It's the only one I hadn't watched, and when I saw they had uploaded quickly watched and came to see their reactions. Really really good episodes. I think this was the first classic Black Mirror episode as we know it today. I didn't particularly love the 2nd episode just cause its so difficult to dissect because it's a wholly different world than ours. The best episodes are ones that are in a world basically like our own, except for one major technological change.
I just started watching this show, this is the best episode so far. Infact this is one of the best episodes I have ever seen on TV. I rated it a 10 on imdb. And I dont rate 10 often.
Damn man I can relate to this episode. Not necessarily been cheated on, but that’s a terrible feeling when you have a hunch and the ppl close to you try to gaslight you into thinking you’re wrong. Then eventually you find out the whole time that you were right
I love this show, it shows how technology can be bad for you and can totally mess up your life. And it shows this so eloquently. This show is in a league of its own. Nothing like this on TV.
"Possibly the worst moment of a man's life right there" I'd have to agree. This one hit me way too close to home and I've refused to watch it again until now. Thankfully I wasn't as unhinged as Liam during my version of this, but having to navigate a web of lies just to get to the awful truth was heartbreaking. Bad times, but lessons learned.
It's hard enough in real life. The worst hurt imaginable. But can you imagine the capability to WATCH it over and over and over. Hell no! No way! No wonder he went mad!
@@justinbrolley I hope in time you heal from it. It does get better. When my young son asked me about love I was honest and told him it's the most wonderful feeling in the world and breaking up or cheating feels like a death. Its very hurtful and painful as hell, but like everything else in life it does pass and gets easier.
@@wendyc1902 it will definitely change your perspective on relationships. I live alone because of similar experiences. Trust does not exist only the illusion of it is real...
The technology goes just fine alongside us, unfortunately it just shows up what a total bunch of bastards we all are. Treat your other half badly, it will balance out in the end. Look at this episode, if he'd been a total cnut towards her all the way through, he'd have walked-away guilt-free when he realised what a total slapper she was anyway. Job Done! Truth hurts
@@backroomsspecialist6079 sure they do, it just takes humanity a while to catch up to technology. a generation with grains from birth would grow up knowing you shouldn't lie because you'd be found out anyway, crime could get eradicated, etc the real problem is that humanity is often too immature to correctly handle new technological advancements (cotton gin and slavery, atomic energy and bombs, black powder and firearms, Internet and child pornography, etc). the humanity eventually funds a way to properly apply the tech, but initial reaction is often led by the lower instincts
This is my personal favorite episode... as someone who was cheated on then was lied to about it. It captures the absolute horror of finding out that your suspicions were right then the “regret” after actually finding out. You start asking if you were better off not even knowing because the sorrow of the truth can feel a little too much to bear.
Idk what i would do in a world like that. I’m afraid i’d lose myself in the past and never get out, and just replay and replay and replay. I’d be obsessed.
Everyone still has their own memories, but people with the grain also has an exact log of each thing seen. When they delete memories, they can still remember them, but it’s like our memories now where we can’t literally see it over and relive it.
This is a great episode. It is so fun to think about the possibilities if this technology became real. However, the bigger (and scarier) point that I got from watching this episode, is how the technology has shaped the human experience beyond what is currently recognizable or even imaginable .. and how that applies even to us right now compared to people in the past (!) The people in this episode were BORN with the recording device attached. They have never known what it is like to live without this technology. They are still human beings with thoughts, dreams, wants, normal memories (of course), but this technology has completely changed how they live their lives, how they think ... everything ... so much that we can't even comprehend all of the impacts. And while the technology may have its advantages, of course there are lots of scary sides. Now consider that children born TODAY will never know what it is like to live without Smart Phones, the Internet, and Social Media. While people who are old enough can remember how life was so much simpler back then, the next generation will never experience that. The way they think, how they live their lives will be very different. And again the technology we have today already has lots of scary sides. How we live today with the technologies we have today could be a Black Mirror episode for people 20-30 years ago ... and viewers from back then might be as horrified as we are watching this episode.
This episode gave me chills!! This is soo true. Your past can literally be so much torturous for you that one day you'd want to get rid of all of those photos, those thoughts, those feelings out of your body without thinking twice!
24:49 I have to agree with Nikki here! The "time turner" necklace that Hermonie had is far closer to this concept than "The Mirror of Erised". With the time turner, you could go back in time and look at how different events played out... The mirror only showed you your hearts deepest desires. but yes, if you're talking about the obsessive nature only then I get what Steven means :). haha, Steven sort of shut down Nikki pretty fast, so I just wanted to let Nikki know that her connection was valid XD anyways, awesome reaction!
