The two actors have so much chemistry which I think contributed to the greatness of this episode! And this ep is a rare one because of its happy ending so it's really a breather for season 4
and it didn't have slow progress like 3rd season i skipped an episode since it was so slow and boring. plus the two actors were good at potraying human nature of being anxious, awkward, passionate, confused, and even find their own resolve and understanding by the end of the episode, reminded me of Bonny and Clyde
Black Mirror is going to be The Twilight Zone in the years to come. Generations will look back at it in 50 years and be astounded by its creative genius.
My daughter discovered the Twilight Zone on Netflix then Black Mirror came out so, yeah I guess Black Mirror is the Twilight Zone of the millennial generation.
The white Christmas cookie was forced to be a slave and was terrified from the beginning and knew what was going on The cookies from hang the dj were completely immersed in the dating simulator and when they broke out the all were assimilated quite quickly and didn’t seem to have the time to have an existential crisis
this. even if cookies had rights at this point, it'd still be ethical given they have the ability to express every emotion known to them, the idea it isn't a happy ending is silly. and i like to think at the end if they even understood what had been done to them, they'd feel nothing but joy knowing that everything they went through was for their human counterpart to be happy, and in a sense imprints their digital soul onto the human soul at that moment
@@averyleier7634 well i think you described it pretty good but i also think being in the situation if these cookies you wouldn't be that altruistic. You have made your own experiences and found the love of your life and then suddenly you realize its just some kind of a test and you will disappear in the next second. Thats pretty dark if you ask me
@@pfeffermuhle994 that's literally the cycle of ours lives at the moment, that experience, not literally, has come to pass for me, granted I didn't get grinded down in numbers afterwards and I'm not dead yet but still
I thought the reason frank looked at the time left because after dealing with that other girl for a year and enjoying Amy so much he’d want to know how much the good times would last
I'm in a couples counseling class and one of my texts said "choosing a long-term partner is to choose a particular set of problems that the couple will grapple with for the next 10, 20, or 50 years" essentially saying that if you can't handle the problems that come with a person, you're not meant to be. That's why Lenny wasn't good for Amy.
@@windshieldlaugh7411no, some problems impact others personally and cause harm. no person should EVER put themselves or keep themselves in a partnership that is consistently hurting or damaging to them. part of how you discern if someone is geniune is via observing their behaviors, if someones behaviors are not growing and changing to align with the love they claim then there is dishonesty about connection and safety on their part and it is not safe for anyone to be with that person for as long as they are unwilling to grow.
So weird huh?! Same story here - I watched it last night and googled to find out the song and found this uploaded just some hours ago. Interesting enough another video offering is the same video by the same uploader but he uploaded that one Jan 8, 2018. Why the double upload? How'd he know we knew?! Is this a simulation?!! ARE WE REAL! IS THIS REAL LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I thought that until I understood what happened in the end better. I guess the glare on my screen made it hard for me to actually see what was happening in the end... realizing that the Amy and Frank we followed were just one of many versions of themselves, and they didn't get to be together after was a disappointment to me. They didn't even have lives afterwards.
I think both of the episodes can be interpreted in a very dark way. Think of what happens with the pair in San Junipero when one of them.has enough of this afterlife and decides to leave. The black girl would most likely do it before the red haired one because she already lived a very fulfilled life and because she is not as convinced of San Junipero as the other one
Hang The DJ, San Junipero and White Christmas are my three favorite Black Mirrors, followed closely by Nosedive and Be Right Back. The "cookie" tech is both scary as hell and awesome at the same time. So many of the themes and tech in Black Mirror seem so close to what could be real world tech in 10-20 years, it's unnerving. That's part of why I think it resonates with sci-fi fans so much.
@@Kenoboi_42Yes exactly it was so boring lol. Also San Junipero and Hang the DJ are also boring and cliche, I don’t personally see how people like them the most
I actually got that Ending..... It totally makes sense. The whole episode was the process which calculates the amount of possibility of both relation to succeed. It means both amy and frank can ran away against the system( the problems created by humans) to be with each other for 98.5 times out of 100. It means the App suggests the Amy and frank can be the 98.5% perfect match for each other. Its like a moment passed in a whole episode.
There's a movie called "Timer" which has a plot in the somewhat similar realm to this episode. People are given a wrist device that counts down to the day they meet their soulmate. It's pretty cool. It also reminds me of "Lobster", where people are forcefully paired up into relationships.
