Black Mirror’s Gugu Mbatha-Raw On The Brilliantly '80s World Of 'San Junipero'

[@Seekarr]

I agree with everyone that are saying San Junipero should have been a movie, but not just that, it could have won the Best Picture at the Oscars.

[@archiecarl]

Seekarr just won an emmy.... you were damn close

[@MusicloverX88]

Wow she pulled that American accent off in the episode!

[@seanbperiod]

This whole episode was a STANDOUT from the rest of the series. I never wanted it to end. Awesome soundtrack, direction, camera work and the dancing scenes. Gugu was pure 80s awesome!

[@josegabrielsanchez8683]

It was certainly the best! concept is really mind-boggling and intriguing... controversial as well.

[@jaysenb]

The reason why it is Standout, is because it’s set in the 80s

[@john_carter8243]

This woman goes from brilliant BELLE to making the GREATEST episode of "Black Mirror" ever!

[@KatiesArabVision]

This was the best episode of the series hands down. NOT JUST season 3...of the whole series. IMO it's in the top 20 of best episodes of any series of all time.

[@rawman18]

I agree.

[@rawman18]

***** the worst? Your out of your mind

[@ahmedshaban1597]

not better than White bear

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

San Junipero was definitely emotional, but I'd have to say Shut Up and Dance is my favourite.

[@Cazanator6000]

For me 15 million merits is better but I wouldn't argue with anyone who says San Junipero is the best. It truly is a sensational episode

[@CollinAbroadcast]

Absolutely brilliant episode! It was so beautiful that I almost stopped it with 10 minutes left because I didn't want the typical Black Mirror twist to ruin how beautiful it was!

[@acdnan]

I can understand that sentiment. However I believe you should finish the episode to learn its lessons. Trust me its important

[@Outpost31Research]

He said almost, I think this is actually the happiest Black Mirror ending so far!

[@eden20111]

Collin Abroadcast the ending wasn't like the the other black mirror endings. This ending actually had a happy ending, and I cried at the end.

[@jasonrobertsASTONISHES]

exactly felt the same ! and exactly at 51 mins it started getting deep but i realised it was more to build character depth and drama and it worked the pacing was a bit off but it worked well ! All is well that ends well .

[@nathy0308]

Same! I even checked if I was actually watching Black Mirror a few minutes into it. Thought there was a glitch. Lol. My favorite episode so far though!

[@Destruidor2006]

Best episode ever.

[@BelfastBoy]

Never in my life did I think I'd be able to say that Black Mirror made me cry with happiness. This episode was stunning and utterly beautiful, can't wait to see what you have in store for next season! I'm so glad this show is finally getting the recognition it deserves!

[@moodaysasolstice]

cool

[@bronzekitty26]

It was such a beautiful episode! Probably my favorite of the whole series. Total emotional rollercoaster and so rewarding.

[@kathrynaguenza4508]

when i first saw Beyond the Lights i thought Gugu was just beautiful. After San Junipero Im in loooove!

[@mscocorosie]

You should watch "Belle" She's makeup-less in it and absolutely luminous.

[@kathrynaguenza4508]

mscocorosie thanks for the suggestion! I hope its on netflix lol

[@juanjuri6127]

i watched it yesterday and i'm literally still crying

[@LiveNiceness14]

Juan Juri it’s ok man. It’s ok.

[@standoughope]

**SPOILER ALERT!** The only Black Mirror episode that made me cry... 3 fucking times! When Kelly proposed, super aww moment. When shit got real and Kelly tells Yorkie of her daughter that died, the heartbreak was so genuine. And when Kelly crashes her Jeep and right before 12:00 Yorkie's there to pick her up! Thank you Black Mirror for not ruining this episode and _finally_ giving us a happy ending. This one and "White Christmas" are my favorites.

[@elisa234]

Ryan Swanson YOU ARE ACTUALLY A PIECE IF SHIT SPOILING IT FOR EVERYONE STOOPPPP!!!! IM REPORTING THIS

[@davidwright8371]

elisa nyirenda lol then what the hell are you doing here? go to bed you're drunk

[@pamelaalexisdcc9732]

Ryan Swanson at least warn about spoiling the episode

[@standoughope]

*@Pamelaalexisdc* My bad. I assumed that everyone here already watched it. Otherwise, what got you here? I'll do an edit. =)

[@sosial37]

I'm in love with Gugu's voice, it seems so different here and her accent is just flawless.😍 Anyway,this episode was fantastic. Mackenzie and Gugu had an amazing chemistry together( wish I could see them act in something else togehter) 2 INCREDIBLE ACTRESS, CALL THEM HOLLYWOOD!!!!

[@Harry-su7uj]

sosial37 lol where are you from? Where I am her voice and accent is all I hear

[@sosial37]

France :)

[@Seekarr]

She's from Oxford. The other star is from Vancouver Canada.

