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Scribbles About TV: Black Mirror S2Ep1- Be Right Back

First off I'd like to leave this link with an analysis of the episode from Harry's Moving Castle... He does great videos analyzing each episode... and he discussed some themes that I didn't initially realize when watching this- like the Social Media Addiction of Domhnall  Gleeson's Character Ash- and I probably won't talk about because this isn't what I got from the episode... so I don't want to include it... but it is something important and I really liked his way of explaining it.

Secondly- After watching this and The Entire History of You...this was when I needed a break from the show. I don't know why these episodes specifically... they aren't the darkest episodes of the series... but in a way they kind of are... and this one specifically I thought was the most unsettling of all the episodes... so it was just kind of hard to watch. I don't really know why.

I think maybe it was this combined with The Entire History Of You... I don't think I watched them back to back... but I did think something about these 2 episodes felt more real to me than any other episode. I feel like "The Entire History Of You" is pretty relevant because it's basically like a real memory system that you can watch and share with others... if something goes wrong- in real life you CAN play it over and over again in your mind.

And with this episode in particular- I could definitely see this actually happening to Widows. When people lose someone- it's hard to grieve and people will do anything and literally pay any price to make that less for them... and in this case Martha pays a lot of money on a hollow impression of Ash because she doesn't want to forget or lose him... and it ends up with that impression being doomed for the attic, where all other memories Ash's deceased loved ones go.

So while this isn't an episode I think I'd ever want to watch again... I did enjoy the episode and I think I need to give it 5 out of 5 stars because this one definitely had the biggest impact on me. I had trouble sleeping because of it because I just thought it was very scary and sad... it definitely was not something forgettable... it made me really uneasy and that's kind of what this show is meant to do. It's a horror show... it's supposed to scare you and this one really did!

Happy Easter? Lol... what a weird time to review this episode... but that's what happened.
Byeee!
-Shannon

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