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@@MsTinkerbelle87 so I'm still trying to find out if it was real but there were some leaked sessions on tik tok at some point that have since been taken down but it was crazy hearing the way the "the-rapist" was speaking to this woman. There are a lot of fake ones so I'm sure it was some sort of trolling effort but I gotta say it didn't sound very far off from what I've heard from any real patients. It was gnarly.
Please don't forget your fans for Black Mirror. Still floored with your analysis of Stranger Things. You really made that show shine. Thanks for all you do.
You missed the fact that the mom wearing a nurse costume while using the drill was a reference to the first short story in black museum! The one where the crazy doctor uses a drill to torture the homeless guy 😅
It's also telling as she kept going on in the beginning about how beautiful the area is... And yet that area didn't reveal how deadly it could be... Possibly a mirror to Janet and Kenneth, two innocent looking people that no one would expect. Instead they look at the crazy guy.
I thought Stuart's father is going to murder Davis at the hospital. But he warns Davis to stop this film because of "the things that he knows". He sounded like a sad old grumpy man. But in reality, he was the most relatable. He didn't want to destroy Davis's life. But in the end, his protest didn't work out. It was his gf and his friend that persuaded him to make this. Moral of the Story: Its not the plot twist. It's about how true crime destroys people's lives just like Davis. Now Davis will never become a filmmaker or get a good job. He will always have to live his life in a sad way doing ordinary stuff and making quick bucks on interviews. He will never be remembered for talent except his parents were serial killers.
Sierra the problem is Black mirror is no longer sci-fi. It's fantasy. Werewolves and demons etc. It's just not Black mirror anymore. I don't know why this happens to Great sci-fi shows! Literally out of nowhere after a few seasons of being straight science fiction suddenly these switch to fantasy. 🙄 Can you imagine if they did this with any other genre? Can you imagine if they took a great horror series like Haunting of Hill House and then suddenly season 3 with no explanation it becomes a romantic comedy?!?? It's ridiculous! It's not even Black mirror anymore. The thing is I feel like the episodes in season weren't bad they just weren't Black mirror. If they had created a new show and said from the creators of Black mirror comes a new fantasy anthology I probably would have loved to the show. But as it is I am extremely disappointed. We're here for Sci-fi, THAT is what the whole show is about! It's about the dangers of technology, that's what the name of the show Black mirror means! It's a reference to us constantly staring into our cell phones which are a Black mirror. It's about the dangers of technology and all of them feel realistic for the most part. It feels like with technology developing as it is that these are possible futures. But suddenly this season 0-1 movie stars are werewolves, a girl finds a cursed object, true crime
@@WhitneyDahlin While I do see where you're coming from, I don't fully agree with your take. See, the whole point of black mirror, in my opinion, is not "technology bad, man good". The first episode itself, there was no cutting-edge, science fiction type thing involved. That Waldo episode too. I think that it has always been an observation of human psychology, and how it can corrupt something that is meant to make your life easier, because that is how we are. Technological advancements, as portrayed in most of the episodes, are just a means to the end,they aren't the driving plots of the stories. It is us, our behaviour, and our corruption that is being questioned. So I actually kind of don't mind the occasional shift from science fiction to supernatural stories as much ig. Sorry for the rant :)
I just wanna say that this is the 1st channel that uses the Ending Explained title in the correct way, so many other just tell the story and that's here, but here we actually go beyond that nitpicking and dissecting everything that we can explore from the episode. Keep doing your good job, friend.
There was a line from Davis that foreshadowed her death. Can't remember it, but it was when he first told Pia about Ader. Something about chalking up the murders to the tourist who tripped and fell in the streams. Except in Davis's case, he probably chalked up Pias death to his mother. It's not like he saw her trip and fall, and she promptly assumed Pia got away to rat her out.
But then why would the mother kill herself? I assume Pia's body was recovered in the stream otherwise she would've been classified as missing and not dead. Had the mother actually killed her, she would've made up a lie about Pia going outside and disappearing instead of leaving the tapes and committing suicide. Also, something that bothered me is that it's kind of unrealistic that a serial killer would just leave bulletproof evidence of their murders out in their living room when (I assume) they still regularly received guest.
@rakijr9176 she killed herself because Pia watched the tapes and when she went looking for her she couldn't find her. I assume she assumed she got away to tell Davis what she saw, so went home and killed herself right away. I disagree, Davis said in the beginning that his mother was lonely and didn't get many guests. Also, serial killers often leave mementos and other evidence in easily found places.
@@WrathOfTheShaft No I mean from Davis' point of view his mother killing herself wouldn't make any sense if she truly did kill Pia. You wouldn't murder somebody to keep your crimes a secret and then kill yourself (because you would've gotten away with it). Your right on the second point. I guess I forgot that he said she didn't receive many guests.
character names certainly have connections... Off th top of my head there's - Ian Renich and Ian Adair, both murdered and tortured people and filmed it - Kenny from Shut Up and Dance, and Kenny, Davis' dad in Loch Henry - both characters who appear to be victims of a situation but turn out to be monsters
So glad there is a guy that explains and adds Insight. So many explained vids just paraphrase a synopsis that we have all just watched. This is good content
Was super pumped to see you were analyzing this show again. You present so many new ideas. It was interesting that Janet said "Oh look at the pretty young thing you've captured" when Pia arrived.
Been checking your channel nearly every other hour in these days after the new season's release for an Black Mirror video (I knew it would probably take over a week since you put a lot of effort into your content, I was just really excited since I enjoy these analyses almost as much as the episodes themselves), I'm so glad you covered Loch Henry first! It seems to be the episode most realistically critical on modern media from season six. I truly enjoy the stuff you post, you're one of the few on this platform that actually dig into a movie or show instead of recapping it with a few easter eggs shoved in. Keep it up Bryce!
