Jbills21 Yeah for me I've seen three "zones" if you will as well. Present (Now - 5 years) Near (5 - 20 years) and Far (20+ years) Just in my head I break them up as roughly Present: The National Anthem, The Waldo Moment, Playtest, Hated in the Nation, Shut Up and Dance Near: Nosedive, Be Right Back, San Junipero, White Bear, Men Against Fire Far: The Entire History of You, White Christmas, 15 Million Merits, The Waldo Moment (the very end scene with him as a hobo) Though San Junipero and Be Right Back are kind of hard to pin down as they both have REALLY advanced technology (realistic androids and full brain copies) being used concurrently with currently available technology (laptops, smartphones, desktop PC's) without much intermediate tech.
I personally group the entire show under "near future scifi" because that's the most fitting place for it in regards to the great umbrella genre of "scifi" in general, but I can see breaking itself up a bit. Like you said though, it does tend to blend a bit, though.
I love this show, great analysis btw. I almost shared it but to those who haven't watched the show yet, it would give away a few things. But I just watched Nosedive and it reminded me of that planet they visited in The Orville. I felt like nosedive was the same planet and we got to see a bit more of that world that was in the orville
you can compare black mirror to the outer limits, which was decades before this show and has the same dark view of the world with a lesson to be taught!! one of my favourite shows!!
My favorites: 1. San Junipero (s3,e4) 2. The Entire History of You (s1,e3) 3. Playtest (s3,e2) 4. Be Right Back (s2,e1) 5. White Christmas (s2,e 4) 6. Fifteen Million Merits (s1,e2) 7. Nosedive (s3,e1) 8. Hated in the Nation (s3,e6) 9. Men Against Fire (s3,e5) 10. The National Anthem (s1,e1) 11. Shut Up and Dance (s3,e3) 12. White Bear (s2,e2) 13. The Waldo Moment (s2,e3)
Now that season 4 was just released I can’t wait for another video! (hopefully?) There were so many references to previous episodes it was crazy (ahem ahem Black Museum)
White Christmas is not season/series 2 episode seven, it's the 7th episode overall of the whole show but still season/series 2 episode 4. Black mirror seasons/series are very short so none of them have actually had 7 or more episodes. The longest season/series is the 3rd one with 6 episodes
Another easter egg would be in white Christmas when right before the dude finds out his wife died, he's scrolling through channels and passes by the X factor thing
The whole social media episode just doesn't fit though - it no other episode are the characters that involved as they are in the social media one. If you say that it's in the future than why is that PM news update on her news feed?? I think that messed up on that one, great episodes, love this show though.
Every TV show ever: we're gonna give you a great lesbian couple, but then kill them !! Because that's realistic !! Charlie Brooker: I'm gonna give y'all a great lesbian couple, and they're going to live forever. Every TV show ever: but- Charlie Brooker: FOREVER
Most Black Mirror episodes either leave me adrift in silent horror, or analyzing the current political/social climate & thinking how easy we could become like that. San Junipero however just leaves me crying over it's beauty of second chances, new love for older people (also not a thing seen much unless played for comedy), & lesbian love. The happy ending is so unexpected, for so many reasons. Leave it to Black Mirror with it's near-future scifi to actually give us something realistic that so many other shows don't, a loving lesbian couple who gets to be happy & "live".
BlueRoseFaery The ending of San Junipero isn't a happy one. The people there slowly lose their capacity to feel or care about pretty much everything and get caught up completely in the never ending now. The thing that makes life worth living is that it ends and the database extends it forever to the detriment of all who take part, which is why there's that death rock club. Everything loses means eventually in the simulation.
Their consciousness continues to live happily. San Junipero wasn't an endless torment. The residents could choose to move on and die whenever they wanted, which I imagine the two girls did.
Nindzya their 'consciousness' is gone. The people in the San Junipero server are digital copies, ghosts in a machine, nothing more. They pretty much just become new complex NPC's for people to see.
Rohan Kishibe and 『Heaven's Door』 big question mate, if reality is a hologram aren't we just digital avatars anyway ??? What is the difference if you upload you brain into computer ? Most would say there is no difference.
@@itzmufasa1791 that's was just facebook rebranding social places in the VR sector, things like VRchat existed before metaverse and yes we already did had all the degenerate and filthy stuff that you see in black mirror it was just not popular to normie people... hell even online minecraft, second Life and gta v online are to some extend like metaverse it's just that they're not in VR, like most people don't even understand what metaverse is so they just really think Facebook invented something but in reality they just stole that shit from the gamers..
