Black Mirror 3x3 REACTION!! "Shut Up and Dance"

[@BlindWave]

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[@MikeHaywood]

why do neither of you tell Aaron to tone it down? Over 300 questions in 15 mins is diabolical. Loads of subtleties were missed because of him

[@gimmo759]

this episode reminds me of white bear. they make you feel bad for the criminal at first so you have to wonder at what point the punishment becomes a crime itself

[@tyronemagnus1736]

I think the big difference between the two is White Bear poses a question of whether the lady being punished was innocent. Whereas this is more about perspective and plays on a big perspective shift.

[@dani010203stor]

@@tyronemagnus1736 also, if the victimizer doesn't even remember what she did, and doesn't even know why she is being punished, is it ok to torture her like that?

[@OneTrueScotsman]

The main guy was also in End of the F***ing World, on Netflix. I highly recommend that too

[@ger.baltav]

Yep

[@livingcoffee_edits]

Such a good show

[@nth_to_see_here]

Very good show, both seasons.

[@SansTheSkeleton_]

tbh i kinda hate watching that show since they cancelled it

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

Yes banger fucking show!

[@JoeRH91]

I never wanted to watch this episode again, but I'll definitely watch other people watching it!

[@Run1tBackTV]

i just remember this at the start fml

[@justinehercthehuman]

Exactly lmao.

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

That scene in the restaurant where he hands the kid her toy...when you know, it hits like a truck. Makes my stomach churn just thinking about it.

[@chaost4544]

The look on his face when looking at the children's coloring book and how he touches the crayons. It's so disturbing. Never caught that until seeing this reaction.

[@devinsingleton5242]

Yeah, I was hoping blind wave would maybe catch that since they started talking about the restaurant a little in the discussion, but I think Ultimately, that's not something people catch until a rewatch. But I agreee with you. Definitely in my top 3 favourite black mirror episodes

[@scoopdoopfloop]

​@@devinsingleton5242 i mean without the context it's just someone being nice to a kid. it would be weird to just see that interaction and then assume he's a pervert/pedophile.

[@shy8502]

Also him wanting a lock on his door. Its not just because his sister goes in his room, its in case she finds out what he's watching

[@oliviastratton2169]

​@@chaost4544Yeah, and how "That's The Way I Like It" is playing in the background.

[@jpshikigami]

One of the best episodes hands down. Can't wait till yall watch USS Callister tho 😂

[@Quzga]

You feel so betrayed for feeling bad for someone like that when you realize, I like this episode because it's not really about technology. It's unsettling because you really don't know what goes on inside other people's minds.

[@Dexedus]

Ha, except it is really about technology, albeit just modern technology. The whole plot falls apart without technology. The 'inside the mind' part of the episode is present in a lot of black mirror episodes.

[@Quzga]

@Dexedus I didn't say it's not about technology, it's just not as much of a focus point as most black mirror episodes and more psychological. Just find it refreshing seeing an episode where it's something that could happen today and not crazy scifi concepts.

[@Dexedus]

@@Quzga I think the majority of the episodes are all 'more psychological'. This epsiode has just as much to do with technology. It's not future tech like other episodes. All the tech in this episode is modern, existing technology. But I would argue it's just as prevalant as the majority of other episodes

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

I mean you can still feel bad. The guy did not choose to have an attraction to kids. His brain is just wired that way. I don't feel hatred for any pedophile UNLESS they can't control their urges and actually go after kids. No excuse at that point.

[@TKY.24]

This was one of my favourite episodes. A very simple premise and I like how the whole way through you feel bad for Kenny but then when it’s revealed what he was watching that sadness for him goes away very quickly. Very good writing and great acting.

[@johnnysparkle]

According to both the showrunners and supplemental material, Kenny is 19 years old, meaning that he will be tried as an adult for his crimes.

[@JS-td8yp]

For context, "Sports Day" in the UK is a thing schools do where it's like their own mini-Olympics, happens once a year.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Ah, ours was called "Field Day" where I'm at in the US. Idk if it's called that elsewhere in the US but it was here. Kinda figured it was basically the same thing.

[@lennonmahoney7302]

@@LadyBeyondTheWall Parents take part in it too at some point?

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@LadyBeyondTheWall Yep, also Field Day in my part of the States.

[@micahhynson27]

Aussies call it an Athletics Carnival.

[@zobair1532]

Probably my favourite episode. Radiohead at the end hits so hard.

