A sort of ‘Alexa’ technology, except inside it is a perfect copy of the human mind. We are introduced to their world of ‘cookies’: digital clones of a human mind transported into an egg-shaped device, to be used as your slave for such mundane activities such as turning on lights or starting a toaster. If you manage to sit through these 90 minutes and can appreciate what you just witnessed, then, yes, you are indeed worthy and capable of watching the remaining twenty-one episodes. This “ White Christmas ” episode was a one-off event released on December 16, 2014, a special extended-edition episode released to the people of England clearly for the sole purpose of numbing them into submission.įor friends new to this series, this is the one I will always recommend as a starting point.
People with low credit scores can be placed on public blacklists, banned from booking train and train tickets, and barred from buying property. China’s Social Credit System is active, and is being used to punish citizens during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic:Īccording to Chinese tech news site Abacus, Beijing authorities announced that citizens entering the city from overseas who don’t disclose symptoms or relevant medical history pertaining to coronavirus will have their social credit score docked. Every human interaction you have requires you to keep up that robotic appearance or you will risk the dreaded and debilitating ‘down’ rating.īlack Mirror’s ability to use current technologies and turn it into a nightmare scenario is once again on display on Nosedive, and this time we have real-life examples of it. No matter what type of day you’re having, keep that smile on your face. In this cold world it’s your social media rating that awards you access to the best cars, the most luxurious travel destinations, the perfect apartments and neighborhoods. Simply shutting down your phone to escape social media bombardment is no longer an option. This is a world where today’s Youtube and Instagram influencers have taken over the world. In the end, all of the character’s stories are wrapped up, with the closure of the main storyline trumping all of them with the most debilitating finish imaginable, making this one of Black Mirror’s darkest episodes.Ī decidedly depressing story hidden behind the facade of perfect people living in a perfect world, Nosedive hits a little too close to home. Events go so far down the misery rabbit hole that it’s a relief to hear the gloriously haunting sounds of Radiohead’s “Exit Music (for a film)” emanating from your television’s speakers as the episode’s climactic scene play out. A simple conversation inside a moving vehicle turns into a relentlessly compelling scene that leaves you gasping for air. The intensity is almost unbearable to watch. The tension in this episode escalates quickly to the point where the viewer becomes spellbound by the actions the boy is forced to take. He meets other people who have been appropriated by this same relentless internet conspiracy, all forced to do dubious and dangerous activities they must perform in order to protect their secrets. The faceless entities text him, announcing they’ll release the video to everyone he knows unless he does as he’s told. He plays a teenager forced to take on dangerous tasks because his computer is (of course) watching him as he navigates through the internet’s darkest realms. At the top of the list is Shut Up and Dance, starring Alex Lawther ( End of the F*** World). Season Three was one of Black Mirror’s best seasons, and features some of the darkest episodes and topics.
This was only the second episode of the first season, but it was very clear this show was not going to be afraid to go down some very dark paths. And a time-stamped video from the past most certainly will tell quite a story for someone capable of finding it. Needless to say, things go downhill quickly.Īs we know only too well in today’s court of public opinion, video evidence does not lie. They end up inviting this person to their house for a nightcap. During a dinner party event, our male lead in the show observes….issues with the way his wife interacts with a particular dinner guest.
This episode doesn’t take long to provide little fragments of evidence on how this type of technology can have dire consequences. Does this sound familiar? Now imagine everything you see is a video recorder, capturing every second of your life, available for replaying over again for anyone capable of accessing it. Imagine a world in which Google tracks every moment of your life, recording it and saving it in perpetuity, until that moment in time when you want to reference it, view it, show it off to others.
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