I chose not to touch on the final twist regarding Nish's Mother because I genuinely thought it was really stupid that she was in there all along. It ruins any form of independence Nish had and just seemed like a very unnecesary aspect to include. It also seems weird that she possesses a technology that CLEARLY had more negatives than positives, and yet was somehow convinced that putting Mum in there would be a good idea? I thought she was supposed to be smart!

Nish is tech savvy because she's from Wakanda.

I thought the doctor getting addicted to pain was a clever inversion of the opioid crisis. Instead of doctors getting patients horribly addicted to painkillers, we see the doctor himself addicted to pain. So clever.

I feel soooo bad for Carrie omg. Why didn’t they just put her consciousness back into something else ? They could upload her to San Junipero or something like that .

what bothers me about this episode is that he states that all the little keychains aren't recordings but copy's of his conciseness which means there are still hundreds if not thousands of copy's of this girls dads consciousness still out there in eternal torment...

Who in their right mind would agree to have their partner inside their hard 24*7? I mean it wasn't even a abrupt decision, he took some time to think about it. We all knew it was going to end badly the moment the idea was put forward.

Rolo Haynes might just be the best Black Mirror character. Such a shame he died at the end. I could easily watch another three episodes of him going around tricking desperate people into using dangerous technology. He's like the devil of Black Mirror, bargaining for peoples souls.

I'm going to choose to believe Nish transfered Carrie to either the cloud or a BRB style robot after taking her out of the museum. Also I wouldn't call Carrie a souvenir for Nish. You failed to mention that Nish's mother was inside her head the whole time, presumably to see justice for her husband (I highly doubt anyone would want their mom inside them forever and am fairly sure her mother lives in the cloud most of time and this was an exception.) Carrie was also a victim of Rolo and deserved Justice just as much as Nish and Nish's mother And remember when Rolo wakes up we see Nish placed Carrie in a position where she see what was happening too, even getting a close up of her monkey staring at him as he gets electricuted. Once they leave the building she gave Nish a thank you in the only way she could by saying monkey loves you. If anything Nish is Carrie's rescuer. And as I mentioned before I highly doubt Nish would keep her in that monkey for long. If she can transfer Rolo, into Clay's hologram, she can get Carrie into a better vessel it would be far easier.

The BDSM Doctor was a perfect backstory for a super villain. He was basically turned into a human cenobite.

Has no one noticed that the 2 rats are called Kenny and Hector....

Dr Dawson scene in front of the mirror was really fucked up. Reminded me of the Fly but this was sel mutilating because he enjoys the pain.... Makes me verrry uncomfortable

This episode freaked me out, I had to stop after the first mini plot line cause goddamn it was terrifying

Maybe I'm too tired but it felt like you just summarised the ep?

Lovely to see a video maker who actually likes this one! A lot of people seem to be jumping all over it just because it's a compilation of mini-episodes type of story. As if that's a bad thing in and of itself.

This was my all time favorite episode of Black Mirror because it has all the best things that keep me coming back: Horror stories involving tech and the unknown, existential crises and moral ambiguity. I cringed, dropped my jaw and paused throughout!

A lot of people don't like this episode... they're watching it as a Black Mirror episode, that's the problem. What I personally like about it is it's kind of a nostalgic throwback to anthology horror movies like Dark Side or Creepshow. I'm a big fan of those.

Carrie getting stuck in the monkey was the funny part of the episode, especially when Rolo said nowadays they have to be able to say at least five things, I laughed so hard. Pretty horrific when you think about it though. She would have been better off just dying in her original body, because her fate was worse than death. Thanks for making the analyses, I've watched them all. Hopefully see you for S05.

My top 4 favourite black mirror episode is: 4, the national anthem 3, white Christmas 2, Black museum 1, san junipero

Out of all the stories, Carrie and the monkey absolutely have the most potential in more ideas for the series. Just like how cookies were introduced and are just kind of a 'thing' now. Some unholy meshing of that consciousness-transfer and (maybe a beta version of) the MASS system would be goddamn brilliant, probably ending up with people in ecstasy comas, too unwilling to exit game. I for one love the theory that all the episodes/seasons share a universe, and it's my opinion that they're one full timeline, just dated out of order - probably with Metalhead at the very end, bc of, y'know, robo-doge apocalypse. If not that, then parallel universes at least. If there's another episode that basically throws humanity/survival down the drain, then that kind of fucks that up. But something like San Junipero being a wholly North/Central/South American thing and the system in 15 Mil. being something in a European or Asian regime (for examples) is also possible, since we're given pretty much no context of country as well as time period.

I imagine Nich probably spent her life working on perfecting her skills in technology specifically for that day.

