Black Mirror

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Season 4
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2011
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 273 Ratings

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  1. Neilog
    Mar 19, 2018
    10
    Love this serial: mind-blowing, psychedelic, very smart, scary sometime, one of best in our reality
  2. shoulderoforion
    Dec 30, 2017
    6
    Barely passable, this season was nice to look at, but it seems (especially the last episode) as if they've run out of ideas. The shared universe is "interesting", but only if i'm kept interested in the individual stories/characters. It's got to be extremely difficult to repeat the excellence of the first three seasons. Even when some of the episodes were "off" in seasons past BrookerBarely passable, this season was nice to look at, but it seems (especially the last episode) as if they've run out of ideas. The shared universe is "interesting", but only if i'm kept interested in the individual stories/characters. It's got to be extremely difficult to repeat the excellence of the first three seasons. Even when some of the episodes were "off" in seasons past Brooker still found a way to kick us in the pants with at least some which were astounding, none of the eps this year qualify.… Expand
  3. moothemagiccow
    Jan 21, 2018
    4
    The show was always a little cheesy, but it really doubled down on silliness and stupid twists this season. Last season had a tendency to be impressive, dramatic, and speak on important social issues.

    This season asks such pressing questions as "can a rodent witness a crime?" or "what if your dating app had real people in it?" One episode was basically a Terminator remake, but without a    The show was always a little cheesy, but it really doubled down on silliness and stupid twists this season. Last season had a tendency to be impressive, dramatic, and speak on important social issues.

    This season asks such pressing questions as "can a rodent witness a crime?" or "what if your dating app had real people in it?" One episode was basically a Terminator remake, but without a storyline. I skipped to the next episode about twenty minutes in.

    Basically the show has become predictable, so its twists have to be incredibly stupid just to keep you off the trail.    … Expand
  4. Abysswalker89
    Jan 10, 2018
    4
    This season is by far the weakest the show's ever been. The thrill about previous seasons was in part because you never knew what the episode was about and you tried to figure out what the hell was going on. Now with the idea of a shared universe between episodes part of the fun of the show is gone, with technologies reappearing in multiple episodes, you kind of need to have seen previousThis season is by far the weakest the show's ever been. The thrill about previous seasons was in part because you never knew what the episode was about and you tried to figure out what the hell was going on. Now with the idea of a shared universe between episodes part of the fun of the show is gone, with technologies reappearing in multiple episodes, you kind of need to have seen previous episodes to fully appreciate new ones.
    This occurs a lot in this season, with 3 episodes being about a tech invented in an episode season 2.
    Is this lack of originality? Laziness?
    I think it's because the show is getting mainstream attention, so the creators feel it's too risky to change things a lot, so we get a lot of bland episodes that don't really want to say anything about society or technology. By doing this, the show looses its core strengths. Not every show has to be game of thrones or the walking dead, forget mass appeal and focus on what you do well, which is to be a very thought provoking, weird and disturbing show.
    'cause when a show goes mainstream, "you find any wonder whatsoever you dole it out in meager portions, and only then til it’s augmented and packaged and pumped through ten thousand pre-assigned filters, til it’s nothing more than a meaningless series of lights"    … Expand
  5. AkumaJack
    Jan 13, 2018
    6
    I'll update my review as i go on with each episode. I'll write a note for each one.

    Episode 1: "USS Callister" A slow start for the fourth season of black mirror. Isn't bad, but isnt on "Shut up and Dance" levels of greatness. The premise isn't that intresting, but the psychology of the characters is portrayed in a very great way for some of them during the episode. The ending is    I'll update my review as i go on with each episode. I'll write a note for each one.

    Episode 1: "USS Callister"
    A slow start for the fourth season of black mirror. Isn't bad, but isnt on "Shut up and Dance" levels of greatness. The premise isn't that intresting, but the psychology of the characters is portrayed in a very great way for some of them during the episode. The ending is lackluster for the serie standards. (6/10)

    Episode 2: "Arkangel"
    The second episode is far more intresting for me than the previous. A woman spy on her daughter thanks to a chip she has implanted in her brain. That's the technologic scare that i like in Black Mirror. Is plausible and makes room for portraying intresting scenarios like "How a mother-helicopter would use that power? what would be the consequences?" Is also well directed by Jodie Foster. Worth Watching (8+/10)

    Episode 3: Crocodile
    Crocodile is quite a plain episode. For me Black Mirror was mostly about technology and dystopian futures. In this episode there is none of that. It could be rewritten as a 2017 thriller episode without the need for technology and would be the same. There is also a very BAD ending that is the nail in the coffin for this episode (5/10)

