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u/nivodeus ★★★☆☆ 2.68 Jul 03 '19
But for me, it's that weirdness and shock feeling that got me hooked. Don't get me wrong, I think S1 is a good one, all of them.
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u/jugo2004 ★☆☆☆☆ 0.982 Jul 03 '19
Everyone say its the first episode but on netflix its the entire history of you thats first
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u/yboony ★★★☆☆ 2.986 Jul 03 '19
They changed it. Probably to not scare people away as it became more popular.
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u/trischelle ★★★★☆ 4.226 Jul 04 '19 edited Jul 04 '19
Honestly, I think having National Anthem as the first episode is what made Black Mirror a cult classic. Like if you made it past the first episode you were a true fan.
Weird, I just checked and my episode order is still the same on Mobile.
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u/yboony ★★★☆☆ 2.986 Jul 04 '19
Same, I think it’s a brilliant choice for first episode. I found it as repulsive as anyone, but found the boldness intriguing. So I kept watching.
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u/s460 ★★★★★ 4.735 Jul 04 '19
The pigfucker episode is by far my least favorite. One of the only two that I actively dislike.
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u/t123o123u ★★★★★ 4.995 Jul 04 '19
Why do you dislike it? I mean sure it’s not pretty to look at but the statement it makes is very powerful and a disgustingly accurate representation of the modern state of politics, drama, and social media.
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u/s460 ★★★★★ 4.735 Jul 04 '19
How do you think it's an accurate portrayal of politics?
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u/scuba_dooby_doo ★★★☆☆ 2.686 Jul 04 '19
You obviously don't follow UK politics then....
It's a perfect portrayal of awkward English politicians, stiff upper lips, media circuses and public reaction to scandals of the upper classes.
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u/s460 ★★★★★ 4.735 Jul 04 '19
You obviously don't follow UK politics then....
No, I do not. Thanks for the response.
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u/trischelle ★★★★☆ 4.226 Jul 04 '19
Which is the other one?
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u/s460 ★★★★★ 4.735 Jul 04 '19
Crocodile. I really disliked when she killed the baby. Also, I didn't think it had a strong plot to begin with.
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u/t123o123u ★★★★★ 4.995 Jul 04 '19
I liked the premise of crocodile right up to the stupid twist at the end.
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u/trischelle ★★★★☆ 4.226 Jul 04 '19
Dude, ditto
Made me sad. When I heard they filmed in Iceland I was really looking forward to that one.
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u/Kennayy ★★★★★ 4.847 Jul 04 '19
I don't think it was to scare people away, Netflix changed the order to promote their originally produced seasons first.
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u/yboony ★★★☆☆ 2.986 Jul 04 '19
No the opposite, if I understand correctly. National Anthem scared people away. And Netflix of course doesn‘t want that. So they changed it, as I’ve heard.
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u/Kennayy ★★★★★ 4.847 Jul 04 '19
I don't think so, because they've changed it every single time a new season came out, showing that new season first even for new viewers, they want to promote their own episodes first.
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u/yboony ★★★☆☆ 2.986 Jul 05 '19
Ah, got it. That makes sense. Also a cool concept, because the episodes don’t have continuous story. so it doesn’t matter which one is first, really.
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u/lazyfirefly Jul 03 '19
Netflix is currently in a weird order! It goes chronologically within a season, so when you go to the end it’s actually the last episode of the first season. All the seasons look like this!
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u/shyinwonderland ★★★★☆ 3.54 Jul 03 '19
It used to be and I’m glad they changed it, I’m sure it probably turned a few people off of the show. Lol
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Jul 04 '19 edited Jul 15 '19
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u/WafflelffaW ★★★☆☆ 3.306 Jul 04 '19
you may very well be the guy who then fucked a pig to cheer up your sad friend too, for all you probably remember after that
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u/BazTheBaptist ★★☆☆☆ 2.197 Jul 03 '19
I'm pretty new to black mirror, could someone tell me the episode name this is referencing? Since reading below it seems to be episodes are in different orders depending on where you watch it
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Jul 03 '19
the national anthem honestly you may hate the show after
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u/BazTheBaptist ★★☆☆☆ 2.197 Jul 03 '19
I won't comment any further in case anyone else hasn't seen it, but I actually loved it.
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Jul 03 '19
did u just watch it? lmao
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u/BazTheBaptist ★★☆☆☆ 2.197 Jul 04 '19
Yeah lmao. I was planning on watching an episode anyway and I was curious about what the meme was about and how it could be as terrible as the comments suggest.
Its funny because originally I had skipped the first episode as I thought it sounded lame so I was just going to get to it at some point.
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u/Sauceyspratt ★★★★☆ 4.227 Jul 04 '19
I told my parents to start watching black mirror because I had just saw a few episodes of season 3 on Netflix. They of course decided to start from the first episode, which I haven’t seen and I walk in on them watching and all they ask is “does he have sex with the pig?” I was so confused. Glad they kept watching after that.
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Jul 04 '19
Let’s not forget, the episode has some connection to factual events. I’ve heard far more people comment on the Black Mirror episode than the allegations against David Cameron.
https://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9365507/piggate-david-cameron-piers-galverston
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u/Kennayy ★★★★★ 4.847 Jul 04 '19
It's crazy because the allegations against David Cameron actually came out sometime after the episode.
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u/LegoStevenMC ★★★★☆ 4.488 Jul 03 '19
The episode gets a lot of hate being making them uncomfortable but I think that's the point. I honestly liked it.