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‘Common People’ Is a Sobering Return to Form for Black Mirror
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‘Common People’ Is a Sobering Return to Form for Black Mirror

The anthology show’s season 7 premiere proves that there are still dystopias left to portray

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Apr 14, 2025
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Chris O’Dowd talking to Tracee Ellis Ross in Black Mirror / Netflix
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By the time Black Mirror had reached its fourth season, I started to wonder where its writers had left to go. How many technological hellscapes can be conceived of before the edges begin to blur?

It’s a show that suffers from very unique constraints. It’s also one whose value is hard to communicate without a few light spoilers.

With few exceptions,…

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