    Episode 4: Hang the DJ.
    Probably the best episode of this season. There is an intresting setting where couples are matched to find their truly loved one and they have to spend a finite amount of time with them and then pass to another one to gather data to find "The One". The whole episode has so many intresting ideas and all well executed. How you'd react if you'd find a special one just to go on searching because an infallible algorithm said so? How is living with someone you don't like just because an IA told you is the best for you? That's intresting and shows us a future in which people are relying more and more on technology even to find the loved one instead of trusting ourselves. (9+/10)

    Episode 5: Metalhead
    This episode is absolute trash. A black and white episode with no real context, forgettable characters and boring directing decisions. It seems a discount "Psycho" by hitchcock with no real idea behind it. The plot is centered about those technologic dog that kill everything. You don't know where they came from, when they did or why they do this. You don't know anything. And at the end is a waste of time. (1/10)

    Episode 6: Black Museum
    Quite good. one story overarching two other told by one of the two protagonists. The whole concept is good but it reuses the same ideas from USS callister of "What it means to be a living being"? It also creates a retcon of Shared multiverse between some (all?) of the episodes and i think is a bad decision. Overall the three stories are worth watching and have some momentum but in the whole the episode is not a great finale imo. (7/10)

    Overall this season is a 6/10.
    Half of the time is good and the other half is insufficient or just awful (Metalhead).    … Expand
  6. Fenix_89
    Jan 4, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quarta stagione di Balck Mirror: Dov'è Black Mirror?

    Nonostante la qualità tecnica sia sempre eccelsa, questa quarta stagione ha perso ciò che è sempre stato l'anima stessa della serie, ovvero raccontare degli aspetti umani, resi possibili proprio attraverso l'escamotage della tecnologia, in chiave praticamente transumanista. Questa stagione non lo fa, e perciò non la si può nemmeno definire una stagione di Black Mirror. Il primo episodio è di fatto il peggiore da questo punto di vista, copie digitali senzienti di persone reali, che consapevoli della loro condizione, sbolognano la questione "Io sono la copia digitale di me stesso" in appena dieci minuti di malessere e dialogo. Se questa fosse stata una puntata di Black Mirror, l'intera storia sarebbe ruotata attorno a questa questione, invece nell'episodio i personaggi non si rapportano alla loro nuova esistenza ed a come collegare interiormente il loro passato col loro presente, bensì si accingono subito a cercare di farsi giustizia contro un cattivo senza motivazioni e con appena un brandello accennato di storia. Un finale puramente moralista e per nulla esistenziale. Scritto coi piedi come tutta la storia. Per fortuna è l'unico caso così grave, ma anche quasi tutti gli altri episodi hanno perso lo spirito che ha reso Black Mirror ciò che è, fatta eccezione per il secondo episodio (Arkangel) a mio parere, che è comunque "debole". Ma il segno più grave in assoluto lo vedo nel quinto episodio, un episodio che stupra ed uccide Black Mirror stesso, e che di fatto non ha né senso, né posto in questa serie. Potremmo dire che è come vedere un peperone in un cesto di mele. Il peperone è bello, ma comunque non centra nulla col resto. È un puro esercizio di stile, senza nessuna questione morale, etica o umana. Solo un continuo action thriller post-apocalittico. Presa a sé stante è un'ottima puntata, ma perché metterla qua in mezzo? Che idea aveva chi ha fatto questa puntata di Black Mirror? Se Black Mirror è sempre stato questione umana o sociale raccontata attraverso il transumanesimo e la tecnologia, cosa stava pensando chi ha scritto e messo questa roba dentro Black Mirror? Perché questo episodio mi sembra l'opera di qualcuno che vuole usare un palcoscenico glorificato da altri e sfruttarlo per far apparire se stesso. Mostrare la sua bravura tecnica, non rispettando minimamente la storia e l'eredità di quel palcoscenico a cui gli è stato concesso di salire, ed anzi appropriandosene senza minimamente curarsi di nulla che non di sé stesso. Tanto Black Mirror è quella serie dove si fa fantascienz di qualità! La risposta è NO. Black Mirror è uno sguardo tecnologico nell'animo umano, che sia interiore o sociale, o spesso entrambi. Non è l'etichetta sotto la quale inserire il proprio esercizio di stile fine a se stesso. Questo non è Black Mirror.    … Expand
  7. vanderwaldorf
    Dec 31, 2017
    4
    The fourth season didn’t have much consistency.
    Too many reused ideas.
    The only episode that surprised me was "USS Callister”
    By far the weakest season of all.
  8. TixyLix
    Dec 30, 2017
    5
    Too many reused ideas, weak character development and episodes with no pay off... plus did Karl Pilkington write Black Museum?
  9. SuperMax156
    Jan 1, 2018
    3
    The Star Trek parody USS Callister is really good, but sadly it is the exception this season. Unfortunately the technological premise is too far fetched in several episodes. In the past Black Mirror was cool because the technologies seemed kind of feasible, but now we have machines that can read memories, even in guinea pigs apparently. Just silly. Black Museum , the last episode goesThe Star Trek parody USS Callister is really good, but sadly it is the exception this season. Unfortunately the technological premise is too far fetched in several episodes. In the past Black Mirror was cool because the technologies seemed kind of feasible, but now we have machines that can read memories, even in guinea pigs apparently. Just silly. Black Museum , the last episode goes completely off the rails and is just stupid. Well, we had a good run, but looks like Black Mirror has now jumped the shark.… Expand
  10. mads074i
    Dec 29, 2017
    10
    As always, black mirror displays such an intriguing inside to technology and how it could possibly affects society in the future. Furthermore it showcase great writing, cinematography, acting, just overall an awesome season
  11. arnav99
    Jan 5, 2018
    6
    Easily the weakest season of Black Mirror, it was horribly paced but not without its moments. I believe that the creative minds behind this show have run out of original ideas for this show since they have rehashed numerous elements from their OWN show's prior seasons to make a first lackluster season. Episodes 3 and 5 especially were so boring that they gave me a headache, 5 was entirelyEasily the weakest season of Black Mirror, it was horribly paced but not without its moments. I believe that the creative minds behind this show have run out of original ideas for this show since they have rehashed numerous elements from their OWN show's prior seasons to make a first lackluster season. Episodes 3 and 5 especially were so boring that they gave me a headache, 5 was entirely pointless and unoriginal, the point of Black Mirror is to show technology in unique, never seen before ways and how it affects the people in the show and episode 5 was trash.
    This season did have its highlights in the first and last episodes of the season but they never reach the high points that this show has delivered in prior seasons. This show has amazing production quality and this season continues to show beautiful locations and has amazing shots, however it doesn't even close to redeeming the show as a whole, it's become all show and no substance, has eccentric and beautiful flash but none of the content to match it.
    I am terribly disappointed in this season since it had so much hype surrounding it and the show with its newfound fame should have strived to become even more shock-inducing and so much more unique but this season fell flat as a narrative experience, instead relying on its flashy production quality and rather talented actors all giving solid performances.
    Overall the worst season of Black Mirror but still better than most shows out there. That doesn't excuse this show from being an unoriginal and incoherent mess (episode 5 was trash). The episodes were for the most part forgettable with the exception of the first and last episodes (not that great), still an adequate binge-watching experience, I still hold hope for a great season 5 since there were glimpses of brilliance in this show.    … Expand
  12. james-cordoban
    Feb 7, 2018
    6
    In my opinion is this season the weakest of the first 4 seasons. The plots of the episodes are not very intriguing.
  13. viroodiem
    Jan 1, 2018
    3
    Season 4 is an absolute departure from what made the series great.