Idk why I always surprise myself with your videos, the depth of the analysis are stunning, you should have more views, much better than some other big channels, keep the good work
This is an amazingly excellent analysis of the series. If there weren't so many spoilers, I'd suggest using this as a way to explain to the uninitiated why they should watch the show.
No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror held up reflecting our society. It’s a look at ourselves and what we are becoming with all this technology in a foreboding, dark “black“ way.
"No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror" It's called a double entendre - a word or phrase with two meanings. It is "yes" to both.
to everyone’s response, now that you’ve viewed the ‘ program ‘ it’s definitely going to manifest much faster on such a large scale as Netflix viewers. So, let’s just say that black mirror when all said and done, is a quicker, more elegant way for us to 100% create this or any reality we view as “ just a show “ 👌🏻 keep feeding the entity. Jk. Don’t. Try to consider what you’re allowing in your awareness & what you breathe life into ❤️
Thanks for pointing this out, Arjun. You're right - this episode was a 2014 Christmas special, and it's incorrectly listed in some places so our labels got mixed up. We'll issue a correction in the description.
The ‘anyone who knows what love is’ song continues recurring many more times than you listed, for example it’s also in the car scene where that girl is singing in “crocodile”
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I watched the first episode and it made me feel physically ill. I keep hearing about the show from different people though and have thought about giving it another shot but that first episode was just disturbing. So I'm also asking, should I give it another shot?
@@lu.ciel8770 Idk if you ever finished watching, but in case you haven't, the first episode is the most disturbing. When I recommend the show to people I always tell them to skip it. Literally every episode in the rest of the series is tremendously better than that one and there's no more content like that first episode.
@@EatingWithCJ I actually still haven't. I can understand how some graphic/shocking/even disturbing scenes can help a story along but that episode just seemed gratuitous. Just sick for the sake of it. I plan on giving it another try since my partner's been curious about the show as well. We will definitely skip that first episode though. Thanks for your thoughts :)
My favorites: Shut Up and Dance (the twist!!) White Bear White Christmas Playtest Be Right Back The Entire History of You San Junipero Fifteen Million Merits The National Anthem Nosedive Men Against Fire Hated in the Nation The Waldo Moment **imo, all the episodes are great. They shine a new light into social issues/future social issues that not many people talk about. I truly believe there are no "bad" episodes in this series. All were very entertaining!
The Waldo Moment is very simple, it does not have any interesting message or criticism. The same with Playtest. If it had a message, I think I'm stupid because I did not see any. And the twist was predictable.
Ratchet Achenbach I believe Waldo did have a message but I have to rewatch it to jolt my memory. Or you could look up analysis on it if you are interested in doing so. You're right about Play test not having any particular message but it was very entertaining. One of my favorites.
+Ratchet Achenbach The Waldo Moment predicted Trump's presidential run years before it happened. As for Playtest, the main character tried to escape his dad's death and his mother's grieving by going around the world. He then goes into a simulation, which is not only in another country than his mom, but it's also in a virtual world. However, by going as far as he could from his issues, he ended up having them shoved in his face and terrorized by them. Also, him not dealing with his problems is what ultimately killed him.
Timothy Matheny you must of misunderstood the use of the word message because you just explained the entire plot of play test, which was clear. The episode was based around the simple fluke of his cellphone going off and was cut short. We didn't see the full effects of the technology due to this and it also didn't have a connection to our world like most of the other episodes relaying a message to the audience. Basically, the chances of play test manifesting and having a ripple effect was very slim unlike the other episodes where the effects of the technology was real and relatable. So again, it had no message.
All the connections between the episodes are really amazing, I never would have noticed them! I just watched "Men Against Fire" yesterday and I knew the song was familiar but unless I binge-watch it (which not a lot of people feel the need to do with "Black Mirror" because each episode is its own thing) of course I never would have caught it. There are definitely a lot of overarching values and elements in the show, but an actual shared universe is quite amazing. I have to say the most unique episode to me is "San Junipero", not because of the technology or the time-swapping (my boyfriend actually thought it was time-travel initially lol), but because of the happy ending, for once! I have to say I was worried with "Nosedive", which was nice but totally predictable and could have used more darkness and a better ending, but every episode since got better and "San Junipero" is maybe my favorite now.
