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- The Ending of Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 2 "Arkangel" (2017) Explained.
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the best part of this episode is when the mom said she's 15 yrs old. I bursted out laughing, I was like "WHAT? she looks 25"
I think the actress was actually over 20 when they filmed this
SAME
but im kinda confused on why the mother was like "Shes only fifteen I'm gonna show this to the police!" Isnt the boy also 15 or at least in high school like her?? Or is he 18 or older? ?
Sarah Staats I’m pretty sure he was older
@@MadisonSpearslol ohhh 😬
" It allows parents to track their children"
Oh boy. That never ends well.
Nope 😂
That's not true. It depends on the parent. I have the ability to locate my son and daughter through their phone but have never used it. I live in Chicago and shit happens here all the time. If I ever couldn't find my child, I would call them, a lot, and then of that doesn't work, call everyone I know they would be with and if THAT doesn't work, then yes, I'm tracking their phone.
@@time2rowco999 Exactly. People are crazy out here. If they can put trackers in pets, its not problem keeping tabs on your kids... That other shenanigans in this episode was wayyyy too much though. like the censorship and seeing what she sees is too much!
@@justanotherabc8888 bruh imagine if my parents had access to this technology they already track all my shit 24/7
*insert implant and disrupts one's reality
Ah shit, here we go again.
There were SO MANY opportunities for Marie to just TALK with Sarah, to ask her how she is and what's going on, and she instead walked the few extra feet to her own SEPARATE room to spy on her. Had she taken the time to actually talk to Sarah like a mom, she wouldn't have ever needed consult the tablet to satisfy this overwhelming need to reaffirm for herself that she is a good mother. Sarah would've eventually told her, because their relationship would have been open and healthy.
Right? The night Trick drove Sara back home I was like "why don't you just come out of the house and greet them 2 and ask if they were in a relationship". Maybe that way Sara would tell something and they could work out from there
@@MidoriGa95 THANK YOU!!! That would've been the perfect opportunity to go into interrogation mode. Maybe not an intense interrogation, but invite Trick in, see how they act together, then hit 'em with a 'So, you two doing it? You using protection?' and they likely would've been too shocked/discomfited to lie, and it would've worked out well!
To be honest I wish Marie taught Sarah about sex and flame body and what to do and what not to do instead of just watching over her with a tablet on 24/7 including drugs and how they aren’t good for you
She doesn't know how to, she's socially and emotionally stunted like her daughter. Both of them don't know how to talk to each other or interact. Her parents probably was her generic "arc angel" growing up. Always sheltering her, projecting their fears on her, probably living vicariously through her as well pressuring her to fulfill their dreams, in which she failed to do so and lost potential in their eyes somewhere along the way. That's why she fails to see herself worthy, that's why her dad views her as a disappointment, he doesn't know how to talk to her either. That's also why she is having an affair with a patient who is involved in a relationship. She doesn't "morally" know any better. She doesn't understand the consequences. She self sabotages as well..just like her daughter. Plus people learn and grow from experiences. A person has to grow in their own ways. All the warnings and talks in the world wouldn't have prevented her from finding her own way in life. Trying to repress and oppress her through fear isn't helping. Its hindering. People are going to press the red button despite the warnings and danger.
@@saranoone5086 honestly comparing the mom and the daughter isn’t a good comparison, since the daughter grew up very different with that arkangel program. You have to be willing to take that into consideration, in which one might think it’s what led her to be with a guy like trick ever since she was 9, he was interesting and alluring to her since he embodies exactly what her mom had put a filter on her whole life up until that point, thus drawing her curiosity to the boy.
She’s supposed to be 14? She looks like she’s going through her third divorce
The biggest plot twist of them all
15*
Z does it really matter if she’s 14 or 15 if she looks like she’s 50?
😂🤦🏿♂️
Ryan Maliek damn that girl be looking old
They probably casted someone older to not have issues with the more mature scenes of the episode, but they should have made her 17 instead of 15.
Yeah, I thought she was 17, not 15. Like, she was about to graduate from high school and the mom was freaking out not just because her daughter was becoming an adult, but because she was going to leave soon.
