![]() ![]() Well, if the link breaks down and no connection is possible the whole mission is finished. First I want to address the folks who believe there is no reason to send the humans to space instead of the replicas. This Black Mirror episode was very intriguing thanks to the creative premise and fantastic performances by Paul and Hartnett. All of that being said, I was able to suspend my disbelief on that front and assume they could give some instory reason for why it had to be the way it was, and only dock 1 point from my rating. ![]() Of course if this were to happen, the cult wouldn't have killed the family, and he wouldn't be trapped in space. If there was a disaster they'd lose the replicas but the human life would be in tact on earth. Then they wouldn't need to pack food, or razors, or have toilet facilities etc. Why oh why then would NASA send the humans into space and leave the replicas on earth? Surely it would make better sense to send the replicas into space. What they cannot do is eat or drink, and one assume that they do not have a need to use the bathroom. They have their consciousness, can touch, feel, chop wood, kiss, sleep, and drive. We have these replicas that can do everything the human versions can do. A plot hole that if addressed would mean there is no story to tell. There's just one plot hole that stops me giving a 10. I truly felt compassion for the characters and felt genuine angst and shock when the writers needed me to. Aaron Paul better be on the awards rounds for this performance. ![]() This story was excellently told, and wonderfully acted. Nevertheless, a generous 6/10 for the cinematography and Paul's outstanding and very convincing dual-character performance. It started off setting up nicely, but then everything was basic writing 101, and as one reviewer stated, the huge plot hole that basically cancels out the entire narrative why not keep the replicas in space, and the real humans on earth? It's not like the two-man crew needed to be active 24/7, heck they both simultaneously spend Mon-Fri on earth, and both run the ship on weekends, so what's the point? Clearly Brooker's creativity lapsed in this episode to make it one of the most predictable and pedestrian episodes of the entire series. There was barely any unexpected suspense, zero twists or revelations (with the exception of the first act's events), and this felt more like something a high school drama class would come up with. It wasn't from the lack of amazing casting and performances, but from the underwhelming direction from John Crowley, who lacked any real urgency and was poorly and slowly paced, but also from the very pedestrian and predictable writing. The episode I was looking forward to the most based on casting - Aaron Paul and Kate Mara, sadly was a huge disappointment. ![]()
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