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Black Mirror- Netflix [** Spoilers **]

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  • #812
    Charlie19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,784 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    Struggled to get through the first two and gave up half way through the third.

    Oh well:(



  • #813
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,299 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Finally got around to finishing the new series.

    In order

    - Demon 79

    - Joan is awful

    - loch Henry

    - beyond the sea (not bad at all, looked fantastic I just thought it was a bit predictable and didn't quite come together)

    - mazey day

    Overall I thought it was a really solid series, mazey day aside.

    Loved Demon 79 excellent cast, although a bit similar premise wise to a recentish film...and a Stephen king book?...

    I think this series has towards the end moved away from the focus on technology (Demon 79 did it have any angle? Mazey day...kind of) but maybe a more pure horror strand could come out of it ("red mirror"?)

    Post edited by gmisk on


  • #814
    Homelander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,432 ✭✭✭Homelander


    I've watched it all now and I think it was a solid season. First two episodes were very good, third was good in a different way but I felt it missed a few beats that would've made it much better.

    Mazey Day wasn't as good but still quite entertaining and the short run time helped. Definitely not a "bad" episode.

    Thought Demon 79 was really excellent. Overall thought it was a good season and I'd agree with the order in the post above. I think Demon 79, Joan is Awful and Loch Henry are all good enough that there isn't much between them.



  • #815
    Tony EH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,491 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Never a big fan of the show, as I've said numerous times, but I thought that series 6 was the most solid out of them all. Each of the 5 episodes had something that was engaging and they were all entertaining to some degree.



  • #816
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I thought it was a pretty strong season overall with some really well written episodes. I actually didn't find any of them weak. Only 5 episodes which hopefully means there's Christmas special.

    I don't think the show was ever really about new technologies being bad and always more about how humans may misuse tech or just lack the maturity to deal with it. In particular though I think the show was about anxiety for the future, especially the one that was taking shape in the early 2010s, and that isn't as strong here as previous seasons. Mainly because nearly every episode bar one is set in the past rather than the present or future. I feel like maybe Brooker is sick of the BM-esque present that he largely predicted and wanted to explore slightly different variations of the same theme this season. Which I think is fine but perhaps it makes the show less relevant and zeitgeisty than it was.



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  • #817
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I haven't watched BM in years, can I just jump into the new season? Are all the episodes still independent of each other?



  • #818
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,099 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120801805#Comment_120801805

    Yeah they are still independant of each other. Some of them have little easter eggs or throwbacks in there but it doesn't make a difference.



  • #819
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    You'd be better off watching the older ones if you haven't yet seen them. The last two seasons have been more miss than hit. There were always a few duds here and there, but it used to be amazing overall.



  • #820
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,225 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    While it isn't classic BM, I thought this season was a major improvement on season 5. Apart from Mazey Day, I enjoyed all the episodes to a greater or lesser extent.


    I do wonder if the "Red Mirror" at the start of Demon 79 hints at an upcoming spin off.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #821
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,288 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Charlie Brooker can see into the future, that AI episode very timely

    https://forumofgames.com/




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  • #822
    ArnoldJRimmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Only just watched this season, and thought it was pretty strong. Loved Joan is Awful and Loch Henry.

    Wasn’t a fan of Beyond the Sea as it was fairly predictable and also unpleasant

    Mazey Day perfectly captured what absolute scum tabloid photographers and journalists are, and loved the twist of is being a creature as it was

    demon 79 was enjoyable mostly because of well it captured 1979. But a good story too



  • #823
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,288 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Netflix bringing back for series 7

    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #824
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,948 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121398793#Comment_121398793

    That's great news, hope he goes more with the Red Mirror themed episodes like Demon 79



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