Black Mirror 4X03 CROCODILE reaction!!

[@charleneraymond4036]

I think it might be from the phrase "crocodile tears" because she was "crying" after every murder but she kept going and going so she couldn't have been THAT sad about it. But you might be right too 😊

[@kyuujinreacts]

Oooh that would make sense!!

[@Nay-kp6uu]

Same lol

[@njamesp]

Nope it's not crocodile tears, crocodile tears is crying to fool others but she felt bad eventhough she's alone why would you fake cry to fool yourself, that doesnt make sense

[@scotthewitt258]

That's what I always took it to mean. She cries every time she kills someone. but her "remorse" is not enough to stop her. I think one of the reaction videos someone the writer or someone said it is from something else, but I forgot what they said.

[@danswantarot4946]

@@njamesp I think it's because crocodiles cry while they're killing their prey

[@tobydion3009]

I friggin love Black Mirror, seeing the reactions to it and the discussions after.

[@kyuujinreacts]

Before we started watching the show, someone told me it was the BEST show to debate/have a discussion about....he was sooooo right!!

[@16ozClawHammer]

Hello! I've just found these and am kind of binge watching them all at the minute. Excellent work! Anyway, I got the Black Mirror book for Christmas and it explains the Crocodile title. It's a bit strange and convoluted. It refers to an old script where a child witnesses her mother's murder from a young age and because of that, she views life as an understandably hugely terrifying ordeal. The crocodile bit relates to this in a weird way - Charlie Brooker says that he imagined a VR boating game simulator with randomised events happening, the most traumatic and unexpected of which would be being attacked by a crocodile. He says that if you're unlucky and are attacked early on whilst playing, you would probably view the whole thing as a horrific crocodile survival game rather than a pleasant boating game and this would tarnish your enjoyment of the experience as a whole. So it kind of links to the plot a little, but is a throwback to an earlier version. Even though I loved the episode, it left me wanting more crocodiles. Much more.

[@kyuujinreacts]

Oooh that's very interesting! O.O thank you!! :D

[@scotthewitt258]

THAT'S IT! I knew there was an origin for the name of the episode that had nothing to do with crocodile tears.

[@eleventwelves]

15:55 thank you for the guinea pig correction there 😂😂

[@scotthewitt258]

I'm here! I promised commentary on this episode and the legal issues when I addressed the legal "issues" in "White Christmas". Then, I had to lie down last night and set my laptop aside for a bit. Health is an issue, I'm afraid. Before the legal issues of using the machine against Mia, let me address the big plothole. The insurance investigator goes to see the victim of the accident before anyone else. Keep in mind she is investigating for the insurance company. When she looks at the memories of the victim, he walks out into the street and does not look in either direction for traffic. He is looking down at the ground. The accident was clearly his own fault and the insurance would not have to pay him for their client's truck hitting him. Case closed, and no further investigation would be needed. She would have never tracked down other witnesses. The last three murders would never happen. Now, the legal issues. First the idea that you can be FORCED to let someone into your memories to poke around and then use what they see in a court of law? Clearly would not fly in the U.S. Violates the Constitution. Now, the BIG issue with the recordings being "evidence". The memories can be ALTERED by the person running the machine, at the very least. When the dentist remembers the pretty lady was wearing a "green" coat, the "investigator" {Now in quotes because what is going on has changed} says "It was yellow, actually". And in HIS "memory" it BECOMES YELLOW. If the memories are IN ANY WAY subject to alteration just by making a comment, no way it is legally usable in any civilized court of law. So, there would be no reason for Mia to commit the last three murders.

[@henryjohnson3703]

I mean, this is futuristic Iceland, not modern day USA

[@toxicvoid0663]

"Deal with that" Oh ya she will

[@Nay-kp6uu]

Crocodile tears? She cries after the people die, but it's not sincere. It's just tears for herself. I think this might be favorite of the season.

[@kyuujinreacts]

That seems to be a popular theory! (And it would make a lot of sense, actually!)