But... 15? Dude, she freaked out when. None of her friends knew where she was, which is why she turned on the tablet for the first time in 6 years. That's understandable to me. Her continuing to watch or get super paranoid after without telling her daughter, like, I know you weren't at your friends house, where were you? Just knowing she wasn't being murdered somewhere should've been the relief. But she didn't confront the lying. Which is the important part.
I think the worst problem with Marie’s parenting is that she sheltered Sara so much she didn’t know “normal” human responses to certain situations and was eager to get into everything she was sheltered for. She couldn’t even see her own blood! How would she be ready to not freak out when she gets her period?(ofc Marie took the filter off before that). Look at the little girl that watched Trick’s video, she thought it was disgusting and probably stayed away from that, Sara didn’t react to it. She was sheltered from violence and s*x and the first time she was exposed to it she got it from Trick’s childish enthusiasm, Marie’s lucky she didn’t took a liking to it. With the dr*gs, Trick knew they weren’t worth it (saw them as business and average) but she wanted a taste because she never was taught the danger they were. We couldn’t see it, but for her core development years she was handicapped from reacting to human emotion like sadness, sickness, anger or fear. In the end she gets into a stranger’s truck, without fear for the future, because she never knew danger.
Very true the mother sheltered her daughter so much she became naive. We see her getting into a truck and we already know that's not a good thing. The mother should have taken her father's advice to learn to balance giving her daughter freedom at the same time talk to her, let her see the real world for what it is. Stop hiding the truth about the world. School the daughter about boys, and friends, strangers, etc.
This one really hit home for me because of my helicopter parents. It really damaged my social development as the whole idea of going to a party freaks me out, or if anything, doing anything or going anywhere that's risky.
I'm sorry, I can empathize with that!
Slam_24 i know how you feel, i have an overprotective sister and i have no freedom,
can’t go to party’s, not allowed to have a boyfriend.
my childhood is really fucked up because of that and because i don’t get enough love i really don’t know how to act
@@ltwu.a I can relate to y'all, my father's overprotective too and it had and still has pretty badly affected my life skills and experiences. This episode just made me so fucking angry.
@@suhae2175 I can relate :(
make them look at this episode
trick was lowkey fine lol
dreaminhyuk true
True
Highkey*
deadass the whole time he was on screen i was telling myself not to simp
i found it crazy how identical the adult actor looks to the kid actor
This analysis is totally going to help me in my AP LANG exam tomorrow,,,
😔✊good luck
Lmaooo same
put in the exam
that there will be spoilers for what ever your writing on
Good luck 🤞
Is it overrated?
No I think her interpretation of getting in that van with the stranger at the end was implying she was going to get murdered, as numerous hitch hikers have been know to get abducted by lorry drivers in Toronto
It's literally stereotypically a parent's worst fear that their child gets into a car with a stranger. It's clearly intentional.
She's gonna wish her mom had that device now.
“Lorry” drivers??? lol I like that
It also shows how clueless she is because her mom didn’t teach her the dangers of this stuff.Like doing drugs and having sex and getting in a stranger’s truck.
tequilashots875 I still blame her mom, her mom didn’t explain things to her she just filtered it. Don’t do drugs, don’t get in the car with strangers, and don’t do a lot of things but rather than explain it she just watched her and then acted.
the ending scene with trick breaking up with her was so upsetting it hurt me): and the scene where she was beating up her mom made me uneasy i wish the story continued because it left off on such a huge climax
Like every episode
This episode really made me cry, I have a super overprotective mom, and my biggest fear is being in a situation where I don’t have contact with her anymore, because of her inability to let go
It could be worse. She could be neglectful. Count urself blessed
@@ertfgghhhh Both can be quite bad honestly.
It's usually best to avoid "it could be worse" statements (especially when you don't know the situation).
@@Moonorchidwolf i disagree in this situation
gospelevans too much of anything isn’t good. Being overprotected is not good and being underprotected is not good.
