'Black Mirror' is, in my opinion, a standalone in what it achieves. By exploring the dark side of futuristic technologies it really delves into the uncertainty and fear surrounding technological advancement and the fragility of the human mind. It poses the audience with very real and very relevant questions about where we are and where we're going and whether the progress we're making is truly progress at all.

Being an anthology series means that each episode of 'Black Mirror' offers a new and unique experience and story, whilst maintaining the common theme of technological advances. It's exciting because with each new episode you just don't know what you're going to get since they're often written and directed by a different team of people. Luckily, each episode and season benefits from an incredibly strong cast of talented actors that bring to life very real and interesting characters. However, the anthology organisation of the show is a negative as much as it is a positive, since each episode is very hit or miss. There are some episodes that are truly dreadful and that fall completely flat, whilst there are others that are brilliant masterpieces. Which ones are good vs which are bad, will all comes down to individual tastes but personally my favourites are, The Entire History of You, Nosedive, Shut Up and Dance, Hang the DJ, San Junipero, Playtest, Black Museum and White Christmas.

Each episode, whether you enjoy it or not, will leave its mark and is very representative of very real issues that we're debating today. Is it right to unnaturally preserve human life? Is it right to monitor your child's every move? Is it right to exploit technology to exact our own justice or revenge? Is it right to create unnatural technologies that defy nature and pose a danger to everyone that uses them? It's these kind of thought provoking and emotive moral dilemmas that 'Black Mirror' tackles with each episode and what makes it so brilliant.