"If technology is a drug - and it does feel like a drug - then what, precisely, are the side effects? This area - between delight and discomfort - is where Black Mirror, my new drama series, is set. The 'black mirror' of the title is the one you'll find on every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone." -Charlie Brooker, asked about Black Mirror series' title
I always thought that Black Mirror is like a metaphor of your device's screen when the lights are out. Where you suddenly could see the miserable you in real life. Not the one the virtual world believes who we are.
This is why I love black mirror. Every single thing that happens isn't just caused by the technology, it's caused by the way we use it. Black Mirror isn't one of those 'ooh fire bad' shows that tells us we need to stop progress because what if something bad happens, it just tell us to be careful, to be mature and actually think about what we're doing. It doesn't blame the progress for the disasters, it blames us, because at the end of the day new technology like we see in the show won't go rouge and kill us. It's like a gun, alone it's harmless, used properly it's useful for defense and hunting for food. If you want to you can kill with it, but the gun isn't the one doing the killing, and it's not because of the gun.
I'm a bit confused why you didn't point out that "black mirror" refers to a computer or mobile screen. technology is always at the heart of every episode,and it seems strange that you don't seem to mention that
No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror held up reflecting our society. It’s a look at ourselves and what we are becoming with all this technology in a foreboding, dark “black“ way.
"No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror" It's called a double entendre - a word or phrase with two meanings. It is "yes" to both.
im English and have seen Black Mirror from the start and luv the darkness of these hypothetical futures, but i love San Junipero for its nostalgic atmosphere and actually happy ending, which is unique in black mirror!
Industrialist2015ofUk It isn't exactly a happy ending. It's not even them. The real ones died and the ones we see are just copies with implanted memories.
San Junipero is the episode that hooked me the most when I first saw it, dream-like score, amazing cast, touching, happy, inspiring, and it´s still my favourite ... but upon recent conexions with other episodes I am starting to think it might be the episode a lot of this series revolves around, and therefore the source of all evil.
Most people would not consider news story headlines from other episodes as sharing a universe. Surely you need more in the way of character interactions, interwoven plot threads etc. This just seems like click bait for some amazing reveal that simply does not exist.
People favor that episode because they assume that they live happily ever after but the characters were actually dead; it's the cookie that continue to live on believing it's the real host(we see this occur in white Christmas). What I find most disturbing is what if they ever decide to change their mind? They are plugged into the machine forever and they're no longer living to make the decision to stop it.
Im Poppy: Yes I agree. It would only be good if they actually were able to salvage the brain and connect it digitally to a machine that let it live on in the fake world with a virtual body. But if the actual biological person dies they are not going to live on or know any difference.
Moral of black mirror... smash your phone, blow up your car, phone, toaster, iron, clock, burn the house down and fucking run into the forest and become a tree person that eats bark and hunts with a pointy stick
I thought black mirror (the title) was meant to be a broken screen of whatever device you're using and with no device to keep you distracted you look upon the broken screen and the true image of your surroundings is reflected on it (which is the show black mirror).
There were two episodes that messed me up, gave me panick attacks and made me sick to my stomach. Even though I don't like it when that happens (obviously) I still think that Black Mirror is an amazing show, especially when it makes you feel a certain way.
Amazing analysis minus equating Waldo to Trump, I think it has more to do with how easy it is to start a political movement these days without having clear principles set or individuals being influenced not based on actual reality as long as you have an effective narrative with a relatable representative of that movement such as Waldo can blind individuals from what's really behind the political mask all politicians wear.
there is so many wrong info in this video... do you even proof check your videos ? Btw black mirror is going down hill ... it's getting less and less grim and mind fuck and more a drama. Please bring back great black mirror elements !!
What this analysis is describing is more or less King's definition of a good horror movie. Nothing earth shattering or insightful, unless you're impressed with easter eggs. Is there any full length documentary about Black mirror out there that goes in depth more?
Some of the episodes have a shared universe but its almost impossible for all of them to be a single universe. Most episodes have an amazing technology while lacking the advanced technology featured in other episodes.
Each episode has something to do with the addictive use of our smartphones and social media up to the point of ridiculousness. And take a look at your phone's screen when it's off, you see a... black mirror !