The line that stood out to me is that the “strawberry” executive asks if the boys dad is one of ian’s victims and ian says “well technically yes” (because his dad didnt die from the gunshits but the msra he got in the hospital following that). It would be beautiful commentary on how netflix shows like to change little aspects of these real life horrors either for shock value or story purposes
I feel like Davis suspected his parents.. could be wrong, but a few clues are how distant he was from his mom, living away, not consoling her when she cried about his dad. Also not feeling any sadness about his dad. Also being reluctant to do a movie about the story in the first place. Also it feels unlikely he wouldn't have stumbled on any of her memorabilia throughout the years.
One thing that always really hit home how much Davis’ mom and dad not only enjoyed, felt confident about, but took pride in their torture films is they kept it out in the open under a thin veil of “moms favorite tv show”. They are displayed front and center in the den book shelf along with the mask of course. It takes a slightly too curious or too bored Davis or any house guest for that matter to select just the wrong tape and see it all.
The Titanic submersible accident happening so close to season 6 being released is so ironic. There is a documentary that was filmed of the accident this week, announced onn the day of this video releasing (when the people on board were meant to run out of oxygen) and is released today, the day they died for certain. It's crazy how bloodsucking media companies are but unsurprising. And the victims' morbid curiosity over the experience of dying people in an entertainment tye lense.. I can't help but draw parallels to Pia who was the most obsessed to know and got exactly what she wanted in the end, and died because of it.
Also do we think the Mum was getting ready to kill Pia? lots of weird talk about her food, and a lot of focus on the shepherd's pie she was making... idk.. it seemed weird (the tension between her and Pia) ... do we think maybe she wanted Pia to "go missing" or something and was planning on keeping her hostage for a kill
i’ve seen someone else mention that the mother potentially had a fetish for tourists and when she first meets Pia she asks her if she’s purely American and tells her that she likes her accent so i believe she definitely would’ve killed her as from her note left for Davis (and the way she reminisced over the photos her and her husband took of the victims) she essentially didn’t regret anything she did
I genuinely don’t think she would’ve killed Pia until she realized Pia knew. The mom enjoyed torturing and killing, but I also think it’s something she enjoyed doing with her husband! Think about it, they liked including other people in their “kink” so doing it alone I don’t think she would’ve found much joy in. Had Pia stayed cool, I think she would’ve been fine…but I understand panicking cuz that video was WILD and it was the first time she’d been alone with his mom.
@@UrbanDecayLova247I absolutely agree on this! People meat in the pie doesn't make sense at all since the mother wouldn't have continued killing since she was alone
I’ve had the insane feel of deja vu during this episode like no other. I don’t know if it had elements from a different documentary, a true crime case, a movie or whatever but I almost went crazy researching why I know this episode from. The guy, the house, the mother in the basement…
Dude, you are a legit genius, I would never have paid attention to these details and symbolism, well done. Are you planning on doing a video explaining the episode "Mazey Day"?
Great review and recap of a lot of things which aren’t easily caught when watching the show. Especially love all the red (and blue) that you observed throughout Loch Henry. There was a lot!
Awesome breakdown! I thought this episode was top tier (like most of them as you said!). One thing that I noticed was that my mind instantly went to White Christmas when they were talking about the "Egg-Man" and how eggs were so incredibly precious and needed protection/safeguarding. Perhaps that's a stretch but the mere mention of eggs made me think of the consciousness of those stuck inside them in White Christmas.
The world is well and truly healing - Bryce is breaking down Black Mirror again 🥰🥰 No one does it like you. I watch Black Mirror nw trying to spot as many details and references as possible but somehow you see like 60% more. Incredible. Thanks for your work Bryce.
Nice pickup on the Exit Through the Giftshop poster and the Black Museum episode connection. Exit Through the Giftshop is also a reference to a documentary about the graffiti artist Banksy. The twist being that it isn't really about Banksy and you get drawn into a whole different story. The title of that documentary is in reference to how museums funnel you through the giftshop to get to the exit.
Well to be fair, it was said by Stuart that they weren’t wealthy and they had a “simple” son, so it may not be a reach to think they were both drug addicts/alcoholics/or genuinely afraid for their sons safety so they became complicit. If they were elderly with a young son I’d think they wouldn’t have much of a choice but to be complicit by force or legitimately be unaware through whatever means they had available. (For all we know they actually did farm work and that’s typically a 24/7 job)
I think there’s something in Pia’s early comments, when she says her bf’s dead dad looked hot in uniform and then later that his mum got wet to Bergiac. Like maybe we’ve become a bit crude & insensitive as a society Also at the beginning her bf drove her the long way to admire the scenery but she fell asleep. Like we’re only interested in beautiful settings if there’s a horrific true crime hook at the centre of it.
Great to have new Black Mirror content back! The episode was really good - until Pia decided to cross the river during the night... this decision felt so strange compared to the rest of the episode. Maybe if it was a result of a fight or something
I was confused by that aspect, she didn’t have signal on her phone, she’s more athletic than the mom on foot but she has no car. I wondered what I’d do and even being from America Id attempt to steal Janet’s car and drive it straight to the hospital to Davis. Maybe they’d rush police to the home, I mean based on Janet so quickly assuming Pia was going to out her for what she did, I’d think she’d still follow the steps she did and Pia wouldn’t HAVE to die, but it was like a nod to the factual aspect of tourists dying to natural accidents.
Have you heard anything about theory that Iain is actually the father of Davis? I saw it mentioned in passing and am hoping to see it in a video about this episode!
