'Black Mirror' Season 6: This Is the Best Part of 'Beyond the Sea'
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Black Mirror Season 6.Black Mirror is at its best when it's holding a mirror up to current society and its technological anxieties. However, this season of Black Mirror went in a different direction, opting to step away from the dystopian future our society might be headed toward in favor of focusing on a dark, more troubled past.
What Is "Beyond the Sea" About? Set in an alternate version of 1969, “Beyond the Sea” focuses on two astronauts who travel through space without the ability to traditionally communicate with their families. The only way for Cliff Stanfield and David Ross to speak with their counterparts on Earth amidst their six-year mission is to transport their consciousnesses to replicas of themselves that live on Earth.
There’s an empathy to Cliff’s reaction that is clearly not something he’s generally willing to show, but it allows the viewer to understand more about his relationships with both his wife, Lana , and with David. He and Lana represent an idealized American couple on paper, but their marriage is imperfect and often prone to arguments. One can imagine that they were in love at one point in time, but now have drifted further apart.
There’s an instant darkness that comes across Paul’s physical performance once David begins inhabiting Cliff’s body. While Cliff is reclusive, David has been yearning for affection in the wake of his family’s death and is openly confrontational towards Lana when he doesn't get what he thinks he deserves. It’s a brilliant bit of acting. David is obviously trying to suppress his desires, but he can’t help but feel electrified by the freedom of a new body.
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