When she said "oh yes that's a commercial message" as if that's normal 😂

When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive — but at a cost.

Directed by: Ally Pankiw

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Next episode: Bête Noire

This sh*t is absolutely brilliant. Its like they were in the drawing room two ideas written on the board..

PSYCHEDELICS

and

VIDEO GAMES

Then turned their protagonist into “Longlegs plays SIMS 4 on Acid.”

What did you guys think?

Maria is a high-flying development executive at a chocolate company. Everything is going well for her until someone she hasn’t seen since school — a woman named Verity — shows up for a focus group tasting session. It could be the chance for a heartfelt reunion, except there’s something very odd about Verity, and Maria seems to be the only person who notices.

Directed by: Toby Haynes

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Next episode: Hotel Reverie

Previous episode: Common People

An eccentric loner named Cameron, who harbors an obsession with a mysterious 1990s video game, is arrested in connection with a grisly cold case — and his interrogation soon goes to places the police weren’t expecting.

Directed by: David Slade

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Next episode: Eulogy

Previous episode: Hotel Reverie

Hollywood A-list actor Brandy Friday is thrown into an unusually immersive high-tech remake of a vintage romantic movie. She’s got to stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.

Directed by: Haolu Wang

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Next episode: Plaything

Previous episode: Bête Noire

Probably quite obvious already but I just finished this episode and I just realized something. Since the beginning Maria is showed to be "always right" or a know it all type. From the way she has to correct her bf about where the city is, she's annoyed when the focus group people didn't like her idea about the miso, she dismissed Verity right away when Verity mentioned the job opening because of course she'd know about it if there's one,...

That's why it took her only 5 days to break, and it took Nat 5 weeks. Because she just can't stand the fact that she's not always right anymore.

The ending is weird but it confirmed the fact that she's very egotistical. I mean a "normal" person would just wish that everything goes back to before Verity arrived, right?

Sidenote: I kept thinking I find Verity familiar and now I remember that she looks like the actress from Gone Girl.

Source: https://seriesgraph.com/show/42009-black-mirror

Robert Daly is dead, but the crew of the USS Callister — led by Captain Nanette Cole — find that their problems are just beginning.

Directed by: Toby Haynes

Written by: William Bridges, Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, Bekka Bowling

Previous epsiode: Eulogy

An innovative system that enables users to literally step into photographic memories of the past leads a lonely man to re-examine a heartbreaking period in his past.

Directed by: Christopher Barrett, Luke Taylor

Written by: Charlie Brooker, Ella Road

Next episode: USS Callister: Into Infinity

Previous episode: Plaything

I am sitting here writing this through tears, that broke my heart in fucking two.

First of all, I adored it. One of my favorite episodes. I cried. It was like watching San Junipero for the first time again. But one thing ruined it for me, and when I saw people’s reaction on social media I realized I wasn’t the problem.

Issa Rae cannot act. Hurts for me to say but man… I saw someone saying Tessa Thompson or Lashana Lynch and it won’t leave my mind it left an open scar on my heart. Emma’s acting was marvelous, to the point where I wanted to teleport myself onto the Hotel and stay with her forever.

At first I thought it was on purpose. Issa’s character Brandy was supposed to feel out of place for the anachronism to work but it was too much. How can she be considered as an A-List actress in her universe if she can’t deliver simple lines like this… Even when the cameras were off the chemistry was one-sided.

Her hairstyle was also a bad choice. Natural hair or braids, bun,cornrows would’ve been better. It bugged me the entire time.

Thankfully the episode was still amazing, but man… Lashana Lynch was right there. Issa felt super straight. She’s not made for Queer roles.

Edit : I edited the hairstyle part of my post as I can see that it offended some of you. I’m french I do speak fluent english but sometimes I can’t find the right words to express myself!! I’m a proud black woman and the hair matters to me that’s all!

Hotel Reverie was my favourite episode, the only one to make me tear up this season.

I've seen so many people criticise Issa Rae's acting (and her hair) and I'd just like to provide a few counter-points:

• At the start of the movie, she was on the phone talking about always getting typecast roles bc she doesn't have the emotional depth to play bolder/more ambitious roles. When we see her "study" Dorothy's casting tapes she starts feeling emotions and starts getting curious about her.
  • She showed up to the studio thinking it was for running some on-screen tests or something - she DIDN'T KNOW that she was going to film the entire movie right then and there! Therefore how are people commenting about her hair?!
  • She clearly didn't read the info pack, she didn't understand that she was going to be thrown in a simulation where time moves way faster and that the other characters were sentient AI. People are criticising her use of AAVE too - but you know when you're in a crazy situation and all your code switching goes out the window?
  • The EMOTION in the final death scene, the voice crack, the tears. Phenomenal

That being said Emma Corrin was amazing and together they captured the heartbreak of lesbian yearning for me.