I may be way off, but I wonder if there's a connection between the BAFTA mask and the mask his mother wore. He stares at the trophy at the end, but the look in his face made me wonder if he considered putting on a mask and following in the footsteps of his parents. All else is lost for him despite "winning" the award, which wasn't really his since someone else directed it. Is he the next torturer?
I panicked when Janet mentioned his nickname was Kenny, then i got exciting thinking this was a sequel to Shut Up and Dance until I remembered the timeline.
I loooooooove Hang the DJ. I've always skipped over it until i rewatched BM, but i decided to watch it and i absolutely love it! Ik its hella off topic but its cool to see the 4 Easter egg there!
Exit through the gift shop is a documentary/mockumentary about Banksy, another ‘artist’ Mr. Brainwash, graffiti and the art world , and an exploration of what is real or fake and criticism of manipulation by players in the art world. Which probably foreshadows/references how the episode plays out.
Even how they didn’t think to contact the family of the victims of the missing couple. The Dahmer doc caught a lot of heat when it was discovered the families of the victims portrayed had no clue about their likeness being used by Netflix.
To be honest, and I am sure that I am not the first to come up with this, I always thought the title "black mirror" was a reference to how the TV looks when it is turned off.
Enjoyable video! I'm surprised that during the red vs blue sightings you didn't mention the mother's hair, lips and nails. Perhaps not so important, but when I saw the younger version of mother with red hair, it shocked me.
Omg! U are soooooo detailed it's amazing! Super genius! thank u for not just an explanation but deep exploration! Huge fan of BM bt u sir r the almighty❤
DID ANYONE NOTICE that Davis the main character "gets it hard" when talking about the death of his dad? And that in the end he stares at a masquerade in a creepy way? His life is now destroyed. Perfect chance to let out the psycho saddist fetish that's running in his veins....
Great video, always love your content. What you were saying about all the red made me wonder whether or not "Red Mirror" has a similar meaning connected to it. Especially since I feel like this season Brooker is attempting to wake people up on what he believes a Black Mirror episode can be. Whereas he believes it's not just "tech is bad", but rather how we as humans act
I think this episode does a much better job of addressing these issues than The National Anthem. TNA, to me, was simply too overblown. As you note, if virtually anyone had not been watching 'the act', then the princess' release would've been discovered and the thing wouldn't have happened. But I just couldn't quite buy into the idea that every single person in the city was watching--while sure, most would, there's always SOMEONE who wants to be a contrarian, who would vaunt their moral superiority over others simply by refusing to watch. Some would simply be at home, while others would gather at parks or something with big "Refusenik" banners or whatnot. Hell, apparently london has solved the homeless problem in the BM universe, since in any city of size, there's always SOME unhoused individuals hanging around outside. Loch Henry, OTOH, keeps it plausible. It doesn't have to be universal to be horrible, it just has to be a sufficiently large segment of society.
I like the parallel of how both Kenneth and Pia were killed indirectly by their actions; Kenneth contacts MRSA while trying to bury his crimes, and the treacherous terrain claims Pia as a consequence of her digging up said crime. Moreover, for how much emphasis they placed on Kenneth only being a secondary "victim" of Iain Adair and people like Pia & Kate Cezar not quite taking their (supposed, in Kenneth's case) victimhood seriously, I think attitudes towards Kenneth's death might be considered foreshadowing Pia's demise. Just as Kenneth is killed by hospital-contracted MRSA rather than from the wound "Iain" inflicted, Pia ultimately dies while evading Janet, as opposed to as one of Janet's murder victims. It also occurs to me that the Scottish Highlands, breathtaking but deadly, mirror Janet in the story, who herself *appears* harmless and yet we know she is deadly. Loved this episode, and I think it is worth a re-watch. So many lines change meaning when you have the full context, like Janet initially greeting her son and his girlfriend by saying "Pretty wee thing you've captured." And then there is the part when Davis gets hard in bed with Pia despite discussing his father's death, which might suggest some hereditary darkness in Davis.
I just had a crazy revelation about the number 4. Back when I was a little child, there was a popular HongKong show that had an opening intro with a specific card to represent each character. The queen and king made sense cause they were rich people that rule over Shanghai with an iron fist. Then there is our MC with a number 4 spade. (Time to spoil 35+ year old show) I guess now I know that it represent that he was a bringer of death to those around him and his enemies. Finally in the end, himself.
I’m not gonna watch this video, but this episode was very direct and straightforward for the most part. Breaking it down and “explaining” it for 20+ minutes is wild to me.
I spend on average a week or two week or sometimes more on these videos! My goal is to deliver something that is going to help give you a better understanding of the episode, point out some sick easter eggs, discuss social commentary, dissect the cinematography and art design, etc. Hope you like it!
I think the reason why you see Smart is because she never killed him and the conclusion was that she was crazy and it was all in her head, not a parallel universe.
Yeah, I think you already know this about the Ians' tendency, but in "Hated in the Nation" Blue mentions a case that made her quit forensics (I think?), and the criminal was also Ian.
Watching the ending to Loch Henry had me so torn. I wanted the killer(s) to be caught and brought to justice, but when I found out it was the mom, it kind of ruined me. Yeah she was twisted and insane and no one should ever have to die, especially at the hands of another person, but she was at her absolute happiest moment in her life when she was killing others. You can tell this is true because when she's looking at the old photographs again she can't help but to crack a teary smile of her past that had happier days. When she realizes that her world is closing in on itself, she realizes that this world is not meant for people like her, so she does everyone a favor by committing suicide. That was an excellent way to have the viewers sympathize for someone who we definitely should not.
No one is feeling bad for her, she was a horrible person. It's such a weird thig to tell something like you did so casually. Killing others is serious horror shit. But I guess your comment is reflecting quite well on what the episode was about.
@@sandradomzalska3328 Again, I'm not justifying what she did. I'm just showing that the writers of the episode did a great job of finding a way to have us feel bad for someone we shouldn't.