@@laopaokmj Timer is a pretty simple, light drama. It's no masterpiece, but it's not bad either. It's just a little movie about what it really means to love someone and if if you can do it despite other persons's flaws. It's not very exciting or anything, so I would only recommend it if you have a spare 80 minutes. I will probably not watch it again.
Yes, this analysis most closely fits my own interpretation, which I've revised through reflection on the episode, as I described in full in my new comment on the main thread. First impression: beautifully romantic. On further reflection...disturbing.
I thought the scene in the bar was real world Amy and Frank when they first met. I just imagined that they were curious on if what they had was real or not (maybe they broke up and were trying to see if they should have) so they make cookies of themselves and put it into the simulation.
this was one of my favorite episodes so thank you for breaking it down especially about the emotional detachment and how things are always better in your mind. I love The Smiths and when that song played it sunk in more. love your voice btw.
Thanks for explaining the name of the episode. That was such a convoluted connection that I would have never figured that out in a million years. I guess about 99.8% of the audience missed that too and were just as baffled by a mysterious name like that. I mean, who could know of an obscure reference like that?
Brooker mentioned the idea of Spotify playlists, algorithmically generated, that try to match your mood, and how this reminded him of dating apps that try and match you with the 'perfect' person. DJs essentially do playlist mixes of songs. But the song 'Panic' was also taking a swipe at commercial pop in the 80s, and how bad it was, hence the refrain 'Hang the DJ'.
good lord i can never get sick of this guy. these black mirror analysis videos are so good, and the way you put together your words is just so satisfying to me. keep it up bro love the content!!
I watched it a long while ago and i came back to watch it again on Netflix, this episode touches my heart in so many different ways. I watched this whole series on Acid ! I am Obsessed, i wished they continued!
I think another detail that was very important was that they should check on their expiration date at the same time. Even though the idea of an expiration date for a relationship is ridiculous, there is still the idea that both people need to agree to look at something otherwise the result will get skewed because there is no clear communication and agreement that is being respected by both people.
Thanks for the vid! So many details you always pick up in. I was not happy for the real Any and Frank in the end. Because “Coach” still lived. And it seemed that even if “Coach” brought them together, they’d end up trusting the device / phone app rather than each other.
Whoa... I was just listening to the spotify DJ yesterday and getting frustrated at how little it knows about my music tastes. So now watching this today and making this connection with this episode. Crazy...
I got something totally different out of this episode. The whole time they were worried that they weren’t going to be with their heart’s desires. They were attracted to each other and time was short but the second time around Frank was too afraid to trust the system. Similar to trusting the universe. In the end, as they rebelled because of fear of not being matched together, there see they were meant to be together all along. I believe, had they trusted the system, they would’ve been picked for each other on pairing day. As it was proved in the simulation in the end.
They wouldn't be paired by the system. The girl asked the system if she already knew the final partner she was going to be match or not and system told her that no.
@@V.R_ yeah but that was after Frank checked the expiry date, which changed it and possibly changed the system's final decision. so we can't rlly know what would have happened if he never checked.
Watched yesterday and liked so much. I already had this kind of feeling about relationship and life. This episode is exactly what happened in Matt Damon and Emily Blunt movie, The Adjustment Bureau. Good vibes for y'all.
Yea as i saw the ending them vanishing, i remember the cookie thing, so yea i think also before they signed up in the app they registered in the cookie thing to get their consience attach to the app system. Very nice ending. Their cookie beat the system and found a perfect match ♥️
Hang the DJ is my favorite Black Mirror episode--but... My first impression was that the ending was deeply lovely and romantic. At first I thought that all of those simulations were different incarcerations of the characters and that the dazzling spectacle was a representation of divine intervention liberating them from an inhuman man-made system keeping them apart and forcing them into intimacy with strangers. But now that I understand that all those versions of the protagonists are sentient simulations and what I thought was transcendence of the system is actually the culmination of the system... The enslavement and coerced intimacy the simulation beings went through to arrive at the possibly happy ending for their real world counterparts is disturbing. I'm glad the creator intended to make a more optimistic episode. But maybe his rather dark imagination couldn't help creating a happier ending with disturbing implications. Too bad my mis-reading wasn't the really story...
I also thought that they were floating up to reality at the end of the simulation - and that they'd remember the experiences and have a bond in the real world. (I also had some trouble seeing the end because the screen was dark and it was pretty light outside when I watched - so I didn't see that there were multiple versions of Amy and Frank).
Black Mirror never fails to surprise. I literally thought that's already the story. Then it's just simulation. But to be honest, simulation does not really fit with Black Mirror, it's all just Programming Language codes. Copies of their Cookies? That's how easy it is to upload in this "Tinder" like app? Otherwise, One of my favorite definitely! The love story is better than Twilight.
