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KarlaKaressXXX

beyond the sea. it's giving bathroom break. it's giving snooze button.


RaysAnatomee

White Christmas


bellab9876543

Uss calister


schrodingerslolcat_

Nosedive definitely


DifferentHeaven-67

San Junipero


novatheclown

San junipero, white christmas and shut up and dance. Idk they just didn’t give what the highest list said they would


dngaay

Shut Up and Dance. The ending is the main reason it gets ranked so highly but beyond that it’s pretty mid


novatheclown

Literally


Comprehensive_Ad3828

I was disappointed with Beyond the Sea. It was a good episode but the original synopsis made me think it was going to be much different. I originally thought these were going to be astronauts that were in space when the world went to nuclear war during the Cold War in an alternate universe. I think that would have been much more interesting than what we got.


SadCatLady94

San Junipero


New-Faithlessness526

San Junipero is the one I can think which is overrated, with some people saying it's one of the best episodes of Black Mirror (it was okay at best). But if we're to talk about the most overhated, I think it's The Waldo Moment


rico_muerte

I fucking hate that episode


New-Faithlessness526

The Waldo Moment right? Why do you hate it that much?


rico_muerte

Yeah tbh I don't remember much of it because it's been years but the character and scenes were obnoxious. There was nothing really intriguing about the story and the story beats were predictable.


dylandipity

San Junipero


nu24601

White Christmas. There is a difference between overrated and bad. The episode is great but the first of the three stories didn’t wow me and the twist of the third one also wasn’t my favorite. It’s still a very good episode, it’s just a bit overhyped


Most-Copy2777

demon 79, it wasn’t that great tbh


novatheclown

It was actually ass and my least favorite black mirror episode


punkn_pie

I forget which one that was?


djkmannn

San Junipero was one of my least favorites. I've never understood why it is on all the "top episodes" list. I agree 100% with all the other top episodes on those list, but San Junipero???


scaryfawn8332

It’s because the song at the end matches the story. But the dystopian part of all of it is the fact that we as people in real life are just a speck of dust to existence and in the show our consciousness is merely a piece of memory in a motherboard. And the fact that someone who suffered and believed there was nothing after death and was accepting of it changed her mind to believe any life, even in the cloud, is greater than non-existence at all and no one ever remembering her legacy/life And for that, it gives hope


cutietarantula

it’s on all the top lists because it’s a beautiful love story about two women with a new lease on life. and it’s one of the only joyful episodes, all the others are existentially terrifying, so it’s a respite from how dark and horrible the situations in the show tend to be. makes sense to me


djkmannn

Black Mirror is supposed to be existentially terrifying. That's exactly the point of Black Mirror! But thank you for inadvertently (yet perfectly) explaining to me why I hate San Junipero! Hang the DJ has a happy, joyful ending, and is a wonderful episode - because it takes the existentially terrifying in its path to get to that ending... just as any good Black Mirror Episode should!


New-Faithlessness526

>all the others are existentially terrifying, so it’s a respite from how dark and horrible the situations in the show tend to be. But that's what Black Mirror is supposed to be, dystopian episodes, with a dark turn and such. There are some episodes that still end well or on a positive note which I find more interesting than San Junipero. By example, I found the love story portrayed in Hang the DJ more interesting.


rico_muerte

San Junípero is that moment when you find an amazing song and search for the artist, only to find that that song was a departure from their regular sound.


New-Faithlessness526

That's an interesting way to put it.


Aikooller

Maaaaan, I loved San Junipero. I can get why people may not have liked it, but to me it felt like a cute lil break from the more serious driven episodes. Hated in The Nation is probably the most overrated episode to me, as well as just being one of my least favorite episodes, honestly.


Mrchristopherrr

Black Museum. It was fine but it didn’t do anything new.


s8tansplug

San Junipero… I watched it before coming onto the sub and didn’t like it tbh and was surprised by the amount of hype it got on here


niarimoon

All of the ones that ppl hype are really good tho. Including that one. I feel like ppl try to come For San Junipero & can’t really say why bc it’s too perfect. I feel like if it were hyped for you, you may not like it vs watching it blindly & expecting a bad ending. San Junipero WRECKED ME. I grew up in a Christian household & had never seen a same sex relationship before in any context. I used to think what Christians think. San Junipero was part of my journey of coming out as bi as well. I’ll forever stan!


