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Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 5 Men Against Fire

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Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 5

Men Against Fire

Aired Oct 21, 2016

Sci-Fi

Drama

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In the future, soldiers must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious, feral mutants.

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"Men Against Fire" boasts high production value and a disquieting conclusion, but this Black Mirror installment suffers from a blunt central theme that many viewers may find too on the nose to sustain an episode.

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Jackie Strause

The Hollywood Reporter

10/03/2018

The relevant episode takes on modern warfare, with a Black Mirror-like test of morality, but the ending still leaves much to be desired.

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Alan Sepinwall

Uproxx

08/18/2018

The overall impact is too muted by the structure to really convey the horror that Stripe is experiencing.

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

08/17/2018

Men Against Fire is one of the better episodes of the series, I think, because it actually featured a sharp twist with a message, and one that wasn't as obvious as the show's usual sermons (technology: bad, mob mentality: bad, brain implants: v. v. bad).

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Daniel Chin

The Ringer

07/18/2023

The narrative inches along to a twist that the audience has likely already figured out.

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Gina Carbone

CinemaBlend

06/10/2019

This episode delves deep into the dangers of conformity and indoctrination -- demonizing The Other in a way that has obvious parallels to the Nazis and the Jews, but can more broadly apply to any group your side dislikes.

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Jacob Hall

Slashfilm

12/04/2018

"Men Against Fire" is easier to appreciate than it is to actually like, mainly because it has so much on its mind and wants to tackle subjects that need to be tackled.

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Synopsis

In the future, soldiers must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious, feral mutants.

Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Creator: Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter: Charlie Brooker
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Oct 21, 2016