Hang the DJ

Might be the romantic in me speaking, but this is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series, and so far, my personal standout for S4. Brooker's commentary is delivered with a strong sense of purpose, unlike some episodes that I personally think become quite self-indulgent (looking at you, Playtest). The chemistry between the leads feels genuine and infectious, and even with the short 50-minute runtime, the progression felt natural and by the end, I cared about these two characters more than any others in the series, aside from the leads in San Junipero. This episode feels timely, relevant, and gets to the core of human emotion without delving into melodrama and heavy-handedness. I think it's a bit short and the last ten minutes seem far too rushed, but I can't help but feel this is one of the best examples of Brooker writing an intriguing concept and translating it to screen with engaging visuals and performances. It's a nice reminder in the midst of the chaos, depression, and fear that Black Mirror frequently indulges in that Brooker is still human after all.

I'm not even going to review the episode as I am still shocked -in the most beautiful way imaginable- about it. I guess I will edit this in a few hours when I've calmed down, because what an hour of television. I am so happy we get to have at least one hopeful, heartwarming and touching approach to how techonology can help us. There's many things I'd like to point out about the episode, but I want this review to be spoiler-free, so I'll just wrap it up with one last thought.

I've read people say this is S4's San Junipero, but I think each one of them is its very own thing and should not be compared but understood as two different ways technology could give us a hand improving what's at the very core of human relationships: love.

EDIT: I was going to edit it like I said I was going to do but I love my genuine reaction so I'm not going to change a word I said.

I seem to be reaping huge praise with each continuous episode of this forth series, but this one, I am utterly blown away, this was funny, moving and basically just sublime viewing. Charlie Brooker seriously delivered with this episode, arguably the peak of Series four. It is absolutely packed with emotion, Georgina Campbell and Joe Cole deliver sublime performances, their chemistry is fabulous. What a fabulous idea, it takes the imagination of Charlie Brooker to come up with an idea so wonderful.

The future of Black Mirror is in safe hands, this was spellbinding. 10/10

I was saying, "Don't look, you'll regret it". But what this episode turned into was pure heaven, probably the best episode this season. I was walking around the house after it finished saying "I really liked that one".

This was one of the best episodes in all the 4 seasons. I cant say more without spoiling this but it is the one of the best I have watched.