[@JotaP1n]

It was the most stunning, beautiful, amazing and breath taking episode I've ever seen.

[@apatino1000]

The ending gave me goosebumps! Such a beautiful episode

[@Curtis006]

Gugu's amazing, she's blowing up getting roles in HUGE movies but always as a secondary character in the background; give her a leading role and give this woman an Oscar already

[@samuraichamploo585]

Ive watched the ending many times so beautiful

[@nikitapuri]

Favourite episode of the Black Mirror series so far. It really came together for me in the last 5-10 minutes. Very clever!

[@callumfletcher2684]

Literally such a fantastic episode. I loved every minute.

[@littlemiss8867]

It was such an incredibly beautiful episode.! San Junipero makes me hopeful for the future.

[@x2ceyez]

Shes so beautiful actually my goodness 😍

[@MimMdance]

This woman is just beautiful. Infectuous smile. And great actress.

[@TheIsh1988]

So beautiful and talented....

[@BexStar_1982]

San Junipero is absolutely my favourite episode in Black Mirror. I’ve watched it quite a few times already, and I’m going to watch it again soon.

[@humanormachine2936]

Black Mirror blew my mind. Very rarely do TV shows or movies truly stay with me and affect me so deeply. San Junipero was absolutely a stand out episode and possibly the only one that actually made me cry because it was so emotionally overwhelming. It did me in for the rest of the evening.

[@WhateverHappenedToFun]

I don't like modern TV, I don't like Black Mirror but this episode is pure gold, from every point of view.

[@Patrick-ro3pq]

she was an amazing actress

[@baggergurl16]

San Junipero and Nosedive were hands down my two favorite episodes of season 3😍😍

[@pngknaomi]

San junipero is really beautifully written😍 really blown my mind away

[@flightkidd123]

It's crazy because I would never expect this to be my favorite episode because I've never watched anything like it, never expected it to be a lesbian relationship at first but it happened and I got sucked into their world and couldn't stop watching it, to have that connection with somebody would be probably damn near perfect and on top of that I just didn't think it could top White Christmas from season 2 but it did by a long shot ..

[@jeffwilson3363]

This was the best hour of television that I can remember....anyone who grew up in the 80s will love it, and it's just an amazing love story!

[@angeldelaverdad3122]

I really loved how she acted in san junipero!! Her character was amazing

[@ajc94]

she's so cute!!

[@charmalvarez9717]

Great episode, great story, great acting, great ending!! Great great great!!

[@LIGHTFALL9]

I was also crushed yet uplifted life changer in how you can see things

[@rogerdavis5142]

What a gorgeous person!

[@adamhendrickson512]

She was AMMMMAAAZZZINNGGG in San Junipero... One of my all time fav BM episodes...

[@art_by_darney]

They Shot the beach scene in my home town. Thats so amazing. I love this episode so much.

[@kurisutofusan]

San junipero is my favorite episode, of all the series I've see in my life!

[@ernestoildefonsodelgadoher6869]

the best episode of black mirrow and gugu look amazing

[@nomanaleft8124]

Watching the previous episodes before it really makes you appreciate this one.

[@joco2826]

How come?

[@nomanaleft8124]

@@joco2826 Probably the first episode of Black Mirror that ended on a somewhat hopeful note. Except for maybe "15Million Merits", almost every other episode before it ended badly for the protagonist.

[@Thisguyecm]

In this episode the choice in living out a fantasy for ur after life can seem exciting and reality doesn't seem it exists so anything is possible. Doing the most daring things as Kelly by going thru her jeep window. I love that in this piece of art how 2 souls were joined and able to take the plunge in crossing over and living life after death in San Junipero

[@oy59]

just watched it! such a good one

[@JoeDiducaPhotography]

It's my favorite Black Mirror episode for sure.

[@RobertoBermeo_]

She was amazing on the show

[@angeldelaverdad3122]

SAN JUNIPERO EPISODE SHOULD PASS TO HISTORY LIKE MONALISA FRAME. WOW THAT WAS SO PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL STORY AND ACTING AND CAMERA, ALL WAS A VERY PERFECT WORK IN SAN JUNIPERO EPISODE!!

[@angeldelaverdad3122]

SAN JUNIPERO WAS VERY VERY PERFECT PROJECT IN ALL WAYS!! THE ACTING, THE STORY!! THE ENVIROMENT! EVERYTHING!!! EVEN THE TRANSLATION TO SPANISH GREETINGS FROM COLOMBIA. I LOVE BLACK MIRROR BUT SAN JUNIPERO IS MY FAVORITE!!!

[@Afinati]

This was the best episode of 2016.