    The biggest problem is that with such a small episode count is a double edged sword. A single episode can make an entire season. However, having only 6 episodes it puts more stress on each episode to be up to a certain caliber. Callister is barely up to mediocre and is so only based on the connection to the recent    Season 4 is an absolute departure from what made the series great.

    The biggest problem is that with such a small episode count is a double edged sword. A single episode can make an entire season. However, having only 6 episodes it puts more stress on each episode to be up to a certain caliber.

    Callister is barely up to mediocre and is so only based on the connection to the recent Discovery Vs Orville discussion about the future of Star Trek. Its only real notable point of existence is that it shines a light on just how groan worthy the real thing(and in t really is. Outside of that the episode is really disappointing especially being it is the first episode which really set the tone for the following episodes.

    Arkangel has no place in the series as its just a rehash of a plot that has been in tv and film since the 50s with only a minor technological deviation that literally can never happen. ( even the episode acknowledges that fact) From its trailer It had all the makings of something that could have been truly remarkable. It instead fits as a nod to this years cultural zietgiest with its ever so tired plot, likely driven by its equally tired director.

    Crocodile however is a completely unwatchable mess. Centered around an illogical technological premise, it keeps plodding on and on waiting for a merciful ending that the absolute mess of an episode cant even come up with.

    The pointlessly titled Hang the DJ was another uninspired tale. While the narrative was not up to par, it redeems itself on the strength of the performances from the cast.

    Thankfully they saved the best for last and the season started to turn around with Metalhead. While not all that original it was very well acted by its lead and its tone evokes the true heart of what the IP is all about, The fear of what our technology can lead us to.

    The finale, The Black Museum is by far the best. As an anthology within an anthology, it cobbles together three main acts to display the normal swerve job the series is known for. The ONLY real failing is that they chose Douglas Hodge to play Rolo. He did a great job without question. However in an episode based on a story drafted by Penn Jillet, He would have made a better choice in the episodes lead role.

    Overall the problem with Season 4 as stated was that just like one stellar episode can make an entire season, A bad one can just as easily sink it when there are only 6. Arkangel and Crocodile are terrible for their own respective reasons and they serve as the albatross around the neck of the entire season weighing it down leaving the rest of the season struggling to tread water.

