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Black Mirror: Demon 79 (2023)
Brooker Intentionally Rebranded This Episode As "Red Mirror"
I see a lot of people complaining that this episode has veered away from Black Mirror's central theme of the dangers technology can unleash upon humanity, but that's because the creator of this series, Charlie Brooker, intended to do so with this episode. He was quoted by the press saying the following:
"Demon 79 opens with a 'Red Mirror presents' title sequence, marking it out as 'different-from-yet-adjacent-to' Black Mirror. This is because, typically, Black Mirror has focused on tech dystopias or media satire, whereas this story has a stronger supernatural element, harking back to 1970s horror. The episode is almost unclassifiable."
Hopefully that helps clear up the confusion as to why "Demon 79" is so different than the other BM episodes.
Overall the main story of this particular episode could have been fleshed out a littler tighter, but the performances of the two leads, particularly Paapa Essiedu (who plays the demon Gaap), are exceptional. His charisma is incredibly intoxicating, and his on-screen chemistry with Ania Vasan (who plays the protagonist, Nida) is palpable. Kudos to both actors! They made a somewhat ordinary horror story especially interesting and even comedic, with hefty doses of dark humor sprinkled throughout. And of course the late 70s Britain setting creates a captivating nostalgic throwback.
Girlboss (2017)
Excruciatingly Annoying & Entitled
I managed somehow to get through 5 episodes, and it was a cringe-a-thon. At certain points both the lead and her best friend (possibly even more annoying) we're so obnoxious I just had to lower the volume to zero and just read the closed captions. Don't waste hours of your life like I did, and skip. I should hope that her book is better material than this.
WandaVision (2021)
Enough with the laugh track!
I get why they use the laugh track, especially for the first few episodes, but it's nauseating.
Overwhelmingly nauseating! Especially in 2021. JUST STOP!!! It was a gimmick that ran too long.
If you wanted something entertaining, yet even more intriguing and clever, you should have hired Noah Hawley as a consultant at the very least.