6:07 yeah, we call it cyberpunk. A near future dystopia where technology and corporations are dominant in the world and cutting edge technology significantly affects human lifes
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Thats why I usually introduce this show to new viewers as "a modern Twilight Zone"
Rebecca Steinberg I literally say it’s Twilight zone, but instead of monsters it’s technology everyone fears.
Yes my thoughts exactly
The reboot of The Outer Limits also come to mind.
Valerie 23 and the episode with the Gideon robot are still rather haunting
I say the same thing!
OMG THAT'S WHAT I SAID
Jbills21 Yeah for me I've seen three "zones" if you will as well. Present (Now - 5 years) Near (5 - 20 years) and Far (20+ years)
Just in my head I break them up as roughly
Present: The National Anthem, The Waldo Moment, Playtest, Hated in the Nation, Shut Up and Dance
Near: Nosedive, Be Right Back, San Junipero, White Bear, Men Against Fire
Far: The Entire History of You, White Christmas, 15 Million Merits, The Waldo Moment (the very end scene with him as a hobo)
Though San Junipero and Be Right Back are kind of hard to pin down as they both have REALLY advanced technology (realistic androids and full brain copies) being used concurrently with currently available technology (laptops, smartphones, desktop PC's) without much intermediate tech.
I personally group the entire show under "near future scifi" because that's the most fitting place for it in regards to the great umbrella genre of "scifi" in general, but I can see breaking itself up a bit. Like you said though, it does tend to blend a bit, though.
Crick1952 Are you going to rank the Season 4 episodes as well when they come out?
I love this show, great analysis btw. I almost shared it but to those who haven't watched the show yet, it would give away a few things. But I just watched Nosedive and it reminded me of that planet they visited in The Orville. I felt like nosedive was the same planet and we got to see a bit more of that world that was in the orville
you can compare black mirror to the outer limits, which was decades before this show and has the same dark view of the world with a lesson to be taught!! one of my favourite shows!!
this is a really great and well made video. i love this show its one of my favourites.
Great analysis and video
My favorites:
1. San Junipero (s3,e4)
2. The Entire History of You (s1,e3)
3. Playtest (s3,e2)
4. Be Right Back (s2,e1)
5. White Christmas (s2,e 4)
6. Fifteen Million Merits (s1,e2)
7. Nosedive (s3,e1)
8. Hated in the Nation (s3,e6)
9. Men Against Fire (s3,e5)
10. The National Anthem (s1,e1)
11. Shut Up and Dance (s3,e3)
12. White Bear (s2,e2)
13. The Waldo Moment (s2,e3)
James McLoad why was one so high on the list and why was 11 not one
I didn't Finish San Junipero, halfway through it seemed like a cheesy love story and got bored
@Bosco Same. The only Black Mirror episode I found boring as heck. Maybe it gets much better later on but I didn't bother to find out.
wakemeup38 You should give it a rewatch, personally I think it's better on a repeat viewing
i love the frist episode ,i wish that timeline can be extend more
Now that season 4 was just released I can’t wait for another video! (hopefully?) There were so many references to previous episodes it was crazy (ahem ahem Black Museum)
At first i was wondering why San Junipero was an episode and what was gonna eventually happen
White Christmas is not season/series 2 episode seven, it's the 7th episode overall of the whole show but still season/series 2 episode 4. Black mirror seasons/series are very short so none of them have actually had 7 or more episodes. The longest season/series is the 3rd one with 6 episodes
I still think it feels like a half-measure tales from the crypt, or even metal hurlant chroncles
great video as usual
I think White Christmas was the trippiest and scariest episode. Anyone else agree ???
i knew this when you can find the show wraith babes on crocodile on the tv
Another easter egg would be in white Christmas when right before the dude finds out his wife died, he's scrolling through channels and passes by the X factor thing
5:40 isn't the right labeled episode. Should be Men Against Fire
Light year is a measure or length or distance
2:44 Is that the girl from 15 Million Merits on the billboard in the back?
"Thintelligence". Hard to believe that was coined by the same guy who wrote "State of Fear".
I hate that the universe is shared. Now it makes all the serious episodes feel weird and the funny episodes as well.
The whole social media episode just doesn't fit though - it no other episode are the characters that involved as they are in the social media one. If you say that it's in the future than why is that PM news update on her news feed?? I think that messed up on that one, great episodes, love this show though.
Every TV show ever: we're gonna give you a great lesbian couple, but then kill them !! Because that's realistic !!