    Honestly the back and forth with its development is likely the problem. First it was not due out until 2018 and then at the last moment it was going to be released just before the end of 2017. They really should have dumped crocodile and probably arkangel all together and took their time to make something better. Even episodes on par with Hang the DJ and Callister would have resulted in a season that would have been arguably the best season to date. What we got however is an incontrovertible reality making season 4 by far the worst. Hopefully we get a season 5 so the franchise has a chance to redeem this season.

    In the end the score is a 3 as it is firmly in bad territory compared to the good the franchise is known for. Not the least of which is that this season while still passable otherwise was completely overshadowed with how good Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams turned out to be. With all that considered it makes what would have otherwise been a 4 or 5 season slide all the way down to a 3.    … Expand
  14. RainXH11
    Dec 29, 2017
    10
    somehow they again managed to top the previous "already fantastic seasons" with this one, this is the pinnacle of cinematography and storytelling, every episode will make you feel something
    episode 1: it's terrifying just the thought of it
    episode 2 & 3 : they exaggerate at the edge what it is real and what might could be real oneday, just brilliant episode 4: the feeling were so    somehow they again managed to top the previous "already fantastic seasons" with this one, this is the pinnacle of cinematography and storytelling, every episode will make you feel something
    episode 1: it's terrifying just the thought of it
    episode 2 & 3 : they exaggerate at the edge what it is real and what might could be real oneday, just brilliant
    episode 4: the feeling were so realistic, fantastic capturing of being in a relationship that you don't like, and the feeling of loving someone like no one else
    episode 6: oh my god from where i start, this one takes the cake, it just went full black mirror style on 3 stories within one
    this series like every time deserve the 10/10 treatment, top quality, binge it and have a blast    … Expand
  15. Filmatic
    Dec 29, 2017
    10
    Amazing season.... was blown away during the first episode. great direction, acting, and writing!Hallmarks of a legendary series. keep it up!!
  16. pixelcraftables
    Dec 30, 2017
    7
    The season's quality is definitely a step down from previous ones. Hang the DJ is definitely the standout episode through the season, and is perhaps one of the best episodes of the entire series. Most of the other episodes are of average or just above average quality, for they get bogged down with rehashed concepts and predictable story lines, but are saved by some truly phenomenal castingThe season's quality is definitely a step down from previous ones. Hang the DJ is definitely the standout episode through the season, and is perhaps one of the best episodes of the entire series. Most of the other episodes are of average or just above average quality, for they get bogged down with rehashed concepts and predictable story lines, but are saved by some truly phenomenal casting choices, style, and great charm.… Expand
  17. eagleeyeviking
    Jan 8, 2018
    7
    Season 4 isn't as strong as the previous 3 seasons due to lots of rehashed ideas, such as in "Crocodile", and "Black Museum". However, there are a few standout episodes such as "Hang the DJ" and "U.S.S. Calister" that reminds us why and how technology that currently/will exist, can haunt us.
  18. Acclamation
    Dec 30, 2017
    8
    Warning . . . This season is more partisan and more politically correct than you can possibly imagine. It’s a Netflix show anyway, and if you are on season 4 . . . No suprises there.

    If you can pretend that the people are of different genders and skin colors, while you watch it, there is some superb scifi work in there, with multiple layers of drama, action, and emotion. I really    Warning . . . This season is more partisan and more politically correct than you can possibly imagine. It’s a Netflix show anyway, and if you are on season 4 . . . No suprises there.

    If you can pretend that the people are of different genders and skin colors, while you watch it, there is some superb scifi work in there, with multiple layers of drama, action, and emotion. I really liked about half the episodes, and the other half are pretty bad, but I still felt the bad ones were worth watching.

