The thing about "White Bear" is that when they wiped that girl's entire memory, they essentially killed the person who murdered that little girl. What they are torturing is a brand new, confused person. The murderer got to escape into the void of death without having to face any torture and this new person has to pay the price for it. If they punished the murderous person, there would be the sense of retribution of the murderer knowing why they are receiving this punishment. They are not torturing the murderer, they are torturing the shell that held the murderer, which is now inhabited by a soul that has not consciously done any crimes.

Trin and mother Ash posting Black Mirror videos on the same day is what I need in this day of chaos❤

"San Junipero" feels like a breath of fresh air, giving how it's one of the more hopeful instalments, the two protagonists are likable enough, and you want to see them get a happy ending, which they ultimately do.

I love that Trin mentioned ending explained channels. I also love them even if I fully got the plot. It’s just nice hearing someone talk about something you like, especially if you don’t have friends to discuss your interests. You can hear new ideas and in general feel validated in thoughts you’ve had.

At first I didn’t understand why Kenny needed to rob the bank, even til the “prize money” part, like why can’t the hackers source the prize money themselves. But now I realise that it was so that Kenny could get arrested without the hackers ratting themselves out to the police by showing that they made their own website that gives people a virus.

The hacker was just trying to incriminate them, they didn't need the money from the robbery. they wanted to ruin their lives

I watched Shut Up and Dance in my college dorm with a friend and I remember the entire time we were talking about how being caught masterbating doesn't seem that awful compared to all that he is required to do. The entire episode we just debated how we would react to getting caught masterbating and then getting blackmailed. I will NEVER forget the look on my friends face (that I'm sure was on my face) when everything was revealed.

The entire 3rd season of black mirror is the best honestly. shut up and dance is insane, so is playtest, nosedive is scary as fuck and real, and san junipero makes me sad. men against fire is also insane, and probably true to life in 30 years

The thing I love about “White Bear” is that it also makes the audience question whether torture is an ethical form of retribution. While what the woman did was abhorrent, to what extent are those that torture her or are spectators in it not just as repulsive?

Black Mirror is one of those shows I CANNOT watch alone and not necessarily because it’s scary. The episodes fuck my brain up and I absolutely love being able to discuss the them with someone. This is a show I have to watch with AT LEAST one other person because I get so mad when I watch something that’s psychologically stirring and gets my brain going and I have to just talk to myself or watch “Ending Explained” videos like noooo we need to have a full college-level discussion on this shit. I also kinda wish I could watch some episodes in theaters just to experience us all being like “what the fuck” collectively. I got excited just watching Trin watch these few episodes and discuss them😂

Them putting San Junipero right after Shut Up and Dance in season 3 is probably one of the nicest things they could have done and I will forever be grateful for it!

the hacker made them do the robbery to make sure they had commit at least another crime so that they definitely go down for, same for the murder. Because we’ve seen how they treat offenders and the lack of justice, essentially they wanted to make sure he got a max sentence.

Trin watching San Junipero to end Pride Month is ICONIC 🌈🌈🌈

This is one of those shows that i wish i could experience for the first time again. Its just so unlike anything ive watched before and i love how deep and thought provoking it can be

TRIN OMG!!!! PLEASE DO WHITE CHRISTMAS, HANG THE DJ, AND BLACK MUSEUM!!! I LITERALLY LOVE YOU FOR THIS!!!!

"Shut Up and Dance" is the first episode I saw from Black Mirror and it made my jaw drop, I did not expect it to be that intense and didn't expect the twist at the end.

time stamps of the different BM episodes: 1:15 - White Bear (season 2 ep 2) 12:23 - Shut Up and Dance (season 3 ep 3) 24:31 - San Junipero (season 3 ep 4)

the unreliable narrator trope in black mirror never fails

you being ill at watching white bear again is so validating to me because everyone praises that episode so so much but i rewatched it recently and it made me so uncomfortable and sick and have an intense panic attack (to be fair, the panic attack was also partially brought on by something else happening at the same time) and it made me realize the episode is un-re-watchable if that makes sense. like i can never see it again

in "shut up and dance," i read somewhere that the hackers made them rob the bank to add to their jail time/ensure that they would be imprisoned. i think if the hackers sent the cops a video of him being a pedo, they might not have gone and arrested him with that much backup. i actually dont know if i read this somewhere or just made that up but thats what i think

Entire History of You is always the one I recommend first - I’ve always said how I wish I could rewatch all the good memories I’ve had and that episode completely changed my mind and made me realise the horror that could come from it!

omg finally someone gets it literally every single time i watch an episode of black mirror i automatically look up ending explained afterwards it’s just routine atp

Shut Up and Dance is crazy when you watch it a second time. It’s crazy. The National Anthem is one that really stuck with me. It’s not so tech heavy but more about how unaware we become of our surroundings when we’re glued to our smart devices. All of it could have been avoided if people weren’t too busy watching the PM. And The Entire History of You is another one that I still think about.