I also thought part of the brilliance of having Pia die by accident also sort of critiques the assumptions true crime shows would make. David didn’t know/probably couldn’t know (?) that his mother didn’t kill Pia. It makes sense that he and everyone else would assume incorrectly that his mother killed her, but as an outside observer, we’re shown it was just an accident and speculation about her death lacks validity.
Was there 4 participants in the house. Who was filming? You saw the kid and both parents...but who was holding the camera? Maybe the pub owner? His behaviour looked like guilt to me.
Actually the Number 4 is a reference htho tenacious D and the pick of destiny. "My door is 4" Which is symbolic of the a door being a rectangle. What word is found in the word rectangle? Angle. Kenneth wanted the proper angle for his filming of murder.
You like red and blue? Have you seen Moulin Rouge?! Also, Bus 44 is a great short movie available on youtube Also also, Exit Through The Gift Shop was a documentary that was promoted to be about one thing, but ended up not being about that.
i haven’t watched this video yet but what i didn’t like about this episode was how they didn’t explain why davis’ parents did this. it just doesn’t feel realistic and not telling us their motive or what led them to that point feels like leaving a blank page. you could make a plot twist by having anyone be the killers, what we need is it to actually make sense for them to be killers
They were twisted sociopaths who got off on it. I think that's all you really need to know. In the end, the episode was about how their actions affected others versus focusing on the murderers backstory and motivations. I thought it was very intentional because most of the real world biopics focus primarily on the criminals and their stories versus the damage and trauma they have inflicted onto others.
I think it’s evident in the fact it was their fetish/kink, sexually motivated. That with them all gone you don’t get an explanation but with most murderers you don’t
Like others have replied to say, I also believe we know their motives. They just enjoyed killing and torturing people. That's it, they were sick. For the dad, since he was a police officer, it might even be some control/power play. But hard to say since he's dead. We do however get to see the mom, and she seems rather pleased with her actions, according to the ending of the episode. Also, most real life serial killers don't have any bigger motives. They are just deranged, and either enjoy killing, or doesn't understand that what they are doing is wrong. I don't think that the episode lacked any sort of motivation or explanation for the killings.
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@@MsTinkerbelle87 so I'm still trying to find out if it was real but there were some leaked sessions on tik tok at some point that have since been taken down but it was crazy hearing the way the "the-rapist" was speaking to this woman. There are a lot of fake ones so I'm sure it was some sort of trolling effort but I gotta say it didn't sound very far off from what I've heard from any real patients. It was gnarly.
Please don't forget your fans for Black Mirror. Still floored with your analysis of Stranger Things. You really made that show shine. Thanks for all you do.
You missed the fact that the mom wearing a nurse costume while using the drill was a reference to the first short story in black museum! The one where the crazy doctor uses a drill to torture the homeless guy 😅
Great connection!
good catch
Mind blown!
Also a reference to white bear, a drill was used as a torture method there too
And how she killed herself to not end up in white bear prison....
I think pias death had something to do with how they mention people die in remote areas like without out a trace
yes! my idea EXACTLY!
I felt the same when she was running like… damn they really foreshadowed this!
Yeah that's definitely the reason, I chuckled it a bit as soon as it happened.
Yeah Davis literally said something about deep water and how people run into the woods and never get seen again.
It's also telling as she kept going on in the beginning about how beautiful the area is... And yet that area didn't reveal how deadly it could be... Possibly a mirror to Janet and Kenneth, two innocent looking people that no one would expect. Instead they look at the crazy guy.
Does anyone notice how Bryce looks like he could be an actual Black Mirror character?
Wow I cant unsee this now lol yo CZ! Was just watching your vids lol love the crossover
@@kaciehawkins9775I was just watching CZ too! And then came here lol
Well he is... so....
Was thinking about the same!!
@@timothytorigian7932LOLOLOL I was thinking the same thing
But I don’t want to put my crowbar on whisper mode
Fair enough
I thought Stuart's father is going to murder Davis at the hospital. But he warns Davis to stop this film because of "the things that he knows". He sounded like a sad old grumpy man. But in reality, he was the most relatable. He didn't want to destroy Davis's life. But in the end, his protest didn't work out. It was his gf and his friend that persuaded him to make this.
Moral of the Story: Its not the plot twist. It's about how true crime destroys people's lives just like Davis. Now Davis will never become a filmmaker or get a good job. He will always have to live his life in a sad way doing ordinary stuff and making quick bucks on interviews. He will never be remembered for talent except his parents were serial killers.
Sierra the problem is Black mirror is no longer sci-fi. It's fantasy. Werewolves and demons etc. It's just not Black mirror anymore. I don't know why this happens to Great sci-fi shows! Literally out of nowhere after a few seasons of being straight science fiction suddenly these switch to fantasy. 🙄 Can you imagine if they did this with any other genre? Can you imagine if they took a great horror series like Haunting of Hill House and then suddenly season 3 with no explanation it becomes a romantic comedy?!?? It's ridiculous! It's not even Black mirror anymore. The thing is I feel like the episodes in season weren't bad they just weren't Black mirror. If they had created a new show and said from the creators of Black mirror comes a new fantasy anthology I probably would have loved to the show. But as it is I am extremely disappointed. We're here for Sci-fi, THAT is what the whole show is about! It's about the dangers of technology, that's what the name of the show Black mirror means! It's a reference to us constantly staring into our cell phones which are a Black mirror. It's about the dangers of technology and all of them feel realistic for the most part. It feels like with technology developing as it is that these are possible futures. But suddenly this season 0-1 movie stars are werewolves, a girl finds a cursed object, true crime
@@WhitneyDahlin While I do see where you're coming from, I don't fully agree with your take. See, the whole point of black mirror, in my opinion, is not "technology bad, man good". The first episode itself, there was no cutting-edge, science fiction type thing involved. That Waldo episode too. I think that it has always been an observation of human psychology, and how it can corrupt something that is meant to make your life easier, because that is how we are. Technological advancements, as portrayed in most of the episodes, are just a means to the end,they aren't the driving plots of the stories. It is us, our behaviour, and our corruption that is being questioned. So I actually kind of don't mind the occasional shift from science fiction to supernatural stories as much ig. Sorry for the rant :)
I just wanna say that this is the 1st channel that uses the Ending Explained title in the correct way, so many other just tell the story and that's here, but here we actually go beyond that nitpicking and dissecting everything that we can explore from the episode. Keep doing your good job, friend.
