Black Mirror

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Season 6
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2011
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 72
  3. Negative: 19 out of 72

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  1. johnbobs1
    Jul 3, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season feels like a bit of a downgrade for Black Mirror as a whole, both in terms of quality of most of the episodes and the themes contained within.
    Only two of the episodes are particularly tech based. Beyond the sea is easily the best episode of the season; Dark, Tragic, thought provoking and typical Black Mirror in feel. Joan is awful manages to be quite interesting for about half an hour, before descending into corny and celebrity cameo laden rubbish in its final few minutes. The other episodes are all okay, without feeling particularly profound or meaningful to watch and certainly not very black mirror-esque, with their horror undertones. A series which generally tries to take the show down a different road, and doesn't really succeed in being anything more than an OK drama series.    … Expand
  2. Winterstree
    Jun 18, 2023
    4
    Episode 1 was good, except for being extremely silly.
    2 didn't feel like a Black Mirror episode at all. Neither did 4 or 5.
    4 and 5 were awful, in fact.
    Episode 3 was excellently performed and shot, but there wasn't much to it.
    Incredibly disappointing season compared to all the previous.
  3. Borat
    Jul 1, 2023
    1
    Trash. It felt like they asked a bunch of 6th graders to write the show and produced it with a budget of $35,000. No originality, lame and predictable twists which lead to dreadfully boring episode after episode. Don't waste your time if you have even a couple brain cells left, otherwise you can kiss them goodbye afterwards.
  4. stmovie
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    These episodes don't have much in common with what I have known Black Mirror for. Seems to be branded as "Black Mirror just to capitalize on the name and not in order to resume the speculative fiction that has been so thoughtful in this great series.
  5. Windolicker
    Jun 19, 2023
    3
    What the hell happened? The show has metaphorically fallen off a cliff. I want to talk to Charlie Booker and ask him how the hell things have gone so sideways. How involved is he in this? Is Netflix pushing him to add political undertones or in the case of "Demon 79", overt political overtones of anti-white and anti conservative messaging. I'm so sick of wokeness ruining Hollywood. That isWhat the hell happened? The show has metaphorically fallen off a cliff. I want to talk to Charlie Booker and ask him how the hell things have gone so sideways. How involved is he in this? Is Netflix pushing him to add political undertones or in the case of "Demon 79", overt political overtones of anti-white and anti conservative messaging. I'm so sick of wokeness ruining Hollywood. That is the best explanation for the dip in quality. Charlie apparently doesn't care about making a good show anymore, he just wants to virtue signal to the people he sees at Hollywood parties.
    Season 6 has werewolves, demons, and a bunch of **** that has nothing to do with the core technological theme of the show. It literally is a different show. Why did they even bother calling this Black Mirror? I know Amazon literally has racial quotas and ideological guidelines for the shows that they create, I am guessing Netflix has something similar. How much control did Charlie have over his own creation?    … Expand
  6. truerock
    Jun 22, 2023
    8
    I just now watched the trailer for season 6 on Netflix and it just floored me. So, my rating is for that trailer. I'll come back after I've watched the entire season 6 and adjust my rating.

    I've always appreciated Black Mirror's wide-ranging views. The episodes are very diverse in their genres and viewpoints - so, it is very difficult to apply a rating to the entire series or just    I just now watched the trailer for season 6 on Netflix and it just floored me. So, my rating is for that trailer. I'll come back after I've watched the entire season 6 and adjust my rating.

    I've always appreciated Black Mirror's wide-ranging views. The episodes are very diverse in their genres and viewpoints - so, it is very difficult to apply a rating to the entire series or just one season. I would think most individuals would find at least one episode from each season that resonates with them. I think it would take a very eclectic personality that could appreciate all or even most of the episodes in a single season.
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    I have watched all of the season 6 episodes. I'm going to leave my rating at 8 because I think the writing elevates the series above what I would normally rate a 6 or 7 that any Netflix series with a hefty budget and skilled staff working on the technical quality.

    I find the casting and acting to be good - especially in the last episode.

