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Bete Noire actually was really good. I think I might dub that one the best of the season. Dealing with the Mandela Effect by having one person be altering things was an inspired choice and it did get chilling. Wasn't crazy about how simplistic it ended up being towards the end but I guess it had to wrap up somehow. It's the one S7 episode I'm in any hurry to watch again (besides Eulogy simply because I was distracted for a lot of it)
 
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This season was pretty strong imo.
Common People is my pick, the dread grew throughout the episode as you quickly realise where it's going. Truly awful.
Eulogy was heavy, the end was an absolute kick in the guts.
Plaything was pretty light fun.
Bete Noir was a great concept, as a viewer you feel as confused about what's happening as she is.
Callister is definitely pretty good but actually felt like a bit of a letdown as a sequel.
Hotel Reverie the weakest of this season but still very watchable, I never felt bored by it.
 
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Hotel reverie was kinda boring for me but I did enjoy how it just non-stop made fun of people idolizing dumbass old B&W movies.

Bete Noire was great, top tier Black Mirror.
 
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only seen 1-3 so far, common people is the most accessible show to watch. however they always show you the lower ends of people, the dregs of elysium, it's been done. show us ppl living w/ premium plus plus
 
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sakkath said:
This season was pretty strong imo.
Common People is my pick, the dread grew throughout the episode as you quickly realise where it's going. Truly awful.
Eulogy was heavy, the end was an absolute kick in the guts.
Plaything was pretty light fun.
Bete Noir was a great concept, as a viewer you feel as confused about what's happening as she is.
Callister is definitely pretty good but actually felt like a bit of a letdown as a sequel.
Hotel Reverie the weakest of this season but still very watchable, I never felt bored by it.
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I actually stopped common people and came back to finish it later because it was too depressing.

It's very Black Mirror though.

Overall I thought the season was pretty good, even if some of them leaned more into outright sci-fi than the usual fare.

One minor thing that bugged me about Callister though:
Look, I am willing to suspend a lot of disbelief, but the crew being able to make cell phone calls to the real world at the end was just silly.
 
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We are just about caught up on this season, just have Callister left to go. Overall, I'm a big fan.

To echo everyone else, Common People is the flagship of what I expect from Black Mirror.

The rest are good / fun. The weakest for me have been Reverie / Playthings but that is just due to how strong the others have been.

For Eulogy, it started off slow but...

As the guide let's on slowly she is connected to the mother it heats up. Giamatti is great and flawed and tragic. Right in the feels this one.

I will say I think they pulled a punch in the ending. It would have been perfect to me for the audience to never see the wife's face. Have him admiring from the hall, see the back of the head, see him smiling, and just as she's about to turn, credits.
 
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