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[Ryuu96]

Black Mirror Season 6 was about as good as Season 5 but with more episodes, I thought Season 5 was a large step down from Season 1-4.

I would say that I had enough fun with it overall but nothing stood out to me as special, I don't really feel like I need to talk about any of the episodes, I don't think they'll stick in my mind and be thought provoking, like with Season 5. It was largely predictable and I feel like some of the social commentary lands a bit flat or shallow (like paparazzi are dickheads, I already know that).

Thought it was really weird as well, a couple of the episodes didn't feel like they fit in Black Mirror at all, they had no commentary on the dangers of technology, it was straight up supernatural horror and I don't know how I feel about them, I don't know how to judge them, Lol. If they were in Cabinet of Curiosities it would be fine but it felt like someone just slapped the Black Mirror name over a random anthology horror, it really fucks the tone.

I've long linked Black Mirror to the dangers of technology so it may take some getting used to it being now about fantasy and demons, Lol. The biggest twist was the first episode with supernatural stuff in it because I didn't expect supernatural stuff because Black Mirror has never had supernatural stuff, Lol. Not that I don't enjoy supernatural stuff but supernatural stuff typically is a "turn your brain off" moment, Lol, I have other shows for that.

Episode 3 was carried by amazing performances but it was extremely predictable, went on for too long and some of it was really dumb too. Episode 1 and 3 were the most Black Mirror of the season, I'd say I mostly enjoyed them both, although Episode 1 fell flat in the ending for me. Episode 2 I enjoyed but it was also less "Black Mirror" and just your typical well produced serial killer documentary.

It's a weird one. Still wrapping my head around how I feel about them deviating to supernatural, Lol.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 19 June 2023