*****SPOILERS***** Tbf, there's a difference between putting a tracker on your kid and actually SEEING everything they're up to, but I thought it was funny that they mentioned it too, lol.
the black mirror titles i swear sometimes give you everything about a certain episode or nothing at all! can’t wait for you to see san junipero. i had a lot of feels for that one
They say that's the top rated episode. I cant wait for them to recognize all the future actors Black Mirror has in store. 😉 That was such a treat for me.
I love what nikki said "so whats the lesson here : be careful what you wish for!" because I was thinking the same thing. I was amazed to see this technology at first in the episode and I'm like wow man this is so cool. And by the end of the episode I saw why this technology can mess up your life. This is my favorite episode so far. I'm loving black mirror so far.
Because of you guys I started watching Black Mirror. I just finished the episode Nosedive in season 3. I do find these episodes very technically oriented. Makes you really think about social media.
To me this episode kinda takes the whole idea of us always having a camera with us on our cell phones in our pockets to the next level Today so many people are viewing their lives through the lens of their cell phone camera. People go to concerts and spent the whole time watching it on their phones while recording. Instead of experiencing life, they are recording it to watch later.
Next weekend series could be Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. I was very skeptical at first knowing that is a modern version of Sherlock Holmes, but man this is so good. Only Three episodes per season.
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On a tangent, XKCD had a comic recently about evaluating ‘Tech Things’ on a scale from ‘Whoa Cool’ to ‘This Raises Big Questions about Technology and Society’ otherwise known as the Mythbusters / Black Mirror Scale.
I would think that they had to have still had normal brain activity and at least some memories. Liam was able to tell her what she said earlier in their relationship and then was able to show her exactly what she said meaning he had recall. Very good reaction as usual you guys!
Literally one of my favorite episodes, even after some truly fantastic ones in later seasons this is one idea that gripped me from start to finish. I’m glad you guys liked it. It’s terrible to watch the main character go on this downward spiral. I’m also glad you noticed how obsessive and crazy he got. Some people only focus on the wife’s mistake, which is of course terrible but they mention how he’s gotten obsessed about a man with his wife before and was wrong that time. They both caused their demise. I also always like to think that at the very end when he gouges himself the reason it goes black is because he also lost his sight which can be a consequence of gouging. Sad episode but thats Black Mirror for you! :)
the scary thing about black mirror is how possible the technology actually seems. if you really think about it, we ALREADY have similar stuff, which is just heightened a bit in this show to make it seem very sci-fi from a far future, and yet, when you see the horrible impact of it, you cannot ignore the fact that something like this is actually already hapening to us. also, this show is designed to make you feel uncomfortable and i think there isn't a single bm episode with a happy ending (some endings are more like ??? and not entirely positive for everyone involved)
I think the main lesson of Black Mirror is that technology advances much faster than we can psychologically and socially adjust for it. Changes that should take generation happen practically overnight. Chaos ensues.
This episode really hit home for me. I had suspicions my ex wife was cheating on me like this guy and when I pressed her on it she would lie and lie and lie until there was no more lies left for her to hide behind. I literally knew how this guy felt, it's the worst feeling in the world. I am fine now and have moved on, but I wish I could remove the memories like they could.
Very uncomfortable episode to watch, but up there with one of my favorites of the series. I have an absolutely terrible memory when it comes to things, and it drives my wife crazy. So if there were technology that came out in the near future, my wife would have me first in line for it😂😂
"So if there were technology that came out in the near future, my wife would have me first in line for it" as long as she's honest. If she's not, maybe she wouldn't be so keen. There are people who, with a very decent memory, alongside a good amount of skepticism regarding trust & relationships, see this ep as an awakening for the ignorant. I've been through a very similar situation to this episode, with only a good amount of memory to "join the dots", alongside a decent level of intuition, in place of this technology. But the end result is the same. People are basically all self-serving bastards, you should look after Number 1, that will serve you best.
Same, I have SDAM and it feels so weird to hear people tell me wonderful memories we’ve shared and I am lucky if I remember a single bit of it. I would love tech like this, though I understand how it could be really negative too.
Also, I always took it as a metaphor of your smart phone. We record our entire lives through videos and pictures that we can access anytime with something that fits in our pockets.
😢 This is heartbreaking. It can show how respectful you are and hard working, while the other one pays you back like this. Especially making you feel insane when you were right about almost everything.
Hahaha watching a couple's reaction to this ep on youtube is probably the most "Black Mirror" thing I've ever done. No offense! I love your reactions and it just occurred to me how meta this episode is :)
I love that you guys are warming to this show because guess what, the best and most iconic episodes are yet to come. Get ready for that uncomfortable feeling again and again!