Here is the irony-you note that the beings (sentient or otherwise) are under extreme duress to get the right amount of stimulation whether for a desired result, or to run the sim. We rooted for the simulations due to the amount of stress they went through and because of all we had been through with them. Now think of all of the episodes of Black Mirror you've watched? How many had happy endings? Almost none. Even the ones who had sympathetic characters. Maybe you also loved the episode because of how you were conditioned, after finally finding a happy ending, much like the sims.
I just started watching the show on Netflix, I like it so far. The episode mention on this clip about the girl being a slave, is it on this show? I’m watching it in order and I haven’t seen that yet.
Another great thought twister! I originally thought this was a happy ending too, but if they are just cookies that can't live on together then i'm not so sure?
Well the system was in fact always right. lol Great episode. I've never watched this before... and THis episode... and the newer Aaron Paul episode are the first ones I've chosen to watch. And already I LOVE the way its so detailed with hints and symbolisms like that.
Black Mirror is not Black Mirror without this analysis.. it reveals us what might expect us in the future.. like a time mashine! We evolve in a different world just like Amy and Frank got transported to a different galaxy..
Very interesting take on it Bryce. After I watched it I got this thought. Maybe what we're watching is Amy, Frank and all the other characters as a "real person" acting the part of the 1's and 0's in the computers dating app. Maybe each relationship is the simulation playing out the game so to speak.
It says at the end of the episode they didn't match 2 times. This was when each of them truly found their 1 with another character we didn't see off screen.
Actually I understand it more like two times they "settled" for a random pairing instead of being brave enough to rebel, but they were meant for each other anyway,they are each other's "one"
My question is why was it testing for rebellions agesnt the system and rates that the more rebellions as a “positive” result Like “you’re so compatible you’ll overthrow the entire system just to be with each other” And if you don’t rebel then you’ll settle for anything (margin or error)
@BryceEdwardBrown thank you!!! I misses a Black Mirror Episode analysis. Please analyze the Men Against Fire Episode on Black Mirror!!!! Please!!!!!!!!
Okay I've always wondered what the hell the title had to do with the episode content but learning that morrisey wrote the song as a result of chernobyl is 1 wild and 2 fascinating! It all makes so much sense now 😅
I've been reading lots of comments saying they've been single for a long time and it's hard for them to find their half so.. Idk if this would help but i just wanna tell u to not focus on finding that specific one just live ur life enjoy with family and make lots of friends, with time ur eye will be opened to things and ur heart will choose the right one... Im 26yo in 7 years long distance relationship and 2 months of marriage haha..best of luck everyone
This episode was a nightmare and I don't understand why Charlie Brooker (or anyone) would see it as uplifting. It's torturing virtual slaves for the sake of their owner's happiness. Other Black Mirror episodes have shown us what it means to torture virtual people. How can anyone see this as a happy ending? Consider this: in Black Mirror's world, your life *right now* could be a simulation for some other being to benefit from. Horrifying.
It’s a happy ending because the couple proved spiritually & statistically that they are the perfect match. The software cannot yield a positive outcome without real human input. I don’t see this as torturous, because this is the very nature of real human love. The depth of that love will be tested time & time again, & if isn’t true- it will disintegrate. This is also the premise of human existence. It is only the genuine pursuit of endeavours with pure intentions/high commitment that will yield long lasting results. Just listen to the average story of an entrepreneur. They are tested, try & fail so many times- yet it is their unwavering commitment to their dream that yields the ultimate victory. … & like the simulation, many people buy into the theory that if they dared to try escaping the system/go it alone, be their own boss & take charge of their own lives without relying on the government/some other higher force… they would ultimately perish, or suffer some other deleterious fate. Many would rather invest complete faith in the system & stay locked in it forever, doing the rounds waiting to meet their promised destiny- & to achieve the ultimate reward which is to be told that said destiny has been achieved ie the couple that got married, not realising you have basically committed yourself to remaining in the simulation forever- all under the guise of finding your perfect match.
☯️ I was ruminating over which Black Mirror episodes would make my top 4 list. Lol. Anyhow, I’m not sure this were intended, but regarding the separate circles that ultimately conjoin; isn’t that the sign of infinity?... - & regarding infinity; isn’t ‘infinity’ what our hopes & aspirations are once we find our soul mate?... - the yin conjoining with the yang creating that everlasting dynamic beyond time & space... ♾
They’re not cookies, they’re apart of a simulation as it says. So they don’t die at the end of the simulation the simulation just ends they don’t feel anything
I think they got a happy ending and got married or something cause the simulation versions of them don’t matter and they actually exist in the real world.
