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Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 2 Arkangel

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Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 2

Arkangel

Aired Dec 29, 2017

Sci-Fi

Drama

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Worried about her daughter's safety, Marie signs up for a cutting-edge device that will monitor the girl's location.

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Though a bit too on the nose, "Arkangel" brings balance to Black Mirror's typically frenetic episodes with a calm, contemplative, and compelling installment.

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Annabel Jones

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Jodie Foster

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Zoe Williams

Guardian

08/21/2018

There was something unsatirically useful about Arkangel, something uncomically generative. Seriously, what if we're looking for all society's ills in the wrong place?

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Roxanne Sancto

Little White Lies

08/21/2018

Compared to many of the shows adrenaline-charged episodes, 'Arkangel' is relatively calm and level-headed in its presentation, an approach that pairs well with Foster's directorial style...

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Christopher Hooton

Independent (UK)

08/21/2018

Visually flat and miscast, 'ArkAngel' is fine, but is unlikely to be anyone's favourite episode of season 4.

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

10/18/2023

This episode comes closest — more than once — to giving you that familiar Black Mirror feeling: “Damn, this could happen very soon!”

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Jazmine Joyner

Ms En Scene

07/08/2020

This episode is a great follow up to the splashy opener, with amazing visuals and great acting.

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TV Line Staff

TV Line

11/20/2018

B+

Director Jodie Foster crafts a tense and eerie tale that raises fascinating questions about the limits of good parenting, and Witt is flat-out terrific in a demanding, not-always-sympathetic role.

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Synopsis

Worried about her daughter's safety, Marie signs up for a cutting-edge device that will monitor the girl's location.

Director: Jodie Foster
Creator: Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer: Annabel Jones
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Dec 29, 2017

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