Today over at MSN: I've reviewed the first instalment of Charlie Brooker's BLACK MIRROR, which returned for a second series with a story about a widow (Hayley Atwell) who resurrects her dead boyfriend using cutting-edge technology...
Charlie Brooker's best known for his savage criticism and misanthropic analysis of junk TV and current events, but Black Mirror sees him in a more contemplative and imaginative gear. The first batch of Black Mirror episodes were of high quality, and Be Right Back, the second series opener, certainly doesn't let the standard slip. However, rather than echo series one's shocking premiere (where a prime minister was forced to have sex with a pig on live TV), this episode was comparatively sedate - perhaps intending to draw in viewers who may have been put off with last year's controversial premiere.
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