Mazey Day

Black Mirror has always been a startling commentary on technology. This season has been drifting away from that and bordering on some kind of horror/fantasy. Why can't the writers pause and remember that San Junipero was their best episode and realize that we don't need to feel scared, we need to be mesmerized and surprised by new concepts surrounding technological advancements. And if those concepts happen to excite us or just freak us out, cool. But the goal doesn't need to simply be to freak us out. Loch Henry & Demon 79 had the same problem. While these kinds of episodes are entertaining on their own, they aren't Black Mirror.

Mazey Day along with Demon 79 are Red Mirror episodes. Red Mirror are horror based episodes that are not based on technology. As Black Mirror represents a turned off screen, Red Mirror represents a blood stain, symbolizing murderous, gory, gruesome, elements. Black Mirror shows elements of ourselves, once you "turned off" the episode, you can see yourself in the black screen. The same with Red Mirror. These random acts of murder, mayhem, we can see a reflection of ourselves in the bloods of bloodshed. I liked this episode because it connects to the idea of horror. Upon rewatch, the title sequence switches from Black Mirror to Red Mirror. We can reflect in both the paparazzi and the monster. We harm the lives of others with our selfish acts of seeking to capitalize off of the misfortune of others, but we also are the monsters who are unearth from the exploitation of others.

People are giving this bad reviews on the basis that it doesn't "feel like" a black mirror episode. Well neither did the very first episode, The National Anthem, so big whoop.

This is a solid piece of television, with an interesting story and a good twist to keep it interesting. The writers are telling us the stories that they want to write - don't judge the episode on what you wanted to see, but rather what they put in front of you.

If people genuinely think this is a 1 or 2 rated episode based on the story and the performances of the actors (which are all excellent, by the way), then I genuinely don't know why they bother turning on the TV.

If you have enjoyed black mirror thus far and you like the themes of whole show, then you will be very disappointed because this almost feels like separate show.

It doesn't have any "Black Mirror type" sci-fi element to it, It tries to tell us some message, like every other episode, in this case about how bad and unempathetic paparazzis are. However, again, it's done in a way that's not what black mirror is supposed to be.

To not spoil anything, I will just add that, the ending is very childish... The paparazzi concept is good, easy to tell good message about society, but the execution isn't good, they chose "shock value" over story telling. Sure message got across but, again, could have been done way better.

I say this might be the worst because this is my lowest-rated episode. Mazey Day is an episode that makes me question if Black Mirror is already losing its edge. Again, like Loch Ness, Mazey Day doesn't have the "Black Mirror" vibes. It's just a horror suspense story. Unlike Loch Ness however, Mazey Day isn't that great. It's just a bit ridiculous, although I gotta admit the climax is a bit fun and the acting is also good.

This episode is about the life of paparazzi, and how they can affect lives, specifically celebrities. The story doesn't have technology commentary or any sci-fi elements or something that is typical of Black Mirror, which is disappointing because we waited like three years or something FOR THIS??