You definitely gotta do white christmas before December is over. My favorite along with Shut up and dance. PS, If you want some nice summaries/analysis of each episode, check out Harry's Moving Castle's on black mirror
Yeah it's bad enough having photos or videos to remind you of exes for example, imagine having a sad or messy breakup and just replaying the good times over and over. You'd never get over it
I was uncomfortable in this episode but I believe that’s the point of the series. Hit us with uncomfortable issues & get us talking about it. Keep goin the episodes get crazier.
Just wanted to point out (if no one else has) that the episode starts with a reflection of Liam in the BLACK polished table top - so, literally, a "black mirror". Also, his reflection is upside down, so...sort of a twisted, distorted reflection of the real world?
I just have to say you two are the most adorable down to earth couple, and by far my FAV reaction channel. I started following your game of thrones reactions which I love btw and I have never seen black mirror personally but it’s awesome to watch along with you.i look forward to any and all your videos to come 💙
He is also from Dead Mans Shoes which is one of his first and best acting roles. If you haven't seen it, do. Best british film made with very small and filmed in three weeks.
The grain is separate from the brain, so you can delete something but still remember it. When the wife was lying and saying that she deleted seeing him put the condom on, the husband said show it to him. So you can still remember things that you delete, you just wouldn't be able to see them again
I almost wish they had kept the affair vague, or at the very least he never gets 100% confirmation even if all the evidence points that way because that’s not the point. All of us dwell on things and the grain would just drive us all crazy. The character that is just happier that it’s out is brilliant. She can give no specific reason why she is happier without it. But she is. Love this episode.
This episode and the next 2 are wild. Also you don't need to Google about the show. It's up to you how you see each episode. You might love an episode that people hate, or hate an episode people love. Don't Google for the "right" answer. It's whatever you make of it.
Absolutely loving your videos been binge watching you all over Christmas. Will you be reaction to the other 3 seasons of Black Mirror since Netflix got the rights to it and continued it?? They are brilliant ❤❤
I think every BM fan did a collective face palm when Nikki said "put a tracker on the kids" 😂 although that's not exactly the same as a certain episode...😆should be interesting
It was the very first episode of Black Mirror I've seen. The sex scene did hit me like a ton of bricks! There was nothing between those two except their child and memories. "Major downward spiral" - perfect description, Steven. And there's no way to save them. At the end of the episode, I was positive that I love this show.
There probably wouldn't even be need for a trial. but in their world, most victims would be burned along with homeless, drunks, and innocent bystanders if the criminals are smart....or dumb. But let's face it the government probably has a back up.
Today it is much much easier to make a deep fake video than the technology in this video. At the time this technology exists, deepfakes are also orders of magnitude better. It would probably be easy to inject fake memories into these devices, thus making eye witnesses a lot less reliable.
Been binging your GoT reactions and found a bunch of other shows you react to that I love! Black Mirrors is awesome and I hope you guys eventually watch/react to S3 and S4.
Another great video! Thank you! I think it is great that you incorporate the information about the episode at the end -- it is very innovative! All of technology is a double edged sword... from medicine to farming! The same way we use technology to escape, we can use it to obsess. (Game of Thrones, anyone?). Ultimately, we are still human, with all of the fallibilities that come with being so. And especially when technology becomes an extension of ourselves, tech plays a role in how we are fallible... how dark our obsessions can become. Valar Morghulis
Just to bind it all to the very beginning - the baby will grow up and if something goes wrong in his life he might sue the mother for destabilizing the family early on...
@@mikezeitgeist2 Would the vultures care? ;) But that's not necessarily the actual line of attack. If she's going to be a single mother now, the litigations for lack of attention and psychological problems might apply. The further effects of her irresponsible actions.
@@krzyszwojciech I suppose one could argue she should have left Liam and gone with Jonas after conceiving the baby. That would at least be a coherent argument.
"Alright ... about 6 months". I loved this episode because NOT only women are blessed with the power of a hunch. Nikki's "WOW" at 15:52 is the Hallmark of this show. You guys haven't seen anything yet.
I think part of what makes this a bit more relevant to the UK is that we have much more of a CCTV culture here, cameras everywhere, and most people dont question it. Its a natural step for scifi to ask, what if the camera was in you so everything was seen?
Thank you for an entertaining react video (Now stored digitally forever) Yeah this episode was about constantly re-living your past to the point of obsession. And it’s about letting go of the past to make room for the present and future. But in relations to electronic and the world we live in today, it seems to me it’s also (or more) about the documentation of our lives. When I was younger the two most commonly ways we had to document our lives was photographs (on film and paper) and (hand) written diaries. Today we post all sorts of personal information on Facebokk and other social media platform, we text each other, digital cameras make mothers take 5000 pictures of their kids instead of just 10, we film ourselves and each other and publicize those films on pornsites and …. RUclips. Even our shopping and browser habits helps draw a frighteningly clear picture of who we are. And all of this and more are all stored digitally for later “rewinding” and reviewing :-)
It's one of those situations where you want the truth but sometimes it's better not to know. I mean had he not been so obsessed he could have lived an entire life not knowing. But he needed to know and he lost everything. Not defending the wife because she trash, but couples have survived those predicaments. The moral of the story is ignorance is bliss.
