This is like the saddest Black Mirror ever got. Every character is so chronically lonely that it makes you wanna cry. They are so socially inept that it brings out an almost disney-esque cute tone when they interact with one another, which is pushed further when Abi shoots for the stars and enters a talent show in hopes of becoming a star all thanks to Bing. It's an insanely cute relationship but the episode makes sure to always have a slight underlying darkness to it all. Really, they were so bored that they're doing this almost as just 'something to do' and the so-called aspiration is completely dictated by the commercials they are being sold on their own personalised TVs. It then, of course, gets very dark and intense and the pornography ad that oddly kept popping up throughout the episode makes a full return and kills any chance of happiness for anyone, including us. Leading man Daniel Kaluuya is remarkable - that speech is iconic and does such a good job portraying a man who is so depressed, almost never showing emotion or sign of life, until he finally snaps in a fit of rage which he and his forehead vein pull off perfectly...and then the actual ending/cut to credits is thought-provoking in seminal Black Mirror fashion, and even slightly meta too.
This episode is becoming more and more true to life every year.
Review by LucanBlockedParent2023-06-18T19:01:27Z
This is like the saddest Black Mirror ever got. Every character is so chronically lonely that it makes you wanna cry. They are so socially inept that it brings out an almost disney-esque cute tone when they interact with one another, which is pushed further when Abi shoots for the stars and enters a talent show in hopes of becoming a star all thanks to Bing. It's an insanely cute relationship but the episode makes sure to always have a slight underlying darkness to it all. Really, they were so bored that they're doing this almost as just 'something to do' and the so-called aspiration is completely dictated by the commercials they are being sold on their own personalised TVs.
It then, of course, gets very dark and intense and the pornography ad that oddly kept popping up throughout the episode makes a full return and kills any chance of happiness for anyone, including us.
Leading man Daniel Kaluuya is remarkable - that speech is iconic and does such a good job portraying a man who is so depressed, almost never showing emotion or sign of life, until he finally snaps in a fit of rage which he and his forehead vein pull off perfectly...and then the actual ending/cut to credits is thought-provoking in seminal Black Mirror fashion, and even slightly meta too.
This episode is becoming more and more true to life every year.