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Black Mirror – Season 1, Episode 3 The Entire History of You

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Black Mirror – Season 1, Episode 3

The Entire History of You

Aired Dec 18, 2011

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In the near future, people use a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear.

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Examining how technology amplifies human characteristics, the emotional punch of "The Entire History of You" comes from positing that we don't need futuristic technology to ruin a relationship -- we can do it all by ourselves.

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Jackie Strause

The Hollywood Reporter

10/02/2018

One of Brooker's earlier offerings, "The Entire History of You" best displays what paranoid humans are capable of when technology is in their hands.

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Tim Molloy

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10/02/2018

If you've ever been in a relationship with anyone who's been in another relationship, this one will crush you.

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Charles Bramesco

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10/02/2018

"The Entire History of You" takes that tech-enabled scrutinizing of minute details and extends it to nightmarish extremes, driving one man to madness over a possibly imagined slight.

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Zach Kram

The Ringer

07/18/2023

Liam’s paranoia and discomfort throughout the episode are human impulses, just with an additional, tech-enabled layer to amplify their growth.

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Gina Carbone

CinemaBlend

06/10/2019

I doubt Black Mirror would've become the cultural phenomenon it is without "The Entire History Of You."

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Jacob Hall

Slashfilm

12/04/2018

Here is Black Mirror doing what only Black Mirror can do - it packages that emotional turmoil in genre concepts that ease you into the trap and only make the final gut punch all the more painful.

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Synopsis

In the near future, people use a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear.

Executive Producer: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter: Charlie Brooker
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Dec 18, 2011

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