The two actors have so much chemistry which I think contributed to the greatness of this episode! And this ep is a rare one because of its happy ending so it's really a breather for season 4
and it didn't have slow progress like 3rd season i skipped an episode since it was so slow and boring. plus the two actors were good at potraying human nature of being anxious, awkward, passionate, confused, and even find their own resolve and understanding by the end of the episode, reminded me of Bonny and Clyde
USS Callister also has a happy ending
@@karifaproducoes9089 moahaha... 🙂
@@akmalrusydi2730 Which episode you skipped?
“Does it have a happy ending”
*stops watching video because I think it’s a wholesome episode and don’t want you to change my mind*
It leaves interpretation up to the audience.... all the episodes have that in common.... that said you should finish watching it.
@@ThinkPIONEERing I did finish it :) It was a joke lol
@@almaescobar4203 to each their own opinion i guess. It wasn't great or horrible IMO.
@@ThinkPIONEERing i feel like you think theyre saying the episode was a joke but theyre saying their comment is a joke
this is literally my favorite episode.
Such a good one!
Me too😭
i come back to this episode alot. im not sure why. i think there is just this sweetness between the two leads that i am honestly jealous of lol
you impress easily then. that episode was fucking trash
@@loneraider88 "fucking trash" oh wow, what a well thought out and well reasoned retort. Well then, I guess you changed our opinions!
Black Mirror is going to be The Twilight Zone in the years to come. Generations will look back at it in 50 years and be astounded by its creative genius.
You mean predictive programming
It reminds me a lot of the twilight zone
@@thesouthafrican1 dont even INSULT the twilight zone regarding episodes like this.
My daughter discovered the Twilight Zone on Netflix then Black Mirror came out so, yeah I guess Black Mirror is the Twilight Zone of the millennial generation.
This show is boring as hell compared to twilight zone
The white Christmas cookie was forced to be a slave and was terrified from the beginning and knew what was going on
The cookies from hang the dj were completely immersed in the dating simulator and when they broke out the all were assimilated quite quickly and didn’t seem to have the time to have an existential crisis
this. even if cookies had rights at this point, it'd still be ethical given they have the ability to express every emotion known to them, the idea it isn't a happy ending is silly. and i like to think at the end if they even understood what had been done to them, they'd feel nothing but joy knowing that everything they went through was for their human counterpart to be happy, and in a sense imprints their digital soul onto the human soul at that moment
@@averyleier7634 well i think you described it pretty good but i also think being in the situation if these cookies you wouldn't be that altruistic. You have made your own experiences and found the love of your life and then suddenly you realize its just some kind of a test and you will disappear in the next second. Thats pretty dark if you ask me
@@pfeffermuhle994 that's literally the cycle of ours lives at the moment, that experience, not literally, has come to pass for me, granted I didn't get grinded down in numbers afterwards and I'm not dead yet but still
@@averyleier7634 how has it come to pass if you are still alive?
I thought the reason frank looked at the time left because after dealing with that other girl for a year and enjoying Amy so much he’d want to know how much the good times would last
I'm in a couples counseling class and one of my texts said "choosing a long-term partner is to choose a particular set of problems that the couple will grapple with for the next 10, 20, or 50 years" essentially saying that if you can't handle the problems that come with a person, you're not meant to be. That's why Lenny wasn't good for Amy.
But shouldn’t it also be that you love the person enough no matter their problems?
@@windshieldlaugh7411 That's the point if you can't love them despite whatever problem or issue... Then it's not meant to be.
Well explained...this is my theory.
@@windshieldlaugh7411no, some problems impact others personally and cause harm. no person should EVER put themselves or keep themselves in a partnership that is consistently hurting or damaging to them. part of how you discern if someone is geniune is via observing their behaviors, if someones behaviors are not growing and changing to align with the love they claim then there is dishonesty about connection and safety on their part and it is not safe for anyone to be with that person for as long as they are unwilling to grow.
