@alexcox I watched Mazey Day and I have a lot to say, about pecan pie, wasted opportunities, and goats. I’d be happy to discuss on or off the air. Lemme know!
@aquinton I wanted to recommend that episode to you when it came out but I was afraid the recommendation itself would be a spoiler.
@mward it had some kind of predictable things to say about how ruinous paparazzi can be, and I was annoyed by how cowardly and self-serving the protagonist was in the end. Like, who is going to believe those photos are real? The same powerful guy who put Mazey up and got her that “doctor” is going to disappear her and the photos pronto. So what’s the point
A friend proposed an extension to the ending that I like: Mazey’s not dead because the bullets weren’t silver. Coroner pronounces her dead and then she revives and stealthily sneaks out to a new, anonymous life, managing her “curse” and living outside the limelight
@aquinton Yeah, I agree, and I think those are some pretty typical failings of Black Mirror—cliched conclusions, unlikable characters, far-fetched outcomes. But as a vehicle to deliver a twist, I liked it. And I always enjoy Zazie Beetz, even when she's playing someone unlikable.
@aquinton I think I figured out the twist only when I saw the restraints… I think it was a fairly average or slightly above average episode, but was pretty sure it would be worth your time, at least.