Wait a minute, this was made in 2011? Just watched today and it feels so fresh and relevant

this episode traumatized me for life

the meaning behind this episode wasn’t just an ungrateful wife. Most of people forget that it’s about people being so obsessed with the show part. Nobody actually cared about princess,the kidnapper let her out because he knew that people wouldn’t be looking for her before live,they would all gather to watch the show,because that’s what people are. They pretend to care,but the truth is that they all want entertainment

This episode made me sad I feel so bad for the Prime Minister.

Black mirror is meant to be what we see everyday, it's the reflection of our phones, computers, or tvs right before we use them, we stare at black mirrors throughout our life that usually represent a different side of us.

Jesus that poster to advertise black mirror is terrifying

I love the detail that before the act happened on television, everybody was smiling and laughing, as if it was a funny situation. However, once it started happening, everybody realized how disgusting it was and how messed up the situation actually was.

I find it hard to believe everyone would watch it. I'm pretty sure there'd be some people too disgusted to watch. Or maybe they'd respect the PM enough to not watch. Not all humans are this calluous.

I also love the mother son scenario where the son knew exactly what was going on through his phone. Whereas the mother was still unsure relying on TV for her information.

I felt the most bad for the pig

I hated his wife in this. All she cared about is what people thought of her and not what her husband was going through

There's also the detail that everything just stops when the scandal comes to light. The guy who wakes up with his girlfriend and then the workers at an actual hospital, for example. The guy wakes up at 11 AM with his girlfriend. she goes to work to the hospital so let's say she arrives

when i saw my own reflection on the phone after watching that first episode i fell in a deep depression

I also think it's interesting to consider that by announcing that the video would be made illegal the next day, the government essentially ensured that every single person would watch as it happened. There were several of the "citizen" characters throughout who made comments about how they couldn't even think about watching it, it made them sick to think about it, etc. However, as soon as word gets around that the video will soon be outlawed, it becomes a different historic event. It's something you can't miss because you'll never get the chance to see it again. You'll miss out on this awful, unbelievable moment, and you can't do that. I think if the government hadn't announced that and, instead, had simply announced after the fact that owning, viewing, distributing, etc. the video

Great analysis. I've been waiting for someone to breakdown Black Mirror and now that it's been gaining the traction it deserves, someone's now examining it up close. I'll be watching the rest of these for sure. Keep up the great work!

when you switch your phone off or your TV off all you get is a black mirror

One thing I’ve yet to see mentioned is the lighting in this episode.

If such a situation does come close to occurring in real life the PM would just resign . No politician no matter how hard pressed would do it . They would either resign and flee the country (easiest solution ) or just give a lengthy speech regarding not giving into terrorism and use all intelligence , police and military forces to hunt down the princess dead or alive .The PM isn't legally required to save anyone by giving into terrorism. And you are also forgetting one thing as technology is becoming more advanced so is the strength of the government. Do you think MI6 and MI5 would remain with prehistoric tech as the world progresses light years ? Already governments extensively spy on citizens and would still do it in the future . No matter how powerful the internet becomes The State would still be more powerful and those in charge would burn the country to the ground if needed instead of giving in to public frenzy .

I watched this one day when I was bored, and this episode gave me a terrible feeling deep in my stomach. It just made me feel terrible. That feeling kept me interested in the rest of the series.

i was actually more interested on why the kidnapper killed himself