"Put a tracker on the kids" oh you sweet summer children, now I'm REALLY looking forward to a certain episode (you lot know which one I'm talking about, but please don't go into any more details, not even what season it's in).
Pyrrhus was a Greek general who fought against the Romans in the 7th century B.C. A particular battle that he won supposedly cost him so many men that he said, "Any more victories like this and we'll lose the war." (That's actually not historically accurate but that's another story). As a result a "pyrrhic victory" means a win that costs you so much it's not worth it. That's what this episode was. He won the argument, at the cost of everything.
Gee let me guess, I've never watched BM before but based on all the comments, there's gonna be an episode where they put trackers on kids and it doesn't go well. Real subtle guys...
Funny. Mr ‘Marakesh’ is Kit Harington’s friend and he was teasing Kit how cool to have a good-looking friend like Jon Snow. I think it was on Instagram 😂😂😂
"I guess this dude wants to destroy his marriage"
Seems she already did that.
"Put a tracker on the kid's" I think you will change your mind on that 😂
hahaa was gonna type this!
Hopefully they aren't reading these comments.
Andrew Henze they should but they should remove them once they hit a certain age
Andrew Henze very clever😂😂
lmao
One of the greatest episodes of the show and definitely underrated one.
No doubt. I don't even think one can say the show has a bad episode, all are good.
It's the only one I hadn't watched, and when I saw they had uploaded quickly watched and came to see their reactions. Really really good episodes. I think this was the first classic Black Mirror episode as we know it today. I didn't particularly love the 2nd episode just cause its so difficult to dissect because it's a wholly different world than ours. The best episodes are ones that are in a world basically like our own, except for one major technological change.
I agree. My Favourite episode of all time
I just started watching this show, this is the best episode so far. Infact this is one of the best episodes I have ever seen on TV. I rated it a 10 on imdb. And I dont rate 10 often.
@@GeekRaj Good for you friend but you haven't seen much of TV yet :D
Damn man I can relate to this episode. Not necessarily been cheated on, but that’s a terrible feeling when you have a hunch and the ppl close to you try to gaslight you into thinking you’re wrong. Then eventually you find out the whole time that you were right
Steven they intentionally want you to feel uncomfortable!! It’s what this show does extremely well😉
I love this show, it shows how technology can be bad for you and can totally mess up your life. And it shows this so eloquently. This show is in a league of its own. Nothing like this on TV.
If u watched knowing that
U will learn only
Without feeling uncomfortable
"Possibly the worst moment of a man's life right there" I'd have to agree. This one hit me way too close to home and I've refused to watch it again until now. Thankfully I wasn't as unhinged as Liam during my version of this, but having to navigate a web of lies just to get to the awful truth was heartbreaking.
Bad times, but lessons learned.
It's hard enough in real life. The worst hurt imaginable. But can you imagine the capability to WATCH it over and over and over.
Hell no! No way!
No wonder he went mad!
I think that’s what makes the ish so terrible. It’s horrible enough being tormented by speculation. Confirmation sometimes sucks worse.
I've been through something very close to this. I wish there was a small machine I could tear out of my neck to make it stop.
@@justinbrolley
I hope in time you heal from it. It does get better. When my young son asked me about love I was honest and told him it's the most wonderful feeling in the world and breaking up or cheating feels like a death. Its very hurtful and painful as hell, but like everything else in life it does pass and gets easier.
@@wendyc1902 it will definitely change your perspective on relationships. I live alone because of similar experiences. Trust does not exist only the illusion of it is real...
black mirror is one of my favorite shows bc it reminds us that humanity and technology dont always go that well together.
The technology goes just fine alongside us, unfortunately it just shows up what a total bunch of bastards we all are. Treat your other half badly, it will balance out in the end. Look at this episode, if he'd been a total cnut towards her all the way through, he'd have walked-away guilt-free when he realised what a total slapper she was anyway. Job Done! Truth hurts
No, technology and humanity do not mix.
@@backroomsspecialist6079 sure they do, it just takes humanity a while to catch up to technology. a generation with grains from birth would grow up knowing you shouldn't lie because you'd be found out anyway, crime could get eradicated, etc
the real problem is that humanity is often too immature to correctly handle new technological advancements (cotton gin and slavery, atomic energy and bombs, black powder and firearms, Internet and child pornography, etc). the humanity eventually funds a way to properly apply the tech, but initial reaction is often led by the lower instincts
This episode is one of my favorites. Toby Kebbell’s performance is great.