Up to you to fight for that independence now. Learn those skills because no one is here to protect you forever
One of my clients has a teenage son who developed diabetes. She told me her husband prompted them to implant a sugar/insulin monitor which will alert them of when he's having spikes in sugar levels. She says he's severely overprotective and is always worried. I immediately told her about this show and this episode which she later told me hit too close to home but that she's obsessed with the show now.
As a diabetic, you can't actually implant it, it would damage the body, but you can put it in like an insulin pump. This isn't a perfect system however, in my personal experience, the glucose monitor I used got updated too much, making it completely useless because it won't read the glucose.
But it still is a good piece of tech, especially if the child wants to make sure they are okay, setting up a safety net.
Brendan Corey There is a bluetooth one that stays in your arm for like a week. I know parents who have it and they didn’t act that way. It was just good to have incase of a sudden spike
7:16 She looks like a damn 30 year old not a teenager. And the mum looks like a grandma (granted she may have had her fairly old)
lol what? sarah looks like she’s at the maximum 20 years, idk where you see a 30 year old...
@@dieog3078 yeah for reals. They're extremely exaggerating
Sarah look 20 in my opinion you are exaggerated 😂 she is very pretty by the way
@@dieog3078 it's a hyperbolic joke, of course I'm exaggerating. She doesn't look *30* but she looks way older than she's supposed to be (and her dressing doesn't help)
Anyone who finds fault with Sara didn't likely have this type of parents. If they did and there reasoning is, "Well I turned out well", not everyone is the same. There's almost always two outcomes to a situation. Marie didn't just put an implant, she got lazy and didn't raise her right. She couldn't even confront Sara, she directly went to Trick. And feeding her the contraceptive? How is that okay. Sure, she shouldn't have been beaten up like that, but it is the dumb implant that made Sara go pretty much blind, she couldn't even see what she was doing.
You're right. She should have beat her up for doing drugs and having sex at 14 just like most parents would. Cant believe she even apologized to her at the end like?? Girl you were doing drugs
Nah you kill a baby you get a beat down
no . everyone who agrees with sarah is a narcissist. first off , the mother was worried about her FIFTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER . as she should because she wasn’t picking up the calls . this resorted in her using the tablet which keep in mind she kept off of for many many years . i’m sorry . but i doubt you’d want your fifteen year old doing this stuff and being untrustworthy . i know the mom took it far but you must not understand what being a parent is like . i doubt your ever even going to have a kid because who would want to raise a kid with you . anyways this is coming from a fifteen year old . and because i’m not old like you i understand what it’s like , you probably forgot . the mom wasn’t a helicopter parent till she needed to be. also did y’all forget she is a single mother , who’s father just died ??? she literally has no preotection in her home . she was really just trying to keep her stupid daughter safe
"i doubt your ever even going to have a kid because who would want to raise a kid with you " - sounds very "mature"
I need you to do USS Callister. Thats like, MY FAVORITE EPISODE!
Cece Ruben I think maybe it’s a nostalgia thing? It’s certainly isn’t one of my favorites, but not my least either... especially when it comes to season 4.
I was never a Star Trek or Star Wars guy and not much of a gamer, but there are some really great and creepy scenes, choice actors, and great costume design. Besides, it’s one of the few Black Mirror episodes that gives us a happy ending. Give it another try if you haven’t already. There are far more worse / boring episodes in this series.
I loved that one too. It’s probably my favorite, but I think a lot of people just think it was weird. It wasn’t nostalgic for me, but I was so happy they got away! Idk what it is about it, just loved it
Smokey McPot I don’t care for Star Trek either, and I was never really a big Star Wars fan, but there’s something about this episode that draws me in.
Funny enough, it was my least favorite episode in the beginning, but the more I watch it, the more I fckn love it!
Cece Ruben how I feel about San Junipero 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ it’s all subjective.
It's the only one that didn't depress the crap out of me
Bro I REALLY think you should take back "the innocent relationship" part, cause no part of a 15 year old having sex, getting pregnant and doing coke, is apart of a "innocent relationship".
