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.

If you have enjoyed black mirror thus far and you like the themes of whole show, then you will be very disappointed because this almost feels like separate show.

It doesn't have any "Black Mirror type" sci-fi element to it, It tries to tell us some message, like every other episode, in this case about how bad and unempathetic paparazzis are. However, again, it's done in a way that's not what black mirror is supposed to be.

To not spoil anything, I will just add that, the ending is very childish... The paparazzi concept is good, easy to tell good message about society, but the execution isn't good, they chose "shock value" over story telling. Sure message got across but, again, could have been done way better.

How many of you think black mirror has to have a checklist of Sci fi and technology messing up humans.

Seriously is that all you think black mirror is.

The show us always been turning a mirror towards society and going THIS IS ALL OF YOU.

People don't like their views on society being spotlighted and mocked, they believe they are the righteous and all content bows to them. We saw the same cry babies when it's always sunny in Philadelphia mocked the Right wing on a much larger scale than earlier season. Too funny.

I guess I shouldn't be shocked by the intelligence levels of IMDb reviewers when they keep crying "not black mirror".

"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.

After reading other reviews many describe this as "thrilling" and I would like to refute this. I appreciate delving into the darkness of what is celebrity culture and exploring the consequences of our continuous pursuit of obsession and fame. The concept of this episode is to explore the dehumanising nature of fame. This is shown well with young Mazey being the victim of relentless paparazzi and the show does a good of depicting her deteriorating state but not for the reasons you may think...

Brooker makes an attempt at social contemporary by blending the supernatural with intrusive paparazzi rather than making a real stamp and taking the opportunity to showcase psychological toll on these individuals caused by the media.

This one will definitely challenge the dedicated fan base that appreciate Brooker's unique social commentary blended with dystopian storytelling. If one is expecting a technology-focused narrative they may be disappointed and I'm not sure this will engage and resonate with the typical audience.