Charlie Brooker: I'm gonna give y'all a great lesbian couple, and they're going to live forever.
Every TV show ever: but-
Charlie Brooker: FOREVER
Most Black Mirror episodes either leave me adrift in silent horror, or analyzing the current political/social climate & thinking how easy we could become like that. San Junipero however just leaves me crying over it's beauty of second chances, new love for older people (also not a thing seen much unless played for comedy), & lesbian love. The happy ending is so unexpected, for so many reasons. Leave it to Black Mirror with it's near-future scifi to actually give us something realistic that so many other shows don't, a loving lesbian couple who gets to be happy & "live".
BlueRoseFaery The ending of San Junipero isn't a happy one. The people there slowly lose their capacity to feel or care about pretty much everything and get caught up completely in the never ending now. The thing that makes life worth living is that it ends and the database extends it forever to the detriment of all who take part, which is why there's that death rock club. Everything loses means eventually in the simulation.
Their consciousness continues to live happily.
San Junipero wasn't an endless torment. The residents could choose to move on and die whenever they wanted, which I imagine the two girls did.
Nindzya their 'consciousness' is gone. The people in the San Junipero server are digital copies, ghosts in a machine, nothing more.
They pretty much just become new complex NPC's for people to see.
Rohan Kishibe and 『Heaven's Door』 big question mate, if reality is a hologram aren't we just digital avatars anyway ??? What is the difference if you upload you brain into computer ? Most would say there is no difference.
The scary part is in some ways we're getting close to Black Mirror's Universe, if not already there.
Your comment was from 3 years ago. Now look. The metaverse is coming 😓. I hope you thrive thru these time anybody who reads this
@@itzmufasa1791 💯
Calling from 2022. Can confirm we are here.
@@paulj8213 Neurolink hasn't happened yet, there's still time
@@itzmufasa1791 that's was just facebook rebranding social places in the VR sector, things like VRchat existed before metaverse and yes we already did had all the degenerate and filthy stuff that you see in black mirror it was just not popular to normie people...
hell even online minecraft, second Life and gta v online are to some extend like metaverse it's just that they're not in VR, like most people don't even understand what metaverse is so they just really think Facebook invented something but in reality they just stole that shit from the gamers..
Idk why I always surprise myself with your videos, the depth of the analysis are stunning, you should have more views, much better than some other big channels, keep the good work
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This is an amazingly excellent analysis of the series. If there weren't so many spoilers, I'd suggest using this as a way to explain to the uninitiated why they should watch the show.
"Worst case scenario of every technology invented since the internet/smartphone was made available to the public." That's how I summarize it.
Perhaps best watched at the end of season 3? Gives us a reason to watch it all again while waiting for season 4.
I’m only on season one episode one and I can’t wait until it gets good
The black girl from USS cal lister was the airplane girl from nosedive
Was she also that guy´s new partner in Black Museum?
MimM no she was different. That girl is from Black Panther. Never seen the girl from callister and nosedive anywhere else
In both episodes she acts like a bitch lmao
The investigator girl of the bee chapter it’s in the white Christmas chapter too
@Hamza Alwajih Akiva your awful personality is showing
it's called Black Mirror as a reference to a switched off phone screen
No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror held up reflecting our society. It’s a look at ourselves and what we are becoming with all this technology in a foreboding, dark “black“ way.
Not only phones, TVs, Computers...
"No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror"
It's called a double entendre - a word or phrase with two meanings. It is "yes" to both.
Wow I never realised that before so thank you... an interesting theory :-D
to everyone’s response, now that you’ve viewed the ‘ program ‘ it’s definitely going to manifest much faster on such a large scale as Netflix viewers. So, let’s just say that black mirror when all said and done, is a quicker, more elegant way for us to 100% create this or any reality we view as “ just a show “ 👌🏻 keep feeding the entity. Jk. Don’t. Try to consider what you’re allowing in your awareness & what you breathe life into ❤️
Season 4 just basically confirmed it's all a shared universe. Each episode has a few references from previous seasons
1:29 White Christmas is actually S02E04 not s03e07.(btw theres is no s03e07)
Thanks for pointing this out, Arjun. You're right - this episode was a 2014 Christmas special, and it's incorrectly listed in some places so our labels got mixed up. We'll issue a correction in the description.
No problem. Great job on the video.
In many places it's listed as S03 E00.