Literally just finished watching this episode, googled an analysis and this just got uploaded, that's crazy. Maybe its the system...
same bro. so creepy
The simulation popped off again I see
So weird huh?! Same story here - I watched it last night and googled to find out the song and found this uploaded just some hours ago. Interesting enough another video offering is the same video by the same uploader but he uploaded that one Jan 8, 2018. Why the double upload? How'd he know we knew?! Is this a simulation?!! ARE WE REAL! IS THIS REAL LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
You gotta be kidding... Me too
Yes it is, everything on UA-cam is the algorithm wanting you to click on rhings
This, along San Junipero are the only episode for me that isnt dark, and made me want for such technology to be made possible in the real world lol
I thought that until I understood what happened in the end better. I guess the glare on my screen made it hard for me to actually see what was happening in the end... realizing that the Amy and Frank we followed were just one of many versions of themselves, and they didn't get to be together after was a disappointment to me. They didn't even have lives afterwards.
I think both of the episodes can be interpreted in a very dark way. Think of what happens with the pair in San Junipero when one of them.has enough of this afterlife and decides to leave. The black girl would most likely do it before the red haired one because she already lived a very fulfilled life and because she is not as convinced of San Junipero as the other one
Why so you can finally get someone to date you?
Also, USS Calister. It's a bit dark and sick but the ending is surprisingly good
San Junipero sucks like why would you want to live forever it would get so boring always stuck in the same place with the same people...
Hang The DJ, San Junipero and White Christmas are my three favorite Black Mirrors, followed closely by Nosedive and Be Right Back.
The "cookie" tech is both scary as hell and awesome at the same time.
So many of the themes and tech in Black Mirror seem so close to what could be real world tech in 10-20 years, it's unnerving.
That's part of why I think it resonates with sci-fi fans so much.
Can I ask what you liked so much about Be Right Back? I personally found it dreadfully boring but I’m curious what others thought of it.
@@Kenoboi_42Yes exactly it was so boring lol. Also San Junipero and Hang the DJ are also boring and cliche, I don’t personally see how people like them the most
@@mrhaz8939I agree on the san junipero part, but I love this one!
honestly you’re completely right i agree with your top 5 i also liked the horror vr episode in season 4
You forgotted Black Museum, Hated in the Nation, Beyond the Sea, Shut up and Dance
I couldn't stop seeing John Shelby
JOHN FOOKEN SHELBYYY
That’s where he’s from!!!!
He got bigger
YES
By order of the Peaky fokin Blinders!!
I actually got that Ending..... It totally makes sense. The whole episode was the process which calculates the amount of possibility of both relation to succeed. It means both amy and frank can ran away against the system( the problems created by humans) to be with each other for 98.5 times out of 100. It means the App suggests the Amy and frank can be the 98.5% perfect match for each other. Its like a moment passed in a whole episode.
I was thinking the simulated Amy and Frank were just a metaphor for how the dating app matched the real Amy and Frank
There's a movie called "Timer" which has a plot in the somewhat similar realm to this episode.
People are given a wrist device that counts down to the day they meet their soulmate. It's pretty cool.
It also reminds me of "Lobster", where people are forcefully paired up into relationships.
Haven't heard good things about Timer. Do you suggest I watch it?
PS. I got lobster vibes too and that is awesome!
@@laopaokmj Timer is a pretty simple, light drama. It's no masterpiece, but it's not bad either. It's just a little movie about what it really means to love someone and if if you can do it despite other persons's flaws. It's not very exciting or anything, so I would only recommend it if you have a spare 80 minutes. I will probably not watch it again.
@@societycrumbles u mean it counts down to their death.
@@GolfInHawaii69 ‘in time’ is the one where it counts down to their death. ‘Timer’ is a soul mate one.
Lobster is incredible, weird but genius
I love this black mirror analysis!!!
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Glad to hear! More Black Mirror analysis is on the way
Yes, this analysis most closely fits my own interpretation, which I've revised through reflection on the episode, as I described in full in my new comment on the main thread.
First impression: beautifully romantic. On further reflection...disturbing.
I've been rewatching the series and then coming to watch the "Ending Explained" video right after.
Great way to experience Black Mirror.
I thought the scene in the bar was real world Amy and Frank when they first met. I just imagined that they were curious on if what they had was real or not (maybe they broke up and were trying to see if they should have) so they make cookies of themselves and put it into the simulation.
Dude fucken same man 🥲🥲
Thought the same thing!! But it did kinda look like they met for the first time in the end..
I’ve watched so many black mirror explained and your channel is the only one I can get on board with!! These are so well done, thank you! ❤️
I really liked Amy and Frank
i was looking up the summary for this episode two hours ago. great timing!
Awesome to hear!
Tbh, life would be so much easier for me if we had this kind of dating system. I’ve been single for about 97% of my life. 😞
It's a lot easier to fund someone when you're not looking, dude. Just focus on yourself, your family, and your friends. Someone will come along.
