Black Mirror (s7)

My Thoughts

• Ep1 – Excellent and heart-wrenching. The idea of life as a subscription is cruel and powerful. I felt deeply for the husband. Best concept of the season.
• Ep2 – Fun and unpredictable. The bullying and revenge theme was handled well. The tech twist at the end was over-the-top but acceptable. Feels like it could continue—I want to see where it goes next.
• Ep3 – Focuses on AI and acting. Story was too slow and unexciting. I got bored.
• Ep4 – Didn’t connect with this one. The concept didn’t hit for me.
• Ep5 – Soft and emotional. Nami said it lacked tech, but I thought it was beautiful and gentle.
• Ep6 – A long (1.5 hr) sequel. The story was okay, but it dragged too much and ended up feeling dull.

Summary (Full Spoilers)

Ep1: “Common People”

• Amanda replaces her brain with synthetic tissue to survive a tumor.
• A tech company monetizes her life with subscription tiers.
• She starts speaking ads; her husband Mike livestreams himself doing humiliating things to pay.
• Amanda asks to die; Mike helps her. The ending hints he may take his own life.

Ep2: “Bête Noire”

• Maria’s life is manipulated by Verity, an old classmate using a quantum computer for revenge.
• Verity wants payback for past bullying.
• Maria kills her and rewrites reality to become empress of the universe.

Ep3: “Hotel Reverie”

• Actress Brandy uses immersive AI tech to live inside a movie remake.
• Falls in love with the character Dorothy.
• A tech failure freezes time, letting them live together for years.
• Brandy is pulled out and later receives a device to connect with AI Dorothy.

Ep4: “Plaything”

• Game reviewer Cameron believes characters in a life-sim game speak to him.
• Under LSD, he kills a guest who mistreats them.
• He implants the game creatures into his brain and broadcasts “peace” code.

Ep5: “Eulogy”

• Phillip shares memories of ex-girlfriend Carol for her digital memorial.
• The AI assistant guiding him is actually Carol’s daughter.
• He discovers Carol had hoped to reconnect and attends her funeral.

Ep6: “USS Callister: Into Infinity”

• Sequel to “USS Callister.” The crew becomes space pirates in a game.
• They enlist help from a clone of their old boss to hack the system.
• They meet a digital copy of Daly who betrays them.
• Nanette merges her consciousness with the real world.
• CEO arrested for illegal cloning. Crew gains partial access to reality.