3 Episodes
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This season of "Black Mirror" explores the dark side of technology's impact on human connection and justice. Martha, grieving her boyfriend Ash's sudden death, uses a service to create an AI replica. While it initially offers comfort, its artificiality becomes unsettling, leading her to isolate the android.
In another story, Victoria Skillane wakes with amnesia, only to discover she's a public spectacle in a park where her memory is wiped daily. She's forced to relive her role in the abduction and murder of a young girl as a form of extreme punishment. Meanwhile, comedian Jamie creates an animated political satirist, Waldo, whose popularity spirals out of control. Jamie's attempt to rein in his creation results in him being attacked by the public, leaving him homeless as Waldo becomes a global phenomenon.
Season 2 of Black Mirror covers episodes 1-3. Here's everything that happened:
Season 2, Episode 1: Be Right Back - Martha, grieving the sudden death of her boyfriend Ash in a car accident, uses an experimental service to create an AI replica from his online data. Initially a voice, it evolves into a synthetic body. Martha grows disturbed by its lack of genuine emotion and imperfections. Ultimately, she confines the android to the attic, a permanent, yet distant, reminder of her loss, visited occasionally by their daughter.
Season 2, Episode 2: White Bear - Victoria Skillane wakes with amnesia, pursued by masked figures while bystanders film her. She discovers this is "White Bear Justice Park," where she is the daily spectacle. Victoria was an accomplice in the abduction and murder of a young girl, filming the crime. Her memory is wiped nightly, forcing her to endlessly relive the terrifying ordeal as public punishment.
Season 2, Episode 3: The Waldo Moment - Jamie Salter, a disillusioned comedian, voices Waldo, an animated bear who satirizes politicians. When Waldo is entered into a by-election, his anti-establishment popularity soars. Jamie grows increasingly uncomfortable, eventually making a public plea against Waldo, which leads to him being attacked by the public. Ultimately, Waldo, now controlled by Jamie's producer, becomes a global political symbol, while Jamie ends up homeless, witnessing Waldo's omnipresent image.
