'Black'ish: Crocodile (Black Mirror)

We got a whole bunch of new Episodes to watch and Review!  I need to play catch-up, especially since I've barely touched Season 3.

To make up for lost time, here's one from Season 4.  I'll do the Star Trek one later.  Instead, this bleak tale...

This icy tale begins with an accident and continues with the long-term effects on one of the people involved.

Some 15 Years later, an Insurance Investigator is working a case in the area.  Since this is Black Mirror, she can scan recent memories of yours with a device.

The cover-up for the crime leads to even more crime!  Did someone witness it?  Can she trust herself with the information?

When it comes down to it, can she hide her guilt while being looked at for help with a different case?  To find out, watch the Show.

I can't SPOIL this now, can I?

Dark, dark stuff.  Black Mirror is not always a fun, wacky Show.  In fact, it almost never is.  I'm not sure why I even presented that as a possible option.  In this case, they go cold, bleak and dark without looking back.  The Story involves murder and people who aren't always potential victims.  The Science Fiction element is fairly-minimal, but also integral.  This feels like a world with Science-Fiction tech available, but it also isn't some advanced civilization with flying cars or any of that.  They really only have the one major thing and it is integral to the Plot.  Like much of the Show, this Episode is much more about the human drama of it all.  These people have nice, little touches that make them feel real.  That's important for something like this, since you need to be anchored to the world and rooting for these Characters.  Not everyone is easy to root for, of course.  Crocodile is a good, but bleak Drama with Science-Fiction elements.  If you look at it for a deep dive of Science Fiction, you won't get it.  You'll certainly get 'the feels' as people say though...

Next time, I jump back to finish up with Season 3 some more.  Is VR deadly?  See you then...