We have a saying in the Bahamas "protective parents raise creative kids"
basically if u over parent your kids your kids will find new ways to hide things from u and will master the art of sneaking around behind their parents back.this episode eludes to this by how well Sara lies about her whereabouts and how when she gets home she perfectly acts as if everything is fine.
Truth!
Also, in the archangel building, the marble patterns on the wall resemble rorsharch inks. Many of these patterns either resemble the uterus or an angelic figure with wings. And not only does the arkangel logo appear to be an eye, but it also has a halo. This representation is an allude to the name, of course, but also appears to show the filter over the eyesight that Marie had over Sara's eyes for so long.
During the end section when Sara beat her mom, I was so sad. I almost started crying because just that idea existing that a situation like that could happen makes me feel so sad. Good video!
Thank you Suena, I feel like this episode was pretty realistic in that regard
I think majority of the people would do the same thing if they are in that position.
Gypsy Blanchard killed her mother, that's in a worse case scenario, though
after this episode, i'm so happy that my parents did let me have my childhood, their philosophy was - " do whatever you want, just let us know where you are". broke my hand while going from the huge hill on the bike? well, i've learned that hard way, got into fight because of some shit, oh well, your problem i everything ended up ok and without major damage or injuries, they kind of controlled me, but at the same time trusted, that i'm responsible enough to not get myself into trouble, ad stuff was like that maybe from 11-12yo
I like how you spot the easter eggs on each episode. Btw, that scene when the mom was searching for the guy in the internet, is her PC even a real thing? Same thing with Be Right Back ep, is her tablet even real?
Thank you!
This episode is a reflexion of what parents do to their children today, being over protective and trying to shield the kids of all of the things that build character.
I liked the episode. It wasnt crazy hard to understand the story. Usually with BM episodes I have to UA-cam the explanations but this one made sense.
Never fails to amaze me when you show me not only one new thing, but many. No matter how big or small it is. I’ve watched the series many times over and thought I had seen all the little connections, but alas, you’re breakdowns always show me something new! It’s refreshing.
Certainly not on the top of my favorites list, but this coverage on Arkangel breathed new life into the episode. Made me actually want to go back and rewatch it again. Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to season 5! Just announced today 🖥🖤
Fun fact!
The "Town near Toronto, Ontario" where it was filmed is Hamilton. :)
I wouldn’t call Hamilton a “small town” lol
@@bonzo1986 Yeah that really bugged me too. Its far from a "small town"
Even until I was like 12, loooved adventure playgrounds! They're so unique and exciting. It feels like you're exploring or, well, going on an adventure. I feel bad for kids who missed out on those.
My elementary school had something similar we had the usual building thing but it was a combination of the usual playground with the adventure playground
This episode was the saddest one of the second. Marie made he daughter her everything and spent all of her time taking care of her and she lost her forever. I know she should not have parented her that way but it's still so sad and also if Marie didn't see them having sex, then she never would have put the pill in her drink and she wouldn't have found out she was pregenant until much later
The machine told the mom she was pregnant
Dawn Phenomenal it doesn’t matter, if she didn’t have the chip in the first place she would trust her mom enough to tell her about the pregnancy and be able to get an abortion or the pill
What makes it worse is that she did the cocaine after she got pregnant, so she would of found out way later and unable to get an abortion for a damaged fetus even though she was 15
i agree no . everyone who agrees with sarah is a narcissist. first off , the mother was worried about her FIFTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER . as she should because she wasn’t picking up the calls . this resorted in her using the tablet which keep in mind she kept off of for many many years . i’m sorry . but i doubt you’d want your fifteen year old doing this stuff and being untrustworthy . i know the mom took it far but you must not understand what being a parent is like . i doubt your ever even going to have a kid because who would want to raise a kid with you . anyways this is coming from a fifteen year old . and because i’m not old like you i understand what it’s like , you probably forgot . the mom wasn’t a helicopter parent till she needed to be. also did y’all forget she is a single mother , who’s father just died ??? she literally has no preotection in her home . she was really just trying to keep her stupid daughter safe
Marie reminds me of r/entitledparents
My mom has been pretty good with allowing me to be myself and when learning something about me that she didn’t agree with, she never yelled at me or punished me for it. Which is why I can talk to her now about anything. Have limits, but don’t lock your kids up
Everyone's siding with Sara but how quickly we forget that parents try to do what's good for us. Their methods may not be always right but their intentions are.
