I dunno, but I thought that this was one of the weaker entries this season. I did like how the episode subtly explores the implications of the tropes common to modern film remakes (colorblind recasting, LGBT+ themes, lampshading the silly logic in the plots of classic movies) but the whole “stuck in a movie/story/text” trope is kinda cliched, and boring at this point.
It wasn’t my favorite of the season, but wasn’t a misfire in my eyes either. None were this time really. My big criticism of the episode was that it was about 5-10 mins too long. But I thought the “trapped in movie” plot was handled with enough Black Mirror novelty to make it feel original. Watching Emma Corrin’s character walk out into the void and realize she’s dead was on of my favorite moments from the whole season. I loved the eerie scenery, too.
I dunno, but I thought that this was one of the weaker entries this season. I did like how the episode subtly explores the implications of the tropes common to modern film remakes (colorblind recasting, LGBT+ themes, lampshading the silly logic in the plots of classic movies) but the whole “stuck in a movie/story/text” trope is kinda cliched, and boring at this point.
It wasn’t my favorite of the season, but wasn’t a misfire in my eyes either. None were this time really. My big criticism of the episode was that it was about 5-10 mins too long. But I thought the “trapped in movie” plot was handled with enough Black Mirror novelty to make it feel original. Watching Emma Corrin’s character walk out into the void and realize she’s dead was on of my favorite moments from the whole season. I loved the eerie scenery, too.