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

And the way the episode ends when the cops show up is just ugh masterclass of directing

[@Wraiven22]

I remember watching this for the first time in undergrad, and the first chords of Exit Music gave me immediate chills and very bad vibes about the story I just saw. Perfect song choice by the composer.

[@FaolanCortez]

The ending in a way trolls us the audience for even rooting for Kenny and it literally disgusts me in the best way possible because the whole point was to deceive you with the youngest looking actor. *Brilliantly performed!* 😂

[@syabri2342]

Idk if the point was that sadism is cool as long as your victim has commited some awful crimes. I think the protagonist should be tried for watching CP and supporting this monstrous industry but assaulting them (even indirectly, by blackmailing another guy into doing it) just tells me that the blackmailer just wants to hurt people and not feel bad about it.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@syabri2342 It's definitely a question of "does someone else doing terrible things make it okay to do terrible things to them? Or does that just make you a terrible person, too?" Most people will say on instinct, from the ick factor, "you do something bad, then it's fine to hurt you" -- it's how many people justify torture during wartime, and war itself -- but is that actually moral, or just a way we justify our own need for control and justice?

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

Yeah the ending reveal will always be one of the darkest and most gut wrenching moments ever of Black Mirror

[@Cornberry]

Thought this was gonna be another Arcane surveillance footage situation based on the thumbnail

[@devinsingleton5242]

I thought the same thing when I saw the thumbnail! I was like oh no!!! The irony. But then it was okay so whew!

[@OneTrueScotsman]

YES! So happy they're still continuing with the reactions. I was worried they were on pause again after last week's episode.

[@r3h0l3s7]

I love movies like this, where at the end it challenges your perceptions. Makes you question about how you feel about him at the end vs while it is going along.

[@the_nikster1]

there are no heroes in this story.

[@jasondavis2995]

Just accountability and a well-used troll face meme.

[@Carrotspy]

I always assumed the cake deliverer was a closeted gay guy, in which case he'd definitely be the closest to a hero in this story.

[@the_nikster1]

@ good point! I got that vibe as well. I like how the writers keep it vague but give us enough hints to figure out everyone’s “crimes”

[@gimmo759]

i was so excited for the next one i forgot about this one which is also great!

[@kdot89]

It's so interesting watching 30+ adults react to this. "It's just getting shown jerking off on camera." Putting the reveal of him being a pervert aside....depending on your age, having that broadcast to everyone you know could be life shattering. Lol

[@scoopdoopfloop]

I feel like it's also because they're, idk "public figures". they put themselves out on the internet everyday talking about whatever they feel like. I feel like it largely eliminates the fear of being embarrassed. It makes sense that it wouldn't bother them as much as like someone who doesn't even have any pictures of themselves online suddenly being shown jerking off to the world.

[@lily-_-]

I think it's just a matter of having lived through very humiliating circumstances, or having perspective of much worse things that can happen to you from having lived through them. I'm 31 and yeah obviously I really wouldn't want a clip of me like that posted on the internet, but if anyone started blackmailing me for it I'd just tell them to go ahead and move on with my life. It's not the end of the world. Everything feels more important when you're young.

[@Cookieboy70]

@@lily-_- 100%. I remember a time where this would have ended my world when I was young. Nearing 40, If I got busted jerking off (to normal material!), I would not gaf because I know half the men on Earth would understand, and on the down low, I think would be affected very little (depending how the internet treated it).

[@kuma1062]

For someone like Eric I’m sure he has a bunch of fans thirsting for him anyway, so if anything leaked it’d probably just be an ego boost lmao

[@jisoosim8498]

@@kuma1062what a strange thing to say…

[@leepascoe2585]

The Next episode is my favorite. Also uss callister. First ep of season 4. Aaron Paul and Jesse plemons reunited after breaking bad. Aaron Paul has a small voice acting part at the end but none the less

[@dyoutube439]

yeah I was thinking Aaron Paul's BM episode is in the latest season (I think). Didn't know he had a voice acting part lol

[@leepascoe2585]

@dyoutube439 he's right at the end of episode 1 season 4. He even calls them Bitch

[@leepascoe2585]

@dyoutube439 he's at the end. Calls himself the king of space. I remember him calling them bitch, I just rewatched the scene and it seems I added that part myself somehow lol

[@myblindrun1544]

Favourite episode is next, going to be great!

