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10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
The Internet Is Calling This New "Black Mirror" Episode The Scariest Episode Of TV Ever, And There's A Very Simple Reason Why
To me, the scariest movies and TV shows aren't slasher films or murder documentaries. What's even more terrifying than that are vivid dystopian realities — ones juuuust plausible enough to make you wonder if our future is indeed heading in that direction. Black Mirror is the QUEEN of bringing our most terrifying societal fears to life. And on Apr. 10, the SEVENTH (yes, SEVENTH) season came out — so many of us spent the day just watching all six episodes. Netflix / Via And we'll probably spend all night awake because of how anxiety-provoking this dang show is. Of the six new episodes, one seemed to take the internet by storm — not just because of its exceptionally frightening concept, but also because it hits verrrry close to home. The episode is called "Common People," and it's the first episode in the season (but don't worry, I won't spoil it for you). Can I just say it? From the looks of it, this might just be the scariest episode of TV ever. The episode is about Amanda (Rashida Jones) and Mike (Chris O'Dowd), a middle-class couple. When Amanda has a severe health issue, a spokesperson from a tech company (Tracee Ellis Ross) informs Mike of a monthly subscription-style technology that'll keep his wife alive. The concept seems to combine two hugely debated, highly topical, and arguably corrupt parts of society: the healthcare system (specifically in America), and digital subscription services. The episode highlights how these two systems can feel money-grabby, and almost like traps once you've committed for awhile. So, as you might expect, this left people furiously nodding in panicking over how powerless we feel. So in case you're also questioning the ethics of society — and because it's more comforting to freak out together than alone — here's what the internet is saying about the episode: Editor's Note: We dive into X so you don't have to scrub your eyeballs afterward. Here's the good stuff we found floating in the chaos. common people black mirror episode was so sad and fucked up but that's know you know black mirror is actually good again — bryce (@CybrTwnk) April 10, 2025 Twitter: @CybrTwnk black mirror's common people. oh, they started with a banger! this will stay with me. — - (@darkerrgrey) April 10, 2025 Twitter: @darkerrgrey Charlie Brooker writing the Common People episode of Black Mirror knowing very well it satirises Netflix's own bullshit tiered subscription model. — Kyle Snape (@kylemsnape) April 10, 2025 Twitter: @kylemsnape 'Common People' episode of Black mirror is a little too realistic for me — 🦋 (@Melaxoxo_) April 10, 2025 Twitter: @Melaxoxo_ Common People ended up being one of the saddest and best episodes of the series #BlackMirror — THE PURP SHOW (@purpminded420) April 10, 2025 Twitter: @purpminded420
The Independent
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Black Mirror fans celebrate imminent Netflix return: ‘Practically a documentary for our times'
Black Mirror fans are celebrating on social media after a new trailer revealed that the release of the seventh season of Charlie Brooker 's hit dystopian anthology series is less than a month away. All six new episodes will arrive on Netflix on Thursday, April 10. The trailer offers glimpses of a star-studded cast that includes Cristin Milioti, Paul Giamatti, Chris O'Dowd, Issa Rae, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Rashida Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross and Awkwafina. On YouTube, one fan wrote: 'Here we go. This show is practically a documentary for our times now.' Another added, 'I am once again ready to be disturbed at how close this is to reality.' For the first time, the new season will include a sequel episode revisiting the characters from season 4 episode 'USS Callister', with Milioti reprising her role as Nanette Cole. In another episode, Will Poulter appears to be returning to the role he played in the ground-breaking 2018 interactive episode Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The show has been widely praised over the years for its uncanny ability to foresee how technological innovations might affect everyday life. On X/Twitter, one fan wrote: 'We all know that whatever is in this season, we'll probably be living it soon. Stoked for a new season!' However, not everyone is happy with the first glimpses of Black Mirror season 7. The series started life on Channel 4 in 2011 before moving to Netflix in 2016, and some fans on X have complained about the perceived 'Americanization' of the show. One wrote: 'The Americanization of Black mirror is the worst thing to happen to this series. Bring back the Euros.' Another added: 'I will never really understand the Americanisation of Black Mirror. Not saying there haven't been good episodes since Season 3 but it seems to really lose its 'magic' with each new season. Anyway, make Black Mirror Bri'ish again.' Back in 2023, by saying: 'One of the criticisms we sometimes get is, 'I prefer the show when it was British and everyone in it was miserable and everything smelled a little bit of s*** and all the stories were horrible. 'And then it's gone to Netflix and suddenly everything's sunny and happy and everyone has wonderful teeth, and it's full of Hollywood stars and it's lost that edge.' Brooker said he understood the criticism, noting that 'everyone expected me to be like the Unabomber' once he started doing business in the U.S. He added: 'I was aware we're going on a global platform now, so we've got to make these stories a bit more international. And I wanted to mix it up a bit, as in not just keep doing bleak-a-thons.'
