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Black Mirror – Season 5, Episode 1 Striking Vipers

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Black Mirror – Season 5, Episode 1

Striking Vipers

Aired Jun 5, 2019

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Drama

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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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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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Jen Chaney

New York Magazine/Vulture

06/18/2019

"Striking Vipers" is Black Mirror at full potential.

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Phil Owen

TheWrap

06/13/2019

...this concept is a veritable cornucopia of madness if you drill down into it.

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Guy Lodge

Guardian

06/10/2019

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.

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Cori Chapman

Collider

01/31/2024

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.

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Joanna Robinson

The Ringer

07/18/2023

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.

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Dan Stubbs

NME (New Musical Express)

07/14/2021

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.

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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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