this is an episode to rewatch because yeah i expected virtual reality, and then there was a verbal hint and visual hints and a MORE blatant visual hint and then an absolutely blatant hint with the pain slider.

but the whole engagement thing??? all the dialogue did such a good job of keeping you guessing what was really going on, whether to take the world at face value or not even as i was almost sure it was virtual and even then i just couldn’t figure out what the things they said about themselves MEANT in the real world

also but holy schmoly tho those lil white head thingies, the episode i saw before this one made AWFUL use of them oh my god gods it was terrible. Black Mirror is just. a show that absolutely guts me and now???

it’s like. Charlie Brooker what the absolute of fucks