cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/896689
I’m in the mood for some creepy sci-fi, but Black Mirror can be really hit or miss for me. What should I watch tonight? I just finished the fake star trek one from season 4
I’ve been watching it since it hit Ch4 in the UK and my favourites of each series are probably -
S1 - Fifteen Million Merits (honourable mention to The National Anthem for going so hard with it’s first episode content and theme wise)
S2 - Probably White Bear, but White Christmas is also good but was shown on its own over here rather than part of S2 as it is on Netflix. This series is hard to pick from too be fair as all three EPS are strong in different ways.
S3 - Shut up and Dance is probably best for your chreepy, bleak fix. But honourable mention to San Junipero for being the first feel good episode they did
S4 - You’ve already watched USS Calister, I’d say Metalhead is your next best. Points also to Hang the DJ for an interesting look at common tech in use today.
Bandersnatch - Play this, without a doubt. Charlie Brooker knows his games and it shows in his own choose your own adventure type experience. Some of the hidden endings are amazing and hilarious.
S5 - Striking Vipers, an amazing exploration of sexuality and identity and what happens when the consciousness is decoupled from the physical.
S6 - Haven’t watched it yet.
Not creepy so much as thought-provoking, San Junipero (season 3, episode 4) is my all-time favorite episode of any television series. The story (and implied stories we don’t get to see) make me tear up every time I watch it, and the aesthetic is gorgeous.
If you haven’t watched the White Christmas one…holy crap are you in for a ride.
(Beyond the spoilers is a small summary of these episodes which doesn’t give away too much but I tend to think that going in completely blind is the better experience. So in case you want to know a little bit what the episode is generally about you can safely read these.)
Chiming in on this, just adding to the previous very good answer, I really liked "Beyond the Sea" S6 E3, the one with Aaron Paul.
It’s about astronauts who can connect with their family on earth by some kind of android which they can control. However, this goes horribly wrong at some point, as all Black Mirror episodes tend do to.
Also one of my favourites is "Black Museum" S4 E6.
There are 3 little stories woven together in one episode which on their own are already great. Memorabilia of these objects are being displayed in an eery museum which serves as the connection between these stories.
Lastly, I somehow enjoyed "Crocodile" from S4 E3.
It starts with an accident which becomes a secret for the two people involved. Years later, an insurance investigator investigates another accident by tapping directly into witnesses memories.