Right? He connects the end to the whole episode. Like- talks ab the ending immediately
There was a line from Davis that foreshadowed her death. Can't remember it, but it was when he first told Pia about Ader. Something about chalking up the murders to the tourist who tripped and fell in the streams.
Except in Davis's case, he probably chalked up Pias death to his mother. It's not like he saw her trip and fall, and she promptly assumed Pia got away to rat her out.
Yup, I noticed that, too 😊
But then why would the mother kill herself? I assume Pia's body was recovered in the stream otherwise she would've been classified as missing and not dead. Had the mother actually killed her, she would've made up a lie about Pia going outside and disappearing instead of leaving the tapes and committing suicide.
Also, something that bothered me is that it's kind of unrealistic that a serial killer would just leave bulletproof evidence of their murders out in their living room when (I assume) they still regularly received guest.
@rakijr9176 she killed herself because Pia watched the tapes and when she went looking for her she couldn't find her. I assume she assumed she got away to tell Davis what she saw, so went home and killed herself right away.
I disagree, Davis said in the beginning that his mother was lonely and didn't get many guests. Also, serial killers often leave mementos and other evidence in easily found places.
@@WrathOfTheShaft No I mean from Davis' point of view his mother killing herself wouldn't make any sense if she truly did kill Pia. You wouldn't murder somebody to keep your crimes a secret and then kill yourself (because you would've gotten away with it).
Your right on the second point. I guess I forgot that he said she didn't receive many guests.
@rakijr9176 Ah I get what you mean.
character names certainly have connections...
Off th top of my head there's
- Ian Renich and Ian Adair, both murdered and tortured people and filmed it
- Kenny from Shut Up and Dance, and Kenny, Davis' dad in Loch Henry - both characters who appear to be victims of a situation but turn out to be monsters
Great catch !!!!!!
In this ENTIRE episode, all I could think of in Pia’s scenes is, “🤔 ummm, WHY doesn’t this child have any eyebrows???”
Wow I didn't even notice that 😅
Must suck to get distracted by superficial things.
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@@sammidizzle5599 Not at all. Why would it?
So glad there is a guy that explains and adds Insight.
So many explained vids just paraphrase a synopsis that we have all just watched.
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@@Raveena1494 sorry x
Exactly!!!
Was super pumped to see you were analyzing this show again. You present so many new ideas.
It was interesting that Janet said "Oh look at the pretty young thing you've captured" when Pia arrived.
Been checking your channel nearly every other hour in these days after the new season's release for an Black Mirror video (I knew it would probably take over a week since you put a lot of effort into your content, I was just really excited since I enjoy these analyses almost as much as the episodes themselves), I'm so glad you covered Loch Henry first! It seems to be the episode most realistically critical on modern media from season six. I truly enjoy the stuff you post, you're one of the few on this platform that actually dig into a movie or show instead of recapping it with a few easter eggs shoved in. Keep it up Bryce!
100% agree
This episode scared me more than any other episode I have ever seen.
Gotta love it!
Same
The line that stood out to me is that the “strawberry” executive asks if the boys dad is one of ian’s victims and ian says “well technically yes” (because his dad didnt die from the gunshits but the msra he got in the hospital following that).
It would be beautiful commentary on how netflix shows like to change little aspects of these real life horrors either for shock value or story purposes
I feel like Davis suspected his parents.. could be wrong, but a few clues are how distant he was from his mom, living away, not consoling her when she cried about his dad. Also not feeling any sadness about his dad. Also being reluctant to do a movie about the story in the first place. Also it feels unlikely he wouldn't have stumbled on any of her memorabilia throughout the years.
doesnt make sense. the case was closed.
One thing that always really hit home how much Davis’ mom and dad not only enjoyed, felt confident about, but took pride in their torture films is they kept it out in the open under a thin veil of “moms favorite tv show”. They are displayed front and center in the den book shelf along with the mask of course. It takes a slightly too curious or too bored Davis or any house guest for that matter to select just the wrong tape and see it all.
The Titanic submersible accident happening so close to season 6 being released is so ironic. There is a documentary that was filmed of the accident this week, announced onn the day of this video releasing (when the people on board were meant to run out of oxygen) and is released today, the day they died for certain. It's crazy how bloodsucking media companies are but unsurprising. And the victims' morbid curiosity over the experience of dying people in an entertainment tye lense.. I can't help but draw parallels to Pia who was the most obsessed to know and got exactly what she wanted in the end, and died because of it.
Michael Smart existing in the Loch Henry universe could have implied that the end of Demon 79 wasn’t real and was Nida’s imagination
Dang it! You always manage to point out stuff I missed or overlooked. I really tried hard this time too. Thanks 😂
That is my goal, so happy to hear that 🥳🥳
Bryce, better help is a very problematic and exploitative company that was proven to be a scam, please reconsider working with them in the future.