Toby Kebbell is super creepy in The Escape Artist, with David Tennant.
This is my personal favorite episode... as someone who was cheated on then was lied to about it. It captures the absolute horror of finding out that your suspicions were right then the “regret” after actually finding out. You start asking if you were better off not even knowing because the sorrow of the truth can feel a little too much to bear.
Always better knowing
truth kills lie lives
Oh this would be so good!
::5 minutes later::
Shit this is bad
That was pretty much how I felt as I watched this for the first time, haha
Pretty much every episode haha
@@SneakyCustard summary of Black mirror lol
Welcome to every episode
That is the concept of "Black Mirror"... the dark side of amazing technologies of the future .
be right back! tracker on a kid ehh.. careful what you wish for.
i know, haha as soon as nikki said it i remembered arkangel
That's exactly what I thought when she said that
was looking for this comment :D
Lol me too
Hope they aren't reading these comments.
Idk what i would do in a world like that. I’m afraid i’d lose myself in the past and never get out, and just replay and replay and replay. I’d be obsessed.
I think many people would be this way
Everyone still has their own memories, but people with the grain also has an exact log of each thing seen. When they delete memories, they can still remember them, but it’s like our memories now where we can’t literally see it over and relive it.
This is a great episode. It is so fun to think about the possibilities if this technology became real. However, the bigger (and scarier) point that I got from watching this episode, is how the technology has shaped the human experience beyond what is currently recognizable or even imaginable .. and how that applies even to us right now compared to people in the past (!)
The people in this episode were BORN with the recording device attached. They have never known what it is like to live without this technology. They are still human beings with thoughts, dreams, wants, normal memories (of course), but this technology has completely changed how they live their lives, how they think ... everything ... so much that we can't even comprehend all of the impacts. And while the technology may have its advantages, of course there are lots of scary sides.
Now consider that children born TODAY will never know what it is like to live without Smart Phones, the Internet, and Social Media. While people who are old enough can remember how life was so much simpler back then, the next generation will never experience that. The way they think, how they live their lives will be very different. And again the technology we have today already has lots of scary sides.
How we live today with the technologies we have today could be a Black Mirror episode for people 20-30 years ago ... and viewers from back then might be as horrified as we are watching this episode.
Crazy to think children won't be playing outdoors in a couple of generations.
I miss those times 😭
This episode gave me chills!! This is soo true. Your past can literally be so much torturous for you that one day you'd want to get rid of all of those photos, those thoughts, those feelings out of your body without thinking twice!
24:49 I have to agree with Nikki here! The "time turner" necklace that Hermonie had is far closer to this concept than "The Mirror of Erised". With the time turner, you could go back in time and look at how different events played out... The mirror only showed you your hearts deepest desires. but yes, if you're talking about the obsessive nature only then I get what Steven means :). haha, Steven sort of shut down Nikki pretty fast, so I just wanted to let Nikki know that her connection was valid XD anyways, awesome reaction!
interesting to see steven first see the grain and be like cool I want one then as the episode develops he calls it torture
They'd put a tracker on their kids? Hmm, well they're in for a surprise.
*****SPOILERS*****
Tbf, there's a difference between putting a tracker on your kid and actually SEEING everything they're up to, but I thought it was funny that they mentioned it too, lol.
One of if not my favorite episodes of this show. Definitely top 3. The soundtrack, the emotion, the feelings all come together so strongly at the end.
the black mirror titles i swear sometimes give you everything about a certain episode or nothing at all! can’t wait for you to see san junipero. i had a lot of feels for that one
They say that's the top rated episode. I cant wait for them to recognize all the future actors Black Mirror has in store. 😉
That was such a treat for me.
San Junipero destroyed me emotionally in the best possible way ever. Def my fave episode of the series (Metalhead being a close second)
@@SneakyCustard
I watched it so fast, lol I dont remember.
Is Metalhead the "dog" one?
k. e. My favourite one
@@wendyc1902 yep that's the one!
I love what nikki said "so whats the lesson here : be careful what you wish for!" because I was thinking the same thing. I was amazed to see this technology at first in the episode and I'm like wow man this is so cool. And by the end of the episode I saw why this technology can mess up your life. This is my favorite episode so far. I'm loving black mirror so far.
19:50 "Put a tracker on the kids." Yep. There's an episode for that, too. Quite a good one, too.
Just found your channel and went on a binge! Keep up the good work guys!!❤️
You're in for a treat. Nikki and Steven are awesome people. :-)
Been there, donde that :3
Welcome to the family, Love 💓💓💓
They're both great people
same
Toby Kebbell is just great in this episode, i felt so bad for him
Because of you guys I started watching Black Mirror. I just finished the episode Nosedive in season 3. I do find these episodes very technically oriented. Makes you really think about social media.