    Do not miss episode 4, and episode 1 was pretty good too. I can’t really reccommend the others, and if you can’t tolerate the absolutely worst political correct stuff from America, then definitely skip the last episode . . . If you don’t heed my advice on that, you’ll wish you did, and thank me for that.    … Expand
  19. Theghostgamebr
    Dec 31, 2017
    10
    If you didn't like it, you just did not understand it or you think that it is bad because you want it to be bad.
    Black Mirror Season 4 has a lot of creative episodes ,wich ones are NOT predictable at all, and all of them criticizes something
    Don't read the critics just wacht it, if you don't understand them , you are just dumb.
  20. HumanoideFilms
    Dec 31, 2017
    10
    This season explores the danger posibilities of the neurosciences. Show the worst side of the human specie. Amazing tramas, also the cinematography its spectacular.
  21. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    10
    Only one weak episode - Metalhead - and five amazing episodes the quality of great movies.
  22. bloodrizer
    Feb 3, 2018
    3
    Black mirror was always bad, but this season broke all the limits of bad writing and cancerous SJW agenda
  23. DogMan107
    Dec 30, 2017
    8
    If you like the strangeness of Black Mirror you'll love this season. I was a little disappointed with some of the payoff. The 4th and 3rd episodes are definitely a borefest if you don't immediately get into them. At the 4th season mark the pattern of writing on this show is slowly more apparent and the mechanics to drag you into the story have become a lot more noticeable. If you canIf you like the strangeness of Black Mirror you'll love this season. I was a little disappointed with some of the payoff. The 4th and 3rd episodes are definitely a borefest if you don't immediately get into them. At the 4th season mark the pattern of writing on this show is slowly more apparent and the mechanics to drag you into the story have become a lot more noticeable. If you can ignore it, it won't be a problem. But there's definitely some innovation or level of quanity that the next season of this show must boost. It seems the ideas tossed around here have been either done before, or the leading up to payoff in previous episodes with similar ideas allowed you to come up with explanations that seem to have been done in this season. The first is the best episode, followed by the 6th, 5th, and 2nd.… Expand
  24. Voodoo123
    Jan 3, 2018
    8
    +Noteworthy cinematography across each episode
    +Excellent cast
    +Great soundscape +Excellent genre writing -Cliche ideas crop up occasionally In terms of my own enjoyment of each episode, to me, it's fascinating having read other user reviews, how different people resonated with different episodes as their favourites. To pick my top two it would have to be USS callister and hang the    +Noteworthy cinematography across each episode
    +Excellent cast
    +Great soundscape
    +Excellent genre writing
    -Cliche ideas crop up occasionally

    In terms of my own enjoyment of each episode, to me, it's fascinating having read other user reviews, how different people resonated with different episodes as their favourites. To pick my top two it would have to be USS callister and hang the dj. Overall this series carries with it a softer, more positive tone than the one prior, so I found it easier to watch multiples in a binge session. Its very entertaining, with each episode adding something new to its own black mirror-verse.    … Expand
  25. smerickson
    Jan 15, 2018
    9
    Man. I feel like I've had so many of these ideas/plots but would never be able to flesh it out or throw a twist in the way he does. The Jodie Foster episode is just ridiculous. How they fit such characterization/storytelling into 60 minutes is beyond me. It leaves me wanting so much more.

    It's funny, to me the episode that got him the Emmy nominations last year was the weakest one in    Man. I feel like I've had so many of these ideas/plots but would never be able to flesh it out or throw a twist in the way he does. The Jodie Foster episode is just ridiculous. How they fit such characterization/storytelling into 60 minutes is beyond me. It leaves me wanting so much more.

    It's funny, to me the episode that got him the Emmy nominations last year was the weakest one in that season (again, to me)--- he needs to win this year.    … Expand
  26. bigmackk
    Feb 6, 2018
    10
    What an amazing show. Not a bad episode in the entire series, just some better than others. The standouts for series 4 are USS Callister, Hang the DJ and Metalhead. Loved it.
  27. alejandro970
    Jan 14, 2018
    10
    The "grandson" of Twilight Zone is loaded of surprises in the 4th season. The episodes that deserves all attention the ones that tributes Star Trek and Alfred Hitchcock presents. The final episode is an hyperbole.
  28. Aloxb3
    Jan 12, 2018
    7
    Black mirror é aquela coisa que todo mundo já sabe: maluco, confuso e, portanto, realista! Eu nem gosto dessa série mas como todos os episódio são bem diferentes é como se eu estivesse assistindo um curta-metragem. Apesar de não gostar dessa série, a qualidade e a inovação são de "tirar o chapéu"! Ela se propõe a fazer o telespectador pensar sobre o futuro e com isso traz muitas questõesBlack mirror é aquela coisa que todo mundo já sabe: maluco, confuso e, portanto, realista! Eu nem gosto dessa série mas como todos os episódio são bem diferentes é como se eu estivesse assistindo um curta-metragem. Apesar de não gostar dessa série, a qualidade e a inovação são de "tirar o chapéu"! Ela se propõe a fazer o telespectador pensar sobre o futuro e com isso traz muitas questões que mexam com a ética e a moral do ser humano. Essa temporada não foi nem melhor, nem pior que as outras, simplesmente, conseguiu manter o padrão de qualidade. :*… Expand
  29. PrettyGood
    Jan 6, 2018
    8
    The fourth season feels different, but every episode gives you a unique movie-like experience. USS Callister and Black Museum are innovative, chilling and terrifying. Hang the DJ is a somewhat heartwarming story, but this is Black Mirror, after all. Arkangel and Metalhead tell a simple story, yet one is devastating and the other intense until the last moment. Crocodile has a Fargo feeling,The fourth season feels different, but every episode gives you a unique movie-like experience. USS Callister and Black Museum are innovative, chilling and terrifying. Hang the DJ is a somewhat heartwarming story, but this is Black Mirror, after all. Arkangel and Metalhead tell a simple story, yet one is devastating and the other intense until the last moment. Crocodile has a Fargo feeling, thrilling and exciting.… Expand
  30. Kaustav
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    Black Mirror has always, almost always, been this good since its inception. And Season 4 doesn't disappoint - if anything, it is closest in depiction to the modern times and futuristic times we live and may live in
    USS Callister, Hang The DJ, Crocodile and Black Museum are standout material that leaves an impact whereas Arkangel does well to further themes of surveillance & alienation    Black Mirror has always, almost always, been this good since its inception. And Season 4 doesn't disappoint - if anything, it is closest in depiction to the modern times and futuristic times we live and may live in
    USS Callister, Hang The DJ, Crocodile and Black Museum are standout material that leaves an impact whereas Arkangel does well to further themes of surveillance & alienation that had explored in the previous seasons. Lastly, Metalhead is perhaps most unique dystopian that Charlie Brooker has penned in terms of sheer hopelessness and desperation it manisfests in the story and its viewers.
    Please be patient with these series and take your time to absorb it. For if you hurry and convince yourself it's just overrated (which in and of itself is a overrated word, as my friend says), you'll miss out something worthy of your valuable time.    … Expand
  31. zapV
    Jan 2, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As always, Black Mirror is great at provoking interesting thoughts and raising difficult and important questions, but it's really not keen to deeply explore them. It uses science concepts mainly to build a groundwork for character's emotional journey, but sometimes treat human behaviour as lightly (for example un USS Callister, digital version of Nannete, upon finding herself in a terrible situation, forgets about self-preservation instincts and strives to commit suicide at all costs without even trying to consider miserable but nevertheless existence over death). This approach culminates in Black's Museum episode, where we get 3 stories squashed in 1 episode, which leaves no room to any development of ideas or characters.