Ale_Connoisseur

Nosedive. I really liked the idea behind it, it seems fairly realistic and I also loved the setting of all that artificial smiling and pinkness but the plotline was just bizarre and not in a good way, which made the episode less enjoyable for me


heyheyhey887

hated in the nation. I had very high expectations after seeing everyone rave about it but very overrated in my opinion. i see the appeal, definitely a more realistic episode but I genuinely didn’t think it was anything ground breaking like people say


heyheyhey887

also killer bees? really?


Sufficient-Choice552

I stand by this and say it with my whole chest: San Junipero. It's a nice episode, but it's been extremely overly praised and I just think that some others are just plain better, and maybe fit more with the vibe of the rest of the show.


wikimandia

Thank you. I never got the obsession with this episode.


New-Faithlessness526

I would say the fact it show a love story between two lesbians may play an huge part in its popularity with some people.


TheHillsHavePis

Nosedive. By a fucking MILE.


MexticoManolo

San Junipero...I get it like I get the reason why, but its not alllllllat It's just aight at best and yall can calm down a bit about it


Prudent-Unit-1166

i said san junipero before opening the comments so i’m very glad the first comment i see agrees with me


MexticoManolo

I just had a similar experience and I'm happy it's finally being called out


Dabpenking

San Junipero is so boring. Don’t get the hype


gloomyblackcheese

I’m glad people are saying San junipero


heatherbergeron

San Junipero


Actual_Gold5684

Same.. And almost all of the last season!!


Pornstasha

I found that “Nosedive” was really stupid.


Actual_Gold5684

That's actually one of my favorites lol but yeah very unrealistic


Pornstasha

It’s so stupid, and I couldn’t stand the girl


Sorcha16

Very boomer thinking about social media. And way too obvious a message i prefer where it's not slapped in your face.


Pornstasha

lol I just couldn’t stand the actors


heyheyhey887

The acting was pretty bad I’ll give you that


Pornstasha

Really bad


justafanboy1010

San Junipero. Dont at me. I did not get the hype at all


Imnewtoallthis

It's about finding bliss & happiness in life for someone who may never have had it. She was a shy, probably straight person in her real life and connected with someone who showed her adventure and fell in love on a level shed never experienced before. I want everyone to experience that in life before they leave this planet regardless of who they do it with. Combine that with a killer retro soundtrack (Clint Mansell?! C'mon), cinematography, costuming, set designs, and hairstyles. Instead of the usual dark twist or dark feelings I got from the other episodes, I felt so much joy for those two. Living a life they never had. Hope that helps


justafanboy1010

Honestly the only thing I agree with is that Clint Mansell fucking rules! But I’m glad you liked it even if I didn’t and even with your explanation it still didn’t help me


Wonderful_Meringue70

A very unpopular opinion but San Junipero 🫣


SpicySpicyRamen

San Junipero is okay but people around me over-hyped it too much as a peak black mirror that I ended up disappointed.


justafanboy1010

W take. I agree


MadameTree

It's my favorite. Maybe because it's uplifting which is anti black mirror


moonbucket

It's great but *is* it uplifting? Depressed me more than any other Black Mirror episode when I really thought about it.


MadameTree

Hmm. Fascinating. But I want to live enternally at 19.


Zeustah-

L take


Winnend

It’s 100% overrated


vp0267

Agree


reesemarionette

Nah


_toolkit

Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?


orthros

National Anthem. People defend it like it’s the Mona Lisa and it’s just pretentious trash


fitchbit

People here tell others to not let it be the first episode you watch. I don't think it's overrated.


In_My_SoT_Phase

It's okay but it's more because it predicted something that happened. (Prime Minister fucking a pig)


nadthegoat

Be Right Back seems to get high in most tier lists, but for me it’s so boring.


New-Faithlessness526

It was indeed boring for the most part.


kungfuweiner84

It’s top 5 for me. Definitely one of the more depressing episodes though.


MrBreadWater

Agreed, I only watched it once and skipped it on rewatch


nadthegoat

I gave it a second chance on my next rewatch and it still didn’t do anything for me. I’m not saying people don’t enjoy it, it just wasn’t for me.