What are you talking about? S03E07 is the best Black Mirror episode out there. I love how that episode dives into the world of bitcoins, darknet, etc.
@@dodec8449 udidint get it
The ‘anyone who knows what love is’ song continues recurring many more times than you listed, for example it’s also in the car scene where that girl is singing in “crocodile”
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I love and hate black mirror I finished it and just thinking about it kinda just creeps me out and scares me for some reason
Ceylon Phillips should I watch it?
I watched the first episode and it made me feel physically ill. I keep hearing about the show from different people though and have thought about giving it another shot but that first episode was just disturbing.
So I'm also asking, should I give it another shot?
Yes to both of you. The first episode is one of the more mediocre episodes.
@@lu.ciel8770 Idk if you ever finished watching, but in case you haven't, the first episode is the most disturbing. When I recommend the show to people I always tell them to skip it. Literally every episode in the rest of the series is tremendously better than that one and there's no more content like that first episode.
@@EatingWithCJ I actually still haven't. I can understand how some graphic/shocking/even disturbing scenes can help a story along but that episode just seemed gratuitous. Just sick for the sake of it. I plan on giving it another try since my partner's been curious about the show as well. We will definitely skip that first episode though. Thanks for your thoughts :)
"Black Mirror" is the type of mirror on our phones/tablets/electronics. It's black when off and you can see your reflection in it.
My favorites:
Shut Up and Dance (the twist!!)
White Bear
White Christmas
Playtest
Be Right Back
The Entire History of You
San Junipero
Fifteen Million Merits
The National Anthem
Nosedive
Men Against Fire
Hated in the Nation
The Waldo Moment
**imo, all the episodes are great. They shine a new light into social issues/future social issues that not many people talk about. I truly believe there are no "bad" episodes in this series. All were very entertaining!
The Waldo Moment is very simple, it does not have any interesting message or criticism. The same with Playtest. If it had a message, I think I'm stupid because I did not see any. And the twist was predictable.
Ratchet Achenbach I believe Waldo did have a message but I have to rewatch it to jolt my memory. Or you could look up analysis on it if you are interested in doing so. You're right about Play test not having any particular message but it was very entertaining. One of my favorites.
+Ratchet Achenbach The Waldo Moment predicted Trump's presidential run years before it happened. As for Playtest, the main character tried to escape his dad's death and his mother's grieving by going around the world. He then goes into a simulation, which is not only in another country than his mom, but it's also in a virtual world. However, by going as far as he could from his issues, he ended up having them shoved in his face and terrorized by them. Also, him not dealing with his problems is what ultimately killed him.
Timothy Matheny you must of misunderstood the use of the word message because you just explained the entire plot of play test, which was clear. The episode was based around the simple fluke of his cellphone going off and was cut short. We didn't see the full effects of the technology due to this and it also didn't have a connection to our world like most of the other episodes relaying a message to the audience.
Basically, the chances of play test manifesting and having a ripple effect was very slim unlike the other episodes where the effects of the technology was real and relatable. So again, it had no message.
Karen Lu Black Museum
This video is wonderful, and beautifully narrated I might add. Thanks for your work, it's exceptional.
Disagree, she sounds like a robot
This show is just a little too good sometimes.
All the connections between the episodes are really amazing, I never would have noticed them! I just watched "Men Against Fire" yesterday and I knew the song was familiar but unless I binge-watch it (which not a lot of people feel the need to do with "Black Mirror" because each episode is its own thing) of course I never would have caught it. There are definitely a lot of overarching values and elements in the show, but an actual shared universe is quite amazing. I have to say the most unique episode to me is "San Junipero", not because of the technology or the time-swapping (my boyfriend actually thought it was time-travel initially lol), but because of the happy ending, for once! I have to say I was worried with "Nosedive", which was nice but totally predictable and could have used more darkness and a better ending, but every episode since got better and "San Junipero" is maybe my favorite now.
Some of these episodes make me glad that I will probably only be around another 40 years in my life.
The future does not look like a good place to be.
Do you have children?
@@mariahyohannes Nope and don’t plan to either
"If technology is a drug - and it does feel like a drug - then what, precisely, are the side effects? This area - between delight and discomfort - is where Black Mirror, my new drama series, is set. The 'black mirror' of the title is the one you'll find on every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone."
-Charlie Brooker, asked about Black Mirror series' title
White Bear fucked me up. Hard.
