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10-21-2016 , 01:50 AM
Here is my ranking based on how they related to me:

1) White Bear
2) The Entire History of You
3) White Christmas
4) Be Right Back
5) 15 Million Merits
6) The National Anthem
7) The Waldo Moment

Note: How they related to me, not how well they were done. 15 Million Merits was amazingly well done, but just not as relatable to me.

White Bear still freaks me out when I watch it for the 5th time.
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10-21-2016 , 03:26 AM
Yes, it's out!
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10-21-2016 , 05:31 AM
Watched the first two eps and they are both amazing.
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10-21-2016 , 08:05 AM
good chance i binge all S3 by tomorrow
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10-21-2016 , 08:16 AM
such an amazing show
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10-21-2016 , 09:04 AM
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good chance i binge all S3 by tomorrow
Can't wait for my wife to get home
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10-21-2016 , 08:27 PM
Wow San Junipero episode was sooooooo good
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10-22-2016 , 12:19 AM
Liked 1... kinda, loved 2 and 3, watching 4. Will be curious to see everyone's ranks on the new 6
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10-22-2016 , 01:02 AM
Most emotional I've gotten during an episode of tv
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10-22-2016 , 05:54 AM
wasn't a big fan of ep 3.
kindv boring overall and what are we supposed to feel bad for the pedo?
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10-22-2016 , 07:31 AM
The kid was only watching regular porn, and yeah, felt a bit bad for him considering what he went through?
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10-22-2016 , 09:18 AM
I'm pretty sure they were all pedos. Even the kid.
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10-22-2016 , 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Europa
The kid was only watching regular porn, and yeah, felt a bit bad for him considering what he went through?
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Originally Posted by lonely_but_rich
I'm pretty sure they were all pedos. Even the kid.
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i guess if you really want to leave it open to interpretation, he was just a poor kid and the trolls made up the kiddie porn thing... but he was watching kiddie porn. He broke down when the guy in the woods asked, which wasn't a clear indicator, but then the phone call from the mom confirmed it.

they weren't all pedos though. i believed Bronn from GoT's story, the women sent racist emails or something, and i don't think the black motorcycle guy was one either
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10-22-2016 , 10:38 AM
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i guess if you really want to leave it open to interpretation, he was just a poor kid and the trolls made up the kiddie porn thing... but he was watching kiddie porn. He broke down when the guy in the woods asked, which wasn't a clear indicator, but then the phone call from the mom confirmed it.

they weren't all pedos though. i believed Bronn from GoT's story, the women sent racist emails or something, and i don't think the black motorcycle guy was one either
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Was there ever any indication that the kid actually looked at child porn? When the admitted pedo asked him "how young were they" he mumbled something about it just being regular porn IIRC and yes, I took it that the trolls made up the part, they're trolling, after all.

He did broke down but I understood it more along the lines of "Oh man I'm so ****ed, I'm in the same position as this pedo but haven't done anything bad, really".

Not going to die on this hill, that was just how I interpreted it at the time.

And yes, the others weren't pedos either, or at least we have no reason to think so.


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I've read a couple of reviews and everybody seems to take at face value that the kid's a pedo, too, so I'm probably wrong. That makes the ending worse / more boring imo.

Last edited by Europa; 10-22-2016 at 10:53 AM.
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10-22-2016 , 11:02 AM
also, take this with a grain of salt b/c I'm soulless... but episode 4? meh. really well done, very good premise, but i prefer the
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doom and gloom of this show over the "love conquers all" type stuff
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10-22-2016 , 11:05 AM
Yeah, totally forgot about the email lady. I just had a picture in my head of Chris Hanson on the other end of the phone running an underground Dateline website.
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10-22-2016 , 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Conz
Liked 1... kinda, loved 2 and 3, watching 4. Will be curious to see everyone's ranks on the new 6
2 6 1 5 4 3
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10-22-2016 , 11:56 AM
on ep 3

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Kid was 100% looking at kiddie porn. He looked confused as **** throughout the ep and probably was just realizing what he was into. There are tons of hints during the ep, like the little girl that forgot her pencils. He stares at her as she is leaving. No reason to have that there if this wasn't the case. There's also the girl where he works at. She seems into him but he really doesn't care because he is not attracted to girls his age. Not only that, but he looked agitated as **** during the entire ep. No way a guy gets like that on regular porn. Bronn even mentions that in the car. There's also the confirmation in the end by the trolls. I still don't understand how people think it was regular porn.


