Common People

Just wow. Black Mirror is back-and with a bang. This episode delivers a brilliant mix of storytelling, emotion, and tech-driven tension. From the opening moments, the pacing pulls you in, layering suspense with a deep emotional core. Every scene adds something unexpected-whether it's a surprise twist, a moment of quiet heartbreak, or a brutal commentary on the direction we're heading.

The performances are top-notch. Rashida Jones and Chris O'Dowd shine in roles that feel raw and real, pulling you into the struggles of everyday people caught in the jaws of high-tech promises. And Tracee Ellis Ross? Chillingly perfect as the face of corporate AI-equal parts charm and menace.

What really hit me was the way the episode tackled modern tech and capitalism. It's not just speculative fiction-it feels uncomfortably close to reality. Streaming consciousness, in-app purchases for memories, ads in your literal afterlife... it's satire, but it's also a warning.

The ending left me surprised and thinking. It wasn't just a twist for shock value-it added a layer of depth that stayed with me long after the credits rolled.

If this is how Season 7 starts, we're in for something truly special. Dark, emotional, provocative-this is Black Mirror at its best.

Charlie Brooker diagnoses the next mutation of AI to make us feel the symptoms of what could be coming at us just two minutes into the future.

This isn't about rogue tech. This is tech doing what it's supposed to do. An hour after it's ended, you are still wondering how this feels so real and now even though it isn't here yet. It's your conscience screaming resonance.

For 7 seasons now over 14 years, Charlie Brooker has been doing this. His message has never been about "look what's coming". It's much better than that. It says "You agreed to this".

Our moral compass has gone to dogs. And the way we are programmed, we just cannot see it unless...

Proudly produced by Netflix, the same platform who promoted sharing password, then ban it, increase their price by more 400% in the last 6 years, introduced ads and keep rebranding their subscription tiers. This episode is dark but it make you think how pharma already playing with the life of millions of people who depend on their meds. Really subtle episode that explain really well the greed has real impact on everyday peoples. We dont care until it happen to us. Gut-wrenching episode but a must see. It get incomfortable really fast. That is black mirror at his peak. Love everything about it. The performance, the writing, the music. Peak television.

Wow, this was a hard watch, but so relevant and powerful. We should all be thinking about the ways contemporary capitalism is holding us hostage to the greed of corporations by increasingly intrusive and destructive means. There is no limit to how far they'll go to secure a profit at the expense of "common people".

Rashida Jones and Chris O'Dowd give devastating performances. Tracey Ellis Ross perfectly portrays the embodiment of corporate callousness.

In true Black Mirror fashion we are given a fresh take on the classic downward spiral storyline. A very strong start to the long awaited season. Wow.

And we're back. Almost forgot the feeling of watching a Black Mirror episode for the first time, but this is the show that I remember. Had my jaw on the floor a few times, and that ending...

Driving 'common people' to the edge is something that's already happening. This is a satire on memberships, capitalism and the stuff people pay to see. If this is the first episode of this season, I can't wait to see what's next. Maybe I should rewatch the rest of the show, but this might be one of the more depressing episodes in this show, and if you watched the rest, you know that says a lot. Don't think I'll be watching the rest today, will have to process this one first.