Being single isn’t so bad
I've been single 99.9% of my life with only 2 weeks in one. Sad life bro haha
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this was one of my favorite episodes so thank you for breaking it down especially about the emotional detachment and how things are always better in your mind. I love The Smiths and when that song played it sunk in more. love your voice btw.
Thanks for explaining the name of the episode. That was such a convoluted connection that I would have never figured that out in a million years. I guess about 99.8% of the audience missed that too and were just as baffled by a mysterious name like that. I mean, who could know of an obscure reference like that?
the explanation about the title is actually crazy. great video!
Brooker mentioned the idea of Spotify playlists, algorithmically generated, that try to match your mood, and how this reminded him of dating apps that try and match you with the 'perfect' person. DJs essentially do playlist mixes of songs. But the song 'Panic' was also taking a swipe at commercial pop in the 80s, and how bad it was, hence the refrain 'Hang the DJ'.
good lord i can never get sick of this guy. these black mirror analysis videos are so good, and the way you put together your words is just so satisfying to me. keep it up bro love the content!!
Nothing that ends with a smiths song can be classed as a happy ending
Haha that is one of their "happiest" songs.
At least it wasn’t heaven knows I’m miserable now
I watched it a long while ago and i came back to watch it again on Netflix, this episode touches my heart in so many different ways. I watched this whole series on Acid ! I am Obsessed, i wished they continued!
Excellent work as always Bryce (: On my favourite episode too!
Agreed! I’ve been waiting for this episode ever since I found this channel 2 years ago
Thank you. Glad you are still here and alive!
Wait, Why is this uploaded again?
It seems like a longer analysis now, also nice Jollibee profile picture!
Jollibee reigns supreme.
It probably was in your previous simulation and you haven’t got your memory reset properly.
@@Carl-Gauss
I think there's a problem with the simulation, I have no partner.
I think another detail that was very important was that they should check on their expiration date at the same time. Even though the idea of an expiration date for a relationship is ridiculous, there is still the idea that both people need to agree to look at something otherwise the result will get skewed because there is no clear communication and agreement that is being respected by both people.
absolutely love this idea
Thanks for the vid! So many details you always pick up in.
I was not happy for the real Any and Frank in the end. Because “Coach” still lived. And it seemed that even if “Coach” brought them together, they’d end up trusting the device / phone app rather than each other.
I wondered for the longest time why it was called hang the dj. Thank you
Glad I found this. This was my favorite episode by far.
that was some love story and one episode what wan`t creepy or dark
I noticed you never did an Ending Explained for S3E5, Men Against Fire. Would love to see one!
You can definitely expect a review on that episode!
This episode really took me, it’s insane to think of how many extractions of ourselves are out there
Whoa... I was just listening to the spotify DJ yesterday and getting frustrated at how little it knows about my music tastes. So now watching this today and making this connection with this episode. Crazy...
Oh thank god; I thought these stopped. I love these.
Awesome to hear! These will not stop haha
One of the best episodes! So much better than anything in season 6!
so disappointed
Demon 79, and Beyond the Sea are on the same level
Thank you so much ! I just started the series, after every episode I come here. Love your analysis ! :)
I got something totally different out of this episode. The whole time they were worried that they weren’t going to be with their heart’s desires. They were attracted to each other and time was short but the second time around Frank was too afraid to trust the system. Similar to trusting the universe. In the end, as they rebelled because of fear of not being matched together, there see they were meant to be together all along. I believe, had they trusted the system, they would’ve been picked for each other on pairing day. As it was proved in the simulation in the end.
They wouldn't be paired by the system. The girl asked the system if she already knew the final partner she was going to be match or not and system told her that no.
I believe they were gonna be paired together
@@V.R_ yeah but that was after Frank checked the expiry date, which changed it and possibly changed the system's final decision. so we can't rlly know what would have happened if he never checked.
Watched yesterday and liked so much. I already had this kind of feeling about relationship and life. This episode is exactly what happened in Matt Damon and Emily Blunt movie, The Adjustment Bureau. Good vibes for y'all.
I loooove that movie , I think it’s so underrated
^ You guys are a match. Now we can all disappear.
It’s been 4 years since you had commented this, just curious how did the relationship go ?
I just wanna find somebody like Frank did
i’m sure you will 👍
I feel ya 😭
Hopefully she doesn't have a high body count like Amy
One of my favorite episodes 😊
WOAH! I really needed to watch this! Thanks man - this was legitimately enlightening!
Ayyyy, thank you, glad you liked it!
I love episodes like this. Great analysis ❤️
Thank you so much!
