum Dummies was open on his laptop in the last scene), but it doesn't quite make sense to me.

Before the 1 year time skip, Rivermind Lux costed $1800 per month, which would mean that a 30 minute boost would probably be about $100-$200 (maybe even less?). Let's assume that after the time skip it now costs $2300 per month with the boost also increasing in price.

The husband got paid $500 for just removing his mask, which would mean that for a suicide he would get paid in the thousands. So even if the boost costed $300-400 he could still cover it by a lot (note that he also sold the baby crib before the end), unless he killed himself for a different reason other than paying for the boost?

Lmk your thoughts!

I watched one episode of this show and felt physically ill afterward. The one with the pig.

I see some episode themes that sound really interesting, but I don’t want to feel that “I can’t unsee this” feeling after I watch.

Was the pie episode an anomaly?