Black Mirror - Season 5 (2019) (season)
Creators:
Charlie BrookerDirected by:
Owen HarrisScreenplay:
Charlie BrookerComposer:
Rival ConsolesCast:
Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Greg Kriek, Pom Klementieff, Nicole Beharie, Ludi Lin, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Monique Cynthia Brown, Jordan Carlos (more)VOD (1)
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When old college friends Danny and Karl reconnect in a VR version of their favorite video game, the late-night sessions yield an unexpected discovery. (Netflix)
Reviews (3)
What happens in Street Fighter, stays in Street Fighter. A stable partner relationship where passion is dulled by years of childhood, career, responsibilities, routine. As you can see, Black Mirror can handle a "definitely not a gay thing" entry with a suitable leisurely pace, as well as a no-holds-barred moral conflict full of ambiguous questions like whether it's infidelity, whether it's gay, or whether it's simply the equivalent of watching porn. ()
Falcon and Manta play Mortal Kombat in a story about virtual infidelity. It makes you wonder what all those that play with female avatars are thinking. ()
It's another one of those episodes that raises a lot of interesting questions like "What would I do if...", and that's fine. And it’s just as nice that the story is not predictable and I wasn't sure of its outcome until the end. And Anthony Mackie was excellent in a pleasantly low-key role. ()