Mazey Day

"Mazey Day" is controversial and problematic. On one hand, I appreciate the attempt at symbolism compared to the more straightforward approach of classic Black Mirror episodes. On the other hand, the entire episode feels like an ordinary B-horror flick taken from a completely different series, with uninteresting characters and a plot that barely fills 30 minutes... -------------------------------------------------- SPOILER Either way, my weakness for werewolf horrors and the straightforward gore ending elevates this episode a notch in my eyes. P. S. The Czech police officers were oddly amusing.

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.

After reading other reviews many describe this as "thrilling" and I would like to refute this. I appreciate delving into the darkness of what is celebrity culture and exploring the consequences of our continuous pursuit of obsession and fame. The concept of this episode is to explore the dehumanising nature of fame. This is shown well with young Mazey being the victim of relentless paparazzi and the show does a good of depicting her deteriorating state but not for the reasons you may think...

Brooker makes an attempt at social contemporary by blending the supernatural with intrusive paparazzi rather than making a real stamp and taking the opportunity to showcase psychological toll on these individuals caused by the media.

This one will definitely challenge the dedicated fan base that appreciate Brooker's unique social commentary blended with dystopian storytelling. If one is expecting a technology-focused narrative they may be disappointed and I'm not sure this will engage and resonate with the typical audience.

Bo is a member of The Paparazzi looking for her next buck, news of actress Mazey Day's addiction sends her looking for the money shot.

I'm able to understand why this has such a low rating, I can I see why this isn't to everyone's taste, it is a mix of good and bad.

I spend most of it thinking it felt like a glimpse of the past, not the future, whenever I think of Paparazzi, I think of Diana, she's definitely been spoken about quite a lot, and many scenes here put me in mind, especially the moment of discovery, the element of the past as it were wasn't Black Mirror, but it was decent.

The twist, the insight into the future, it didn't work for me, there's coming out of left field, and then there's writing down a tonne of ideas, and picking one at random out of a hat, that's how this twist felt for me.

Mazey Day didn't work as a title, how about Revenge of The Paparazzi victims?

No issue with the acting or production values, it looked great,amazing special effects, Zazie Beetz and Clara Rugaard both did a good job.

It didn't quite work, but not all bad.

6/10.

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.