I was stunned to see the negative response to this episode. No, it is not directly about technology, but it is about how documenting and amplifying horrific events affect the people that were traumatized by them.
Davis is a true dichotomy. He is influenced by Pia to make "something people actually want to watch" with such dark material while also being affected wholly by this tragedy.
This is a commentary on shows such as Dahmer that glorify the killer, create a morbid fan base (red masks in the pub), and tourism around disaster and death. However, Netflix is simultaneously calling themselves out for making series like these and continuing to be hypocritical for exploiting victims (the Polaroids of Janet/Kenneth/Iain's victims alluding to Dahmer's Polaroids and the recreation of the evidence Dahmer left behind in the Netflix series; making a television show from a documentary)
Netflix shows it is a self aware company by broadcasting a hyperbolic evil version of the company (Streamberry). BUT Netflix cannot have 100% praise from me if they continue to profit off real trauma.
Davis is a true dichotomy. He is influenced by Pia to make "something people actually want to watch" with such dark material while also being affected wholly by this tragedy.
This is a commentary on shows such as Dahmer that glorify the killer, create a morbid fan base (red masks in the pub), and tourism around disaster and death. However, Netflix is simultaneously calling themselves out for making series like these and continuing to be hypocritical for exploiting victims (the Polaroids of Janet/Kenneth/Iain's victims alluding to Dahmer's Polaroids and the recreation of the evidence Dahmer left behind in the Netflix series; making a television show from a documentary)
Netflix shows it is a self aware company by broadcasting a hyperbolic evil version of the company (Streamberry). BUT Netflix cannot have 100% praise from me if they continue to profit off real trauma.