James Edwards it was menacingly spot on.
Season 4 episode 6 confirms it
S4E6 was my absolute favorite episode of the entire series. Brilliant writing ✍️
should we watch it last?
yes. because it contains easter eggs from the episodes earlier in that same season
karissa c it has easter eggs from other seasons too
yea but as video points out the clues have been there all along. that episode just forces it down your throat
Great video!!! Thanks for making this :)
Agreed
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I always thought that Black Mirror is like a metaphor of your device's screen when the lights are out. Where you suddenly could see the miserable you in real life. Not the one the virtual world believes who we are.
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really? i always thought black mirror as in all of our smart phones when turn off is black and we can see our reflection. lol
21st century twilight zone
Armoni Corbett omg I was just saying the same thing
Pretty much.
If these episodes are connected. Does this mean the facility in season 1 episode 2 is like a energy generating human sweatshop?
Jonsgr8 no its a microverse inside of rick sanchez's car
guess kaluuya never got out after all
This is why I love black mirror. Every single thing that happens isn't just caused by the technology, it's caused by the way we use it. Black Mirror isn't one of those 'ooh fire bad' shows that tells us we need to stop progress because what if something bad happens, it just tell us to be careful, to be mature and actually think about what we're doing. It doesn't blame the progress for the disasters, it blames us, because at the end of the day new technology like we see in the show won't go rouge and kill us. It's like a gun, alone it's harmless, used properly it's useful for defense and hunting for food. If you want to you can kill with it, but the gun isn't the one doing the killing, and it's not because of the gun.
better know CHRIST JESUS because his time is getting closer and closer ppl better wakeup before its to,to late its TIME TO WAKE UP THE RED OR BLUE 💊💊!
I'm a bit confused why you didn't point out that "black mirror" refers to a computer or mobile screen. technology is always at the heart of every episode,and it seems strange that you don't seem to mention that
Perhaps because it's glaringly obvious
No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror held up reflecting our society. It’s a look at ourselves and what we are becoming with all this technology in a foreboding, dark “black“ way.
Derp.
"No, black mirror can refer to that but it’s first meaning is a mirror"
It's called a double entendre - a word or phrase with two meanings. It is "yes" to both.
Howard Beale I think its reffering to a TV screen while it turned off. You staring into a black mirror doesnt it?
Good job, I didn't notice a lot of this.
NigelDPresents I actually loved the Easter Eggs pointed out in the video.
Black Mirror is the reason why I don't use any Social Media and go back on using a feature phone
If you didn’t understand all the hidden meanings then you’re part of the problem depicted.
im English and have seen Black Mirror from the start and luv the darkness of these hypothetical futures, but i love San Junipero for its nostalgic atmosphere and actually happy ending, which is unique in black mirror!
Industrialist2015ofUk It isn't exactly a happy ending. It's not even them. The real ones died and the ones we see are just copies with implanted memories.
San Junipero is the episode that hooked me the most when I first saw it, dream-like score, amazing cast, touching, happy, inspiring, and it´s still my favourite ... but upon recent conexions with other episodes I am starting to think it might be the episode a lot of this series revolves around, and therefore the source of all evil.
in black mirror, life is less like a box of chocolates and more like a bag of spiders.
"light year" is a meassurement of space, not time
2:43 is that abi from the second episode on the billboard?!
Sara Gulyas yeah lol
nose dive was my favorite episode. anyone else?
Joshua Del Rio it's the realest
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SAMEEE
White Bear had me shook
Joshua Del Rio entire history of you was amazing too
I honestly am so confused with the first episode of season 1 weirdest episode in the entire series in my opinion
Most people would not consider news story headlines from other episodes as sharing a universe. Surely you need more in the way of character interactions, interwoven plot threads etc. This just seems like click bait for some amazing reveal that simply does not exist.
Love this show!! Great vid
This channel is going places. Keep up the great work!!
You didn’t show clips from ‘Black Museum’ which is by far the best out of all them
Social Media ruined everytrhing
Fk this generation
BUT..San Junipiro is the best
Omg no that episodes so overhyped. If I had to pick an agreeable best for everyone, it's would have to be White Christmas.
people like it because it ends "happily" i think
kaicooper87 San Junipiero is my least favorite episode.