[@charleneraymond4036]

A lot of people didn't like this episode because they didn't think her actions were believable. I enjoyed it though & I agree about the technology. Also the play was Bugsy Malone. It's pretty well know and it's like a 1920's "gangsta" film played by children including (Jodie Foster when she was a child)😊

[@kyuujinreacts]

I liked it too!! It was different and it was a pretty bold move for them to give us a protagonist with such questionable motives right from the start!! (Also, thanks for telling us about the film, I don't think I've ever seen it o.o I'll check it out!!)

[@scotthewitt258]

@@kyuujinreacts I have not seen it since I was the age Jodie Foster was when she was in it as Tallulah. I recall enjoying it. But, Jodie was high on my childhood crush list. www.justwatch.com/us/movie/bugsy-malone I think you can adjust JustWatch to show Canada. IIRC that is where y'all are.

[@StewartCB]

I really enjoy your Black Mirror reactions and commentaries. Can't wait for your next post. ... refresh!

[@ScarlettM]

Mia should have run. Just say "no" to interview and as soon as investigator leaves, pack a bag, grab your kid, drive to the airport and catch a flight to a no-extradition country. I don't think police would spend a lot of time investigating when they don't even know a crime took place and it's just someone acting suspicious by refusing to show memories. With any luck Mia could have started a new life somewhere with her child.

[@scotthewitt258]

You missed the part where if she said "No" to an interview she is legally obligated to do, the investigator would have called the police {and most probably waited for them to come} to FORCE her to comply. The police definitely WOULD get involved in their world. Remember, this is NOT the world we know.

[@ScarlettM]

@@scotthewitt258 I remember about the "no". But something tells me that police will not prioritize the report that someone "might be" hiding something, don't know what, might not even be criminal matter. If Mia had left the house, grabbed the kid and headed for the closest international airport, right after investigator left, she would probably be out of the country before the report is even filed. I don't see the police opening an international criminal case when they don't even know if anything criminal had occurred. Maybe she was just embarrassed about something, hence the denial of mind screening. I'm also having difficulty believing that there is a law requiring people to have their memories scanned and recorded. It's unrealistic - such invasion of privacy.

[@jamesliggins891]

Lol every time this episode is reviewed, people in the comment sections have a bunch of different ideas of what crocodile means. Which I can only imagine is what Charlie Brooker wants! So far I've heard: 1) Crocodile refers to the fight or flight response area of your brain 2) Crocodile because of fake crocodile tears since she was not actually sorry (I don't agree with this one though) 3) Crocodiles eat everything in their path without abandon 4) Crocodiles operate on a sense of smell to track their prey, like they were using smell to recall people's memories. And a couple others I'm forgetting. I suppose it could be all of them! It's just fun/funny that people always have their one specific idea of what it means

[@MrJamBluejam]

It's called crocodile because she was on a roll.

[@amydubuque2894]

I have to say I love you guys singing queen!!! I love queen and bohemian rhapsody is one of my favorite songs of all time!!!! And the movie was excellent!! :)

[@kaseykasket]

I watched an in depth analysis about this episode after it came out - it's definitely really interesting and makes a lot of sense. I would highly recommend checking it out. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6e5en9rYqiepsk It's everything from the way the episode is laid out, to the way the woman acts in her mannerisms, wording, movements, even the actions she has in the episode. One specific example is when her and the guy are arguing about telling people where the guys body was, her demeanor completely changes and in that shot it shows the TV screen behind her, with water on the screen. She's fake crying and it's also represented in the water drops in the screen. When she kills him, she does the same actions that a crocodile would to kill him - she's calm and gets close, then pushes him to the ground and pins him down and pushes on his neck to choke him out. She becomes cold, calculated, no emotion through the episode

[@kyuujinreacts]

Alright!! We'll have a look at it :D thanks!

[@macdemarcaroni883]

The cyclists who got run over was still alive he only died when they chucked him off the cliff

[@kyuujinreacts]

Really?? I thought they checked the pulse! :/ Mind you they might've gotten it wrong considering the cold and the stress!

