Black Mirror, Joan Is Awful Explained - Did Netflix Just Admit It Sucks?

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Imagine being the actor cast in the "real-life" role... "You look plain enough for people to believe you're not really an actor. Congratulations, you've got the job!"

Netflix isn't admitting they suck. Netflix is saying they don't care if anyone thinks they suck.

The fact that this episode also touches on how our search information can used, this video being uploaded RIGHT AFTER I just finished watching said episode is just hilarious to me 😂

One thing that bugs me is that it’s actually NOT legal for companies to hide crazy things in 500 pages of terms in conditions. It has to be reasonable and the person has to actually know what they’re getting into.

No, Netflix didn't admit it's awful. Charlie Brooker metaphorically (not literally) called Netflix awful in his TV show and Netflix was willing to air it because Black Mirror makes them a lot of money. As long as people are entertained enough to maintain their subscriptions, Netflix doesn't care if people criticize it. See the recent password sharing controversy - people criticized, people complained, and people signed up for new subscriptions to the tune of hundreds of thousands. Personally, what I do is activate my subscription for a month, watch all the "must see" stuff that has been updated with a new season, then unsubscribe for two or three months until there's enough new content to come back. It's not hard to do; I renew my subscription then immediately, as in less than a minute later, cancel it. It stays active for a month, more than long enough to watch everything I want to watch, and I don't have to remember later to cancel. Also, for anyone who loves Black Mirror and wants something similar, find Inside No. 9 streaming and watch it; it's similar enough while being its own thing. If you want one episode to sample it, 12 Days of Christine is the show's pinnacle, one of the best, most moving pieces of TV I've seen.

I'm delighted to see Annie Murphy in more starring roles following "Schitt's Creek", she's immensely talented, and she was fantastic in the meta show "Kevin can F Himself."

Self awareness and quality are guaranteed only through subtlety. It's nice to see that Netflix understands this principle.

The episode is very Meta for sure. As someone who works in Tech, everything they cover has a high probability of being true in the next 5-10 years. Governments are slow to catch up and create regulations to protect their citizens from being exploited by the tech. It’s truly terrifying.

Just thinking how in Fictive Level One, the show made Joan seem worse than she ‘actually’ was. So Annie-Joan must have been portrayed worse than the real Joan as well. The further into it, the more her life gets distorted and further removed from her real life.

The other day I had a chat with a tech nerd and he was telling me how all the future technologies are aiming towards reaching the singularity. And the more we march towards it the higher the chances of us humans losing control over everything. For example when we sign up for an AI photo app, it clearly says in the terms and conditions that it will use and store the images provided to it in ways we can not even imagine, it presents this to us in a very fancy way that it will enhance our user experience and will make it more easy for us to achieve what we want but in reality we willingly provide permission to them, gradually giving these apps control over us. There was even a hint in the episode "Salma can blow off an Orangutan" about deep fake porn movies all over the internet over which the celebrities have no control.

No one does meta better than Black Mirror. This episode was brilliant.

Annie Murphy's Joan absolutely knocked it out of the park with her initial reaction to the show. It was very realistic.

Episode 2 was about people and Netflix obsession on creating True Crime documentaries and content. Everyone loves a good mystery. The price that they paid to create that content might be too great.

Netflix became a bit self aware with episode 2 as well.

Fun Fact: At some point in each episode of Black Mirror, a character says the word "oi".

The solution is simple - unsubscribe from the likes of netflix, turn off the tv or pc and read a book. Or go for a walk. Or do ANYTHING else. There is no gun at your head to watch a streaming service. There are other options.

I love how Black Mirror makes us think, Joan Is Awful was incredible. I would watch this episode over and over again. I love how Black Mirror takes it time to create such powerful episodes.

Personally, I thought the episode was below average. Joan is awful was below average 😂 it reminded me of the miley cyrus episode: The celebrity appearance that seemed gratuitous rather than necessary and kind of ruined what was a pretty good idea underneath. The first 20 mins were good, the rest of it was just stupid.

I've always curated my watch list and found myself drawn to... the margins. The ones that were cancelled or ended with fading interest to follow. I feel like excersizing restraint and seeking beyond what streaming pushes onto us is a start.