Yea as i saw the ending them vanishing, i remember the cookie thing, so yea i think also before they signed up in the app they registered in the cookie thing to get their consience attach to the app system. Very nice ending. Their cookie beat the system and found a perfect match ♥️
8:24 Is she the same actress as Marnie from Misfits??
Hang the DJ is my favorite Black Mirror episode--but...
My first impression was that the ending was deeply lovely and romantic. At first I thought that all of those simulations were different incarcerations of the characters and that the dazzling spectacle was a representation of divine intervention liberating them from an inhuman man-made system keeping them apart and forcing them into intimacy with strangers.
But now that I understand that all those versions of the protagonists are sentient simulations and what I thought was transcendence of the system is actually the culmination of the system...
The enslavement and coerced intimacy the simulation beings went through to arrive at the possibly happy ending for their real world counterparts is disturbing.
I'm glad the creator intended to make a more optimistic episode.
But maybe his rather dark imagination couldn't help creating a happier ending with disturbing implications.
Too bad my mis-reading wasn't the really story...
I also thought that they were floating up to reality at the end of the simulation - and that they'd remember the experiences and have a bond in the real world. (I also had some trouble seeing the end because the screen was dark and it was pretty light outside when I watched - so I didn't see that there were multiple versions of Amy and Frank).
Can u repeat your comment in simple English? 😂😂😂
At 7:46 when he said cookies a Chips Ahoy commercial came on 🌚
It was an oreo ad for me 😂
Long time no see ! Keep the good work coming
Thank you, will do!
Loving these videos 📹 they're so insightful ❤️ 💙
“It’s safe to assume that the copies of Amy and Frank were cookies-” immediate Oreo add…
Do you have plans to make Twilight Zone (the original one) videos too? I like your analysis. They’re interesting!
This breakdown was really appreciated. Thank you ❤
Black Mirror never fails to surprise. I literally thought that's already the story. Then it's just simulation.
But to be honest, simulation does not really fit with Black Mirror, it's all just Programming Language codes. Copies of their Cookies? That's how easy it is to upload in this "Tinder" like app?
Otherwise, One of my favorite definitely! The love story is better than Twilight.
Here is the irony-you note that the beings (sentient or otherwise) are under extreme duress to get the right amount of stimulation whether for a desired result, or to run the sim. We rooted for the simulations due to the amount of stress they went through and because of all we had been through with them. Now think of all of the episodes of Black Mirror you've watched? How many had happy endings? Almost none. Even the ones who had sympathetic characters. Maybe you also loved the episode because of how you were conditioned, after finally finding a happy ending, much like the sims.
I just started watching the show on Netflix, I like it so far. The episode mention on this clip about the girl being a slave, is it on this show? I’m watching it in order and I haven’t seen that yet.
It’s the White Christmas episode
Another great thought twister! I originally thought this was a happy ending too, but if they are just cookies that can't live on together then i'm not so sure?
Well the system was in fact always right. lol Great episode. I've never watched this before... and THis episode... and the newer Aaron Paul episode are the first ones I've chosen to watch. And already I LOVE the way its so detailed with hints and symbolisms like that.
Black Mirror is not Black Mirror without this analysis.. it reveals us what might expect us in the future.. like a time mashine!
We evolve in a different world just like Amy and Frank got transported to a different galaxy..
Very interesting take on it Bryce. After I watched it I got this thought. Maybe what we're watching is Amy, Frank and all the other characters as a "real person" acting the part of the 1's and 0's in the computers dating app. Maybe each relationship is the simulation playing out the game so to speak.
Holy fuck you’re great at these analysis videos
03:27
what is the name of the font you're using?
Damn this cat is THOROUGH. Subbed!
Haha thank you!
You truly are a Talent sir
Will you also break down Lovecraft Country on HBO?
Good suggestion, I am really interested in talking about that show! HBO has been putting out such great content lately
HangDJ, TestGame and White Christmas are the coolest hands down. Tons of cool concepts in this one
Absolutely bril how looking at the exp date wrecked it
It says at the end of the episode they didn't match 2 times. This was when each of them truly found their 1 with another character we didn't see off screen.
Actually I understand it more like two times they "settled" for a random pairing instead of being brave enough to rebel, but they were meant for each other anyway,they are each other's "one"
The thing is I don’t get it is why is the episode called hang the DJ? The only mention of a DJ is at the end
My question is why was it testing for rebellions agesnt the system and rates that the more rebellions as a “positive” result
Like “you’re so compatible you’ll overthrow the entire system just to be with each other”
And if you don’t rebel then you’ll settle for anything (margin or error)
This is first ep in 'bm' that could make me cry i loved it
that episode made me really emotional ❤
This episode without a doubt has my favorite ending of all Black Mirror.