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also, take this with a grain of salt b/c I'm soulless... but episode 4? meh. really well done, very good premise, but i prefer the
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doom and gloom of this show over the "love conquers all" type stuff
I think the best eps are the ones where technology mind****s both the characters and the viewers. That's why I love ep 2 and the Christmas one.
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10-22-2016 , 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Europa
The kid was only watching regular porn, and yeah, felt a bit bad for him considering what he went through?
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Originally Posted by Europa
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Was there ever any indication that the kid actually looked at child porn? When the admitted pedo asked him "how young were they" he mumbled something about it just being regular porn IIRC and yes, I took it that the trolls made up the part, they're trolling, after all.

He did broke down but I understood it more along the lines of "Oh man I'm so ****ed, I'm in the same position as this pedo but haven't done anything bad, really".

Not going to die on this hill, that was just how I interpreted it at the time.

And yes, the others weren't pedos either, or at least we have no reason to think so.


Edit:
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I've read a couple of reviews and everybody seems to take at face value that the kid's a pedo, too, so I'm probably wrong. That makes the ending worse / more boring imo.

I didn't think he was a pedo until the mom called at the end talking all about how he was watching kids etc...

and there is just no way someone could be that embarrassed about jerking off to reg porn that they would rob a bank n fight to the death to stop ppl from seeing them do it.

the fact I thought he was just jerking off to reg porn the whole time made it a lot less enjoyable cuz whole time im just like wtf is wrong with you just tell them to go **** themselves who cares if ppl see u whacking off.

but regardless just didn't like the episode, wasn't particularly clever or anything and didn't seem like the usual black mirror ep where there is some aspect of advanced technology that is creating the plot device.

ppl can be blackmailed easily with today's technology etc there was zero twilight zone type feeling to the ep.

but whatever it's pretty much the only let down in an otherwise amazing series so I'll give it a pass.
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10-22-2016 , 12:33 PM
The whole point was that this was one that could happen tomorrow, not in some theorized future, and you were obviously supposed to think it was normal stuff he looked it till the end reveal...

I thought it was very well done. Much better than the first episode, which is looking worse with each new one I watch, imo
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10-22-2016 , 12:42 PM
ya but the thing is normally the viewer can get emotionally involved with the story and characters and understand why they're doing what they are etc in this one the entire time ur just like this is so dumb just tell them to go **** themselves.

and instead of getting into the story I just thought the main character was the stupidest most insecure person ever.

and it really wasn't much of a twist or revelation at the end.

and yes I understand that it wasn't about what could happen in the near future but rather what is "possible" today and that's my point, one of the best things about the show is how it's exploring a world so similar to our own just one leap forward technologically.
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10-22-2016 , 12:46 PM
I'm with you on ep 3 RBK
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10-22-2016 , 01:47 PM
The two cooks were actually robots.
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10-22-2016 , 08:15 PM
Playtest
Shut up and Dance
Hated in the Nation
San Junipero
Nosedive
Men Against Fire


I feel like SJ is gonna be the far away favorite, and I'm not saying it was bad, it was just too damn optimistic. I'm not looking for that from this show. I also feel like if it was a man and woman, it would have been considerably less interesting. Looked great though. Acting was great.

Haunted House was the coolest part of the season for me. Thought the direction in this one was awesome, and Kurt Russell Jr. killed it acting wise, imo.

The bottom 2 both kinda suck tbh. I liked Nosedive after watching, but it got steadily worse in my mind as I contined. Hated BDH in it. MAF reminded me too much of the absolutely horrendous piece of crap "The 5th Wave"

thought the other 2 were solid. The kid in SUAD was great, hope the
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stigma doesn't stick, and he's stuck taking those type of roles, b/c he's gonna get em. Bronn was real good too.
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10-22-2016 , 08:39 PM
gonna avoid reading this thread until I've watched all eps, but just came in to say that San Junipero is my favorite Black Mirror ep OAT
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