To me this episode kinda takes the whole idea of us always having a camera with us on our cell phones in our pockets to the next level
Today so many people are viewing their lives through the lens of their cell phone camera. People go to concerts and spent the whole time watching it on their phones while recording.
Instead of experiencing life, they are recording it to watch later.
For me, this episode has one of the best acting ever, they are all so real it doesnt feel like youre watching a show
Next weekend series could be Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. I was very skeptical at first knowing that is a modern version of Sherlock Holmes, but man this is so good. Only Three episodes per season.
martinisrael7 totally agree!
Yes, but each episode is almost as long as a movie. They would have to do two-part reactions on every episode.
Gross
@Not Alfie **underrated** Damn autocorrect
Steven your phone is already a tracker. 😉
Hi Jesse, speaking of trackers Walt put one on your car.
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19:48 ''You ain't tracking me wherever I'm going''
If you got a smartphone steve, it's too late lol
On a tangent, XKCD had a comic recently about evaluating ‘Tech Things’ on a scale from ‘Whoa Cool’ to ‘This Raises Big Questions about Technology and Society’ otherwise known as the Mythbusters / Black Mirror Scale.
I would think that they had to have still had normal brain activity and at least some memories. Liam was able to tell her what she said earlier in their relationship and then was able to show her exactly what she said meaning he had recall. Very good reaction as usual you guys!
Literally one of my favorite episodes, even after some truly fantastic ones in later seasons this is one idea that gripped me from start to finish. I’m glad you guys liked it. It’s terrible to watch the main character go on this downward spiral. I’m also glad you noticed how obsessive and crazy he got. Some people only focus on the wife’s mistake, which is of course terrible but they mention how he’s gotten obsessed about a man with his wife before and was wrong that time. They both caused their demise. I also always like to think that at the very end when he gouges himself the reason it goes black is because he also lost his sight which can be a consequence of gouging. Sad episode but thats Black Mirror for you! :)
the scary thing about black mirror is how possible the technology actually seems. if you really think about it, we ALREADY have similar stuff, which is just heightened a bit in this show to make it seem very sci-fi from a far future, and yet, when you see the horrible impact of it, you cannot ignore the fact that something like this is actually already hapening to us.
also, this show is designed to make you feel uncomfortable and i think there isn't a single bm episode with a happy ending (some endings are more like ??? and not entirely positive for everyone involved)
I think the main lesson of Black Mirror is that technology advances much faster than we can psychologically and socially adjust for it. Changes that should take generation happen practically overnight. Chaos ensues.
This episode really hit home for me. I had suspicions my ex wife was cheating on me like this guy and when I pressed her on it she would lie and lie and lie until there was no more lies left for her to hide behind. I literally knew how this guy felt, it's the worst feeling in the world. I am fine now and have moved on, but I wish I could remove the memories like they could.
Very uncomfortable episode to watch, but up there with one of my favorites of the series.
I have an absolutely terrible memory when it comes to things, and it drives my wife crazy. So if there were technology that came out in the near future, my wife would have me first in line for it😂😂
"So if there were technology that came out in the near future, my wife would have me first in line for it" as long as she's honest. If she's not, maybe she wouldn't be so keen. There are people who, with a very decent memory, alongside a good amount of skepticism regarding trust & relationships, see this ep as an awakening for the ignorant. I've been through a very similar situation to this episode, with only a good amount of memory to "join the dots", alongside a decent level of intuition, in place of this technology. But the end result is the same. People are basically all self-serving bastards, you should look after Number 1, that will serve you best.
Same, I have SDAM and it feels so weird to hear people tell me wonderful memories we’ve shared and I am lucky if I remember a single bit of it. I would love tech like this, though I understand how it could be really negative too.
Also, I always took it as a metaphor of your smart phone. We record our entire lives through videos and pictures that we can access anytime with something that fits in our pockets.
You guys should continue this series. You both had great commentary and reactions to this series.
😢 This is heartbreaking. It can show how respectful you are and hard working, while the other one pays you back like this. Especially making you feel insane when you were right about almost everything.
Hahaha watching a couple's reaction to this ep on youtube is probably the most "Black Mirror" thing I've ever done.
No offense! I love your reactions and it just occurred to me how meta this episode is :)
I love that you guys are warming to this show because guess what, the best and most iconic episodes are yet to come. Get ready for that uncomfortable feeling again and again!
3:03 - "that would be amazing".
A phrase you might want to be careful with while watching Black Mirror.
The whole screen went black at the end. Does that mean he went blind. The lady who had hers taken out said that she was lucky she didn't go blind.