[@adriankerrison]

I think the true core of Black Mirror is about mercy more than technology. And it's just that technology is so cruel and merciless on its own, that when people treat it as something authoritative or natural then it allows for a cruel and merciless world. Episodes like this and White Bear really lay it bare by tricking you into considering the need for mercy for people who "don't deserve it", and the societal cost from removing that possibility. Like how the troll has complete control over these people specifically because they feel they have nowhere to turn and can't afford people finding out their secret, which isn't that different from being trapped in Playtest and surrounded by your worst nightmare every day.

[@blueberry32898]

Bet you a million dollars this is gonna be their most viewed black mirror episode.

[@ericb9252]

This episode messed up my brains. It makes you go back and look at scenes differently. The scene when Kenny gives the kid his toy is especially sinister on a 2nd watch. I kinda wish there was an Easter egg follow-up on his charges and sentencing. I hope you react to the USS Callister episode. It's kind of a pallete cleanser

[@Ejay669]

The armed robbery could be argued it was carried out under duress since he was threatened to do it and the murder his lawyer would argue was in self defence. After googling around (which makes me feel like i'm on some list now) for laws related to simply "viewing" such images; since the police will access his laptop it seems like it depends whether or not he has the images saved or if he just viewed a site. If he saved one or more images that's considered ""making" the image, as it causes a copy to exist which did not exist before." - however "making" and "possession" carry a maximum of 10 years.

[@jasondavis2995]

I mean given that they sent the video out to everyone in his contacts..

[@ForeverRivalspro]

Amazing episode which totally changes on 2nd viewing

[@hafor2846]

Oh come on, Eric and Aaron! As old Star Wars guys, Kenny is Andor's "Rebel manifesto" guy. At least mention it. He's the same twitchy, somewhat insecure guy. Just once he plays a terrible person and once he's an idealist against a terrible empire.

[@christianwise637]

Yeah, I'm honestly quite surprised there was no mention of that considering...you know, it's _them_

[@levischorpioen]

I think the only thing better than watching this episode is watching reactions to it. Everyone is jovial until THAT moment.

[@MrDyl666]

Probably my favourite episode

[@manug20dt3]

So many other comments already echoing my thoughts but I just wanna say I’m glad I stuck around for the discussion, that extremely well hidden Easter Egg of the PM for 1x1 🤯 So good. I love that, when such attention, time and detail is put into something that will go overlooked by the majority of people

[@kildeer]

that thumbnail jumpscared me, thought y'all had to do another security cam episode like arcane 2x3 haha

[@chaost4544]

It really is a freaky thumbnail.

[@venomss95]

Happy you guys started the show back up, there are some really good episodes that you’ll eventually get to, can’t wait.

[@iiPingnii]

This is probably the best episode of Black Mirror

[@Quzga]

It's the most stressful one for sure, and didn't see the twist coming at all. Great acting too, saw that kid after in End of the world and he's pretty good

[@ericb9252]

Mine is USS Callister

[@Quzga]

@@ericb9252 same, can't wait for them to get to that one. I'm sure Eric will love it lol

[@Cookieboy70]

Best thing about this series by far. At some point, I feel like almost every episode I have seen someone consider it their personal favorite. Mine will always be 15 million merits.

[@IvanTheUnholy]

That thumbnail scared me that their camera didn't record again and they had to use the security camera.

[@Bp-rg3oj]

Same I was tweakin.

[@HypnoKraken]

so good, my favorite episode!

[@AlexDelarge1990]

"Is that what was going on?"😂 I guess Aaron fell asleep there at the end for a bit...

[@MadMaxMovieReactions]

*HERE WE GOOOOO*

[@Dexedus]

It's even worse when you realise the wholesome moment at the start between him and the little girl wasn't actually that wholesome lol

[@khethiwelamula1901]

This is quite literally my favourite episode. It's so messed up and i didn't expect the twist at the end.

[@adamnewbs3522]

Nemik looks STRESSED out

[@amandadougherty6615]

Omg, Episodes 4 and 6 are my FAVORITES of all of Black Mirror, so I am so pumped to see y’all finish this season.

[@thatboysnarly4471]

They only watched the first 4 episodes to pass time for another show.

[@amandadougherty6615]

@@thatboysnarly4471 😢

[@thatboysnarly4471]

@@amandadougherty6615 It was for Severance. So, if you like severance that exciting.

[@Tominho1022]

Man. The british episodes so much better!

