Black Mirror (on Netflix)

Season 4 -- 6 Episodes  December, 2017
Anthology series with Tech themes

Episode 1 -- USS Callister   4.5/5 ✭
This episode begins with humor, getting darker by the minute.  While there is an obvious satire of a certain long-lived science fiction series, this episode goes much further. The costumes and set design was as thoroughly cheesy as this story needed them to be. The actors were beyond believable in all scenes. The ending was felt justified, exciting and still strange.

Episode 2 -- Arkangel         4.0/5✭
This episode was scary, but predictable. What elevates it, is the quality of the acting.

Episode 3 -- Crocodile         2.5/5✭
Just plain predictable - I bailed at about 15 minutes. So my opinion is not relevant to the entire episode.  Maybe I will check back sometime.

Episode 4 -- Hang the DJ    4.0/5✭
This was a very enjoyable, relatable episode. It took a modern social conundrum and expanded it beyond all expectations. A lot a sexual activity happens, but under it made a statement in its almost boring repetition. The leads had chemistry and were easy to cheer for. I suspected, but did not figure out the ending until shortly before the main characters did.

Episode 5 -- Metalhead        3.0/5✭
A predictable dystopian tragedy with a pointless conclusion. However this episode is technically beautiful with cinematography (shot in black and white) that was striking and was the best character in this episode.

Episode 6 -- Black Museum   5.0/5✭
Only 5 minutes into viewing this episode, I stopped as I felt I knew the direction that this story would take. However due to a reviewer (DT on YouTube), I was encouraged to return. This episode is actually the best of  Season 4 of Black Mirror. The acting of all involved is believable. Even though much of the story is told in flashbacks, I never lost interest. The writing, editing and acting all kept my attention. Although , I have to admit to speeding through some of the scenes in the first third of this episode (regarding the doctor will newly gained amazing diagnostic skills) due to my own issues with the amount of gore depicted on screen. Aside from my bias regarding gore, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Thanks to that reviewer, I saw the correlation between the name of this series and the name of this episode. I cannot imagine a better end to a season that the themes explored in this episode. I am hoping that a Season 5 will be forthcoming.