2:36 FACTS, needed to hear that
Hopefully you liked it!
@BryceEdwardBrown thank you!!! I misses a Black Mirror Episode analysis. Please analyze the Men Against Fire Episode on Black Mirror!!!! Please!!!!!!!!
This is just the best
Okay I've always wondered what the hell the title had to do with the episode content but learning that morrisey wrote the song as a result of chernobyl is 1 wild and 2 fascinating! It all makes so much sense now 😅
This and San Junipero.. my heart ❤️ ahhhh
I just finished the episode this morning... amazing timing ✨👏🏼
Now that is good timing!
I've been reading lots of comments saying they've been single for a long time and it's hard for them to find their half so..
Idk if this would help but i just wanna tell u to not focus on finding that specific one just live ur life enjoy with family and make lots of friends, with time ur eye will be opened to things and ur heart will choose the right one...
Im 26yo in 7 years long distance relationship and 2 months of marriage haha..best of luck everyone
Loooooved this episode 😭😭😭
Same!
So how come you didn't do season 2 black mirror ending analysis for white bear
It's on it's way!
This episode was a nightmare and I don't understand why Charlie Brooker (or anyone) would see it as uplifting. It's torturing virtual slaves for the sake of their owner's happiness. Other Black Mirror episodes have shown us what it means to torture virtual people. How can anyone see this as a happy ending? Consider this: in Black Mirror's world, your life *right now* could be a simulation for some other being to benefit from. Horrifying.
It’s a happy ending because the couple proved spiritually & statistically that they are the perfect match. The software cannot yield a positive outcome without real human input.
I don’t see this as torturous, because this is the very nature of real human love. The depth of that love will be tested time & time again, & if isn’t true- it will disintegrate.
This is also the premise of human existence. It is only the genuine pursuit of endeavours with pure intentions/high commitment that will yield long lasting results. Just listen to the average story of an entrepreneur. They are tested, try & fail so many times- yet it is their unwavering commitment to their dream that yields the ultimate victory.
… & like the simulation, many people buy into the theory that if they dared to try escaping the system/go it alone, be their own boss & take charge of their own lives without relying on the government/some other higher force… they would ultimately perish, or suffer some other deleterious fate.
Many would rather invest complete faith in the system & stay locked in it forever, doing the rounds waiting to meet their promised destiny- & to achieve the ultimate reward which is to be told that said destiny has been achieved ie the couple that got married, not realising you have basically committed yourself to remaining in the simulation forever- all under the guise of finding your perfect match.
I was so pessimistic thinking this one was going to be one of those sad episodes. Happy it gets a happy ending.
☯️ I was ruminating over which Black Mirror episodes would make my top 4 list. Lol. Anyhow, I’m not sure this were intended, but regarding the separate circles that ultimately conjoin; isn’t that the sign of infinity?... - & regarding infinity; isn’t ‘infinity’ what our hopes & aspirations are once we find our soul mate?... - the yin conjoining with the yang creating that everlasting dynamic beyond time & space... ♾
has he done all episodes and movie of black mirror?
Not yet! Stick around if you want to see more Black Mirror analysis
What's up with Amy and Greta's cookies?
Is that community cookie?
Are they for the streets 😂😂
To compare it to my existential dread, maybe these cookies have a simulated, albeit swift, life before deletion.
How about a breakdown of Bandersnatch?
The only thing I am wondering is did Amy and frank know who each other were when they saw each other in the pub?
Didn’t you already do this one? I swear I’ve watched every video of every episode?....??????
Sometimes youtube takes videos down for silly reasons, sometimes you have to edit something out and reupload, etc.
xsullengirlx Usually they would have in the description: * *reuploaded* * so people don’t get confused
I saw this and a 3 year old version, so I picked this one - so the other is still up.
It probably was in your previous simulation and you haven’t got your memory reset properly.
They’re not cookies, they’re apart of a simulation as it says. So they don’t die at the end of the simulation the simulation just ends they don’t feel anything
I think they got a happy ending and got married or something cause the simulation versions of them don’t matter and they actually exist in the real world.
Plzzzzzz do white bear its my favourite episode!!!
I definitely will!
Hang the Dj Hang the Dj.. Hang the Dj Hang the Dj
I want cookies now for some reason
Ive never seen the characters as cookies, just as the whole thing as a representation of info for what it takes to get a match.