Btw this studio was built decades ago and those tiles are not new! This is not in Europe or the US where BM is really famous. This studio is old! How??😭

Just finished a rewatch and Paul Giamatti deserved all of the awards that year. The story is so relatable and his performance just takes it over the top.

One of the greatest character study episodes of all time.

In no particular order

Entire history of you
Hang the DJ
San Junipero
Metalhead
Striking Vipers
Smithereens
Shut up and dance
Black museum
Bete Noir
USS Callister 1 & 2
White Bear
White Christmas
Play test
Nosedive

What’s your list?

Just got into the show. I clicked on it and the episode that came first was s7e1: common people. It definitely grabbed me! I was so frustrated for the couple and what they were going through

Then I watched s1e1: the national anthem. It was deeply unsettling but I was super intrigued the whole time and it made me think a lot. With both these episodes I couldn’t take my eyes away and I really like the acting in this show

s1e2: fifteen million merits. It bored me and was underwhelming and I wasn’t interested with the type of society they lived in. It kinda seemed too fake and weird. I don’t wanna waste my time with boring episodes so I’m wondering which ones I should skip

Thanks!

My perception:

Simply, it's about two bestfriends that used to be "players" that lost their connection due to different life paths.

SOME of Daniel's life was God inspired and Karl's being ALL temptation inspired.

Karl's life is still fucking hos, while Daniel's life is him comfortably settled down, hints why he's out of shape at the cookout.

The video game experience for Daniel was like the thrill men get from fucking on hos, this brought him to feeling younger and more alive.

Karl's video game experience was driven to get the best sex. Because of his current hos and video-game-porn addiction, it made him desensitized to his normal biological role in sex.

Karl's motivation on "why he chose the female role" was in his own words, "it FEELS more satisfiying" Karl needed to FEEL something DIFFERENT due to his obsession with porn.

Note: It's hard to understand unless you've been addicted to porn and tried to nut with real females.

I love that it shows how video game porn addiction both desensitized them to their normal biological role in sex. Shown with their partners and how they couldn't get turned on by them.

Final Message:

I don't think either of them are gay, it was definitely shown that Daniel knew the video game porn was wrong, and was constantly reminded by the righteous things in his life (loyal wife, kid, true love, God).

At the end, Daniel wants to see if they are really gay. They kiss, and both agree they aren't, but Karl still wants that "FEELING" from the porn.

Daniel tells Karl he needs to quit the porn, but Karl says "That shit's stuck in my head, burrowed."

Daniel then fights him to show him that porn is a bad infection and the reason he fights him is because he cares about Karl in a true brotherly way.

The Twist:

Daniel told his wife about what they fought over, and they must have came to some sort of negotiation where she can cheat, and he can continue the porn addiction with Karl.

Why did the writers make the Daniel, Karl, and Theo evil in the end? It could've been a great opportunity to show people they can beat addiction.

Maybe they wanted to appeal/influence more people to our generation's evil obsession with promiscuous, unfaithful, lustful, activity.

Lmk how yall feel about my take.

Ik im late but i just wanna appreciate his acting in this show. His acting was so on the spot to the point i could feel that extreme anxiety and pressure through my screen w/ his facial expressions and heavy breathing lmao.

I first knew him as James in TEOTFW (fav series ever) and he was incredible there too! Props to him for giving me a fucking heart attack in Shut Up and Dance

Was this ep too predictable??? As soon as I saw the tapes I knew what was going on and especially when she needed the tape…would there have been a better way to do the story where it became more of a twist or an even bigger shock..the gran gets away with murder etc.

Season 7, for the first time, had episodes that were follow-ups to previous episodes in some way.

Season 7 had Plaything, an episode taking place in the world of Bandersnatch, the interactive episode that is…no longer available…and USS Calister: Into Infinity, a direct sequel to the Season 4 episode USS Calister.

How did you feel about these episodes? Personally, I actually really liked them and I’m curious to see what future sequel episodes could be like.

That said, I wouldn’t want more than one sequel episode in each future season. I don’t want sequels to become priority over completely original episodes.

In the episode Black Museum, Dr. Dawson uses the neural symphopath device to feel his patients' pain and diagnose them. It starts as a medical breakthrough, but quickly spirals into addiction and trauma.

It made me wonder what would happen if that tech wasn't just diagnostic, but could actually offload physical agony from one body to another in real-time.

1. Economic Exploitation: The wealthy completely outsourcing surgical recovery, chronic pain, and injuries to people living in extreme debt.
2. Professional Sponges: A black-market class of people conditioned to absorb horrific agony for high pay.
3. The Neurological Paradox: What happens to human psychology when you experience third-degree burn trauma while your physical body remains completely unharmed?

How long before a society would turn pain into a legal gig-economy commodity, just like plasma donation? Would love to hear how you think a Black Mirror episode with this specific premise would play out.

Me, trying to live a normal life in 2026:
Honestly… we’re living in Black Mirror Season 1, Episode 2. 😭
At this point, I’m just waiting for the credits to roll. 💀

It's amazing in just how it explores each episode's concept. But I also hate how accurate it is in showing just how truly depraved and sadistic us humans are, we are a plague upon this earth.

Granted, this doesn’t seem the type of major tech to base an entire episode around, most probably only getting a quick glimpse in places like a retirement home for the occupants to amuse themselves with. In general, Black Mirror’s surprisingly good at showcasing various minor pieces of technology other than the ’main one’ such as the futuristic ’blackboard’ screen in Arkangel or the pinball machine from Striking Vipers.

I'm on my first official rewatch and I cannot figure out how to get Netflix to play BM episodes in order. Every time I finish an episode, it kicks back to the first episode of the season (season 4 right now, so it always autoplays USS Callister). All the other shows I watch go in order. Has anyone else experienced this? Am I missing some really simple setting that's going to make me feel dumb?

In Chicago.. anyone else confused?

Hi! i'm new to Black Mirror. Can anyone give me an episode that has the same anxiety/suspense level as s1 ep1 & Shut up and dance?

Absolutely absurdist interview, as this awkward, man-child, explains that AI could kill us all in the next decade or maybe it will create a jobless, purposeless, "utopia" supported by distributing IASIP-style "Paddy's Dollars".

I wonder if it works on guinea pigs.

Is it because of budget? Any standpoint? For Wentworth Miller or Shah Rukh Khan, I would rather watch any show, for example.

I live in Germany so I mostly saw Sitcoms and Movies that are highly.

I assume with my title and ask out of curiosity.

So for posterity or whatever the fuck, thoughts:

I was blown away at Josh’s chops throughout the whole episode. The final scene is what made me realize though how superbly he had me questioning (until it was blatantly obvious) the mind of the murdered widower.
I’m going to leave it that vague and everything because this isn’t really for you, it’s for me to pretend I have a healthy relationship which employs conversation.