Kal_1993
Sophomore
@kalyan1993
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Post by Kal_1993 on Dec 30, 2017 8:44:39 GMT
1. Metalhead - Truly badass and truly scary. Especially the fact that there is no backstory or other humans made it chilling. Killer hound was awesome, expect that I hoped they didn't have to use paint to blind it. That was so stupid. It could even detect blood. Most of it's vision is largely through signals like bats. Wish they had cooler weapons that could act against these hounds.
But wish they ended the episode on a more positive note. I mean the entire episode was for nothing considering she killed herself.
2. USS Callister - while not being very sure about the manifestations of codes and updates in the game universe, this episode was pretty decent. Computer nerds should tell me if the solutions they came up with were "farfetched" and "convenient" even for "Black Mirror" universe.
3. Hang the DJ - Quiet overrated. Decent episode and pleasant to watch but it was way too predicable and I wish there was lot more romance and more as to why they loved each other. Show, not tell.
4. Crocodile - Looks like 5th amendment rights have been taken away in the black mirror universe. I liked it in parts and i totally forgot the guniea pig angle but come on, they don't have a clarity of vision. And making them "recall" is quiet difficult. Unless they have a more advanced invasive technique that could be used on animals.
5. Black Museum - the show suddenly became a museum. A parody if the show itself. Okay-ish.
6. Arkangel - Least favorite, but not a dud. Felt every character was "conveniently" fucked up.
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DarkManX
Junior Member
@shadowrun
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Post by DarkManX on Jan 1, 2018 23:52:39 GMT
Black Museum: Best episode of the season. The individual stories were very twisted and I loved how it all came together.
USS Callister: Loved this episode. It was my favorite before I saw Black Museum. I'm a Trek fan and so I enjoyed the Star Trek parody. The implications of how unhealthy fantasies of any kind can get is very dark. I'm interested in the cloning technology Daly uses and what it was legally meant to be used for.
Hang the DJ: Another lighthearted episode. I enjoyed it though I don't think it's the best episode of the season as everyone else says. I figured out the twist easily.
Crocodile: I like the memory scanning technology and the moral questions it raises. No one can refuse a memory scan, but memories are subjective even with the machine and never fully accurate. We don't see the justice system in this episode which I think is a real loss. It's interesting to see how far you would have to go to cover your tracks in this kind of a world.
Arkangle: Not as good as I thought it was going to be, very average. I understand the point it's making and I know that this kind of extreme helicopter parenting is occurring in real life. Still I think they could have pushed the envelope farther than they did.
Metalhead: I don't hate this episode, but it is the weakest. Being chased by an unstoppable killing machine is a gimmick, there needs to be a story there to support it. As it is, nothing happens in the episode and the twist felt tacked on. I did enjoy the Dog technology and though I can presume how it all went wrong I would like to have seen it played out.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 2, 2018 1:13:22 GMT
USS Callister Hang the DJ The Black Museum Metalhead Arkangel Crocodile
The top four were great enough to be close to one another in quality.
Arkangel was merely OK
Crocodile was horrible.
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Post by Winter_King on Jan 8, 2018 11:38:02 GMT
USS Callister Hang the DJ Black Museum Arkangel Metalhead Crocodile
While I didn't hate any episode, Crocodile was one of the weakest episodes of the show. It's down there with the Waldo Moment.
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Post by Marv on Jan 8, 2018 12:15:05 GMT
Uss Callister Hang the DJ Arkangel Metal head Black Museum Crocodile
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