[@christianwise637]

This episode is such a wild ride, 50 minutes of non-stop nail-biting tension and unbearable suspense, leaving you constantly feeling sorry for the protagonist, right up until that ending comes along and hits you like a truck, and forces you to reconsider everything that you'd seen beforehand. It's a brilliant episode, truly one of the show's best - a gripping premise that feels alarmingly grounded and believable, absolutely fantastic performances (particularly Alex Lawther, one of the best to ever appear on the show), and one of the most powerful gut-wrenching yet also darkly funny endings in the entire show set to a perfect use of Radiohead's "Exit Music (for a Film)". Probably the most bleak, cynical and nihilistic episode of the entire show, which is quite the achievement - and it makes for a perfect contrast to what the next episode (also fantastic) has in store.

[@christianmartinez3129]

The next episode is the best.

[@captainannie322]

Still my favorite episode. They make you want to support kenny until the twist and it makes you think about all the signs throughout the episodes later on.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

My math teacher showed this episode in class. I was an innocent kid, I’m still scarred by this damn episode

[@youngrootv]

Nah that’s insane man, you’re teacher is nuts for that 💀

[@ramudon2428]

How did he justify this in maths? Social studies, sure. But maths?

[@jemi3869]

That teacher definitely doesn’t like kids 😂

[@prathapkutty7407]

Why did your math teacher show you this episode? It doesn't make sense.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@@prathapkutty7407 Are you saying… it doesn’t add up?

[@Real10Scale]

Aaron at the end still unsure what he was looking at, brother any subtlety would go right over you huh.

[@astmabulle]

Not the first time, and it is annoying.

[@GangTaylorWiz]

Aaron is the slowest by far lol. Has some crazy illogical views too. Just watch their "White Christmas" episode reaction you won't believe what Aaron says at the end.

[@robbiuchiha]

He has autism not Rick

[@Selcovass]

Omg your doing these again !!! Can’t wait for you to react to the rest of the season !!! Hopefully they stay up this time 😢

[@happy2405]

The music by Radiohead at the end of the episode was so good!

[@yinandyangmix]

The thumbnail is too good

[@josiahwilliams6842]

This to me is the perfect black mirror episode

[@donavinrodriguez6288]

This is my favorite episode of Black mirror and this is one of the most F Up/Scariest episodes ever in the series

[@gnomadD_]

Ooh.. I remember this was really dark one !

[@lorettabes4553]

The fact that the kid would rather end his life than take accountability... it's so sad. He's young too. I don't remember if he was underage? I still think it's a good episode.

[@lollobrigida47]

I spent most of the start of this going, “oh you’re going to regret saying that” whenever they dismissed it as normal or said everyone does it.

[@robbiuchiha]

Like guy on right can't be this oblivious and so questioning of everything

[@brooza664]

I only got around to watching this episode last week. Not sure I'm ready to watch it again!

[@lorettabes4553]

Knowing when this came out... and all the influecers who have now been found out to have done stuff to underage people - you really never know (unless victims can speak up or it's someone in the household who finds out, you know?)

[@vince1987]

Oh that episode

[@Bodyknock]

This is one of the creepiest Black Mirror episodes in part because it’s actually something that could literally happen today on real life.

[@csb7376]

Sports day is when every pupil takes part in one thing or another, regardless of ability. School sports teams will obviously play on a regular basis.

[@omen7888]

You guys should watch love death and robots after these seasons, such a good show 😤😤

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

Aaron would understand so much more about the shows and movies he reacts to if he just actually watched and observed lmao

[@stevenightfall6634]

It's getting pretty annoying to be honest. He'll watch something that's clearly explained in super simple terms and seconds later he'll have so many questions specifically about the part that was just explained. Not about questionable elements, but the clearest thing. There could be a room with 3 people in it and 3 doors that they could leave through, guy 2 could say two is my lucky number so I'll take door 2, all three could then leave through different doors without a further word.... Aaron will then pipe in with "Why did that guy choose door number 2?".

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

Yes banger and disturbing episode

[@YineTime]

I had a very different experience than everyone else watching this it seems. I figured early on he was so desperate that it must have been CP, so the twist didn't really hit. It's interesting seeing them go through the whole journey

[@Carrotspy]

Funny, just this week I got a spam e-mail threatening to leak footage like that (minus the kid stuff to cast a wider net). Wouldn't be surprised if the scammers got that idea from this episode. Pretty empty threat if you don't even have a webcam connected, though.

[@Mrgarethw]

This and Crocodile/Metalhead from the next series are the ones I had to take a break after. They were just too bleak

[@den4199]

this episode.... oh man

[@ian_eyaaan20]

Oh hell no i forgot what this ep was about till i saw the mc

[@BrunoSP18]

The best episode of the show

[@muffinmc4462]

Did I miss something or did they really not recognize Alex Lawther as Nemik from Andor?