Me laughing at Trin crying over San Junipero to end up crying with her 2 secs later is the quickest character development ive experienced 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Bank Robbery gives the police more charges to hold the guy on because CP is not a life sentence. So he’ll get a longer sentence with the robbery.

San Junipero was my absolute favorite episode and that shit also had me sobbing

The "Shut up and Dance" episode was the hackers getting the guy to do all these outlandish tasks such as robbing the bank, fighting to the death to show that all the actions he had done will not erase his own actions. He tries so hard to get the hackers to delete the video, but at the end of the day he was just living out his punishment. No amount of money or bribes could have saved him, the hackers goal was to show that his desperation meant nothing compared to what he needed to get exposed for.

I always recommend “White Christmas” as an introduction to Black Mirror. That episode has everything that encapsulates BM

Watching this without watching any of the episodes was so confusing 😂😂

All I needed this summer besides the Barbie movie ofc was Trin's analysis of Black Mirror episodes!! 👯❤️

The first ever BM episode I watched was Nosedive. I had no idea what BM was either. After the episode was done, I said 'what the heck am I watching?' then watched all of them throughout the week. So fun & mind bending.

Trin: if you dont like San Junipero, you can die Trin called Ashley for a fight!

NOW DO NOSEDIVE

The bank robbery is more of a nod to how far are you willing to go to keep your dirty secrets. Then in the end the prize of getting through the trial just to still have your secrets revealed it so justified.

this backdrop is EVERYTHING!! i’m obsessed trin

"I'm older, wiser...and hotter." Iconic as always

Nosedive and Be Right Back are my most go-to rewatches. Be right back is just so freaking sad and I love to hurt myself 😍

"is that one of the twenty one pilots" bruh i cant 😂😂

had to skip right to san junipero and your tears were so valid bestie

Trin I’ve literally just started getting into Black Mirror recently so this is crazy! So excited to watch this!!!

The way i've always viewed shut up & dance is that the hackers made sure that he was locked up forever. Sex crimes against children (at least in the US) are not given appropriate punishment, and they are likely to reoffend.

first off i wanna say i’m so glad someone didn’t get shut up and dance the first time bc i feel very upset i didn’t get the first like shock and needed someone to point it out to me so i’m glad i’m not alone and i’m pretty sure i might be wrong but i think they robbed the bank just so they had more crimes to get him like more incriminated

Girly I need to see every episode from you cuz your takes are always the best

lol i JUST rewatched shut up and dance yesterday. such a good episode it'll be fun to watch it along a bit with you here! you're so right about watching it again after seeing it a first time because it changes the WHOLE experience. your whole reaction was mine too yesterday lol. the acting and premise was just on point

Trin’s face during the Shut up and Dance kid scene in the beginning 😂😂😂😂. That was all our faces too. The twist colored the heck out that scene.

would love 2 see more black mirror in the future from u! specifically would love if u included eps like nosedive, crocodile (lowkey has a similar plot structure to white bear & shut up and dance), & hated in the nation

if you do decide to do another one, Hated in the nation is also a good episode I'd love to hear your thoughts about it! Awesome video overall!

I know, that in a first one the main character is a bad guy, but re-watching it *knowing* that all the people there punishing her again and again and again is just devastating and I think that they not really better, than her or maybe even worse for feeding into this sick-minded game I agree, that at the beginning she doesn't look like she cares about, what she did and they wanted to teach her a lesson, but I still think, that what they are doing is cruel and inhuman still an amazing episode and an incredibly hard watch edit: the second one is a good episode, really liked it at the beginning, but it didn't stuck to me and san junipero is just one comfy episode, love to rewatch it, when I'm feeling down (also the concept very interesting and I do think, that eternal life is double sided, but still love the ability of living, even if you're not able to move/function like you did before, while also looking like you did at your peak years) also san junipero breakdown is so real (this is me every time I rewatch it)

White bear was the first episode of black mirror that I watched as well and it had me locked into that show ever since

I love your videos trin. Your way of putting film into perspective for viewers is my favorite. Your pov is amazing and I also relate. never stop making reaction content love u 💘

You are so great at analyzing! 🙂 I loved it! I’m glad you’re a fan and are able to talk in depth! My favorite episodes/high-rated episodes were in Season 4 (USS Callister, Hang the DJ, and Black Museum). It’d be interesting to see an analysis on one of those 😊

FIRST ASH NOW TRIN LETS FKN GOOOOOOOO

I wish I didn’t know all the endings to black mirror episodes before watching them😭 I went through a whole ending explained phase and I’ve never watched the show

i been WAITING for this one since your twitter post especially

I’m recently just obsessing with Black Mirror rn so having Trin react to this is so perfecttt 😭

I believe “White Christmas” & “Hang the DJ” are the top rated episodes and then comes “Black Museum” alongside “San Junipero” which come in 3rd. For “Shut up and Dance” there are 7 episodes rated higher and for “White Bear” there are 10 episodes rated higher and another 2 rated the same.

