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Black Mirror – Season 2, Episode 2 White Bear

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89% Tomatometer 18 Reviews
A young woman, Victoria, wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life; everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her and enjoys filming her discomfort on their phones.
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Black Mirror — Season 2, Episode 2

Black Mirror — Season 2, Episode 2

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"White Bear" makes up for its blunt social criticism with its intense scare factor and final twist.

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Charles Bramesco New York Magazine/Vulture 10/04/2018
There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it's lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else. Go to Full Review Jackie Strause The Hollywood Reporter 10/03/2018
A commentary on many aspects of society - from the media to violence and human empathy - the ending shows just what Brooker is capable of along this Black Mirror ride, and is a story that tends to stick with those who make it through. Go to Full Review Mark Monahan Daily Telegraph (UK) 10/02/2018
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This was an exciting and efficient piece of narrative rug-pulling that mocked, above all, our insatiable, voyeuristic, neo-Medieval thirst for supposedly "real-life" pain and humiliation repackaged as entertainment. Go to Full Review Miles Surrey The Ringer 07/18/2023
What makes “White Bear” so visceral is what it reveals about the characters who willingly engage in sadistic torture generously framed as government-mandated capital punishment. Go to Full Review Gina Carbone CinemaBlend 06/10/2019
It's sick. But Black Mirror expertly shifts sympathies back and forth, revealing Victoria to have been complicit in the torture and murder of a child, filming her boyfriend in the act. Go to Full Review Aliya Jones Film School Rejects 06/10/2019
The presence of these hypnotizing devices can easily deceive us into thinking that "White Bear" is yet another cautionary tale against being too attached to technology, but this episode's intentions are far more unnerving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis A young woman, Victoria, wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life; everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her and enjoys filming her discomfort on their phones.
Executive Producer
Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter
Charlie Brooker
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 16, 2013
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