Also do we think the Mum was getting ready to kill Pia? lots of weird talk about her food, and a lot of focus on the shepherd's pie she was making... idk.. it seemed weird (the tension between her and Pia) ... do we think maybe she wanted Pia to "go missing" or something and was planning on keeping her hostage for a kill
i’ve seen someone else mention that the mother potentially had a fetish for tourists and when she first meets Pia she asks her if she’s purely American and tells her that she likes her accent so i believe she definitely would’ve killed her as from her note left for Davis (and the way she reminisced over the photos her and her husband took of the victims) she essentially didn’t regret anything she did
@@draculaissus A fetish for tourists?
Kinky! 😃🍆
Yes and the close up of her making the pie. I was thinking people meat
I genuinely don’t think she would’ve killed Pia until she realized Pia knew. The mom enjoyed torturing and killing, but I also think it’s something she enjoyed doing with her husband! Think about it, they liked including other people in their “kink” so doing it alone I don’t think she would’ve found much joy in.
Had Pia stayed cool, I think she would’ve been fine…but I understand panicking cuz that video was WILD and it was the first time she’d been alone with his mom.
@@UrbanDecayLova247I absolutely agree on this! People meat in the pie doesn't make sense at all since the mother wouldn't have continued killing since she was alone
I’ve had the insane feel of deja vu during this episode like no other. I don’t know if it had elements from a different documentary, a true crime case, a movie or whatever but I almost went crazy researching why I know this episode from. The guy, the house, the mother in the basement…
Check your Ma's old tape collection
Felt kinda like resident evil idk why
@@123G-r4d😅lol
I was so excited to see your take on this new black mirror season! U have the best analyses on UA-cam
Thank you so much, that honestly means a lot! More of these videos on the way!
Dude, you are a legit genius, I would never have paid attention to these details and symbolism, well done. Are you planning on doing a video explaining the episode "Mazey Day"?
I could not foreshadow the twist in the story. It was so unique, I started sensing it when they were showing her cook. The episode was surreal
I agree we should’ve gotten a black museum 2 😢
Right?! Or at least an episode like White Christmas
Oh girl, dont do that to my head 😅
Great review and recap of a lot of things which aren’t easily caught when watching the show. Especially love all the red (and blue) that you observed throughout Loch Henry. There was a lot!
Thank you so much!
Awesome breakdown! I thought this episode was top tier (like most of them as you said!). One thing that I noticed was that my mind instantly went to White Christmas when they were talking about the "Egg-Man" and how eggs were so incredibly precious and needed protection/safeguarding. Perhaps that's a stretch but the mere mention of eggs made me think of the consciousness of those stuck inside them in White Christmas.
The world is well and truly healing - Bryce is breaking down Black Mirror again 🥰🥰 No one does it like you. I watch Black Mirror nw trying to spot as many details and references as possible but somehow you see like 60% more. Incredible. Thanks for your work Bryce.
Nice pickup on the Exit Through the Giftshop poster and the Black Museum episode connection.
Exit Through the Giftshop is also a reference to a documentary about the graffiti artist Banksy. The twist being that it isn't really about Banksy and you get drawn into a whole different story.
The title of that documentary is in reference to how museums funnel you through the giftshop to get to the exit.
But what about Iain's parents?
They were living at that same farm, yet didn't know what happened in their own basement?
Really?
Well to be fair, it was said by Stuart that they weren’t wealthy and they had a “simple” son, so it may not be a reach to think they were both drug addicts/alcoholics/or genuinely afraid for their sons safety so they became complicit. If they were elderly with a young son I’d think they wouldn’t have much of a choice but to be complicit by force or legitimately be unaware through whatever means they had available. (For all we know they actually did farm work and that’s typically a 24/7 job)
I've been waiting for your breakdowns on the new season, so excited!
Thank you for waiting, more on the way! I appreciate you!
Cant wait you to react to the whole season. Very curious about your thaughts and opinion, especially about the supernaturalish stuff
I think there’s something in Pia’s early comments, when she says her bf’s dead dad looked hot in uniform and then later that his mum got wet to Bergiac. Like maybe we’ve become a bit crude & insensitive as a society
Also at the beginning her bf drove her the long way to admire the scenery but she fell asleep. Like we’re only interested in beautiful settings if there’s a horrific true crime hook at the centre of it.
Holy shit, that was really brutal.
One of the most darkest episode imo.
Agreed!
Great to have new Black Mirror content back!
The episode was really good - until Pia decided to cross the river during the night... this decision felt so strange compared to the rest of the episode. Maybe if it was a result of a fight or something
I was confused by that aspect, she didn’t have signal on her phone, she’s more athletic than the mom on foot but she has no car. I wondered what I’d do and even being from America Id attempt to steal Janet’s car and drive it straight to the hospital to Davis. Maybe they’d rush police to the home, I mean based on Janet so quickly assuming Pia was going to out her for what she did, I’d think she’d still follow the steps she did and Pia wouldn’t HAVE to die, but it was like a nod to the factual aspect of tourists dying to natural accidents.
Have you heard anything about theory that Iain is actually the father of Davis? I saw it mentioned in passing and am hoping to see it in a video about this episode!
Must be a fact at the point in the news paper i thought the killer was David, but must be the father of curse
Interesting, they do have a similar look
Absurd lol
man why did you stopped explaining other episodes? You're my favorite channel when it comes to these videos.
0:30 I was not expecting him to say that 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭
yesssss! been waiting for your videos on the new season, :]. loved this episode~
Same, and thank you for waiting, I appreciate you!!
@@BryceEdwardBrown, i appreciate you and all of your incredibly well done in-depth analysis videos! 🖤
Bryce, I love your explanation videos! Would you will also do other parts of the series as well? Hope you have a nice day ❤
Thank you so much! Yes, I will be talking about every episode in season 6!
Any black mirror analysis video I always watch your channel. No exceptions.
