Black Mirror (65)
I reviewed Black Mirror's first four seasons on my first watch in 2018, and reviewed the next two seasons and the movie as they came out after that.
Black Mirror is an interesting case. Watching the first few seasons, this show felt like something special. It's an anthology show that managed to disturb and horrify with its creative and unsettling criticisms of how society uses technology in ways that can become increasingly problematic as time goes on. But as the show went on, the creativity appeared to dry up. The result is that episodes became tonally inconsistent, poorly written, preachy, or even all of the above as time went on. This seems like a classic case of a show getting weaker as it is extended beyond its natural endpoint. I can still recommend checking this one out because some of those early episodes are deeply affecting, but you definitely don't need to watch every single episode.
Black Mirror is an interesting case. Watching the first few seasons, this show felt like something special. It's an anthology show that managed to disturb and horrify with its creative and unsettling criticisms of how society uses technology in ways that can become increasingly problematic as time goes on. But as the show went on, the creativity appeared to dry up. The result is that episodes became tonally inconsistent, poorly written, preachy, or even all of the above as time went on. This seems like a classic case of a show getting weaker as it is extended beyond its natural endpoint. I can still recommend checking this one out because some of those early episodes are deeply affecting, but you definitely don't need to watch every single episode.
Season 1 (75)
The National Anthem (67)
Fifteen Million Merits (81)
The Entire History of You (74)
Season 2 (69)
Be Right Back (75)
White Bear (79)
The Waldo Moment (46)
White Christmas (74)
Season 3 (70)
Nosedive (70)
Playtest (68)
Shut Up and Dance (72)
San Junipero (80)
Men Against Fire (73)
Hated in the Nation (58)
Season 4 (66)
USS Callister (65)
Arkangel (66)
Crocodile (60)
Hang the DJ (73)
Metalhead (63)
Black Museum (68)
Season 5 (56)
Striking Vipers (61)
Smithereens (69)
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (38)
Season 6 (54)
Joan is Awful (47)
Loch Henry (67)
Beyond the Sea (57)
Mazey Day (43)
Demon 79 (56)
Other
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The National Anthem (67)
Fifteen Million Merits (81)
The Entire History of You (74)
Season 2 (69)
Be Right Back (75)
White Bear (79)
The Waldo Moment (46)
White Christmas (74)
Season 3 (70)
Nosedive (70)
Playtest (68)
Shut Up and Dance (72)
San Junipero (80)
Men Against Fire (73)
Hated in the Nation (58)
Season 4 (66)
USS Callister (65)
Arkangel (66)
Crocodile (60)
Hang the DJ (73)
Metalhead (63)
Black Museum (68)
Season 5 (56)
Striking Vipers (61)
Smithereens (69)
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (38)
Season 6 (54)
Joan is Awful (47)
Loch Henry (67)
Beyond the Sea (57)
Mazey Day (43)
Demon 79 (56)
Other
Bandersnatch