10 Practical Yet Urgent Lessons Black Mirror Has Taught Us (So Far)

Third-season standout “San Junipero” delivered something most Black Mirror episodes don’t: a happy ending. When Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) encounters Kelly (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) at a dance club, we’re so caught up in their budding romance that we almost don’t notice there’s something off about their meet-cute. Like most tales in the Black Mirror universe, there’s a darkness lurking just beneath, as we learn San Junipero is a virtual-reality environment, and the lovebirds are actually younger versions of their frail, elderly selves. It’s a bumpy road to get there, but seeing them happily reunite in a virtual afterlife might just be the greatest Black Mirror twist to date.

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