Season 6 of Charlie Brooker's BlackMirror isn't as incisive when it comes to tech this time around, but still has a lot to say about us. Our review:
For the entirety of its run to date, Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror has played host to some of the boldest sci-fi storytelling ever to grace the small screen. Over the past five seasons, the underlying theme has always revolved around technology to some degree — its rising influence in human lives, its addictive and potent qualities at the cost of face-to-face interaction, its omnipresence over the mundane.
To divulge any further plot information about the twists and turns taken would be treading into spoiler territory, but what proves most fascinating is how Brooker wields this episode to put forth some of his most incisive commentary about what kinds of stories we're most often drawn to. Streamberry, the media company behind the fictionalized Joan Is Awful drama, is all but copied beat-for-beat from Netflix , right down to the logo and the interface of the platform itself.
'Black Mirror' Season 6 Is Even More About Humanity Than Technology It wouldn't be completely accurate to suggest that other episodes render technology as more than an afterthought. That said, the back half of Season 6 spends more time focusing on the humanity of its characters rather than leaning into cautionary tales about the ominously boundless aspects of innovation.
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