[@daodao1059]

She played a supporting role in the morning show and she’s fantasticccccc

[@arcobalena4950]

I reeeeeeeeeally needed SJ ep after Shut up and Dance

[@alexc9985]

It made me bawl my eyes out 😭

[@benjiprice9008]

San junipero = masterpiece

[@JaxRwld]

This lady is an AMAZING actress.

[@Gik1618]

Fantastic concept! One of the best episodes IMO!

[@SierraYankee7]

Two things that make it kind of creepier as an idea: 1. In the episode when people get tired of it, they start doing harsher things to themselves to feel alive as stated by Kelly talking about the people at the quagmire and how She didn't want to end up as one of them. 2. The technology could possibly be made to make some form of hell instead. Imagine an eternal prison sentence with no chance of "dying". That's just off the top of my head, you can imagine more and different types of mass simulations like this.

[@standoughope]

If you've seen the episodes "White Christmas" and "White Bear" you can see that Brooker has already played with the idea of a hell via technology. It's super frightening indeed.

[@SierraYankee7]

I've seen them all. I'm mostly referring to the scale of people, thousands instead of 1 or 2.

[@Ramix09]

Sys0p Well, I think there are at least a few thousand that bought the Cookie on White Christmas' universe

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

They take the Bee Killer from HATED IN THE NATION and inject him with the technology from PLAYTEST to make him experience hell leading to WHITE BEAR etc. etc. etc.....

[@doesitmatter94]

Sys0p remember that part where the nerdy guy was talking about the game and he said there's different endings depending on if they're in one player or two? I think the people there are looking for their "second player" or partner which makes them extremely depressed when they can't find that. Since Kelly and Yorkie have each other, it's something to live for and enjoy.

[@lonniecruel3]

l love her!

[@sujini0818]

She's so beautiful.

Gugu is wife material 👌

[@TheLelo151]

She is so beautiful

[@RusskogoYazyka]

Unforgettable Kelly.

[@popat997]

San Junipero was a beautiful episode.

[@susancorgi]

she will become a big star.

[@stephencooper7459]

She was awesome in that episode. Needed an ending like that after all the other great but darker endings.

[@ldylkr]

I loved it.

[@stylishsteamy8197]

soooo pretty

[@carlosskolnick8294]

i was SOBBING.

[@dontbotherreading]

I'm from the 90s but theres something about the 80s culture I really like

[@dontbotherreading]

no one cares

[@Guitarfollower22]

Why are there sliced onions readily available next to me when I watch Black Mirror episodes like this

[@Enk64]

Man she's beautiful. 😍 (Alright that's enough being an internet creep for one day)

[@LiveNiceness14]

That shit made cry man.

[@adamromero]

This episode reminded me a bit of The Conversion from The Outer Limits. Uplifting, yet there was something still a bit creepy about it.

[@ysabel16]

she's my new girl crush oh my god

[@lilsis]

So are they gonna be in San Junipero forever? Or can they opt to unplug? This episode is so awesome but left me still confused lol

[@Curtis006]

lilsis they mention in the episode that it's possible to opt out and unplug. But that's pretty disturbing as well, since you're essentially immortal and the only way to leave is to explicitly choose what is essentially a suicidal act.

[@serenasantoro8590]

You are a great person 🥰🌈✨✨😍😘

[@agthaog1986]

i wanan go to san junipero FACTS take me 2 quagmires and alll that lol

[@PrimericanIdol]

SJ needs to become its own spin-off show altogether. Completely independent of Black Mirror.

[@gabrielm437]

What the hell, Gugu? It is scary! It’s scary it makes me crazy

[@writtenIntheskys]

Can someone explain this episode for me. So the ladies were dying and they went back in time to different era... what else?

[@mxbblife_mu]

Nathasha Love In this world if you are dying you can be uploaded to a virtual paradise called San Junipero as a trial run, and when you finally die you can have your consciousness permanently uploaded to the San Junipero server where you can live like heaven in any era you want. Kelly had a long marriage with a kid but never got a chance to explore her Bisexuality. Yorkie was paralyzed at the age of 21 never got a chance to explore her homosexuality. They both meet in San Junipero and have a chance to forever together since Yorkie never got a chance to have a relationship with anyone but Kelly doesn't want to be uploaded after she dies because the San Junipero is not real... They finally decide to be together forever in San Junipero happily ever after, the end.

[@ginkiweiss5178]

you arte sooo sexy here gugu..love this movie ..made me cry

[@hieubui4435]

there one thing scary when Yorkie ask Kelly to "pass over". I feel like she have become an AI or something. and also from order episode - "White Christmas" the one living in the cloud is not who they really are, it is just a copy of there mind. The episode was so perfect before i realise that it's not end yet and the fact from "white christmas" leave me an uncomfort feeling as the whole series.

