It isn’t just about Americans being in it though. The original black mirror had nuance and a consistent tone. I knew immediately upon finishing the first Netflix ep when there was a more cheery moral to the ending of the story. You know what the first of the original eps I watched? The Christmas special one where he’s in a time dilation prison and it ends with the time being slowed down further as the guards walk away.
It was the spiritual successor to the twilight zone. Those stories had easily wrapped up morals to learn, sure, but they weren’t so scared to end the story on a more dark or negative tone. The American version of black mirror falls into that trap over and over again. Like they’re scared to have a negative ending, so they have to tell you, “but she’s freer in prison than she ever was on social media!” It’s almost like they’re waving their hands around after every episode saying “blaaaack mirrrorrr! Oooo!” it’s asinine
It isn’t just about Americans being in it though. The original black mirror had nuance and a consistent tone. I knew immediately upon finishing the first Netflix ep when there was a more cheery moral to the ending of the story. You know what the first of the original eps I watched? The Christmas special one where he’s in a time dilation prison and it ends with the time being slowed down further as the guards walk away.
It was the spiritual successor to the twilight zone. Those stories had easily wrapped up morals to learn, sure, but they weren’t so scared to end the story on a more dark or negative tone. The American version of black mirror falls into that trap over and over again. Like they’re scared to have a negative ending, so they have to tell you, “but she’s freer in prison than she ever was on social media!” It’s almost like they’re waving their hands around after every episode saying “blaaaack mirrrorrr! Oooo!” it’s asinine