r/blackmirror

I’ve officially watched every episode of Black Mirror, and wow, what a ride. There are episodes I loved, some I hated, and overall it’s a pretty disturbing experience.

But who on earth thought we needed a follow-up to USS Callister? I enjoyed the original, but it really didn’t need a sequel. I watched every episode in full except that one. Kind of ended the season on a buzzkill for me. felt lazy when we could've gotten another amazing episode.

almost a year ago since i watched Black Mirror and i really love it to the point that i watched some alternative the same ones of it. can you guys recommend more? the list ill write here is the ones i already watched i really liked because it has the same vibe. thank you!

Twilight Zone

Channel Zero

Creepshow

Cabinet Of Curiousities

Electric Dreams

Creeped Out

Darknet

Dimension 404

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With these "Bodycam-exposé" videos coming up (lots of the smaller channels don't even have subjects who have been sentenced in a court of justice, they just release full names, faces, identities of people fucking up their lives for clicks) I see a trend where people fucking up their lives for everyone to see is becoming so sensationalised.

There's even this "11 year old's prank turns into a felony" video that I'm not gonna post here but her face and name is on full display. It's an 11 fucking year old kid who did something stupid. Yes it was fucked up what she did (she prank-called cops saying someone was abducted driving on the highway) but it's now for the rest of her life for everyone to see. I hate how sensationalised these "Bodycam" videos have become over the last few years. Sure, if the guy shoots 3 people and dies a few mins later I don't care, but here we see extremely sensitive topics where all the people involved who have done nothing bad or illegal are caught in the crossfire. Usually their full identities are online for millions to see because their dad/teacher/pastor/whatever did something fucked up.

And the cherry on the cake is this thumbnail. Yes, Mr.Beast-fied thumbnail of your face with the title that you killed your stepdad cause he found something. Didn't watch the vid and don't plan to but I'm assuming it had something to do with CSAM or whatever, but now it's this epic new trend where your exaggerated face is on the thumbnail of a video watched 3 million+ times in less than a week. It's like tabloid culture but even more toxic. Rant over

Each to their own, I’d never shame somebody for having their own taste or opinions, but I see White Bear in 90% of the audiences top 10 picks and it’s left me wondering if there’s anybody else out there who really doesn’t like it? I’d have to rewatch it again to give a detailed explanation of why, but from the few times I have watched it, I just don’t find it enjoyable. I understand that the themes of the episode aren’t meant to be enjoyable, it’s supposed to make you uncomfortable, which it is successful at. I just don’t like it.

Of course I have a stomach for disturbing themes, I wouldn’t be a fan of the show otherwise. White Bear just never did it for me.

In most of the other episodes i've watched, its more like a gadget or tech ruins someones life or results in consequences for someone.

but in this its just actual actors within actors in a kind of cosplay, its just a bit weird , thats all

Holy fuck. I've just finished this episode and I am absolutely speechless. It has been years since something has made me so astonished. The story, the build up, the twist, the soundtrack. This whole episode has left me feeling such an amazement. *spoilers ahead. Please watch the episode if you haven't already*

Having something so silly as the trollface be what announces the twist, having the main character actually be a piece of shit, showing how everyone's lives were ruined, showing someone literally die. This episode literally hit like a truck every fucking second. I cannot belive how well it is written and shot.

Im sure anyone who has seen the episode knows the twist and everything, but seeing it for the first time has amazed me.

Sorry for the ramble, im just so astonished.

so, so far i've only watched shut up and dance which i LOVED, and then white christmas. the thing is, i get really paranoid when the episode is about any sci-fi topics or stuff like that, kinda like white christmas was, so does anyone have any good episodes they liked that are more like the first ep i mentioned? thanks a lot!!

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I ranked the episodes one by one using chorus.fm. When I do it this way I surprise myself, I would not have manually put the episodes in this order. What do we think? This is my opinion as 22F

I've seen the first episode of Black Mirror, and too be honest, I thought it was pretty solid. However, I would rather not look at sex & nudity and this show has a severe on the Parent's Guide. How bad is the graphic content in this show? Is it frequent or sparse? This may decide if I continue with the show. Thank you

As per title...

I think my pick would be NoseDive. Lacy may be super annoying, but I found it to be a very interesting world build. The end of the episode was great, but I would like to see what happened next for both Lacy's transformation ...post breakdown... And how she has to navigate her new world being exiled to the lowest of the low. I really love the truck driver lady and I could totally see her getting back into contact with her eventually and learning a whole new way to go about life. You know after that while wedding fiasco, she would definitely come back home and have no job, and no place to live. I feel this episode was just the beginning and there is still yet, a great story to be told. So much that can happen, endless possibilities. I would really love to see Lacy's transformation from hell to loving her new life. Maybe a few chapters of the story could be told and she could grow into a new person with leadership qualities and lead a rebel group to the ultimate take down of the system. I love stories that feature the main character doing a complete 360 opposite version, of the character they started as.

This is getting a bit longer than intended, but if you're still with me, I'd love to hear some of your ideas for an extended story of any of your favorite black mirror episodes. ✌️💚