[@SuperSimmerGal]

Not to worry! Charlie Brooker (the creator of the series and writer of San Junipero) has confirmed that it is, in fact, THEM in there and not copies! :)

[@TheN1H1LL]

😍

[@itsmyparty8785]

She’s so bubbly and full of life and that reporter is so bland! He asked all the questions in the same monotone voice. Completely put a damper on the interview.

[@lovelyjubbly8543]

You people can't see the forest for the trees

[@ceciliandolo8617]

Mbatha, a Kamba name or I'm wrong

[@cwzrd76]

Im a 48 year old hetero white male and was balling like a baby

[@OM3N1R]

Oooooooo Baaby do you what that's worth??

[@SuperSimmerGal]

Jesse Rockwell Oooh heaven is a place on Earth!

[@roblestako8221]

Wow i never knew she was British lol

[@Kimboslice1127]

Interviewer is a bit creepy. Gugu is beautiful and very great at hiding her accent.

[@mateusmoura7059]

[@chanceie12]

Yeah , wtf was he talking about? Nothing scary or even nightmarish about it

[@Onmysheet]

Well, the world they were in forever is basically limbo, but just in a good way.

[@jamescanberg9649]

It wasn't forever. They were able to permanently leave whenever they chose to.

[@jamesmurray6363]

what happens if the place they are stored blows up ?, or a virus is uploaded into the reality ? i think something like this will happen in the next season .

[@jamescanberg9649]

Seeing as Black Mirror is an anthological series, I highly doubt that we'd see a continuation of San Junipero in the next season (as much as I'd love that..) As for your other concerns- Charlie Brooker himself said in a Reddit AMA, "It was the intention to vary the tone of the season. The ending just came out that way because we loved the characters and wanted to gift them a happy ending."

[@MartialArtsCat101]

Why is the interviewer so... awkward?

[@BIGSACE]

MartialArtsCat101 yes literally cringy

[@nigmaticz9995]

It was ok. The concept was more terrifying. Imagine being trapped in San junipero forever. Well until the machine stops working and then what. So their idea of heaven is clubbing, dancing. Pathetic isn't it really.

[@MrsFackdem]

Pastel Ink and that's why I was disappointed... They sold something really disturbing in a "positive" way, but why not I guess. I really liked this episode (I just watched it), but I hope the next ones look more like the others.

[@mariannereilly6649]

She could read the bible to me and I'd believe it

[@ghuul]

Gugu, I love you and love watching '"San Junipero", it's probably the best episode in tv history - but it was scary place. In fact it was a very satanistic episode. Praise of all the main sins of Christianity: homosexuality, promiscuity, suicide, and finally the worst: renunciation of God and attempt to build a human paradise without him (like the Tower of Babel story). "San Junipero" is a very, very good temptation.

[@kirkmanklub174]

I don't agree, I think this might be the darkest episode yet. I mean, the other episodes are just playing with fear, while this episode gave me an existential crisis.

[@samanthadavis4333]

Okay, I realize I’m responding to a comment from 4 years ago, but I’ve seen San Junipero several times now and just recently rewatched it. While the episode does have a lighthearted and uplifting feel to it, there is also an unsettling feeling as well. The whole idea of being uploaded to a digital paradise for eternity is both intriguing and terrifying. I loved the relationship and chemistry between Kelly and Yorkie and part of me was happy to see them end up together. But then I also thought about the fact that Kelly will never see her husband or daughter again since she will permanently exist in a separate universe. If it were me, it would be a difficult decision. San Junipero is certainly a thought provoking episode that raises all types questions about death and the afterlife. And as for the existential crisis, I definitely feel you on that one, Kirkman Klub!

[@Gropegang]

i dont get why people liked this episode so much i mean it was really basic. playtest or shut up and dance or way more schoking and mindblowing

[@michaelotis223]

yungfredo exactly why many others such as myself loved it - coz it WASN'T shocking or mind-blowing. Simple, basic episode with the right amount of cheese and feels. Especially after gutwrenching episodes like Playtest and Shut Up And Dance.

[@PiesCanFly]

Because it was well-written and had great characters and themes. Black Mirror has a tendency to go so over the top that it doesn’t feel grounded in reality, and is fucked up but doesn’t leave a lasting impact. SJ was a truly compelling drama.

[@dallasgraham2422]

how badly does this guy want her to sit on his face... cant really blame him tho lol

[@funkyboodah]

omg she's british??? lol

[@jsafla666]

ahhh....yet again...asking the person of colour about 'dancing' and 'music'

[@Killernaut16]

This episode was great but not the best in the series in my opinion. I think because of its melodramatic plot/progressive characters and happy ending it's widely accepted as being the best because it's a wet dream for a lot of the people that watched it. The people who originally didn't think it was mind blowing rewatched with the notion that it's the best episode and eventually believed it themselves. Or maybe they honestly believe it's the best, who really knows?