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Black Mirror – Season 5, Episode 1 Striking Vipers

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When old college buddies Danny and Karl reconnect in a VR version of their favorite video game, the late-night sessions yield an unexpected discovery.
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Black Mirror — Season 5, Episode 1

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An intriguing take on modern romance, "Striking Vipers" is certainly well-produced and thought-provoking, but by holding back its emotional punch it's not quite as impactful as similar installments.

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Charlie Brooker

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Anthony Mackie

Danny

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Karl

Nicole Beharie

Theo

Pom Klementieff

Roxette

Ludi Lin

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Black Mirror — Season 5, Episode 1

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Jen Chaney New York Magazine/Vulture Jun 18, 2019
"Striking Vipers" is Black Mirror at full potential. Go to Full Review Phil Owen TheWrap Jun 13, 2019
...this concept is a veritable cornucopia of madness if you drill down into it. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Guardian Jun 10, 2019
In Striking Vipers, however, the feelings between its part-time lovers appear to change between dimensions - not least because their bodies (and, in one case, gender) are likewise transformed. Go to Full Review Cori Chapman Collider Jan 31, 2024
Aside from the dystopian-ness, though, episodes like "Striking Vipers" display technology as neither good nor bad. The episode focuses on the digital world's effect on sexuality. Go to Full Review Joanna Robinson The Ringer Jul 18, 2023
Though Black Mirror has grappled with this particular branch of technology in the past, no other foray quite captured the truly seductive nature of a world where players can lose themselves in their avatars. Go to Full Review Dan Stubbs NME (New Musical Express) Jul 14, 2021
This is the most personal season of the show we've had yet, and in a time when the boundary between humanity and technology is narrower than ever, that's not a bad thing at all. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis When old college buddies Danny and Karl reconnect in a VR version of their favorite video game, the late-night sessions yield an unexpected discovery.
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
Jun 5, 2019
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