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Black Mirror - Season 5 Episode 01: Striking Vipers
Although the modern technology has many benefits and it helps us at many things, it also can be a source of danger that may lead to death or make us lose our minds. In the fifth season of Black Mirror, we follow new exciting stories that make us see more about the negative side of the technology.
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June 05, 2019
"Smithereens" captures the strains of DIY spirituality and egomania that define our conception of the modern tech CEO.
June 05, 2019
Much of the "Smithereens'" success can be attributed to Andrew Scott's committed, textured performance.
June 05, 2019
By Black Mirror's standards it feels like a thin premise, and doesn't build enough to justify a 70-minute running time.
June 05, 2019
If this is, at heart, a story of a man railing against his own perceived lack of agency, it seems ironic that the scriptwriters should reduce him to such a cipher also.
June 05, 2019
Scott, superb here, can deliver all of that with just a look. It's his astonishing control and range that elevated a too-tidy plot into something much messier and more profound.
June 05, 2019
"Smithereens" gets in a few interesting jabs, but Charlie Brooker's script is hampered by how thin the plot is, how long it takes for the action to get going, and how simplistic the big mystery turns out to be.
June 05, 2019
It's a powerfully straightforward look at the intersection of technology and a simple human mistake, aggravated by that technology.
June 05, 2019
Black Mirror has had a lot of brilliant episodes, but few have had this level of literary merit, allowing for all sorts of analysis for those willing to plumb its depths.
June 05, 2019
It's too bad that wasn't what the episode was ultimately about. Though "Smithereens" finishes weakly, the road there is pretty good, but unlike road trip clichés, Black Mirror is more about the destination than the journey.