I don’t think the shared universe is necessarily canon, it’s just a way to treat the audience with easter eggs and little details

the song in the beginning “always something there to remind me” also foreshadows and correlates with the plot of the episode, foreshadowing nish’s mom being stuck in her head & etc. :)

Letecia Wright aka Nish aka Black Panther’s sister... daughter of 🇬🇾

I’ve got to say, the twist at the end was spoiled by the Netflix subtitles The first time that “Nish” spoke, the subtitles read “in British accent”, implying that it wasn’t her true accent at all. (Edit: I’m aware of the reasons they have the subtitle. It was just interesting to point out. Also, stop liking this. It’s not that exciting, people... :3)

I don’t know why people are so tilted over the fact that the Black Mirror episodes are in the same universe. They are. Just get over it. It takes literally nothing from the power of the stories.

One thing you missed is that the suviners were copies of the consciousness at that moment, so it's not just a moving imagine but a consciousness trapped in eternal agony

the pain addict is showing us our addiction to the pain of others we enjoy when we watch black mirror, we keep coming back again and again.

That gal from Black Panther was her, I soon noticed. I don't know her personality, but she seems like a girl-next-door type. She's cute, for sure. I hope she doesn't sell her soul for fame and all that glitters in America.

But Harry, didn't you think that her setting the museum on fire was symbolic of the series not being a shared universe, because now that idea is destroyed?

Karl Pilkington deserves credit for the plot of this episode. He pitched it years ago on the Ricky Gervais show Podcast. Charlie Brooker openly admitted he pinched the idea from him.

I still remember the words “monkey needs a hug”😭😭😭

So glad you gave that nod to Karl Pilkington.

This episode did annoy me. It seemed as though everything that happened to the woman in the coma was designed specifically to make her existence as painful and dehumanizing as possible, with no regard for practicality, logic or empathy. Even today we have machines that can be controlled through the brain, and her brain was already digital. It makes no sense that they would have put her inside a stuffed toy with no agency besides two preset phrases, when they could have given her a robotic body she could have moved and spoken through. There's no way a stuffed toy was the pinnacle of medical and robotic technology. The one redeeming thing in the episode was the pain doctor story. It was outlandish and disturbing and it had some great dark humour, but importantly it was believable. Years ago I thought it would be neat if a doctor could inhabit the body of his patients for a moment to more accurately diagnose their symptoms. If this story was made into a full episode it would have been my favourite of the season.

I feel as if the scenes where people pull the lever at the museum weren't real, but a sick, twisted version of what Rolo thinks people reacted like when they did such an act of cruelty, think about it, how many people do you know would actually enjoy themselves and smile as a man screams, suffering the most horrible of pain as they slowly realize they were the ones to cause it? Only a minority of people like that exist in this planet.

This video was posted just as i finished binge watching your other black mirror videos it was great watching them all in order. You have such an interesting perspective on all of them and you notice so much stuff i missed. Great videos!

watched the entire series including your analysis after each one! Loved the commentary afterwards. Nice work!

What I don’t think most people got was what the Souvenir keychains actually were... those souvenirs were Copies of the consciousness like what was put in “cookies”... but even more terrifying is that the copy in the souvenir was experiencing eternal pain and suffering from being electrocuted continuously inside that small key chain. So not only did Rolo die, but he will forever feel level 15 electrocution pain for eternity. (Or however long that keychain lasts.) super unsettling!

I like your reviews so much that I'm watching them BEFORE viewing the episodes!!! Keep it up, my man!

Thank you for reviewing the whole series, I always look forward to these. :)

I really enjoyed your videos on this serie, thank you for your good work !

First episode I watched with my dad. Spurred a pretty heartfelt conversation between us on the subject of the death penalty. Great video! :^)

The one person who downvoted must have needed a hug

Rolo Haynes is easily the best character of the show.

Remember Victoria's portrait as "child killing" from White Bear in the first exhibition of museum ? You'll see "Double Suicide" and "Cloning without Consent" Me : Yay Season 5 would about double Suicide and cloning tech lol

Fantastic analysis of this series! I know some aren't a fan of these episodes with multiple stories but I quite like getting these little snippets of interesting ideas

I was waiting for this 😍😍 I love your Black Mirror videos...can't wait for Netflix to drop Season 5!

I was looking for your black museum episode yesterday and ended up watching some other trash vid. Thank you for putting this out!

Thanks to these videos I found you and I'm really happy to be a subscriber!! 😁😁😁

the part with the guy who enjoyed pain made me cover my eyes while watching a video for the first time in as long as I can remember....

Your analysis videos are absolutely amazing. After binging about a dozen, it occurred to me how silly it would be of me not to subscribe. So I just subbed. :-)

It’s 4 am here Harry...😑 But the temptation is too good 😂 Thanks for uploading 😊

I love the performance of this guy who played Rolo in this one. Great narration and great surprise villain.

IM SO GLAD YOU UPLOADED THIS!

Literally the only character whose intelligence is being questioned in a Sci-fi world.

This honestly was a great episode,, maybe one of my favourites . I completely agree with Nish honestly,,

Can anyone tell me the song that starts at 3:59 please? I hear it all the time and need to know!

you’re right about nish being a little big sadistic at the end but oh my god if it wasn’t cathartic plus her saving carrie was amazing i love it

Woah its so cool to see what you look like, Harry! Your face definitely matches your voice and you look like a friendly human being (:

Amazing analysis. Love your vids, bro.

