Summary
A new season of Black Mirror presents itself, dare you step inside this modern day Twilight Zone.
I thought this season as a whole was fantastic, easily the best season of Black Mirror in years and certainly the best since Netflix took over the show. There were no bad episodes each episode both fit within the mould of the wider season whilst also doing something new and fun, this is highlighted perfectly by the two episodes that book end the season one is an inception like science fiction and the other an end times disaster romp through south Yorkshire.
As I have said in a number of reviews over the years when it comes to anthology shows and films it is very easy for one bad segment to hold back the wider whole of the season or film, however that definitely isn’t the case here. I also liked that though this season had Black Mirror’s sense of dark humour there were enough jokes and lighter moments scattered over the episodes to keep you watching whilst also perfectly balancing the tone.
Overall, this is a season of Black Mirror that pretty much anyone could enjoy.
4.5/5
Pros.
The tone of the episode
The way the episodes play with and interact with each other on a subtextual level
The acting is great
The concepts really come together
The twists and turns
Cons.
There were a few minor pacing issues within some of the episodes.
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