@@Discoball_Glitter you have every reason to feel that way
You are amazing, thank you!
OMG YAAASSSSS!!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR UPDATE SINCE I FINISHED THE EPISODE ♥️
MORE ON THE WAY! IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK
Me:
*watches whole season twice* 👀
*thinks for 4 days* 🤔
“That’s it. Where’s Bryce?” 🤕
I'm here, just putting a lot of time and love into these videos! I appreciate you waiting around!
Can you do the rest of season 6? Especially Beyond The Sea!
I may be way off, but I wonder if there's a connection between the BAFTA mask and the mask his mother wore. He stares at the trophy at the end, but the look in his face made me wonder if he considered putting on a mask and following in the footsteps of his parents. All else is lost for him despite "winning" the award, which wasn't really his since someone else directed it. Is he the next torturer?
I don't think so..
I panicked when Janet mentioned his nickname was Kenny, then i got exciting thinking this was a sequel to Shut Up and Dance until I remembered the timeline.
LOL
Pia is defintely a reference to Mia Goth too. Her eye brows are Mia's signature look, and the episode had a similar feel to Pearl.
You do the best “ Black Mirror “ Videos!!!
Thank you so much!
I loooooooove Hang the DJ. I've always skipped over it until i rewatched BM, but i decided to watch it and i absolutely love it! Ik its hella off topic but its cool to see the 4 Easter egg there!
Exit through the gift shop is a documentary/mockumentary about Banksy, another ‘artist’ Mr. Brainwash, graffiti and the art world , and an exploration of what is real or fake and criticism of manipulation by players in the art world. Which probably foreshadows/references how the episode plays out.
Even how they didn’t think to contact the family of the victims of the missing couple. The Dahmer doc caught a lot of heat when it was discovered the families of the victims portrayed had no clue about their likeness being used by Netflix.
To be honest, and I am sure that I am not the first to come up with this, I always thought the title "black mirror" was a reference to how the TV looks when it is turned off.
Enjoyable video! I'm surprised that during the red vs blue sightings you didn't mention the mother's hair, lips and nails. Perhaps not so important, but when I saw the younger version of mother with red hair, it shocked me.
Omg! U are soooooo detailed it's amazing! Super genius! thank u for not just an explanation but deep exploration! Huge fan of BM bt u sir r the almighty❤
omg yes i was waiting for your recap vids!! my fave part is the easter egg recap, always. keep up the great work! ❤
DID ANYONE NOTICE that Davis the main character "gets it hard" when talking about the death of his dad? And that in the end he stares at a masquerade in a creepy way? His life is now destroyed. Perfect chance to let out the psycho saddist fetish that's running in his veins....
Great video, always love your content. What you were saying about all the red made me wonder whether or not "Red Mirror" has a similar meaning connected to it. Especially since I feel like this season Brooker is attempting to wake people up on what he believes a Black Mirror episode can be. Whereas he believes it's not just "tech is bad", but rather how we as humans act
Damn I can’t remember the exact layout of this episode but I love your channel, and happy I Found this!
So uhhhh i just caught up on Black Mirror now. Where's the new episodes? D: I love your breakdowns!
I think this episode does a much better job of addressing these issues than The National Anthem. TNA, to me, was simply too overblown. As you note, if virtually anyone had not been watching 'the act', then the princess' release would've been discovered and the thing wouldn't have happened. But I just couldn't quite buy into the idea that every single person in the city was watching--while sure, most would, there's always SOMEONE who wants to be a contrarian, who would vaunt their moral superiority over others simply by refusing to watch. Some would simply be at home, while others would gather at parks or something with big "Refusenik" banners or whatnot. Hell, apparently london has solved the homeless problem in the BM universe, since in any city of size, there's always SOME unhoused individuals hanging around outside.
Loch Henry, OTOH, keeps it plausible. It doesn't have to be universal to be horrible, it just has to be a sufficiently large segment of society.
After all these years, BLACK MIRROR NEEDS A PT 2 for Season 7
Basically
I like the parallel of how both Kenneth and Pia were killed indirectly by their actions; Kenneth contacts MRSA while trying to bury his crimes, and the treacherous terrain claims Pia as a consequence of her digging up said crime.
Moreover, for how much emphasis they placed on Kenneth only being a secondary "victim" of Iain Adair and people like Pia & Kate Cezar not quite taking their (supposed, in Kenneth's case) victimhood seriously, I think attitudes towards Kenneth's death might be considered foreshadowing Pia's demise. Just as Kenneth is killed by hospital-contracted MRSA rather than from the wound "Iain" inflicted, Pia ultimately dies while evading Janet, as opposed to as one of Janet's murder victims.
It also occurs to me that the Scottish Highlands, breathtaking but deadly, mirror Janet in the story, who herself *appears* harmless and yet we know she is deadly.
Loved this episode, and I think it is worth a re-watch. So many lines change meaning when you have the full context, like Janet initially greeting her son and his girlfriend by saying "Pretty wee thing you've captured." And then there is the part when Davis gets hard in bed with Pia despite discussing his father's death, which might suggest some hereditary darkness in Davis.
I was so waiting for your videos about Black Mirror welcome back!!
Thank you, it's good to be back!
Bryce Edward Brown is the greatest UA-camr of all time
I just had a crazy revelation about the number 4. Back when I was a little child, there was a popular HongKong show that had an opening intro with a specific card to represent each character. The queen and king made sense cause they were rich people that rule over Shanghai with an iron fist. Then there is our MC with a number 4 spade. (Time to spoil 35+ year old show) I guess now I know that it represent that he was a bringer of death to those around him and his enemies. Finally in the end, himself.
the exit through the gift shop poster is for the documentary on banksy.