People favor that episode because they assume that they live happily ever after but the characters were actually dead; it's the cookie that continue to live on believing it's the real host(we see this occur in white Christmas). What I find most disturbing is what if they ever decide to change their mind? They are plugged into the machine forever and they're no longer living to make the decision to stop it.
Im Poppy: Yes I agree. It would only be good if they actually were able to salvage the brain and connect it digitally to a machine that let it live on in the fake world with a virtual body. But if the actual biological person dies they are not going to live on or know any difference.
Does this person understand the difference between universe, galaxy, world, and alternate reality?
Anyone else extremely annoyed every time she says "galaxy" instead of universe? Marvel has screwed with my brain!
Abuse of innocent defenseless empathetic beings is disgusting and evil.
Have you done an analysis like this for the OA? I loved this video 😊
Thank you! Yes, we'll definitely be doing one on the OA. Stay tuned :-)
This video is very enjoyable! Thanks!!
There should be a *SPOILER WARNING*
I haven’t seen the show. It seem interesting
"White Christmas: Season 3, episode 7"
There's only 6 episodes in Season 3
"There are stories in which we do fling you into a pit of despair ... and then piss on you ... because people seem to like that."
This channel is cool. I thought these stories some how were all connected. Love this show can't wait for the new ones to come out.
Moral of black mirror... smash your phone, blow up your car, phone, toaster, iron, clock, burn the house down and fucking run into the forest and become a tree person that eats bark and hunts with a pointy stick
Slayer lol
The episode "White Bear" would have made for an excellent movie imo.
I thought black mirror (the title) was meant to be a broken screen of whatever device you're using and with no device to keep you distracted you look upon the broken screen and the true image of your surroundings is reflected on it (which is the show black mirror).
Stay away from implants and Ai's. The way I see it😐😐😐
Good Analysis, just subscribed to your channel, keep going!
A black mirror is also a tool used for scrying.
Is Corona not an episode of Black Mirror?
This isn't analysis, you're taking it at surface level
its a modern day twilight zone really is a great show I love it 🎬🎬🎬
Oh my god, her voice sounds like a text to speech program, it is quite beautiful in a way.
JadenK Ah shit black mirror all over again.
3:09 The name Rannoch also appears in USS Callister as the name of the planet Valdack is hiding on; Rannoch B.
Awesome video!
1:22 whoa that's a lot of easter eggs!
“Shared galaxy” no it’s shared universe
Watching this show high af is a must 😂
not everyone is a drug addicted bum
Combustion69 marijuana is not a drug and you can’t get addicted to it jit
Combustion69 weed is expensive you fuck, how tf u going to call someone who smokes weed a bum 😂😂😂😂 loonietune
@@mazey2896 You should spend that money on proper education since you're probably a dropout.
@@gatewaytotheheart2652 ouch Charlie that hurt! :(
There were two episodes that messed me up, gave me panick attacks and made me sick to my stomach.
Even though I don't like it when that happens (obviously) I still think that Black Mirror is an amazing show, especially when it makes you feel a certain way.
Amazing analysis minus equating Waldo to Trump, I think it has more to do with how easy it is to start a political movement these days without having clear principles set or individuals being influenced not based on actual reality as long as you have an effective narrative with a relatable representative of that movement such as Waldo can blind individuals from what's really behind the political mask all politicians wear.
It's a shame season 4 and 5 trended towards more happy endings. I guess Netflix was well aware that San Junipero was one of the most watched episodes.
Nosedive is my favorite ending. It feels like a deep breath after running nonstop
there is so many wrong info in this video... do you even proof check your videos ?
Btw black mirror is going down hill ... it's getting less and less grim and mind fuck and more a drama.
Please bring back great black mirror elements !!
What this analysis is describing is more or less King's definition of a good horror movie. Nothing earth shattering or insightful, unless you're impressed with easter eggs. Is there any full length documentary about Black mirror out there that goes in depth more?
Some of the episodes have a shared universe but its almost impossible for all of them to be a single universe. Most episodes have an amazing technology while lacking the advanced technology featured in other episodes.
Each episode has something to do with the addictive use of our smartphones and social media up to the point of ridiculousness. And take a look at your phone's screen when it's off, you see a... black mirror !
6:07 yeah, we call it cyberpunk. A near future dystopia where technology and corporations are dominant in the world and cutting edge technology significantly affects human lifes
BLACK MIRROR IS OUR FUTURE! Seriously, we are very close to the episode of Nose Dive. I give us 10 years.