'Black' History: Black Mirror- Hang the DJ

As the year comes to a close, I need to go back to cover stuff I've overlooked/missed.

In that vein, more of this Show!

This time, they tackle Dating and Apps.  It gets weird, of course.  Cue the Morrisey...

In this world, dating works a bit differently.

You use an App and it sets you up with a partner and tells you how long you will be together.
It's just how it all works- don't question it!

Our Leads seem to be a good match, but they only have 12 hours.  Ouch.

After their short stint, they get paired up with more people.  They don't seem to be as good of a match though.

Is the system perfect and they're just wrong?  Will they get back together?

More importantly, what is the twist?  I mean, they all have one, right?
To find out, stream away like I did.

An interesting Episode, to say the least.  The core premise is neat, to say the least.  The whole place feels both real and artificial.  That's obviously the point, says everyone who's seen it already.  No SPOILERS, sheesh.  The idea that people just accept what they are told and are essentially controlled by their smart phones is...eerily accurate.  Breaking news- Black Mirror proves prescient and touches upon modern issues!  The Leads are nice and feel very real.  They have lots of little touches of reality that make them feel fleshed out and natural.  You can see them as real people and probably know someone like them in some way.  Side-note: the Show was British and now it's not, yet this Episode stars Brits.  That's weird, right?  In any event, the Sci-Fi Element is not so pervasive that it dehumanizes the whole Story, but is also present enough to not be an afterthought.  Like many good Season 1 Episodes, this one works really well.  It will make you feel happy.  It will make you feel sad.  It will make you feel whatever emotion this face conveys...

Next time, another Season 4 Episode I didn't get to yet.  You want more than that?  See you then...