The writing is also exceptional, with well-crafted and thought-provoking storylines that keep the audience engaged and thinking long after the episode has ended. The acting in the series is also noteworthy, with a talented ensemble cast that delivers strong performances in each episode. The show's episodes are diverse in terms of genre, tone, and style, with some episodes being more comedic and others being more dramatic and suspenseful. The series is known for its dark and disturbing tone, and its ability to take a thought-provoking look at the ways in which technology is shaping our world. The show explores various themes such as the impact of technology on society, privacy, surveillance, and human nature. Each episode of the series presents a standalone story that explores the darker aspects of modern society, particularly the unanticipated consequences of the use of technology in our daily lives. Overall, I still think the show deserves a solid 8 when considering the entirety of the series to this point.īlack Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Despite my misgivings about the last two seasons, I hope there ends up being a season 7 because I am a big fan of the anthology series format. I suppose it's nice to get some new episodes of Black Mirror even if it isn't what it used to be, but I was hoping for much better. None of the newer episodes are remotely close to the quality of "The Entire History of You", "White Bear", and "White Christmas." Even the weaker episodes of seasons 1-4 are significantly better than most of seasons 5 and 6. Don't believe me? Go watch from the beginning and it will become obvious how much the show has changed. It's not that the most recent seasons are irredeemable because there are some pretty good episodes, but they are nowhere near the high bar that was set by the early seasons. The first 4 seasons of the show is among my favorite TV shows ever, but they seem to have mostly lost their touch. In addition, the overall quality of the writing has declined in seasons 5 and 6. With season 6 it feels like they threw the premise out the window and went with an anything goes approach to storytelling, including the supernatural. It had always felt like a modern Twilight Zone with a focus on the potential downsides of future technologies. I've been a longtime fan of Black Mirror. Favorite Films: Lesser-known Masterpieces: Favorite Low-Budget and B-Movies: Favorite TV-Shows reviewed: Unique, fascinating and highly recommended. The writing and directing are excellent and the cast includes such talented thesps as Domhnall Gleeson, Rory Kinnear, Toby Kebbell, Hayley Atwell, Jon Hamm, Jason Flemyng and Rupert Everett - to name but a few. As the show's creator Charlie Brooker ('Dead Set') puts it: ".They (the different stories) are all about the way we live now – and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy." The resulting mix of bleak sci-fi, drama, satire and black comedy makes for highly intelligent Television and ranks among the most original and entertaining shows I've ever come across. Of course, the series doesn't explore the beneficial aspects or any positive trends - (where would the fun be in that?) - but clearly approaches its topics from a pessimistic, cynical point of view (hence the title). Each episode tells a different story with different protagonists and focuses on a different theme. The premise: taking contemporary phenomena (ranging from the wild popularity of talent shows on TV to the impact of social media and smartphones on our lives) as a starting point and speculate how such phenomena could/would evolve in the future. Now we need something of equal calibre! "Somebody" removes negative reviews so I hope this one will just sail through.Īmazing British anthology series with a very intriguing concept. 4 seasons, 1 special - that's pretty good. Though I have to say, I still got back and watch the speech from 15 MILLION MERITS for the thrill of it. For me the high water marks were CROCODILE, METALHEAD and WHITE BEAR. It seems that once a series peaks, we just have to accept that that's it, it's done, it will never get up there again. But the good ones are just next-level, even when you have to suspend disbelief sometimes (full nervous system VR systems the size of an M&M - no, not unless everything else is up to the same level of tech!). Some episodes are better than others, like with any Anthology series. Season 6 is a mixture of terrible episodes and some quite well done episodes that have nothing whatsoever to do with Black Mirror. This is purely for seasons 1-4 and for Bandersnatch from season 5.
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