    The last episode is a anthological twist that is controversial that suggests that Charlie Booker has somewhat tired of the specific genre of Black Mirror. I find that hard to believe because there or so many sociological issues that modern technology has pushed into the fore in just the last year or two that would make for extremely compelling story lines.    … Expand
  7. Runwin
    Jun 18, 2023
    3
    I still remember the first and second season, this is not black mirror for me. This seems some soft ideology propaganda.
  8. snorkiss
    Jul 2, 2023
    2
    Black Mirror is a sad reflection of today's streaming entertainment. Gone are the mind bending and nightmarish technological tales, replaced sadly with overlong hollow shells packed with progressive messaging and little else. This season is bad, and as a fan of the the first two seasons, that's a real shame - 2 stars, because the concept for episode one was interesting.
  9. thermalone
    Jun 22, 2023
    2
    Hats off to the creators.
    Watching this obvious propaganda made me feel like
    I`m actually in an episode of Black Mirror.
  10. secularatheist
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    Good interesting ideas and interesting philosophy with solid writing and characterization and good acting and direction deserves way higher rating episodes 1 and 3 are really good and 2 and 5 while not flawless are solid.
    If someone writes the word like "woke" which is a meaningless right-wing culture war buzzword that they can't even define in their review anybody can just disregard    Good interesting ideas and interesting philosophy with solid writing and characterization and good acting and direction deserves way higher rating episodes 1 and 3 are really good and 2 and 5 while not flawless are solid.
    If someone writes the word like "woke" which is a meaningless right-wing culture war buzzword that they can't even define in their review anybody can just disregard their opinion instantly writing right-wing buzzword and having zero media literacy is not a show analysis it's a joke and a circus if you review bomb at least not be lazy enough and justify your views rationally which you can't.    … Expand
  11. Doduk
    Jun 19, 2023
    8
    Ep 1: 4/5. I liked the idea, the ending was kinda previsible
    Ep 2: 5/5. Very good story, the only superior episode from all 5
    Ep 3: 3/5. Predicted what would happen within the first 15 minutes
    Ep 4: 1/5. Just bad
    Ep 5: 3/5. i liked the first part on the episode, the second part is just for filler
  12. johndoetrash
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    It's another nail in the coffin.
    Only episode 3 was worth watching yet very predictable, the 1 and 4 (female directed, it's a big hint) are the worst of all the seasons, no surprises.
  13. panther49
    Jun 16, 2023
    5
    Ep 1: 3/5. Recursion is cool.
    Ep 2: 5/5. Actually good interesting story.
    Ep 3: 2/5. Predicted what would happen within the first ten minutes.
    Ep 4: 1/5. Don't care.
    Ep 5: 1/5. Anti-white racism.
  14. Voodoo123
    Jul 1, 2023
    6
    Joan is awful 6/10
    Loch henry 7/10
    Beyond the sea 5/10
    Mayzwy day 6/10
    Demon 79 8/10

    6.8/10 Overall

    Somewhat disappointed with this season. It leans towards fantasy and horror and away from the titular black mirror of technophobic nightmare scapes from previous seasons (I assume this is because the world itself has slowly become one!). Interesting and entertaining for the most part.
  15. kevinCHON
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    The most predictable and boring stories. They all could have been cut in half. I mean some of these are as long as a film but have a fraction of the substance necessary for an engaging story.. just cliched and contrite.
  16. UncleWillard
    Jun 16, 2023
    6
    I was surprised at the 68 after seeing the first two episodes. Sad to hear they had to have a woke one, but that's pretty much required of any franchise these days. And 5 episodes? After how many years? C'mon man, 8 at least.
  17. shekt
    Jun 18, 2023
    3
    The ideas were fresh 12 years ago. Now they're a bit tired and stale. Nothing dangerous here now.
  18. AlleyKatPr0
    Jun 16, 2023
    4
    Total and utter disgust at how someone deals with bullies...by torturing them.

    Just because someone was bullied when they were young, does not mean they can write a TV show in which there is nothing cathartic to enjoy, just pure joy in seeing people suffer.

    Darkness is only seductive if you have not been taught how to look for the light.
  19. Fabiop9
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mediocre. Confronto a tutte le altre stagioni non c'è ombra di Black mirror, 4 scarabocchi pseudo horror super prevedibili lunghi e noiosi nulla a confronto delle vecchie stagioni. Si salva solo la prima puntata.… Expand
  20. brockcheese
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    This season has its good moments and weaker moments expanding the theme of black mirror beyond technology
  21. bertobellamy
    Jul 15, 2023
    5
    Episode 1: kind of funny, but very cynical and silly at the end.
    Episode 2: good and tragic.
    Episode 3: the best one; makes you wonder about how avatars would be received by society.
    Episode 4: the worst one; the supernatural element is dumb.
    Episode 5: not bad; it reminded me of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, but it doesn't fit into Black Mirror.
  22. Eisboer
    Aug 26, 2023
    2
    I have ideas why, but it's still baffling to me, that they destroyed the concept of Black Mirror so thoroughly with this season.

    It's boring, too long, predictable, unrealistic, cowardly, stupid and many more negative adjectives. In one episode a women is literally turning into a werewolf, what the actual? If you're a fan of the early seasons, you can keep this unwatched. It's just the    I have ideas why, but it's still baffling to me, that they destroyed the concept of Black Mirror so thoroughly with this season.

