Black Mirror- Series Review

Finally finished all three seasons and I must say, I'm so impressed. From episode one, this show had me hooked and it was just so unreal to see how close Black Mirror really is to our own current society. This show is scary, oddly funny and contains the wow factor that we've all been searching for. Usually I'm not one for sci-fi things but this is just a whole other level.

This show has been organised into different skits per episode, so you don't have to watch them in order but I would highly recommend that you do. That being said, there are various actors so I won't go about naming them all here. To avoid this review being too long, I'll condense it into my favourite and least favourite episodes.

Season 1: My favourite episode of this season was "Fifteen Million Merits." In what seemed like a eat, sleep, repeat style, it quickly turned sour as themes of betrayal, loss and heartbreak came to the surface. Without spoiling this episode, I'd say the perfect way to describe it would be something like giving all or nothing to someone and then having it thrown back into your face. This episode stars Daniel Kaluuya (which is why I knew he seemed familiar when I later saw Get Out).

My least favourite episode of this season was "The National Anthem." I can't say I really enjoyed this episode and for reasons I'm not even that sure of. I think at times it just became a little too political for me (and as someone who really couldn't care less about politics, it was quite boring). However, I still appreciated the messages it brought across that were almost anti-twitter and clearly displaying that technology will forever be our downfall.

Season 2: My favourite episode of this season was "The Waldo Moment." Another politically based episode but yet, so relevant. I think it grabbed my attention most because Waldo, the blue bear in which coaxes politicians to appear on what they think is a children's TV show, but in fact a late night comedy show, has absolutely no filter. He says what he likes about the government and politicians. Again, it all changes and soon the man behind Waldo finds himself to be caught up in something that neither interests him nor is something he is good at.

My least favourite episode of this season was "White Bear." Now, I do love the idea that they had of making some aspects slightly similar to the Moors Murders and the fact that it had a major plot twist but throughout I just felt bored. It was supposed to have been on the verge of a psychological horror but it felt psychological...without the horror.

*In between these seasons there was a Christmas Special but obviously because I enjoyed it, it deserves to go here as my favourite...special! That's "White Christmas."

Season 3: My favourite episode of this season was "Nosedive." Now, I've already reviewed that episode just a few posts before this one, so for further insight, please read it. Otherwise in short, this episode was so aesthetically pleasing, strikingly real and just so unique.

My least favourite episode was "Men Against Fire." Sure, it's dystopian and post-apocalyptic but I felt that this was just a tad cliché. The entire time that I was stuck bored watching this episode, I realised that it resembled a lot of post-apocalyptic movies that I've seen of late so I felt like it was deja vu happening all over again. But, it still has some uniqueness there: advanced technology and the military. Just something to think about.

Overall, this series is no doubt a favourite and I would recommend it to anyone, regardless of whether sci-fi is your thing or not. I strongly believe that it is trying to show people the negatives of technology and communication and actually mirror our society into a mini on-screen universe. Believe that or not, I really think that it's successful in doing so.

Drop everything you're doing and watch it. You won't regret it.

Score: 10/10.