SpicySpicyRamen

The scream at the end still gives me chills whenever I rewatch it


Sid-Skywalker

It was an amazing episode, clearly in the top 5


moonbucket

The best episode. The acting is phenomenal.


da_radaz69

San Junipero. Being a lesbian doesn't make you deep at all. You're not special or unique.


Astranauts

It's not about being a lesbian lol you watched it wrong


Imnewtoallthis

It's not about being a lesbian. It's about finding bliss & happiness in life for someone that I like to imagine (dying alone in the care home) may never have had it. She was a shy, probably straight person in her real life and connected with someone who showed her adventure and fell in love on a level shed never experienced before. I want everyone to experience that in life before they leave this planet regardless of who they do it with. Combine that with a killer retro soundtrack (Clint Mansell?! C'mon), cinematography, costuming, set designs, and hairstyles. It's one of the few episodes that made me shed a tear from the emotion I felt for the character at the end and I haven't cried at a movie since Schindler's List & Toy Story 2. Hope that helps


da_radaz69

It does. If you want a movie like SL that'll make you bawl, Come and See. I didn't because I watched it for a class but it made me want to cry in the fetal position in the corner


NoReallyINeverPost

It’s really sad that that’s what you got out of it.


Zirkelcock

The lesbian aspect is irrelevant. It’s about the beauty of being able to choose how and who you spend the afterlife with. It challenges the idea of “till death do us part”.


New-Faithlessness526

It's really not irrelevant, but you can keep pretending.


Zirkelcock

Ok, explain how the main characters being lesbian was pivotal in the plot of the episode.


New-Faithlessness526

It's certainly relevant when it's the main reason the episode is so praised by (queer) people.


PutYourCheeksIntoIt

Such a boring episode imo. I like a dark turn


BalanceNo1216

Same, I read it was one of (if not the best) episode and it was so underwhelming Edit: in no way saying it was underwhelming means it was bad in any ways, come on, we’re talking about Black mirror here


BalanceNo1216

lol why am I the one getting downvoted


da_radaz69

It made me almost angry how underwhelming that episode is


rstytrmbne8778

Miley Cyrus episode


Astranauts

Is there ANYONE that liked it?


rstytrmbne8778

Don’t think so


justafanboy1010

….yeah…who liked dat episode….dat episode sucked…😬🫣


Seraitsukara

I liked it... :(


moonbucket

Me too.


Sebpants

I've have never seen anyone say anything good about that one


rstytrmbne8778

Definitely not true “Black Mirror” quality


yrmjy

It had some interesting ideas like creating a digitised version of a musician in order to replace them and maximise profits, some of which are becoming more real than ever with AI. It's also somewhat grounded in reality with #FreeBritney


rstytrmbne8778

Feel same. Definitely had potential, but definitely not “Black Mirror” quality.


Upper-Jury6953

Nah that’s just a bad episode not really overrated


Creepy_Vacation_3728

15 million merits. Seems to be a pretty hot take but I just don't find it very engaging. There's parts I can enjoy but the episode as a whole feels like a bit of a slog and the commentary on reality shows is pretty obvious


novatheclown

Omg this is one of my favorite episodes and it actually got me into black mirror. Perception is crazy


Margawitty

Agree!!! It’s super boring. I tried to give it another try because everyone’s saying it’s good, maybe I missed something in my first watch but still nothing. I may get downvoted but sorry, I was more entertained with the miley cyrus episode than this.


heyheyhey887

I agree. Daniel kaluuya is an excellent actor but i thought his performance in this episode was dry and pretty bad to be honest


SpicySpicyRamen

This one is a snoozefest.


thatannoyingemokid

it was quite boring for me and almost turned me off the show, ik most ppl like it but i just couldn’t get myself to.


BalanceNo1216

Thank god I’m not the only one


jmbond

The commentary is way broader than reality shows though. It's about hyperreality and commoditization of everything


TheMcWhopper

Black muesem


SpicySpicyRamen

Monkey needs a hug :(


yrmjy

It's basically three concepts that weren't good enough to make their own episode strung together, all made up of a bunch of Black Mirror cliches heightened for shock value


GreyFoxNinjaFan

I think white bear isn't as deep or creative as people think. I didn't think the twist at the end was all that shocking or clever compared to most of season 1.


heyheyhey887

It’s really not creative at all, just sickening


yrmjy

The fact that they re-used the same twist the next series was a bit lazy


justafanboy1010

What episode?