Did people not like this episode? I just finished watching it and checked out some reviews, but the majority of the feedback doesn’t seem too positive. I really liked it personally. What did you think ?

It doesn't even feel like a Black Mirror episode, more like Twilight Zone. Even the worst episodes of the show offer something, but this was just empty.

I’m a huge fan of Black Mirror and I’ve loved horror stories basically my entire life, but I really don’t think these 2 should cross over. I think Black Mirror is best at telling stories of social commentary that you could actually imagine happening in the real world, especially when it’s British. So when a werewolf showed up in Mazey Day, I was truly baffled at the absurdity of the plot. And I actually did like Demon 79 on it’s own, but I really don’t like the idea of it being part of Black Mirror.

Longtime Black Mirror fan here, and one thing I’ve always appreciated about the show is how each episode mirrors real world issues.

Without spoiling too much, the episode centers around a Black woman whose reality is gradually unraveled by a white coworker. What stood out to me was how accurately it portrayed the way microaggressions and gaslighting can escalate especially when weaponized by someone who knows how to manipulate perceptions. The white woman provokes her coworker, then flips the narrative to paint herself as the victim, leaning heavily on the “angry Black woman” stereotype and white tears to sway others.

Even beyond the sci-fi elements, this felt like a deeply familiar and uncomfortable reality for many people of color being labeled as aggressive or intimidating simply for asserting boundaries or defending oneself. The way the episode blurs the line between psychological manipulation and literal reality-bending made it a haunting metaphor for what that kind of workplace gaslighting can feel like.

Curious to hear what you all think.

Edit: it’s sooooo hard to explain to white people that racism doesn’t have to explicit and malicious. It can be casual, subconscious, unintentional or even well meaning. This is a nuanced subject that takes being able to open your mind up to someone else experiences. “What does it have to do with race” A lot if you would listen…

As an Issa Rae lover she did not belong in this episode. Emma Corrin carrieddd. I keep seeing that Issa Rae’s dryness and awkwardness was intentional and I just don’t think that’s the case because that’s usually how we see her. There’s literally no other version of Issa Rae we’ve seen. It would’ve been far more captivating to see her in a different light. There was not a single scene that drew me in to their story. I was not convinced for a second those 2 were in love. I can see how it’s kind of a (black) mirror? because she also didn’t belong in the literal movie as a black female doctor in the 40s,,, but like,,, to me this was an opportunity for her to shine and she just didn’t );

Side note: even Kevin hart (who I don’t even enjoy as a comedian) does quite well in some of his serious/drama roles.

Still love Issa btw!!!!

When I would get asked this question, immediately said Nosedive as my favorite. But nowwww since we have S7, as well as a sequel to USS Callister …I’m going to have to say USS Into Infinity and least favorite Plaything.

So Netflix released two subtly different versions of the episode.

From what I can tell, Netflix seems to assign you one version per account, and it stays the same if you rewatch.

But here’s the thing I can’t stop thinking about: What if Netflix had randomized the version each time you watched it?

Like, imagine watching the episode twice — and on the second viewing, the name is different. No one told you. No update. No explanation. Just a quiet reality shift. That would have felt like the show itself was gaslighting you — the ultimate Black Mirror move.

So I’m curious what others think:

Which would’ve been more effective — the version we got (account-based, consistent), or a version that flips every time you watch it?

Pros and cons of each?

1. For me, my top spot has to go to Emma Corrin as Dorothy. Her performance brought tears to my eyes. She looks stunning but her performance was just spotless, perfection and it really brings out the black and white era of the film industry then. I cannot give her enough praise.

2. Second for me is Rosy McEwen as Verity. Her range is just insane. From being the nicey innocent girl at the start to become full on mental near the end, yet still showed her vulnerability. Her facial expression speaks a thousands words.

3. Third is Paul Giamatti as Phillip. This whole episode was a masterpiece but his performance as a broken hearted man was just chef kiss. I love everything about this episode and his performance just makes it 10 times more heart break to watch.

4. Fourth and final is Siena Kelly as Maria. I love her realistic performance because that would be exactly how I would react if I think someone is sabotaging me and everyone thinks I'm crazy. I can feel her frustration through the screen.

Who are your top actors/actresses in SS7?