The last scene where she was screaming Sara's name, broke my heart
True but some times parents need to tell teens be teens and experience things for themselves
Admittedly, many protective parents mean well. But keep in mind there are some parents that are narcissists - and controlling and manipulation is a major mode of operation for narcissists. It's important to know which type you are dealing with, because you can at least reason with an overprotective parent that means well over time - and a narcissist will just view it as an attack and things may get worse.
Her mom should've let her daughter be a fucking human, not a subject.
I have a@usive parents who did this, and I will explain why I don't feel bad for her Mother. When you do this integration on your children. You make sneakier kids who get good at lying. I had to do this just going to the movies when I was 22. Again she watched her do it. Very much invasive and weird. She made her take the pill without talking to her about the pregnancy. Nah, I hope her daughter never speaks to her again. This is what she deserves.
Just finished this episode, I'd give it a 7/10. It was an interesting concept and shows you how being overprotective can backfire so easily. The mom chose to manipulate Sarah's actions from behind the scenes instead of communicating with her, that explains why Sarah chose to lie to her instead of telling her where she is. Therefore I don't think it was Sarah's fault how things turned out.
I saw some people theorizing that Trick may have been older than Sarah due to the fact that her mother brings up that she’s only 15 when she confronts him. I doubt this since they went to the same school and were most likely in the same grade. As stated in the video, Sarah’s mom refuses to accept that her daughter can make her own decisions and that the world isn’t out to get her.
I went to middle school that went from grade 4 to grade 8. It's possible that they are 3-4 years apart.
My mother is like a muted version by Marie...
I'm not even allowed to stay alone at home even though I'm 16
You're only 16. Only. Chill and respect your mother.
I agree with you
But she should at least trust me enough to stay alone at home for 1 or 2 hrs. It's not like I'm gonna do drugs or have sex.
@@saanjalyvaishnav695 Is probably not something you gonna do. More likely she's scared for something happends when alone. A stranger trying to get into the house, you having an (even mini) accident and be alone is honestly very scary to think of.
Try not to get killed once she does leave you alone
Giovanna Pedroso Ok but she’s 16 that’s definitely old enough to stay home
I think it would have been better if Sara was like 17. First of all the actor looked at least that old, and second, while I don't agree with the constant surveillance of one's children and think it's still unacceptable in most cases, it's more understandable at age 15. Still very detrimental to development though. By the way I loved your analysis.
That's the point. Black Mirror is supposed to make us squirm and question ethics. We are not supposed to simply sympathise with one character. They do it intentionally so that we blame the mom but also understand to some degree where she's coming from as the girl is that young. The point is always to see and understand where both sides are coming from, no matter whom we side with in the end
Life is life. Don't try to dictate someone's life. Guide but let them face the consequence of their actions.
Honestly the casting threw me off... I had to keep remembering she's a minor/15 years old. Also a 15 year old out till 11:30pm does not make sense, but then I was okay with it coz she looked 24. It's a good episode, just the casting threw me off
I just started binging Black Mirror, and your videos are so awesome. Very helpful.
This episode almost frustrated me as much as the entire history of you(which in that the protagonist was ultimately in the right but was still very frustrating)
1. The mom, Sara, and trick were all idiots. If I were the mom when Sara came back from the lake I would have directly confronted her instead of pretending nothing happened.
2. Trick should have told Sara that her mom was still watching her through the ark angel instead of just ghosting her with no explanation.
3. Lastly, Sara should have answered the phone when her mom called her while she was at the lake. If I were her, I would constantly be worried about my mom using the ark angel
The Real Michael Garcia yeah I didn’t understand why trick didn’t just tell her
Or I guess trick didn’t want to risk getting arrested
The way he pronounced homage 😂
Rae chuuu i was looking for this comment 😂
he said it properly ....