One of my favorite Black Mirror episodes !!!!
You definitely gotta do white christmas before December is over. My favorite along with Shut up and dance.
PS, If you want some nice summaries/analysis of each episode, check out Harry's Moving Castle's on black mirror
I love your guys honest reaction to one our UK shows, more please!!
Hello from Scotland :)
favorite episode of season 1. Definitely would not have this implanted. Wouldnt be healthy to replay everything, as we've seen.
Yeah it's bad enough having photos or videos to remind you of exes for example, imagine having a sad or messy breakup and just replaying the good times over and over. You'd never get over it
I was uncomfortable in this episode but I believe that’s the point of the series. Hit us with uncomfortable issues & get us talking about it. Keep goin the episodes get crazier.
Cannot wait for more, you guys are among the best reaction channels for sure. Can´t wait to see what you think of the rest.
Just wanted to point out (if no one else has) that the episode starts with a reflection of Liam in the BLACK polished table top - so, literally, a "black mirror". Also, his reflection is upside down, so...sort of a twisted, distorted reflection of the real world?
I just have to say you two are the most adorable down to earth couple, and by far my FAV reaction channel. I started following your game of thrones reactions which I love btw and I have never seen black mirror personally but it’s awesome to watch along with you.i look forward to any and all your videos to come 💙
9:44 Great analysis XD
This is one of my favorite episode . . .The Real Rock n Rolla.
I'll always appreciate a RocknRolla reference 👍
He is also from Dead Mans Shoes which is one of his first and best acting roles. If you haven't seen it, do. Best british film made with very small and filmed in three weeks.
fav episode. new season that just dropped is amazing but this episode hit me so hard
You guys being all lovey was the cutest shit to me!! It was really sweet and enduring. 💘 Happy early Valentine's day.
So glad I found your channel! Love your reactions.
The grain is separate from the brain, so you can delete something but still remember it. When the wife was lying and saying that she deleted seeing him put the condom on, the husband said show it to him. So you can still remember things that you delete, you just wouldn't be able to see them again
Nikki: I would like, put a tracker on the kids.
Just you wait, there's an episode just for you.
I almost wish they had kept the affair vague, or at the very least he never gets 100% confirmation even if all the evidence points that way because that’s not the point. All of us dwell on things and the grain would just drive us all crazy. The character that is just happier that it’s out is brilliant. She can give no specific reason why she is happier without it. But she is.
Love this episode.
It's shows part of our ability to move on comes from our flawed memory.
This is the first of many great episodes of Black Mirror.
This episode and the next 2 are wild.
Also you don't need to Google about the show. It's up to you how you see each episode. You might love an episode that people hate, or hate an episode people love. Don't Google for the "right" answer. It's whatever you make of it.
Great episode! Gives you a lot to think about. as do most BM episodes. Looking forward to season 2. Great work, guys!
Jodie Whittaker is a FABULOUS actress. Highly recommend Broadchurch if you haven't seen it :)
My initial thought after watching that episode was to make some coffee because I'm going to be up for a while to get through 3 more seasons.
Absolutely loving your videos been binge watching you all over Christmas. Will you be reaction to the other 3 seasons of Black Mirror since Netflix got the rights to it and continued it?? They are brilliant ❤❤
Thanks JP. No, we are done with Black Mirror reactions. Too many copyright issues.
I think every BM fan did a collective face palm when Nikki said "put a tracker on the kids" 😂 although that's not exactly the same as a certain episode...😆should be interesting
It was the very first episode of Black Mirror I've seen. The sex scene did hit me like a ton of bricks! There was nothing between those two except their child and memories. "Major downward spiral" - perfect description, Steven. And there's no way to save them. At the end of the episode, I was positive that I love this show.
This tech would actually make eye witnesses reliable.
Robert Lundkvist yeah...I don't think so...just wait 😉
There probably wouldn't even be need for a trial. but in their world, most victims would be burned along with homeless, drunks, and innocent bystanders if the criminals are smart....or dumb. But let's face it the government probably has a back up.
Bhlack Bishop it would probably be sufficient to rip out their grains.
There's another episode which has tech that would be better
Today it is much much easier to make a deep fake video than the technology in this video. At the time this technology exists, deepfakes are also orders of magnitude better. It would probably be easy to inject fake memories into these devices, thus making eye witnesses a lot less reliable.
I think Liam is the guy that plays Landry in Knightfall.
My favourite episode. Love the story and actors!
Love you reactions and hearing you say certain things makes me hyped for future episodes lmao
Taylor swift is that you?
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this show! ❤️❤️❤️
Been binging your GoT reactions and found a bunch of other shows you react to that I love! Black Mirrors is awesome and I hope you guys eventually watch/react to S3 and S4.
