I was really excited for the new season, so when i started watching this episode, i obviously had some usual expectations. And so when it started, i was hooked up. Annie's acting and the concept seemed very interesting. But as the show progressed, it seemed to me as if it stopped taking itself seriously.
I'm sorry to hurt your feelings, but i didn't knew who Salma Hayek was, and watched her act for the first time. And frankly, she seemed too pretentious while playing her character. It was as if either she was playing a 'parody' of someone, or that this was a dark comedy show, instead of Black mirror. I'm not saying that edgy jokes and witty humor shouldn't be used, but there's a time and place for such things man.
Basically, i just couldn't take her seriously. For eg. In one scene, the guy managing the quantum computer just revealed to them that they're living in some sort of a 'matrix', and that their lives aren't real. Then Joan punches him out of frustation, and Salma says 'He was so boring'. Like who even says that after such a devastating revelation?? Who wrote such dialogues?
Overall the episode starts out well, but gets disappointing as it proceeds. The lack of depth, underwhelming dialogues, forced humor and some illogical scenes in the second half overshadows a great concept that could've been executed much better.
I'm sorry to hurt your feelings, but i didn't knew who Salma Hayek was, and watched her act for the first time. And frankly, she seemed too pretentious while playing her character. It was as if either she was playing a 'parody' of someone, or that this was a dark comedy show, instead of Black mirror. I'm not saying that edgy jokes and witty humor shouldn't be used, but there's a time and place for such things man.
Basically, i just couldn't take her seriously. For eg. In one scene, the guy managing the quantum computer just revealed to them that they're living in some sort of a 'matrix', and that their lives aren't real. Then Joan punches him out of frustation, and Salma says 'He was so boring'. Like who even says that after such a devastating revelation?? Who wrote such dialogues?
Overall the episode starts out well, but gets disappointing as it proceeds. The lack of depth, underwhelming dialogues, forced humor and some illogical scenes in the second half overshadows a great concept that could've been executed much better.
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