@@danibunny1005 lol, no he didn't but okay. 😅 The h is silent for one. It's not hard to look up the pronunciation and find out.
@@raechuuu510 Brits pronounce the h. Idk if he's British tho
@@dylanm34he has an American accent. 😅 So I don't think he's British...
Sara looks like the old Scarlett Johansson .
ikr even tho im pretty sure scarlett is older than this actress, and shes supposed to look like a 15 year old
The daughter looks like a grad student.
Absolutely adore your analyses, keep it up
I love the fact that you can analyse so many things in one episode each and everytime with unique points and not repeating anything and still making it a around 20 minute video. You pick up on all the small details and somehow manage to expand it into such a long explanation that makes absolute sense
So, as someone fairly new to this series, it sounds like what George Orwell would make if he were aware of modern technology.
Proof you can be a good parent but your daughter will still stray to debauchery by being rebellious due to he outside influences and friends
Can't wait for you to do Uss Callister! 🙂
Soon!
I love your videos. This was my first Black MIrror Episode, though not my favorite.
Thank you!
I didn’t like this episode because if Booker wanted me to sympathize with the mom, he failed miserably. I also think the daughter turned out too normal given what the mom did to her.
Jenifer Joseph nah she did drug, smoked, add sex, runaway, watch porn, watch horror/violence and beat her mom. It's really a lot for a 14-15 years old girl. She could've had mental problem like lack of sympathy and empathy.
Wasn’t she 17? She looked older. Plus just judging from her acting, she seemed relatively okay. And even if she were doing bad shit, it’s not like the mom helped.
Mental health problems and personality disorders caused by childhood trauma doesnt usually present itself until late teens/early 20's. In the series it shows Sarahs steady decline through poor decision making, risk taking, anger issues and rebellious behavior.
I like how the ending of "Arkangel" shows Sarah as a hitchhiker. It's a clever way of showing how she's in a dangerous situation without realizing it. The ending also leaves us with a mystery to think about.
Why was that big aas girl in a stroller tho?!?!
Meka Shant'e RIGHT!! Lol😂😂 that was my first thought
She looked like 5. Please tell her mom she can walk 10 minutes to the playground on her own 😭
i think it was a foreshadow to the moms over controlling ways
That’s what’s I wanted to know too. It was the only thing I could think of in the opening minutes
Lol I wanted to be carried in a stroller until I was 8 or 9. My mom was embarrassed
I wanna first say I really like your videos and explanations. Secondly i know it's said in the beginning spoilers for other episodes but sometimes the in-depth spoiler to another episode which isnt the current one you speak of is too much because I don't watch these episodes in chronological order. Just in this you quoted a scene from an episode that is after this one. I love the way you explain these episodes however this would be much better if you didn't include spoilers as they are not directly related to one another. Again good job on the explanations
I agree so hard. I just started watching black mirror recently and i watch them in order. I watch these explanation videos after every episode. I usually mute or block my screen whenever he talks about future episodes.
A+ analysis, bro! Thought the comparison to Oedipus was a touch. Subbed.
Thank you lajefa616, that's awesome to hear!
black mirror season 5 on 5th june!
SERIOUS?? That's my birthday! Woooooo!
@@libertyadams5961 hehehe
Your Dry Blazer that’s Draco Malfoy’s birthday too lol
it was wack.
The daughter was an imbecile the entire episode tbh the drug use, dating a drug dealer, getting pregnant, beating her mom half to death then just leaving without calling an ambulance and hitchhiking with random men as a young woman at the end was so stupid I just cannot root for her the mom went about things the wrong way sure but I can’t blame her for not wanting her daughters life to be ruined by that one guy
The mom 100% didn't give her *the talk*
Exactly. She failed there and was too over protective.
All this talk about Oedipus and the mother sleeping with her patient made me think that you were going to say that Sara ended up banging her father on accident in the end (as in the truck driver was her dad).
I'd love for you to analyze White Christmas!
Hope you don't mind waiting for the holiday season this year!
