In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.
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- TriviaWhen deciding the order in which the third season would air, Charlie Brooker was explicitly told by Netflix that this episode could not be the season premiere because its extended length would discourage viewers from watching the next episode right away.
- GoofsMRI magnetic fields are generally left on at all times. It can take up to 30 minutes for the field to dissipate. If the field was strong enough to pull out the mechanical bee, it would still be too strong soon after for someone to just pull it off of the MRI.
However, in case of emergency (such as a small metallic object being inadvertently removed from a patient's skull) there is the option to "quench" an MRI, which shuts down the magnetic field almost instantly. It works by rapidly releasing the liquid helium in gaseous form. In order to be used again, the liquid helium inside the scanner has to be refilled, making a quench an expensive procedure.
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Shaun Li: Government's not going to pump billions into it just cause some lab coat says so, and it grabs 200 green votes. They saw an opportunity to get more, they took it.
Chloe 'Blue' Perrine: Total nationwide surveillance.
Shaun Li: We tracked suspects for weeks in ways they couldn't dream of. We prevented bombings, mass shootings.
Chloe 'Blue' Perrine: By spying on the public.
Shaun Li: And keeping them safe, which is what they want.
Chloe 'Blue' Perrine: Clara Meades isn't safe, though, is she, Shaun? Knowing what you knew, that might've helped us, but no, you kept your little fucking secret.
Karin Parke: Okay! The government's a cunt. We knew that already.
The episode strikes 2 major chords persistent in current day technologies and social interactions while painting a picture of the pitfalls of both. The delivery is thus very believable, gripping and worthy of the praise it has received. You should definitely see it (thank me later!).
While I've seen a few reviewers complain about the end, I'd say that Black Mirror isn't known for taking the most conventional approach to end each episode...and yes! That's one other reason the series is unique in it's own way.
- JDeltree
- Aug 9, 2017
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- Tejeda, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain(Final scene)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 2.20 : 1