    It's boring, too long, predictable, unrealistic, cowardly, stupid and many more negative adjectives.

    In one episode a women is literally turning into a werewolf, what the actual?

    If you're a fan of the early seasons, you can keep this unwatched. It's just the same name, but everything else is different.    … Expand
  23. shoulderoforion
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the last Episode she was an inmate in White Bear, probably it's first, how is no one getting how brilliant Episode 5 is? It's so entirely frustrating to live in this world with the rest of you sometimes.… Expand
  24. NobodyYouKnow
    Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Seasons 1 thru 5 are excellent, but season 6 was... well, *not* excellent. In seasons 1-5, each episode deals with something related to the potential impact of technology on our lives. Every episode is a self-contained story -- there are no related stories or recurring characters. Overall, the writing (except for season 6), acting, and direction are high-quality, and the implicit warningsSeasons 1 thru 5 are excellent, but season 6 was... well, *not* excellent. In seasons 1-5, each episode deals with something related to the potential impact of technology on our lives. Every episode is a self-contained story -- there are no related stories or recurring characters. Overall, the writing (except for season 6), acting, and direction are high-quality, and the implicit warnings of problematic futures that could arise are usually believable... and frightening.

    But season 6 mostly abandons the Black Mirror premise. While two of the five episodes have a tech component to the story, there's nothing really prophetic about them, though some viewers may choose to interpret "Joan Is Awful" to be prophetic (I found it mostly just silly -- not believable as a potential future). The other tech-related episode, "Beyond The Sea", is interesting and well-done, but I see nothing in contemporary life that hints at the story as a potential future, and the writers even chose to make it as part of an alternate past. That said, this episode was the most Black Mirror-esque of all of season 6. The other three episodes just feel out of place; two are supernatural, and one is a sort of murder mystery. "Demon 79" was actually really fun, but, again, felt totally out of place as a BM episode.

    So, if you're a fan of dystopian sci-fi, you can't go wrong with seasons 1-5. Be aware that season 6 is a very different experience, and despite the episodic structure of the series, I'd watch it in order -- definitely don't start with season 6.    … Expand
  25. swinogrodzki
    Aug 14, 2023
    10
    I haven't watched the whole season yet, but Demon 79 is one of the most fantastic things I've seen in years and it easily deserves a 10. Whoever wrote it, man. Respect, really, fantastic job. I absolutely love it.
  26. dropthedrawings
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Really like how they leaned into horror in this season. I do wish we still had more technology involved, but overall this season was much more interesting and bold than s5
  27. busiek
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    Downgrade of quality and the themes, only quite good episodes 1 and 3 have old "Black Mirror" vibe. I felt like I was watching a completely different anthology, a weak horror series. Episode 2 is bad beyond imagination in every aspect. Episode 4: cheap, generic horror, has nothing to do with "Black Mirror". Episode 5: seriously?!? Summary: A weak season benefiting from a well-known brand.Downgrade of quality and the themes, only quite good episodes 1 and 3 have old "Black Mirror" vibe. I felt like I was watching a completely different anthology, a weak horror series. Episode 2 is bad beyond imagination in every aspect. Episode 4: cheap, generic horror, has nothing to do with "Black Mirror". Episode 5: seriously?!? Summary: A weak season benefiting from a well-known brand. No good story, no plot-twist, plain boring...… Expand
  28. Alimoqpil
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    I don't understand how one of the best tv show's every be this much flat with really nothing about it originally used to represent
    The only Tec in most of of the show are mobile or camera with emphasis on the drama Well if i want drama i well watch something else
  29. Irca
    Jun 23, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bonne saison, mais la plupart des épisodes perdent l'essence de Black Mirror. Tous les épisodes ne tournent pas autour d'une technologie en particulier et je trouve ça dommage… Expand
  30. nevmerzhitsky
    Jul 26, 2023
    4
    Episodes 1 and 3 are really good. But all other ruins the Black Mirror vector and genre... It's just lost season.

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. The Observer (UK)
    Reviewed by: Barbara Ellen
    Sep 10, 2024
    80
    While the new collection isn’t perfect – Black Mirror still has a tendency to get knocked off course by an overload of Hollywood presence – this is an assured return to form: a much tastier geek-noir pick’n’mix.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Shirley Li
    Jun 23, 2023
    70
    Black Mirror’s new stories are more concerned with changing the show’s reputation as a speculative science-fiction series than with actually critiquing technology.
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  3. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Bootle
    Jun 20, 2023
    70
    There are familiar (maybe even obvious) themes here: data harvesting, terrifying small print, surveillance by Big Brother. Yet “Joan is Awful” doesn’t succumb to predictable tropes, retaining a winking sense of humour. [The score is the average of the reviews for the five episodes.]
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