This episode was one of my favorite! I loved the story with the doctor

The whole ‘transfer a dead/comatose loved one’s consciousness into your brain’ thing had an uncanny resemblance to Karl Pilkington’s film pitch starring “Clive Warren” but when Carrie was put in that monkey it really depressed me to see how they completely dehumanised her, just to make myself feel better I like to think that after Nish avenged her dad, she uploaded Carrie to San Junipero (or a similar virtual world) so she finally has peace. I also found the ‘pain addict’ story intriguing and honestly wished it was a full-length episode to itself, that self-harming scene was REALLY hard to watch.

This was soo great that If Rolo wasn't physically dead , I wanted to describe the story of every object in that museum

I started binge through the whole series last week and your editorials, can't wait for more stuff Do more Miyazaki reviews

I felt so proud of Pilkers with this episode he actually commented on it and said he didn't mind them nicking the idea as there are only so many, he was glad a good idea was being put to screen

I always look forward to these so thank you for thr great work and content!!

So many references was fun and the stories were like mini-black mirror episodes

Rewatching this, I really like the music (beats) used, it stayed with you after the episode was done, and it's creepy in a black mirror way.

You're the best and this video was awesome. 💓🙌🏾

They could have made this 3 separate episodes but all linked together: 1) the doctor. 2)Carrie in the monkey. 3)Nish

I'm so glad this analysis is here

I'm glad you touched on the digital divide between generations in relation to Nish's tech savvy-ness! Personally I preferred Black Mirror as a set of unrelated installments a la twilight zone because I feel like it gave the writer(s) way more free range in terms of creative approaches to the ways human nature and impulse can be shaped by tools and tech. While I'm very interested in the exploration of consciousness the writers are now going for, I worry that the focus will be less oriented towards creating compelling narratives about hypothetical (and real) technologies/how they relate to humanity in exchange for over-produced attempts to tie everything together.

Omg! I JUST walked to my car for break and this was uploaded! You’re my favorite analyst channel!

what is the background music that starts playing at 4:00?? I've been looking for it for ages!

I'm so glad you mentioned Karl actually came up with this idea in his ''Love in two Brains'' movie concept.

this episode had me at the edge of my seat

It annoys me how people are acting like the easter eggs mean the shared universe is as extreme as something like the avengers. Its just little nods but people are acting like its a big deal

Thank you for doing proper analysis and not just Easter eggs

this ending was satisfying and very very happy in my head, so...

HELL YEAH DUDE! I shrieked a little when I saw the video was out.

Thanks for this review, it was the best episode of the bunch! I get the feeling it might be actually the last episode, all these references throughout and easter eggs and the fact that Rollo - a man behind most of the Black Mirror technology is killed in the end for all the things he's done - it did feel like a goodbye episode to me.

I'd love to hear Karl Pilkington's thoughts on this

Can anyone explain to me how she snuck her hardware she used on Rolo past the dectectors at the beginning?

If they can implement the consciousness into the robot in Be right back, then people can literally be brought back from the dead

a ranking of all 19 episodes by my fav black mirror youtuber

Thank you for this!

What a mind boggling episode

Love the video's man, you grew so much from those first video's. Maybe you should redo some of them because of this.

Omgggg so happpyyyyyyyy to see this review finally

The twin peaks music plus the black mirror scenes made me happy

The doctor thing was great. The series at its finest.

This was the best episode of the season because the entire season was underwhelming compared to previous seasons.

The finale of Black Museum wasn't just about people's sadistic obsession with execution, it was specifically about America's sadistic obsession with black suffering. Often black men who were lynched weren't even given a trial; people would give their kids the day off school, the bodies were also usually burned and mutilated and people would even take pictures and send postcards to relatives. Generally even when a white man was sentenced to death his body would be treated with some respect, the local preacher would make sure of it. Black bodies on the other hand were a vehicle for white hatred, people took pleasure in seeing the person suffer. That's why they emphasise the fact that Rolo and others don't care if there were doubts about the trial or the evidence; because they just want to see a black man suffer. (See also, Trump's reaction to the central park five and his refusal to apologise for his comments even after they were found innocent.)

Thank you Ian Moore for one of my favourite youtube series'

I enjoyed all the Easter eggs from future episodes the most.

Idk I felt like there was a racial element to this episode as well. Maybe it's just me

Yes, that was my issue with the souvenir, I just felt uncomfortable but I couldn't figure out why until I saw your vid.

You should do a ranking of your favorite episodes this season

As a commentary on the fans, it works well, as a story it's haunting. One of my favorite episodes, not of only the season but of the series itself.

The pain addict one fucked me up. Such a scary thought of being addicted to inflicting pain on yourself 😭😭

I loved the message at the end of the episode. Revenge has the potential of making you just as evil as the person you're avenging. Nish turning ugly at the end of the episode is a chilling message about our self righteousness. Whenever we see nasty people commit terrible actions, we end up thinking like Nish. In that regard, she represents us.