Mazey Day

Mazey Day along with Demon 79 are Red Mirror episodes. Red Mirror are horror based episodes that are not based on technology. As Black Mirror represents a turned off screen, Red Mirror represents a blood stain, symbolizing murderous, gory, gruesome, elements. Black Mirror shows elements of ourselves, once you "turned off" the episode, you can see yourself in the black screen. The same with Red Mirror. These random acts of murder, mayhem, we can see a reflection of ourselves in the bloods of bloodshed. I liked this episode because it connects to the idea of horror. Upon rewatch, the title sequence switches from Black Mirror to Red Mirror. We can reflect in both the paparazzi and the monster. We harm the lives of others with our selfish acts of seeking to capitalize off of the misfortune of others, but we also are the monsters who are unearth from the exploitation of others.

A troubled Hollywood actress is hunted by invasive paparazzi after her disappearance while dealing with the aftermath of a hit-and-run incident The premise is interesting and it feels like that kind of story that is too dense at first, but could take off at any moment, in this case it's the opposite, the story never reaches its full potential, they just scratch the surface of the matter And when you think the story could be saved with some crazy plot twist like in white bear the final twist will only make you say what the hell just happened? I won't go into details of what happens at the end, see for yourselves and see what I mean, I would dare to say that this is even worse than Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, a shame, because the idea of what he The episode tries to show it's there, the morbidity in the media and how far they can go, but it only manages to be a more simplified version of nightcrawler, only by removing the intelligent script and the good protagonist.

Basically, this episode would fit in much better in the Twilight Zone universe than in the Black Mirror universe. When you watch it, keep an open mind and think of the Twilight Zone instead.

The concept is an interesting one that reminds me of Nope and capturing the spectacle, and the supernatural element is FUN! It's just that Black Mirror has not been a supernatural show and so when the *thing* happens your immediate reaction is something along the lines of "whaaat is going on?!?!" When you step back and look at the episode by itself, it's fun and entertaining with a great twist that I certainly didn't expect! It's not the greatest episode of Black Mirror (or Twilight Zone, for that matter) but in my opinion, it's worth more than the ratings it's getting, and is worth the watch.

Bo is a member of The Paparazzi looking for her next buck, news of actress Mazey Day's addiction sends her looking for the money shot.

I'm able to understand why this has such a low rating, I can I see why this isn't to everyone's taste, it is a mix of good and bad.

I spend most of it thinking it felt like a glimpse of the past, not the future, whenever I think of Paparazzi, I think of Diana, she's definitely been spoken about quite a lot, and many scenes here put me in mind, especially the moment of discovery, the element of the past as it were wasn't Black Mirror, but it was decent.

The twist, the insight into the future, it didn't work for me, there's coming out of left field, and then there's writing down a tonne of ideas, and picking one at random out of a hat, that's how this twist felt for me.

Mazey Day didn't work as a title, how about Revenge of The Paparazzi victims?

No issue with the acting or production values, it looked great,amazing special effects, Zazie Beetz and Clara Rugaard both did a good job.

It didn't quite work, but not all bad.

6/10.

"Mazey Day" is controversial and problematic. On one hand, I appreciate the attempt at symbolism compared to the more straightforward approach of classic Black Mirror episodes. On the other hand, the entire episode feels like an ordinary B-horror flick taken from a completely different series, with uninteresting characters and a plot that barely fills 30 minutes... -------------------------------------------------- SPOILER Either way, my weakness for werewolf horrors and the straightforward gore ending elevates this episode a notch in my eyes. P. S. The Czech police officers were oddly amusing.