    This makes the series stop short of being truly great and timeless, but still for today's television it's a unique and bold work, that will make you look at our modern world at a new angle.    … Expand
  32. nielsnable
    Jan 8, 2018
    7
    Black Mirror is back with some of the series' best and worst episodes. "USS Callister" and "Hang the DJ" will definitely impress sci-fi fans while "Black Museum" will go down in history as one of the most horrifying and intriguing hours in television. "Metalhead" is enjoyable and thrilling as a YouTube short film but not as a Black Mirror episode. Meanwhile, "Arkangel" and "Crocodile"Black Mirror is back with some of the series' best and worst episodes. "USS Callister" and "Hang the DJ" will definitely impress sci-fi fans while "Black Museum" will go down in history as one of the most horrifying and intriguing hours in television. "Metalhead" is enjoyable and thrilling as a YouTube short film but not as a Black Mirror episode. Meanwhile, "Arkangel" and "Crocodile" aren't just worth your time.… Expand
  33. OudayYehya
    Jan 8, 2018
    9
    THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS WERE WRITTEN RIGHT AFTER I FINISHED EVERY EPISODE:

    USS Callister : This episode is probably the only episode with a happy ending. I LOVE IT. ArkAngel : This episode is every mom's dream and every daughter's nightmare. It's so creepy with all the obsession with 'safety'. Definitely one of the better episodes. Crocodile : This episode sure does have that mystery    THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS WERE WRITTEN RIGHT AFTER I FINISHED EVERY EPISODE:

    USS Callister : This episode is probably the only episode with a happy ending. I LOVE IT.

    ArkAngel : This episode is every mom's dream and every daughter's nightmare. It's so creepy with all the obsession with 'safety'. Definitely one of the better episodes.
    Crocodile : This episode sure does have that mystery factor that takes us back to the roots of the show.

    Half-way through the season and Black Mirror looks like it will be staying on Netflix for a long time.

    Hang The DJ: This is so realistic , it will make you doubt your very existence. My favorite episode of the season.
    Metalhead : This episode was a low for me. Even though it's creative is outstanding we still didn't find out why they are doing this and why weren't their more dogs in the first place (last scene).

    Black Museum : is the best episode of the season, It is last season's San Junipero. The content is amazing, I'm simply speechless.