[@MrChefBoyardee]

Very surprising since they are such big Star Wars fans

[@oscar_n_t]

i mean this sort of thing is actually happening right now with all the "to catch a predator" style videos out there at the moment. I swear they make them fight eachother and stuff (although im pretty sure it's mostly fake)

[@h0rr0rshow]

This feels so similar to Carry On, on Netflix. That wad an awesome movie. I will never skip Bateman as a villian.

[@JS-td8yp]

Did they not realise that he's the guy from Andor? Maybe I missed them say it

[@SpookyBibi24]

I think the goal of the drone was to have footage to give to the police for the murder. It doesn't feel like the troll is doing any of it for money. I think one of the point of the episode, that isn't often discussed, is how art can manipulate the viewer by taking a specific perspective. Kind of like Gone Girl does. You genuinely care for Kenny and feel bad for him, right up until the reveal. Then it's F that guy and you feel almost dirty for having rooted for him.

[@the_nikster1]

I'm probably in the minority, but I genuinely still felt bad for Kenny, even after the reveal.

[@TheZorginator1]

I mean, the drone people were still the worst villains of the episode.

[@hafor2846]

@@the_nikster1 Yeah. It always weirds me out how many people are pro vigilante justice. Plenty of innocent people get punished despite proper procedures. Now imagine how many people's lifes would be ruined by a bunch of chucklefucks on the internet? It would make witch burnings look tame in comparison. Kenny deserves a trial and a sentence, not an unregulated death match lol

[@syabri2342]

Unless you're genuinely pro-death sentence, I don't think the point of the episode is that sadism is epic and that it's cool to blackmail criminals into committing murder.

[@prathapkutty7407]

​​@@the_nikster1 yeah he seems like a decent chap who had a crappy childhood and is struggling with an affliction. I feel with the help of a psychiatrist, he can get better someday.

[@sayuriakirayuu7944]

I remember this episode was one of the most uncomfortable that watched...

[@SpiderBatFan]

Just like Dot and Bubble from the latest series of Doctor Who, this episode is brilliant at revealing enough information about Kenny and his situation to make you want him to succeed and come out alive, then the other half of the truth comes out and it makes you conflicted on how you feel about him and his journey in the episode

[@GirthCheck]

This episode caused one of the most heated arguments in normies history. 😂 woo boy

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

That discussion was one of the most lively ones I've seen on their channel. It was interesting how the room was literally divided in half, lol. All the people who were on the same side of the particular argument were physically seated next to each other. It was interesting how they handled having so many people wanting to talk at once. Raising your hand and taking turns.

[@GirthCheck]

@ImAlsoMerobiba i remember pausing the video like... should I be watching this? I felt like I was intruding. they were legit getting angry 😂 legendary video

[@ChassidyRamae]

Probably the SECOND bleakest episode in my opinion… also hindsight is 20/20. Like the beginning of Kenny being a little TOO friendly with the child in the beginning… yeah this episode is a gut punch..,

[@Mads97415]

This episode ruined me seeing grown men being nice to little kids for a bit...

[@moritzkersting7563]

Best episode. Only thing i would maybe change is using ,,Karma Police“ hahaha

[@MikeHaywood]

the guy on the right Aaron asked about 300 questions in this before I closed the tab

[@beesfoot]

The guy on the right needs to stop talking the whole time. Really arrogant know all attitude. Made the reaction pretty unwatchable, almost like he was determined to not be impressed . So busy with his verbal diarrhoea he didn't even realise it was child porn that was the issue, embarrassingly mediocre reactor.

[@kuma1062]

I get why Eric wouldn’t mind if a video like that got leaked of him, it’s easier to accept if you have a big package to be proud of 👀

[@EzeseD]

Why dont you guys just finish Black Mirror ? After Episode 4 you stop again with reacting to it.. why do you do that ? Thats disgusting. Thats a Slap in the face of every subscriber. There are so many good episodes and you stop that for a shit show like severance where they need 3 years to make a second season.

[@Ejay669]

Brother you aren't entitled to another persons reaction to a television show. You'll enjoy life better if you don't let things like that bother you.

[@AlexDelarge1990]

​@@Ejay669Lol, forreal. "You watch the shows I wanna watch, and you do it now! This is Disgusting!"🤦😅 The entitlement is wild...

[@eighteen-naked-cowboys]

"slap in the face" my god please grow up