The National Anthem

I would not go as far as writing that I "liked" this episode, but for sure it attracted my attention.

It works very well as a critique of a media-obsessed world, populated by hypocrites and voyeurs.

It also strikes very close to our present situation and due to its dark nature, it is distubing. Likable, not so much, but definitely attention-grabbing.

Well it's astonishing all the negative review. And yet they watched it all to the end. And that's what this episode is about. We humans feel drawn to the forbidden, the unspeakable. And this episode just showed that. It's not a masterpiece of filming. But the story catches the humane nature perfectly. What happens when you pass an accident? yea right...you don't look??? seriously? We all look and try to get a glimpse. We just can't help ourselves. We are a race with a high curiosity level.

So in that respect... it is an episode to look deep down in ourselves and find out if we can be honest with ourselves.

BC UK, quite clearly you're not one for viewing between the lines. The point of this film is not it's plot but it's implications for just how plausible this event is, and just how little privacy or control of information we have these days. It's an 'open your eyes' kind of film.

Superb acting, writing and camera-work. The choice of people to show as 'joe average's were well thought out and don't seem clichéd. Also the setup is genius in it's simplicity. Genuinely thought provoking TV.

My only criticism is of the ending which I think should have ended with the 'twist' regarding the kidnap, with the reaction from the PM's wife put beforehand. Then again I don't know how that could make chronological sense.

About the depths of human nature and the exploitative tendencies of people.

This episode explores the mindset and psychology of crowds and nations when it comes to unjustified harm and oppression against a political figure.

A profound episode-perhaps the best I've ever seen in any series.

It left me thinking long after it ended, not just about the story itself, but about how easily societies can be manipulated by fear, misinformation, and emotion. The writing, direction, and performances all worked together to create something timeless and disturbingly real. This isn't just an episode-it's a reflection on how collective judgment can destroy truth and humanity when driven by anger rather than understanding.

Bravo.

Sadly is one of the very few great episodes in these series. But don't get worked up cause what you get in this episode will get only 2-3 times in the next 18 episodes as of 2018. Moral questions, today's sad world, plot twist, social and news media critic, this episode got everything and delivers it with great cinematography, acting, photography, script and much more