[@MontyQueues]

the story is about using technology to uncover the truth, the reason for her spree was because of the technology but this paints the question, does society create criminals or do they natural exist no matter what happens...

[@kevz2474]

god i love ur accents

[@beabea3770]

This episode felt very Hitchcock-y

[@pr0x1madigital]

Dun Dun dun dun !

[@lifeloverNorris]

Crocodile tears.

[@yan4er940]

I thought that in the end police can take memory of animal to find her guilty) but it's not happened((( I feel like this episode doesn't end(((

[@orangewarm1]

Bugsy Malone, was big in the 1980s

[@veot.2869]

Hi guys. Been subscribed and watching the BM reactions for a long time. Often times I don't comment, but I am 7+ minutes into the reaction and had to pause and type this. From the beginning when the person was hit by the car both of you didn't react/respond. That was my first first clue that you guys might be thinking too hard about the overall schema of things. When a person dies or gets killed that means a person on the other end did something WRONG. That's SHOCKING. And yes, people respond to shock in different ways, but what makes for a good reaction video (besides you two singing) is when you LET GO OF PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND START WITH A CLEAN BLANK SLATE. Each BM episode is mostly independent, but there is a certain thread of connection. I think after a while there is a numbing effect and reaction are done based on predictability. This is the wrong rabbit hole to go down. Be at ease, be natural, but by all means REACT TO WHAT'S GOING ON!!! This was one of the greatest BM episodes in my opinion and I was soooooo looking forward to this reaction. Seven minutes in and I am not feeling it (since you two are NOT feeling it). Let's see how _my prediction_ holds up...

[@kyuujinreacts]

I think our lack of reaction at the first death came from the fact it happened really fast, we didn't get to see much of it and we've grown used to a lot worse :/ In a way, I'd rather not react/not react much to something rather than fake a reaction, but I agree when you say we end up expecting things to go a certain way with BM xD (I personally still end up pretty upset by the end of the episode ;) )

[@vplane]

"Be at ease, be natural." Unless it does not match my expectations of how you should react.

[@beck99o]

Do Americans not watch Bugsy Malone as kids? Guess its more of a UK thing.

[@beck99o]

sorry, I realise you are not americans :P I guess Im saying people outside of UK.

[@kyuujinreacts]

XP I can only vouch for us here in Quebec and nope! It looks familiar, but I had never heard of Bugsy Malone before!

[@krashd]

It's a British movie but you would assume it to be American due to the setting of prohibition-era Chicago but I too as a Brit grew up watching it, it's something of a staple on British telly and that is why it's less obscure to us. You and Tabs should check it out, Chris. The reason the kids singing a song from it in the episode is so poignant is that the entire cast of the movie were only kids, I think Jodie Foster was probably the oldest member of the cast at 15. A musical featuring only kids, set in the time of gangsters, and with pedal-driven cars and guns that shoot cream - what's not to like? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2HMhYNuoNt0hJo Very funny movie, and I hate musicals so that's saying something.

[@ziggystarlord]

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@kyuujinreacts]

Just killed a maaaaaaaaan!!!!!!

[@mattyj4645]

I felt bad for her, she got forced into a bad situation both times...first by her boyfriend and then by that stupid detective...the detective had it coming...

[@EL_Duderino68]

When you've really f'd up like the guy did when he hit and killed the cyclist while high, but you had a chance to cover it up. Seriously, you'd need to have such a strong moral code not to cover it up. I don't think many people would have that. I'd hope I do but honestly, I'm not sure having never been in that position. In the end, he came around. Typical Black Mirror, making you think about serious stuff.

[@kevz2474]

Bohemian Rhapsody is real music

[@cristianortiz2400]

Music 7:56 ??

[@kyuujinreacts]

Anyone who knows what love is (don't know if it was the black mirror version from episode 2 or the real one ;) )

[@cristianortiz2400]

@@kyuujinreacts chinga nose inglés