Black Mirror Season 7 Episodes, Ranked

Black Mirror is back, and it’s a strong season overall. All six episodes capture dystopia, despair, and tech terrors, along with—don’t blink!—the occasional flicker of joy. If you’re a fan of Charlie Brooker’s series, you should definitely watch the whole drop without skipping any. But if you’re curious, here’s how we think the entries line up, from least successful to most entertaining. 6. “Plaything” A stringy-haired Peter Capaldi’s performance as a guy who hasn’t left his apartment in far too long is note-perfect, and the flashbacks to his younger, acid-gobbling self (Lewis Gribben, soon to be seen in Blade Runner 2099) are perfectly calibrated. We also loved the appearance of Will Poulter’s Colin Ritman, last seen offering up sketchy choices in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and no less of a danger-maker here—as well as the episode’s cynical depiction of ’90s video game journalism. But there’s a beat a little too early in “Plaything” where Capaldi’s character takes note of the “cent ... Read full article.