This is literally living with adhd anxiety and depression with the memories replaying when I'm supposed to be asleep
do u know how to overcome that
Another great video! Thank you! I think it is great that you incorporate the information about the episode at the end -- it is very innovative!
All of technology is a double edged sword... from medicine to farming! The same way we use technology to escape, we can use it to obsess. (Game of Thrones, anyone?). Ultimately, we are still human, with all of the fallibilities that come with being so. And especially when technology becomes an extension of ourselves, tech plays a role in how we are fallible... how dark our obsessions can become.
Valar Morghulis
Just to bind it all to the very beginning - the baby will grow up and if something goes wrong in his life he might sue the mother for destabilizing the family early on...
But the baby would have to argue that her mother destabilized the family by conceiving her herself.
@@mikezeitgeist2 Would the vultures care? ;)
But that's not necessarily the actual line of attack. If she's going to be a single mother now, the litigations for lack of attention and psychological problems might apply. The further effects of her irresponsible actions.
@@krzyszwojciech I suppose one could argue she should have left Liam and gone with Jonas after conceiving the baby. That would at least be a coherent argument.
"Alright ... about 6 months". I loved this episode because NOT only women are blessed with the power of a hunch. Nikki's "WOW" at 15:52 is the Hallmark of this show. You guys haven't seen anything yet.
Steven: That would be AMAZING!
Everyone in the comments who has seen this episode: 💀💀💀💀💀
I think part of what makes this a bit more relevant to the UK is that we have much more of a CCTV culture here, cameras everywhere, and most people dont question it. Its a natural step for scifi to ask, what if the camera was in you so everything was seen?
Liam’s wife/girlfriend is the new Doctor Who!
*Ex Wife/Girlfriend
I can't even watch Doctor who because of this episode. I keep hearing her lies when I see her😅
@@MarketBear Well that is the first rule of Doctor Who: The Doctor lies xD
Not only is she doctor who she's the worst doctor who ever
crazeered71 who asked you
Damn! I totally forgot we get BM on Sundays 😁👏👏 I'm so excited for the next season.. Caaant wait!
Still my favourite episode. Acting is amazing and a really well put together story.
Great video guys. This was definitely my favorite episode from S1. Looking forward to S2!
did Nikki just said "Put a tracker on the kid's" can't wait for that episode? lol
Thank you for an entertaining react video (Now stored digitally forever)
Yeah this episode was about constantly re-living your past to the point of obsession. And it’s about letting go of the past to make room for the present and future.
But in relations to electronic and the world we live in today, it seems to me it’s also (or more) about the documentation of our lives.
When I was younger the two most commonly ways we had to document our lives was photographs (on film and paper) and (hand) written diaries.
Today we post all sorts of personal information on Facebokk and other social media platform, we text each other, digital cameras make mothers take 5000 pictures of their kids instead of just 10, we film ourselves and each other and publicize those films on pornsites and …. RUclips. Even our shopping and browser habits helps draw a frighteningly clear picture of who we are. And all of this and more are all stored digitally for later “rewinding” and reviewing :-)
So glad you’re reacting to this show! Can’t wait for the next one!
Love the total 180 you guys had baha and thanks for giving me hope in monogamy
It's one of those situations where you want the truth but sometimes it's better not to know. I mean had he not been so obsessed he could have lived an entire life not knowing. But he needed to know and he lost everything. Not defending the wife because she trash, but couples have survived those predicaments.
The moral of the story is ignorance is bliss.
This episode and the star trek episode are my all time Favorites! Great reaction....keep em coming guys
"Put a tracker on the kids" oh you sweet summer children, now I'm REALLY looking forward to a certain episode (you lot know which one I'm talking about, but please don't go into any more details, not even what season it's in).
When Steven was like, "this dude hasnt found his yet", then leaned on Nikki because he found his, hehehe. Yihiiii! You guys are adorable. MFEO!
Pyrrhus was a Greek general who fought against the Romans in the 7th century B.C. A particular battle that he won supposedly cost him so many men that he said, "Any more victories like this and we'll lose the war." (That's actually not historically accurate but that's another story). As a result a "pyrrhic victory" means a win that costs you so much it's not worth it. That's what this episode was. He won the argument, at the cost of everything.
Gee let me guess, I've never watched BM before but based on all the comments, there's gonna be an episode where they put trackers on kids and it doesn't go well. Real subtle guys...
I think you guys would love that British show "Inside No.9".... It is very Black-mirror ish.
Watching these amazing 2 watching black mirror
Is waaay better than watching it ur self
This is my faaavorite episode of Black Mirror
Funny. Mr ‘Marakesh’ is Kit Harington’s friend and he was teasing Kit how cool to have a good-looking friend like Jon Snow. I think it was on Instagram 😂😂😂