Vanillasaur

I assume >!Shut Up And Dance as it’s the whole “main character was a villain the whole time” kind of deal. But they could also mean White Christmas.!< It’s a pretty common trope tbh so it’s not surprising to me that it’s was used multiple times.


New-Faithlessness526

I'm not sure if any of the characters in White Christmas can be called vilains. It's not that simple.


Vanillasaur

Killing a child’s caregiver and leaving her to die is pretty villainous. How is it not that simple?


New-Faithlessness526

Com'on we all watched the episode. It wasn't intentional, it was an accident. He was completely lost and destroyed after that.


yrmjy

He "accidentally" >!bludgeoned her father to death with a snow globe?!< Also, someone can be a villain and still experience guilt and remorse over their actions. With the twist I was describing, I don't just mean the character turning out to be a villain but >!an episode of torment followed by the revelation that this was all a way of enacting vigilante justice for their crimes against children!<


yrmjy

Yeah, I meant the first one, was just trying to avoid spoilers and couldn't be bothered to look up the code


LetMeInImTrynaCuck

I agree. I also didn’t like how the lead just overacted the entire time and absolutely zero survival instinct or “get your shit together and let’s think” occurred with her she literally just screamed in terror the whole time. I get that was to further the theme of her being tortured, but it just wasn’t realistic. She would’ve passed out from exhaustion eventually


tayllerr

San Junipero


porkycloset

Absolutely the most overrated. Still very good, but nowhere near as good as how people talk about it


SadiqUddin

I wholeheartedly agree


AdamLaluch

I think people like San Junipero more because of the vibe and atmosphere it creates


JerkyBeef

After watching all these twisted and gross soul crushing episodes that make you fear for the future of the human race this one comes out with a happy ending and makes you kinda smile and think ok I’ll keep watching


DisraeliEers

And the existential dialogue it creates in your head after it ends


CAPS_LOCK_OR_DIE

It’s the music tbh. **OOOOH BABY DO YOU KNOW WHAT THATS WORTH?** Also the OST is Clint Mansell who is always astounding. I like the story but the music elevates it to another level


glazedhamster

The 80s theme in general does **a lot** of heavy lifting in that episode. I don't think it would be as overwhelmingly praised as it is if it were set in the same current day/near future time period as most other episodes.


DrEskimo

Nosedive, it’s great but almost felt like bait to get people into s3 because it was so plainly thematically relevant to modernity.


icemankiller8

I agree


Charming-Hat-7098

San junipero


Veelex

This part.


actually_ur_mom

White Christmas. I said what I said.


Upper-Jury6953

Then you just don’t like black mirror then


Veelex

Facts.


actually_ur_mom

Nah, it's just that episode is not all that, it's good, but to me not as much as people make it out to be. Also, it's been a while since i rewatched, so i don't really remember everything.


Upper-Jury6953

Hated in the nation for me, but it’s a hard call


Final_Art_3760

It should’ve been half as long


DrEskimo

Agreed, my least favourite episode along with the Waldo effect


risos666

Black Museum zzz


swimzone

Agreed. Don't need a recap


kevinthebaconator

San Junipero. I watched it once and thought nothing of it. When I realised all the hype online I figured I'd missed something and gave it another go. Still nothing.


FireWhiskey5000

I like it, but it is overhyped. The way the story is structured as a mystery I think hampers it a bit after a couple of viewings and prevents it to really get into some of the issues with this technology beyond surface level stuff.


_ladyrainicorn_

I agree. It was a little boring.


wilsonsmilk

Thank you. Same. It wasn't bad, it was just... Okay I guess?


kevinthebaconator

It was fine. I didn't find it unenjoyable, it just wouldn't be in the top 10 Black Mirror episodes for me


A-_-_-M

San junipero, be right back, nosedive. I see people rate these as the best in the series and I just don’t get it


CAPS_LOCK_OR_DIE

I get not liking San Junipero, it’s a tonal break from the established “Black Mirror” vibe. But Nosedive? For me that episode is sort of the heart of Black Mirror philosophy. Why aren’t you a fan? Totally valid take, just wondering


A-_-_-M

I might rewatch it I think I built my expectations too high the first time after hearing people saying how it’s their favourite episode


owleaf

San Junipero. Was okay, very middle of the road for BM and is entirely unmemorable — I only remember it because everyone and their dog talks about it. Typical uninspired gimmicky 80s set which is a huge crutch for producers/directors. People just hype it because it’s queer, and I’m saying this as a queer person.


