Cordelia ,'Potential'
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I tried Black Mirror or Dark Mirror? whatever. 1st ep was meh. 2nd ep I bailed as soon as a Jillifont appeared.
I am re-watching the Matt Smith Dr. Who's. Never watched them closely because I disliked him so much. But, now he doesn't bother me as much. it was the failing to be as good as Tennant that made him a failure for me. But, a lot happens in the episodes. i think they actually pack more stuff in.
Watching years after the fact I found that I really liked the Ponds (despite Amy sounding like Rose v2.0 on paper), but couldn't stand Smith.
Quester, try the 4th episode, Be Right Back.
I'll give it a shot, aurelia.
Matt, I couldn't stank Amy either, and the intro where she explains her imaginary friend came back is too twee for me. But, I'm catching more stuff this time. They really are complex episodes. And the abundance of River Song is really what drew me back.
I watched the first ep of Black Mirror. It was the most misogynist thing I'd seen up until the Trump campaign. It was also implausible.
Haven't watched another one. Won't.
Each episode of Black Mirror really is it's own thing. Be Right Back (S2:E1) and San Junipero (S3:E4) are the most optimistic, but I liked White Christmas (S2:E4) and Hated in the Nation (S3:E6), too. The first ep is it's own distinct horror.
DH and I finished the whole thing last night, and I genuinely have no idea how I feel about it. It's impossible to mock the twists (SO MANY TWISTS) because each one is preceded by an earnest reminder that this story SOUNDS CRAZY but ACTUALLY ISN'T and JUST GO WITH IT.
I just finished the series and... yeah. I don't regret watching, but I have no idea what to say about it. I do like the idea of using angel tai chi as a baffling form of self defense.
That's what everyone says about Black Mirror, but since they opted to introduce themselves to the world with that first episode, I have to feel that they were OK with it if not proud of it.
Also, and I know this sounds super-snotty, but I read a lot of SF and write futurist analysis for a living, and so far no one's been able to tell me anything about Black Mirror that's new. I think I've settled into "it's a good way to get these concepts to people who aren't otherwise encountering them," but it's not something I want to give my free time to.
We just started watching "Shut Eye" and I would like to state, for the record, that Jeffrey Donovan is a fucking incredible actor. The show itself is interesting, two eps in.
I've been home ill for a few days and binge-watching The Man in the High Castle. Is anyone else watching it? I'm kind of meh on much of it (though it is nice to see Gwen from Angel, and Stephen Root is, as always, a wonder -- oh! And here comes Tate Donovan!), but I am slowly growing to adore the Trade Minister. I feel like I'd be happy to spend many hours just watching him bemusedly observing various objects and silently pondering them.