The soundtrack of this episode made the episode for me. Story was great too, but damn the piano. Rewatch it and realize how damn good it was
The most important thing every parent needs to take away from this episode is to freaking talk with your children, make them feel safe enough to want to ask you hard questions about any topic or about anything in life. That’s the meaning of life to learn and grow whether it’s through experiences, challenges and lessons. I realized that with my own 11 year old and when she told me she had a boyfriend, I was calm and she was completely shocked but that let her guard down and she’s excited to share so many things. When she asks me things I make sure to ask what she already knows first so we can go from there and make it age appropriate. ❤ and the boyfriend was very short lived, they were so shy to even really speak to each other thank goodness 😂
Now that's how to be a good and sensible parent. Loved the ending. 😂
did anyone else notice how even though all the tech was super advanced bc this is obviously in the future, when sara calls trick it says "voice mailbox is full" like its only 2021 now and nobody uses voicemail anymore they def dont use it in a time where you can literally see through someones eyes on a screen
This episode hits sooo hard because you know damn well parents in real life would do the same.
I watch black mirror episode and come back to these explanations to really appreciate the series
Amazing work
Man your videos are fantastic!! Keep it up! Super entertaining and educational!!
In truth the only thing I learned from this episode is that when we let technology into our lives the way it’s done in this episode we loose our ability to evaluate. As we see because of the mothers recklessness she let her daughter so protected that the poor little girl couldn’t evaluate what is right or wrong for herself. The lesson I feel at the end of the day should be that parents should rather have an honest dialogue with their children and rather than hide the ugliness of the world teach them to confront it and not follow it. Maybe that’s all that we need in the end HONESTY.
Seeing things like Tubgirl and Goatse is a vital right of passage to maturity. Seeing shocking things scares you from wanting to do them. Never seeing blood or violence makes you numb to suffering and pain and can make a person more violent. This could be why more men that are raised by single mothers develop criminal tendencies due to having been oversheltered from such things.
I am supposed to do y homework. I've never seen this episode or S4 of Black Mirror.
Why am I here watching this...
Great explanation btw.
You should cover Love.Death.Robots
Just covered Zima Blue!
The stupidest thing is when her mother didn't even allow her to see tears. Wtf?
I like your videos but only downside is that you are using some latter episodes for review.It spoils episodes which i havent watched yet
trick rEally reminds me of JD from heathers. like so so much
Season 5 trailer is up!
8:43 Say it louder for those parents in the back!
To often from conversations about this episode, is how fucking horrific this tech is. The censorship is torture. It's a complete lack of autonomy. I read the character as older than she apparently was, but however old. The violence against her torturer isn't even slightly unjustified. She doesn't understand the extent, but guinenly think about how horrible it would be to have what your experience controlled, to have that somewhat freed for a bit and then reinstated. I half hoped for the mother's death. In terms of the mother she's not a total evil, but she is a monster. The relationship is never okay. The control is never okay. A death of a child is better for them as a person then some bastard deciding that they can only understand and act how they fucking decide. If you do not understand the world, and you do not understand the struggles people amongst and before you went through, then you don't understand your own actions as your life goes on. Seriously fam, fuck pretending this mother was ever justified.
But... does the trucker do anything bad to Sara?
I think that was probably intentionally left unanswered, since Marie pushed her daughter to the point of neglecting her own safety in an attempt to get as far away from her mother as possible Marie no longer knows what’s happened/happening to Sara and neither do we.
I end my story with Sara on the other side of the country and happy and with kids and a husband and mom never gets to find out so it punishes her
It was cool how they used a scene from the men against fire episode. I think this would be a good idea but it has to be that at the age when the kid is old enough to be independent then it gets turned off unless they go missing as it would make it so much easier to find people.
This will become our future very soon. We already have location tracking, so parents can see where their child is at all times. Parents can track their kids internet history and block out certain sites (like the censored stuff). They can track messages across ALL social media apps as well as listen to whatever their phones can pick up. Parents often cross the line between safety & privacy.
So true. Some websites can have viruses, but no one has the right to read your private messages.