Black museum!!!!! Pleaseeeee it has everything stories inside a story and the reveal is just amazingggggg

I would LOVE to see you do more of these episodes. My current faves are Black Museum, Beyond the Sea, and Crocodile

Omg this is so exciting ♡ especially because the new season is out !!

I’m ready for a whole Black Mirror Commentary Season Trin!! ❤❤❤ especially seasons 3 - 6

I've read in several comments that San Junipero is so popular because of the gay relationship plot. Although I understand the logic in this opinion, I think San Junipero is one of the most thought-provoking episodes of the Black Mirror universe even without this thread. Yes, Yorkie's story and the Yorkie-Kelly relationship undoubtedly add a layer to the story but the concept of the virtual consciousness is so interesting and controversial in itself that I remember we talked about this part even years later. I liked the visual style too because of my connection to the 80s. I still rank SJ as one of the top 5 episodes. Fun fact that it was originally written for a hetero couple and the ending would not have been quasi-positive.

San Junipero is the only episode of Black Mirror I’ve seen, and probably the only one I will watch.

Another good episode is season 3’s “Hated In the Nation”. I feel like nobody talks about it

Omg, I finally get to share the pain of these first 2 episodes with someone 😂😂😂. But for real, I binged black mirror and then had to stop at "shut up and dance" because it gave me an existential crisis. I eventually came back for San Junipero and stopped again.

San Junipero is the best short sf I’ve ever seen on TV, and I’ve been watching science fiction for 40 years. Even after seeing it numerous times, the waterworks still come. Oh, and we love Greg ❤️

i would love to see your take on the whole series!!!

im obsessed w how obsessed u are with black mirror fr like ur mind is sooo.... thinking a thunk

ur hair is sooo soft looking omg its so gorgeous

I’m so excited for your review of season 6!!

OMG YESSS I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSS

I wish i could watch shut up and dance for the first time again but with someone because the way my stomach dropped when the confrontation happened… I instantly got it actually horrifying

On this episode of video essay with a side of reaction commentary

Still I cry when I hear "Heaven is a place on earth". I've watched San Junipero multiple times and haven't been the same since 😢

Ready for more Black Mirror content from youuu😩😍

Please do more episodes of Black Mirror Trin!!! Also all three of these episodes are in my top 10 favourite episodes.

omg i just finished binging it all for the first time this is exactly the video i need 😫

I always thought the reason for the bank robbery was to keep him from getting away like even though he made it to the end the police were going to put multiple charges on him? I haven’t watched this since it came out but I remember police were coming in from the distance

I think you should do a ranking of all black mirror episodes!!

loved this!

Best video yet!!!❤

White Bear and Shut Up and Dance will always be my top two favorite episodes. The narrative twists in them are such gut punches and you really don’t expect either one.

Oooh, I would love more black mirror!

If annoying contained vitamins I'd watch this channel everyday.

would LOVE to see more black mirror content from you

Definitely one of my favorites of yours ❤

Trin why do you always make the best videos? Why are you so talented and never miss to make my day better?? Care to explainn????

Just found your channel and I’m so glad I did! I really like your humor and video presentation. Liked and subscribed! 😁

it's funny that trin started talking about easter eggs after seeing white bear - bandersnatch symbol 😂

Trin always putting out quality over quantity💙

TRIN HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT IM CURRENTLY FIXATING ON BLACK MIRROR?? I was watching an analysis video as you uploaded this!

Also Hated In The Nation is chef's kiss 💋 One of my favs

We def need all episode reactions

she ate!!! not me crying along to San Junipero (im an empath)

White bear is kinda weird cus the whole memory erasure thing is so pointless might as well be punishing some innocent random

Am I the only one who’s favorite black mirror is Nosedive? I feel like that’s the best introduction to black mirror

MORE BLACK MIRROR PLEASEEEEE!!!

The first episode i watched was shut up and dance at a friend's house with like 6 people and it was the perfect introduction to the series

Has anyone noticed that in Shut up and Dance, during the scene where Kenny gives the little girl the toy at the restaurant at 13:30, the song ''That's the way I like it'' by KC and the Sunshine band plays in the background...While Kenny is smiling at the little girl. Very clever foreshadowing right there.

FIRST ASH NOW TRIN OMGGG IM BEING FED GOODDD

Yo that loading screen in the beginning got me.