List of black mirror episodes7/25/2023 If you like gay things, this is definitely a great starting point. This is typically the one I point my own friends towards when I’m trying to get them into the series because it’s not quite as heavy as the other episodes and it’s very very gay. I’m going to drop the trailer for Bandersnatch here in case you want to take a peek before committing to a starting point.īesides these two suggestions for where not to start, here are some suggested places to begin your Black Mirror journey… San Junipero I personally loved the episode, but it’s a huge time suck and none of the other episodes are formatted like this, so I recommend watching this at some point down the line after you’re a fan of the series and have a lot of time to kill.īut honestly, if that sounds cool to you, please feel free to not heed my suggestions. Bandersnatch is a choose-your-own-adventure film – basically a game – and you can get lost in it for hours choosing all the different options. This doesn’t have any major callbacks like Black Museum (a few wayward Easter Eggs, but they aren’t crucial to the plot), but its format makes it somewhat difficult as a starting point. The second exception is the film Bandersnatch, which came out between seasons 4 and 5. Once you’ve completed the first four seasons that come ahead of it, you can jump to this one and appreciate the little callbacks all over the place. This is the only episode that does this, so once you make that mental note you are free to jump around however you want. This episode has several callbacks to the episodes before it, so it’s best if you’ve watched most of the episodes prior to it to pick up on all the Easter Eggs. Firstly, whatever you do, don’t start with the episode Black Museum (04×06). I feel there are two exceptions to my ‘you can start anywhere’ advice. But if you have no idea what I’m talking about or you found that whole thing way too gross to subject yourself to a similar story, please don’t start there. If that intrigues you, I mean, start there. However, if you first heard of the series because of that whole David Cameron thing, uh, yeah, this episode is that one that was constantly referenced during that whole ordeal. I will warn for those themes in my recommendations just in case you really can’t deal with them, though. There are many dark themes in this series, and a few of the episodes I recommended could be pretty nausea-inducing as well, but the episodes I recommend that have these unappealing themes tend to also have incredibly intriguing characters and plots that make up for that discomfort. I caution against starting with the first episode because it has some pretty nauseating themes and lackluster characters that aren’t a great introduction to the anthology. And if none of the episodes I highlight below actually speak to you, feel free to just read through the episode list and start anywhere… except for the first episode. Outside of this you can just read through the episode descriptions and find something that speaks to you. The below episode suggestions are merely that – suggestions. Each episode is generally only tied together by the overarching theme of the series – the potential horrors of technology through misuse, overconfidence, overdependence, or intentional weaponization. Since Black Mirror is an anthology series, you can start anywhere you want, and jump to anywhere you want at any time based on your own interests and preferences. Also, the first episode is genuinely the worst, so please don’t do that. Where do you start watching Black Mirror? Most people would assume the first episode is the logical place, but this is an anthology series so that’s not at all a requirement.
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