Black Mirror

Netflix | Release Date: December 4, 2011

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 163 Ratings

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EludiumQ36Jun 11, 2019

Black Mirror, Season 5, 3 hour-long episodes.

Ep1, Striking Vipers (60 mins): Charlie Brooker's premise is that there's no sex like VR sex. Danny and Karl, a pair of straight black guys, experience sexual-confusion when they play a VRBlack Mirror, Season 5, 3 hour-long episodes.

Ep1, Striking Vipers (60 mins): Charlie Brooker's premise is that there's no sex like VR sex. Danny and Karl, a pair of straight black guys, experience sexual-confusion when they play a VR fight-game "Striking Vipers X", one whose avatar is a hot blond chick and the other a hot asian dude. After their first awkward VR kiss, there's very little fighting and a whole lot of R-rated soft porn - yes, you have to suspend a WHOLE LOT of your critical thinking to let this play out. Danny is married and boinking wife Theo for a kid but his torrid albeit confusing affair with Karl's avatar in "Striking Vipers X" is adversely affecting those efforts. She suspects something but he's committed to the lie till he can't, then just forget the ending because that is NOT how things would play out, but Black Mirror is more about stretching the possible than adhering to the likely. Episode is about twice as long than it needs to be. Rating: 7 of 10

Ep 2, Smithereens (70 mins): Charlie Brooker's cautionary tale of social media's responsibility in distracted driving. This episode delivers commentary on several elements of technology: the inherent insecurity of ride sharing, how social media founders have lost control over their creations, and how easy it can be to surmount rigid password privacy rules if you're connected. Episode is about 1/3 longer than it needs to be. Rating: 8 of 10, has a touching moment or two

Ep 3, Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too (67 mins): Miley Cyrus plays Ashley O, a famous pop singer victimized by an overlording adoptive aunt and her coterie. Rachel is a young femme fan of Ashley's and even more so when Ashley releases a tiny android version of herself called "Ashley Too" to help young girls build self-esteem and confidence. Once the full potential of the little droid is realized though, it unleashes the full, profanity-laden personality of Ashley O. There's another tech element to this but it's not worth describing since the whole episode is marred by three things: first, its target demo is tween girls and guess who doesn't watch "Black Mirror" at all? Yeh, tween girls. Second, Miley Cyrus as pop star plays more to her fantasy than ours, and her voicing the "Ashley Too" bot is so raw and without any voice-over talent, it just sounds like her talking/swearing in normal voice. And third, throughout the episode she sings a butchered pop version of "Head Like a Hole" (Nine Inch Nails, 1989) and it just grates your soul. Masculine Guy Rating: 3 of 10, Tween Girl Rating: 8 of 10

Overall rating for the season: 6 of 10, meh, blah… Expand

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CloudboyyuhFeb 23, 2020

We don’t need to describe every detail of this series. These few words legendary, iconic and masterful are enough to describe it!

The best series I ever watched!

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drlowdonDec 25, 2020

I’m not sure any of the three episodes on offer here will ever be considered amongst Black Mirror’s very best, but the episodes ‘Smithereens’ and ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’ were still very good, and Striking Vipers was well… interesting!I’m not sure any of the three episodes on offer here will ever be considered amongst Black Mirror’s very best, but the episodes ‘Smithereens’ and ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’ were still very good, and Striking Vipers was well… interesting!

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antonzhalobJan 17, 2022

Отличный сборник прогнозов на будущее.
Наглядное пособие того, к чему может привести технологический процесс!

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DiptanshuMay 29, 2020

Pure Art!Literally don't even try to binge watch all episodes in a day or two really u will get a kind-of shock and unsettle feeling,some people say its very dark i say watch Dora the explorer instead.Literally whole series has like 22Pure Art!Literally don't even try to binge watch all episodes in a day or two really u will get a kind-of shock and unsettle feeling,some people say its very dark i say watch Dora the explorer instead.Literally whole series has like 22 episodes or so every episode is very unique and brilliantly crafted each and every aspects in it is literally mind-blowingly great,Music was phenomenal.the intro was like unsettle and dark indicating whats all this about,the song of "who knows what love is" is amazing and kind-of thing to tie all episodes in same universe it was a awesome song.the acting in each episode it iconic,the best episode in whole series is The white Christmas it was pure brilliant and shocking episode.the weak not worst episode is waldo moment as per me,the detailed and pure shocking episode would be Black museum,the tech's and gadgets thing and the unsettling way human brain uses it and all it was literally awesome from start,the starting episode is enough to grab the interest,Overall this series is Dark as hell it was philosophically,mentally/psychologically challenging it was thought provoking and self questioning,sometimes it was lite minded and good with nostalgia and sometimes it was ground-breaking,brain-teasing,mind-blowing,shocking,surprising and great,literally words can't describe such TV show it is Pure Art it was DARK,challenging and literally A Masterpiece,The greatest Anthology series about tech in future period!A Must watch!… Expand

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LeronovAug 21, 2020

The series perfectly portrays the future, which awaits us very soon. The episodes are not connected in any way and you can stop watching it at any moment, but I promise you will return to it.

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truerockJun 15, 2023

I've just watched the trailer to season 6 and I just realized I never wrote a review of the overall Black Mirror series. And, I have a great admiration for the series and especially Charlie Brooker's writing.

I've always appreciated BlackI've just watched the trailer to season 6 and I just realized I never wrote a review of the overall Black Mirror series. And, I have a great admiration for the series and especially Charlie Brooker's writing.

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.

The overall production values are always in the rating of 6 to 8 - which you would expect from a Netflix series with its size of budget. Casting, acting, directing, editing, cinematography are all always good. Writing, of course is where Charlie Brooker makes each episode what it is. He has had his challenges of meshing his messages with whatever social-issue dynamic is currently in play at any time. It seems he is intelligent and perceptive in dealing with the difficulties of being a significant player in today's social environment. In my opinion, his writing is among the best in the industry at this time.

So - how do you give a rating to an anthology series that is all over the broad range of scope and subject. Do you rate each episode and average it out? It seems some individuals want to pick out the episodes they most dislike and focus on that. I'm doing just the opposite of that... I'm basing my rating on the top third of the episodes I most like.… Expand