    Give this review a thumbs up if you found it helpful and don't forget to check out my other reviews!    … Expand
  34. thinkbach
    Feb 6, 2018
    3
    getting tired of brooker's pompous certainty that he knows what's right v. what's wrong in the world, and his relentless interest in providing targets for the audience to feel gratified in punishing; too much media these days seems to focus on these certainties: these values, people, ideals are wrong! screams the content of so much work out there; when the world of entertainment seems togetting tired of brooker's pompous certainty that he knows what's right v. what's wrong in the world, and his relentless interest in providing targets for the audience to feel gratified in punishing; too much media these days seems to focus on these certainties: these values, people, ideals are wrong! screams the content of so much work out there; when the world of entertainment seems to be bending over backwards to convince me of the correct social position, i start feeling a little 'they live' coming on; brooker exemplifies this with his snarky certainty of what's right and wrong in everything from politics to murder; the most derivative of his episodes, 'black museum', deals squarely in the obvious wrongs, and they are wrongs, but does so by co-opting hellraiser's superior treatment of the now worn-out theme of pleasure v. pain, roald dahl's superior treatment of what it's like to hold someone hostage, and anyone else's superior treatment of what it means to be tortured by white jerks; having been hit over the head daily by what is right and wrong in our world from every corner of the media room, here it is again; where are the shows that leave me puzzled and uncertain? where are the shows that question the creator's own certainties? sadly, with this episode of black mirror it feels like brooker has exposed the truth in himself, that he is, in reality, no different inside than any of the power-hungry supremacists he likes to target, and they are such easy targets, aren't they? but all that self-righteous finger-pointing is inevitably going to slip, and the mirror reveal that the dark side is in him in brooker too! this series alone is enough to deter me from consensus-building television; after all, when the tv is showing me entertainments that basically argue the same points of view that everyone on facebook argues incessantly, maybe it's time to cash it in; after all, i can get everything brooker offers in any given single conversation thread online; cash it in, brooker, you've run out of real juice on this, and i question whether the series ever had any real juice, other than brooker's own certainty in his superior pov, which finally reveals it's ugly internal great-white savior bias; save yourself first, then you can tell me who else might need saving, but in the meantime i'm finally done with black mirror… Expand
  35. BulgarianCritic
    Nov 21, 2018
    9
    As always amazing writing and direction from the creators of this show.This was another fantastical season i cant wait to see what season 5 will show us
  36. drlowdon
    Jan 28, 2018
    8
    Four seasons in and, while Black Mirror has lost some of its ability to surprise, very few TV shows manage to create as much discussion with everyone seeming to have their own opinions and personal favourite episodes (mine is USS Callister).

    I really do hope we see more Black Mirror in the future.
  37. brockcheese
    Mar 25, 2018
    7
    This latest season is a bit disappointing. Only two out of the six episodes I actually liked. The rest of the episodes all have interesting ideas but they are either half baked or too cruel to be enjoyable.
  38. Cittadel
    Apr 12, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's an okay season, but it's not as exciting as the previous seasons. Some of this season's episodes really didn't impress me at all with their dull storylines (Metalhead is a great example of this), some were decent (i.e. USS Callister and Arkangel) and one episode absolutely outshined the others for me (Hang the DJ). I enjoyed watching Black Mirror: Season 4 while it lasted, but I would never replay any of the episodes. My hope is that the show will return to its roots.… Expand
  39. blossom
    Mar 2, 2018
    7
    I feel like the most honest review I can give is "well, I make it to the end of every season, so that means something"

    I do hope that if there's a season 5, everyone behind this show pushes away from some of the repetitive themes they've kind of...hammered to death. I can't lie and say I wasn't entertained, though.
  40. Felindie
    Aug 7, 2019
    8
    Season four, it's still pretty impressive, there are some unconvincing moments in episodes like 'Crocodile' or 'Archangel' but 'USS Callister' is perfect.
  41. hornysoul
    Sep 21, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "USS Callister": Episódio estupidamente bom.

    "Arkangel": O conceito do episódio é ótimo, mas vários erros foram cometidos ao longo da história, como a sua previsibilidade.

    "Crocodile": A cinematografia da paisagem islandesa foi fantástica. A violência só não calhou bem neste contexto...

    "Hang the DJ": Episódio extremamente bem colocado na coleção de Black Mirror, no entanto, o episódio pareceu-se demasiado com "San Junipero".

    "Metalhead": Adorei a ideia de produzirem um episódio a preto e branco, pois funcionou perfeitamente bem. A ideia dos "cachorros" robóticos foi inteligente.

    "Black Museum": O melhor episódio da temporada. Assustadoramente divertido!    … Expand
  42. ErikTheCritic
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    Aside from one rather weak episode, Season 4 of Black Mirror proves that the series has still not yet lost steam, and still manages to grip us and truly make us feel worrisome towards the continuous advancement of technology in our modern world.
  43. BrunoVn00
    Mar 31, 2019
    10
    I can't believe that this show after four seasons is still as amazing as when it started. In fact it's getting better in its production, its acting, its writing, its directing, I think in pretty much every aspect!
    I loved all episodes, the only one I didn't like as much is "Metalhead" but that was still an pretty good, thrilling and intense episode with a unique visual style, different    I can't believe that this show after four seasons is still as amazing as when it started. In fact it's getting better in its production, its acting, its writing, its directing, I think in pretty much every aspect!
    I loved all episodes, the only one I didn't like as much is "Metalhead" but that was still an pretty good, thrilling and intense episode with a unique visual style, different from the rest of the series.

