What is the point of the show Black Mirror?

What is the point of the show Black Mirror?

Launched in 2011, Black Mirror not only aims to entertain, but it also invites us to think about how technology can harm society and transform our behaviour. Each episode shows how an existing technology could evolve in the near future, for better, or especially for worse.

Which Black Mirror is worth watching episodes?

Black Mirror: Top 10 episodes

• San Junipero. While Black Mirror is often depressing, and the episodes usually end badly for protagonists, San Junipero is a pleasing exception. ...
• Smithereens. ...
• Striking Vipers. ...
• The National Anthem. ...
• Nosedive. ...
• USS Callister. ...
• Black Museum. ...
• The Entire History of You.

Is that Miley Cyrus in Black Mirror?

Miley Cyrus made her TV return in Netflix's Black Mirror season 5 where she played a pop star named Ashley O who launches a robotic doll based on her own personality. Yet things take a wild turn when she's poisoned into a coma by her greedy aunt (Susan Pourfar) intent on substituting the real Ashley for a hologram.

Is 'Black Mirror' based on a true story?

• However, despite the fact that Black Mirror can often feel unsettlingly similar to reality, none of the stories told are actually based on anything that really happened. It's wholly original, instead using details that are just real enough so that it can leave viewers feeling deeply disconcerted.

What is the best episode of Black Mirror?

• Certainly the most uplifting episode of Black Mirror, "San Junipero" works largely due to its perfectly cast pair of leads in Kelly ( Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Yorkie ( Mackenzie Davis ), who expertly play Brooker's star-crossed lovers for the Snapchat generation, with empathy and chemistry to spare.

Is 'Black Mirror' Season 5 any good?

• Black Mirror Season 5 is one the series' best, with a shorter, stronger, and more captivating collection of episodes.

When is Black Mirror Season 4 coming out?

• Share this story. Netflix announced today that season 4 of Black Mirror will premiere on the service on December 29th, 2017, and it’s been slowly drip-feeding fans teasers for season 4 in anticipation.