I was wish a girl and it was so hard to with her. She was nineteen and her parents still had her on a trackin app but would hound her about where she was and what she was doin and to be home by certain times. I understand livin in the house with your parents and all but there’s also a level of growin up and lettin go. Bein on the app isn’t bad in my opinion but the way they would be treating her like she’s still a sixteen year old in highschool really strained our relationship. She almost had childlike immature tendencies and not even the good ones. Like purely just listenin to what she’s told at all times and I saw it as completely unhealthy on both ends.
Where does Sara go? Does she ever meet up with Trick again? Why did Marie tell Trick "Shes only 15!" Isnt he about that age too?
What really shocked in all these me is how Sarah was pretending to "love" her mother, but left her for death and calmly took a truck without even caring to call the police, even anonymously, in order to make sure her mom was still safe... She's going to see the result sooner or later.
I don't think she pretended to love her mom. She did love but once she found out what Marie had done guess that's when her love towards Marie just snapped off. Also, she had never handle her aggressive emotion since young so she just let out her frustratiyon in the end
One of the best Black Mirror episodes along with Striking Vapors. I loved all the episodes about brain chips and technology.
I didnt like this one. Your video is great just the episode.
Coophack6584 i just hated the mother
Thanks!
@@aphroditealiasvenus i hated the daughter ungrateful asf
@@sadaesthetic7598The mother didn't parent her child, are you stupid?
@@sadaesthetic7598 Please don't procreate
The mother went overboard.. she could have kept it around but only for the caution signs. Then she could see if her daughter was in any real danger.
I didn't know that adventure playground was beyond just my area, thats awesome!
The thing that always confused me is that if the chip was later banned in Europe and the US, why would ANYONE allow a CHILD to keep wearing it?? Isn't the psychologist obligated to report them to the authorities or something for something that would probably be illegal??
they explained it lol they can’t remove it
@@fammerson but if it’s illegal now, surely they’d try to figure out some way to remove it from kids…especially if it was banned for being bad for a child’s development
you gotta explain the new episodes
On a whole nother note I wish they have Barkangel for my dogs
Hey Bryce, Black Mirror Season 5 is out. Can you explain the first episode "Striking Vipers?"
me here waiting for that too
It was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, the literal and figurative armpit of Ontario.
Hahaha
The girl being 15 didn’t even cross my mind until now I just found out she was supposed to be 15 lmfaoo
She would have been better off dating trick rather than whatever ends up happening with that truck driver. The devil you know vs the devil you don’t
Please make videos on the newest season !
me and my mother has a very complicated relationship, at first she was like a helicopter parent but now she is similar but she doesn't care about me (i know that people will say "im sure she still cares about you" but there are things in my life that said otherwise) her being strict were quite understandable but mostly it was too much but now that she is being strict but not caring is something...new and not in a good way, watching that series, i could tell that we had some similarities and differences...basically having a difficult parent made me want to adopt and/or foster kids and be the parent who i wanted, this video and the way im growing up is helping me think about how being protective and stuff effects how your child acts...considering i ran away a for a few nights because of...some personal stuff that happened in my life that led me to...run away i guess and be confident on who i am...too i think too much for a 14 year old?
The apathy from the controlling parent usually comes when they know they will not be able to control you anymore as they did before - so to protect themself they stop caring for (or get angry with) what they can no longer control. Sadly, this means your controlling parent may have some narcissistic tendencies - they believe if they are not controlling your path, you will fuck it up anyway and they don't want to be invested in your mistakes because they think it reflects poorly on them. At the end of the day, in their heads, it is all about them.
The lunchbox actually isn't waldo, though I can see the similarity. It's a real lunch box, Skip Hop brand owl Lunch box that was popular around the time that this episode was made.
Fantastic job breaking down the episode!
She marries the truckdriver and that she is the truckdriver in nosedive
I remember the adventure playground when I was a kid growing up in Berkeley California
hey! the reason the actress who played 15 year old sara was so old was because of the sex scene in the film. it would be uh ... terrible to say the least to show what looks like or is an underage person having sex. :)
The app AngelSafe ran an ad blasting this episode
you should review the new twilight zone series
Yeah, I agree
I probably will!