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Black Mirror: USS Callister (2017)
Flawed but Enjoyable
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode, and the ensemble cast was great! Jesse Plemons, in particular, was incredible. The episode breaks new ground, with tone and style we haven't seen from Black Mirror. A truly enjoyable episode, but I have unanswered questions.
Beyond the DNA not containing memories, which I'm willing to look past, I'm still a bit confused.
They weren't sure what was going to happen if they flew into the update wormhole, so why didn't they get the real blackmailed Nanette to do more? It worked out in the end, but it seemed like a decision that the characters wouldn't have made unless they were positive it was going to pan out. Why not have some sort of contingency? It just felt odd that she didn't do more. Made sense for the plot, but didn't make sense to me logically.
What about all the other people cloned into the game, like the bad guy and that monster on the planet? Happy ending for the main cast we spent most of the time with, but did I miss a line that explained what happened to those guys? It just seemed like a loose end.
Oh, and the self-sacrifice of Jimmi Simpson's character. So there was a place on the ship he could go to kill himself? I thought Daly was the only one who could kill them. Why didn't they try to kill themselves earlier? Again, maybe I missed a line of dialogue?
Those were the major questions I had after the credits started rolling, but I still really enjoyed the episode.