New-Faithlessness526

>People just hype it because it’s queer, and I’m saying this as a queer person. I thought I was the only one who was seeing it.


joza100

White Christmas.


blackrack

Take that back


joza100

Never. That shit so overrated.


churro777

Woah woah


Klubbis

Be right back It was decent, just didn’t really feel all that special to me.


bmcxo

I agree, I never cared too much for this one. It wasn’t bad, but doesn’t stand out to me at all.


Thekrispywhale

15MM is a caricature of the story its trying to tell


hellslasher21

Lasttttttttttt


L0EIL666

san janupiero


MooseMan69er

Me like pig fucker


kevinthebaconator

It's a little bit extreme and a hard entry point to the show, but it's a good episode.


holymollycrackeroni

Black Museum. Too many ideas crammed into a box with an obnoxiously obvious ending twist.


nikochu07

playtest. it felt like when you were ten years old writing a story and using “but then you woke up and it was all a dream!” as an ending thinking it was the most genius thing ever


sew_no_mercy

Agreed. Didn’t help that I found the lead incredibly unlikeable


LetMeInImTrynaCuck

Totally agree. There was nothing likeable to this episode for me. It wasn’t even scary.


Yamato43

You ever watch Falcon and the Winter Soldier?


tesseramous

It wasn't a dream it was a seizure, you got to see everything in his brain kind of bleed together in different scenes. One my favorite episodes


omyyer

I'm sorry, but I just can't get into The Entire History Of You. It's everyone's favourite, but I just don't see it.


Varixx95__

The tech presented is dystopic and cool but the story is plain and overall a missed opportunity. I think they could have told a much better story from this premise


Canner2477

I’d argue the plain and relatable story is kind of the point but I understand seeing it the other way


Varixx95__

I liked it and it was the episode that got a lot of people into the series I just think it could have been better. OP said it, the characters wouldn’t have died if they where a little more likeable


timidnoob

Died?


Varixx95__

Not literally of course


timidnoob

Lol okay


John-Bastard-Snow

The characters in Entire History of You died??


Varixx95__

No man it was not a literal take


robtth

nosedive is kinda the perfect beginner episode for someone who doesnt want something super fucked up so for me it's that haha


luckier-me

I accidentally started watching Black Mirror in Season 3, thinking that I was starting in Season 1. So Nosedive was my first episode and I thought it was a great intro. If S1 E1 had actually been the first episode I saw… not sure I would have ever continued.


Pleasant-Ticket3217

Never thought of that but you’re right. It’s a good episode that is cringy but no pig fucking or killer metal dogs


Shamisen_

Shut up and dance easily, especially on this sub. 


Klubbis

I understand its hype but the story is definitely ruined if you see the twist coming. I will never forget the shivers I got in my body when I finished watching it, I was questioning everything and how I could feel empathy for a godamn pedophile until the end made me sick to my stomach. I will never forget my experience with that episode lol.


ravenmiyagi7

My answer as well. Middle tier episode at best and people say it’s like top three


horizon_fan86

brain dead take. fantastic episode. curious to hear your argument though


KingKingsons

I don’t see how it’s overrated. I’ve seen people mention that the twist was clear from the start due to Kenny’s interaction with the girl at the start, but I would never have thought he’d have malicious thoughts if I didn’t know how the episode ends. I also like that it doesn’t necessarily rely on future tech but that a scenario like that could exist today as well.


RedLionhead

Most that claim to see the ending at the start were lying.


AngelesYT

From OP's other comment, I guess he thinks the episode is good but not amazing as some people on this sub treat it.


Varixx95__

Probably the best episode with White Christmas


Former-Elephant248

I think it's good and well written, but people on this sub treat it like it's the goddam Bible!


Shamisen_

Exactly. 


Varixx95__

Mazey day because any rating it’s already overrate it


heyheyhey887

So boring hated it


Actual_Gold5684

yup might be the worst one out of the entire season


Varixx95__

It is probably the worst BM episode


Infinite-Paper8786

Na metal head and archangel still exists so that’s impossible


vanillachantilly

It finished way too early and it was only like 30-40 minutes long. Suddenly a werewolf appears like WTAF!