In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."
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- TriviaIn the beginning when Clarke tries to hack the car, his device displays command lines including '\bm\04\callister\60s.custom.drivers' and '\bm04\mianolan\architecture.sys', which refer to USS Callister (2017) and Crocodile (2017) (and this episode number). The third command line is '\bm04\reddit\easter.egg.sys'.
- Goofs*SPOILERS*
The "dog" is shown to have the ability to fire an on-board gun, which it has already used against the two male characters. When Bella is stuck up the tree it makes no attempt to take what appears to be an open shot at her with a clear line of sight, instead opting to sit & wait. This allows her to escape but makes no sense given the previously demonstrated effectiveness of its weapon.
This is not a plot hole. When the dog is stuck in the wrecked car, it breaks off the leg with the gun in order to escape. It's subsequently seen hobbling around on three legs.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Ben Shapiro Show: Making Wakanda Great Again (2018)
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S4E5: Metalhead: Enjoyably stripped down to the bones; tense throughout
Almost at the end of a lesser season of episodes from Black Mirror, Metalhead is probably one of the stronger episodes. The 40 minutes is stripped down to base elements. It is in black/white, only has a handful of characters, and is basically one extended chase sequence. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors seek out a package in a warehouse, only to disturb a 'dog' - one of the robot drones that we assume has led to the slaughter of most of mankind. From here the drone hunts down the only character to make it far enough to be considered a chase. In essence it is The Terminator but without any plot or backstory to slow it down.
As such it delivers quite a thrilling and tight episode. Technology is in there, with examples of sleep functions, adaptable apps etc, but it is not really making a point on any of these so much as it is just grounding the episode in the recognizable. In the same way the warehouse could be taken to be an extension of the warehouses today where drone pickers are already starting to be used - but again it doesn't labor this point. The stripped down basic essence of it works well, and the special effects are effective - I assume a mix of physical work and CGI in some way. The ending is perhaps a bit corny but brings in a bit of humanity into what is otherwise a technological horror.
Not the best the series has to offer, but an strong episode in the season and effective at what it does.
As such it delivers quite a thrilling and tight episode. Technology is in there, with examples of sleep functions, adaptable apps etc, but it is not really making a point on any of these so much as it is just grounding the episode in the recognizable. In the same way the warehouse could be taken to be an extension of the warehouses today where drone pickers are already starting to be used - but again it doesn't labor this point. The stripped down basic essence of it works well, and the special effects are effective - I assume a mix of physical work and CGI in some way. The ending is perhaps a bit corny but brings in a bit of humanity into what is otherwise a technological horror.
Not the best the series has to offer, but an strong episode in the season and effective at what it does.
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- bob the moo
- Feb 10, 2018
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