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Black Mirror · Season 6 · Netflix

Black Mirror Season 6

Black Mirror Season 6 is a ONE-TIME WATCH, BollyMeter 6.0/10. 3 episodes on Netflix from 5 June 2019.

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BollyMeter6.0/1066% RT - the show's critical low point. Three episodes after the six-episode consistency of previous Netflix seasons; critics found the premises less sharp and the execution more variable than prior runs.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Series 5 is the anthology's acknowledged weak link - a three-episode run that feels like it was assembled from concepts that didn't quite fit any stronger idea. 'Striking Vipers' has an interesting virtual-reality-sexuality premise that the episode doesn't fully commit to. 'Smithereens' is a contemporary social-media hostage story that arrives without surprise or formal daring. 'Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too' - with Miley Cyrus - is the show's most tonally uncertain episode, vacillating between satire and sincere pop star narrative. At 66% RT, critics were clear this was a marked step down. The compression to three episodes may be the culprit; the show needs room to fail in order to succeed spectacularly.

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66%critics positive · n=357/10IMDb audience
  • An uneven and underwhelming entry in the anthology - still watchable, but missing the crystalline precision that defines Black Mirror at its best.
    Rotten Tomatoes (critics consensus)

Season Over Season

A significant dip from Series 4; the weakest Netflix season by critical and audience consensus.