    "USS Callister" is just amazing, mindblowing and probably my second favorite of this season.
    "Arkangel" a shocking story of a overprotective mother watching after her daughter.
    "Crocodile" is a wonderful, dramatic and thrilling story with some breathtaking twists and turns.
    "Hang the DJ" Is just mind-blowing.
    "Metalhead" the weakest but still great.
    "White Museum" probably one of the best episodes of the entire series, simply incredible, shocking and depressing story.    … Expand
  44. Jamedris
    Apr 10, 2019
    10
    Amazing series fueled by development of modern society. Visions provided in this show are not so sci-fi when you think it through, let's just look at China... Some episodes are weaker than best ones, but I guarantee that you'll get hooked. Just skip the first episode of first season if you can't stand it and watch an EXTRA Christmas episode! It's an ultimate mindf%^&*, a modern version ofAmazing series fueled by development of modern society. Visions provided in this show are not so sci-fi when you think it through, let's just look at China... Some episodes are weaker than best ones, but I guarantee that you'll get hooked. Just skip the first episode of first season if you can't stand it and watch an EXTRA Christmas episode! It's an ultimate mindf%^&*, a modern version of Gordian knot. Beyond scale, amazing, awesome, no more words needed! +fav… Expand
  45. Diptanshu
    May 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WOW another Masterpiece season,it was dark,mind-blowing and brilliant as hell,the music was great amazing to hear what love is song now and then,the acting was iconic and great,1st episode's whole cast,2nd episode's mom and daughter,3rd one's murderer and the insurance women,4th one's couple,5th one's survivor and last one's both characters they were great as hell.the gadgets this time too was brilliantly and awesome,the story-line and theme of all episodes kind-of felt the exact theme of previous season's in order like the 4th one is lite in tone and 5th one is survival based and 2nd episode focused on Mother it was awesome background theme's with uniquely clever fresh stories,1st episode was awesome as hell it was like star trek's parody with nerd's mind it was adventurous and great the Netflix and other references were great,the in-game character's jail and the modding thing it was clever and awesome,the 2nd one was emotionally great the parental control thing device it was amazing,the control over kid's it was little help-full for keeping safe but doing harm and making more drawn to certain restricted things it was well mentioned by the grand dad,the drug thing and having an eye while doing thing and all it felt little mistake of mother but the over the top thing of daughter and end fight thing it was little sad and dark it was amazing episode,3rd one was intense thrilling episode the one murder covering up with bundle's of life just to maintain same position among others it was dark and critical crime the drama in hotel with the side incident outside and the insurance thing it was hell of ride,the slowly progressing investigation of other incident with memory thing and the interaction at last it was nail-biting and great the last murders were literally brutal and disturbing it was way too extreme and punishable although ending police scene was little satisfying it was great episode,4th episode was masterpiece nice change to lite tone it was sweet the couple were great,the dating app and the thing like cookie at the end it was amazing although the partners changing thing felt repetitive and like self judging thing it was great episode,the 5th one was like it felt little un-explained the metal-heads were like terminators they were brutal,the survival was dark and intense the purpose and the reason behind the apocalypse it was little questioned thing but the teddy bear thing and phone directing to a child it felt heartwarming and awesome the tone and black and white picture it was excellent and amazing,6th episode was pure masterpiece the museum with the references of previous episodes and the new sub stories it was awesome starting felt lite tone then the **** happens the side stories explained by doc were sometimes funny and dark,the pleasures in pain thing it was brutal and great,the 2 humans in 1 body thing it was kind-of brilliant and amazing although the aftermath with the monkey it was sad then the last story literally that twists was ground-breaking and amazingly shocking the murder thing with the torture for life-time the suffering and the family thing it was way too extreme and brutal and disturbing the explanation and hacking was outstanding then the revenge it was brilliant the whole episode is literally the best in series after White Christmas it was a masterpiece!Overall another masterpiece season it was brilliant,dark and mind-blowing!… Expand
  46. Bruterake
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    Esses final twist é toda hora e nossa estraga uns episódios é o famoso antes tava melhor.
  47. Onlyclassicvg1
    Sep 18, 2022
    7
    Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing

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#81 Best TV Season of 2017
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#23 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#68 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    Mar 30, 2018
    80
    When the moral arguments of Black Mirror grow strident, and overbearing klaxons ring about corporate surveillance states, an episode can weigh like a ponderous cyberpunk parable, and the effect is off-putting. Still, the series’s lively futurist premises and tight production design combine to supply shocks of recognition.
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  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Emma Stefansky
    Jan 17, 2018
    80
    So when Black Mirror began, we soon figured out the show’s main twist: there would be no happy endings. But four seasons in, the new twist is that this is not always the case. And occasionally, it’s nice not to be reminded how easy it would be to destroy ourselves.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Maria Sciullo
    Jan 4, 2018
    60
    Season 4 is uneven. Three stories--“USS Callister,” “Black Museum” and “Hang the DJ”--are far superior to the others. There is much more graphic sex (albeit hilariously depicted in “DJ”) and violence than in past seasons.
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