When I was watching the episode I thought that the story was gonna be about a man that had an egg for a Lochness Monster.
I love the realistic aspect of this episode. Really well done. Ngl that trailer made me want to watch it big time!. Such a. Good episode.
4:19 it’s like literally knocking on death’s door which could foreshadow his death
Been waiting for your video, really well put up analysis than the others. Cant wait for Beyond the sea
my second favorite from this season, next to beyond the sea!
Beyond the Sea is a goodie!
🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️. Could hardly wait for this review! Thank you, bryce!
Thank you for waiting!
I’m not gonna watch this video, but this episode was very direct and straightforward for the most part.
Breaking it down and “explaining” it for 20+ minutes is wild to me.
I spend on average a week or two week or sometimes more on these videos! My goal is to deliver something that is going to help give you a better understanding of the episode, point out some sick easter eggs, discuss social commentary, dissect the cinematography and art design, etc. Hope you like it!
I think the reason why you see Smart is because she never killed him and the conclusion was that she was crazy and it was all in her head, not a parallel universe.
Yeah, I think you already know this about the Ians' tendency, but in "Hated in the Nation" Blue mentions a case that made her quit forensics (I think?), and the criminal was also Ian.
Watching the ending to Loch Henry had me so torn. I wanted the killer(s) to be caught and brought to justice, but when I found out it was the mom, it kind of ruined me. Yeah she was twisted and insane and no one should ever have to die, especially at the hands of another person, but she was at her absolute happiest moment in her life when she was killing others. You can tell this is true because when she's looking at the old photographs again she can't help but to crack a teary smile of her past that had happier days. When she realizes that her world is closing in on itself, she realizes that this world is not meant for people like her, so she does everyone a favor by committing suicide. That was an excellent way to have the viewers sympathize for someone who we definitely should not.
No one is feeling bad for her, she was a horrible person. It's such a weird thig to tell something like you did so casually. Killing others is serious horror shit. But I guess your comment is reflecting quite well on what the episode was about.
@@sandradomzalska3328 Again, I'm not justifying what she did. I'm just showing that the writers of the episode did a great job of finding a way to have us feel bad for someone we shouldn't.
Her hair is also red
that was like the only episode where artificial inteeligence didn`t take over. A true drama-criminal story
I was waiting for your video on this episode. After seeing it, I was wondering what your thoughts were on the ending.
So happy to hear that, thank you for waiting!
Even a random Irish man isn’t safe from getting immensely traumatized
I also thought part of the brilliance of having Pia die by accident also sort of critiques the assumptions true crime shows would make. David didn’t know/probably couldn’t know (?) that his mother didn’t kill Pia. It makes sense that he and everyone else would assume incorrectly that his mother killed her, but as an outside observer, we’re shown it was just an accident and speculation about her death lacks validity.
“Exit Through the Gift Shop” was a Banksy documentary.
I've been waiting for the reviews!!!😁😁😁
Thank you for waiting, so excited to talk about all the other episodes from this season!
@@BryceEdwardBrown 😁😁😁
Ooooh! Red and blue, like hot and cold, when you're telling people if they are close to what they are looking for! 😅
Love that detail!
whyd you stop doing the black mirror videos :(
Every episode please and thank you
They're on the way!
Excellent breakdown! Thanks for posting :)
Thank you for watching!
This gave me serious League of Gentleman vibes. 'We didn't burn him'. 😂😂😂
Not the same car my guy BUT same color 🤷🏾♂️ 😂 love what you do man 👍🏾
"She's as dead as Cliff's family" 🤣😂🤣😂OOOOF
Guess you can say Black Mirror has a lot of 4-Shadowing
This is my favorite comment
@@BryceEdwardBrown Thank you, it took me 0.4 seconds to come up with lol
Loch Henry, I think is the most twisted and haunting episode.
I mean, not really. Things like this have actually happened in real life.
Loved it!
The colour theory is f**king amazing
Was there 4 participants in the house. Who was filming? You saw the kid and both parents...but who was holding the camera?
Maybe the pub owner? His behaviour looked like guilt to me.
Actually the Number 4 is a reference htho tenacious D and the pick of destiny.
"My door is 4"
Which is symbolic of the a door being a rectangle. What word is found in the word rectangle? Angle.
Kenneth wanted the proper angle for his filming of murder.
You like red and blue? Have you seen Moulin Rouge?!
Also, Bus 44 is a great short movie available on youtube
Also also, Exit Through The Gift Shop was a documentary that was promoted to be about one thing, but ended up not being about that.
i haven’t watched this video yet but what i didn’t like about this episode was how they didn’t explain why davis’ parents did this. it just doesn’t feel realistic and not telling us their motive or what led them to that point feels like leaving a blank page. you could make a plot twist by having anyone be the killers, what we need is it to actually make sense for them to be killers
They were twisted sociopaths who got off on it. I think that's all you really need to know. In the end, the episode was about how their actions affected others versus focusing on the murderers backstory and motivations. I thought it was very intentional because most of the real world biopics focus primarily on the criminals and their stories versus the damage and trauma they have inflicted onto others.
I think it’s evident in the fact it was their fetish/kink, sexually motivated. That with them all gone you don’t get an explanation but with most murderers you don’t
Like others have replied to say, I also believe we know their motives. They just enjoyed killing and torturing people. That's it, they were sick.
For the dad, since he was a police officer, it might even be some control/power play. But hard to say since he's dead. We do however get to see the mom, and she seems rather pleased with her actions, according to the ending of the episode.
Also, most real life serial killers don't have any bigger motives. They are just deranged, and either enjoy killing, or doesn't understand that what they are doing is wrong.
I don't think that the episode lacked any sort of motivation or explanation for the killings.
I was WAITING for this
Thank you for you patience!