Review of Hang the DJ

Black Mirror: Hang the DJ (2017)
Season 4, Episode 4
7/10
So much promise but not quite
21 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
For the most part this was one of the best episodes of Black Mirror. In fact if could have been my favourite if it weren't for the disappointing ending. The idea of them being in a simulation the whole time is basically a high tech version of the old "it was all a dream" trope, which tends to be quite a storytelling cop-out. During the episode, when the characters mentioned the possibility of them being in a computer simulation I thought, surely the episode wouldn't end up with such an obvious and unoriginal ending. Yet that's what we got. and it wasn't even done particularly well in contrast to the rest of the excellent episode. It just came across as corny and contrived.

Overall a brilliant episode which deserve a far better conclusion.
9 out of 17 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed