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Topic	ITT: I review every Black Mirror episode, worst to first full spoilers
Blackstar110 07/10/17 10:44:57 AM #9:	`12. Hated in the Nation` I suspect this one is lower than most people would have it, but for me... well, the best way to put it is that it is the worst good episode of Black Mirror. It's far beyond Waldo, but Hated in the Nation felt like a mess of cliches that ultimately didn't really end up leaving any sort of impact with me. The base concept behind the episode's tech is wonderfully twisted -- we've driven bees to the point of extinction, replaced them with robots, and now we're feeling the consequences in wholly unexpected ways. That's some vintage Black Mirror shit right there; right in that sweet spot of bizarre but a little close to home. I also think the ease with which we express vitriol and hatred online under the guise of anonymity was very ripe for the Black Mirror treatment. So, all that said, consider me disappointed that the execution was so wanting. A big issue with the whole episode lies in the fact that, despite its unique technological premise, the episode still managed to be the only episode of the show I'd felt like I'd basically entirely seen before. An homage is one thing, but if you've seen Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, and, well, basically any variation of CSI/24/etc, you've seen Hated in the Nation. I really wanted to like this episode, but as it progressed, it fell more and more into cliche. Like... the jaded older cop teams up with the young and spunky new kid with a lot of drive, and together, they overcome a little initial animosity to become partners and sniff out a serial killer with a secret past and a manifesto... how many times in one episode can we get Blue staring at her computer, brow furrowed behind her glasses, when she makes a shocking discovery and lets out a breathless "fuck" before running in to tell everyone what she found? Had to have happened at least three or four times. Essentially, my issue is that Hated in the Nation takes a very cool and inventive concept, then confines it into the parameters of a series of paint-by-numbers cliches and oddly familiar scenes, right down to the ending scene which was almost directly lifted from Silence of the Lambs. (cont) --- -Shred <cite>Blackstar110 posted [p:882651482] in ITT: I rev... [t:75546869]...</cite> <quote>12. Hated in the Nation I suspect this one is lower than most people would have it, but for me... well, the best way to put it is that it is the worst good episode of Black Mirror. It's far beyond Waldo, but Hated in the Nation felt like a mess of cliches that ultimately didn't really end up leaving any sort of impact with me. The base concept behind the episode's tech is wonderfully twisted -- we've driven bees to the point of extinction, replaced them with robots, and now we're feeling the consequences in wholly unexpected ways. That's some vintage Black Mirror shit right there; right in that sweet spot of bizarre but a little close to home. I also think the ease with which we express vitriol and hatred online under the guise of anonymity was very ripe for the Black Mirror treatment. So, all that said, consider me disappointed that the execution was so wanting. A big issue with the whole episode lies in the fact that, despite its unique technological premise, the episode still managed to be the only episode of the show I'd felt like I'd basically entirely seen before. An homage is one thing, but if you've seen Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, and, well, basically any variation of CSI/24/etc, you've seen Hated in the Nation. I really wanted to like this episode, but as it progressed, it fell more and more into cliche. Like... the jaded older cop teams up with the young and spunky new kid with a lot of drive, and together, they overcome a little initial animosity to become partners and sniff out a serial killer with a secret past and a manifesto... how many times in one episode can we get Blue staring at her computer, brow furrowed behind her glasses, when she makes a shocking discovery and lets out a breathless "fuck" before running in to tell everyone what she found? Had to have happened at least three or four times. Essentially, my issue is that Hated in the Nation takes a very cool and inventive concept, then confines it into the parameters of a series of paint-by-numbers cliches and oddly familiar scenes, right down to the ending scene which was almost directly lifted from Silence of the Lambs. (cont) --- -Shred</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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