Black Mirror fans were left ‘crying uncontrollably’ after a heart-wrenching episode which has been hailed as ‘one of the best pieces of TV ever’.
The seventh instalment of the science fiction drama landed on Netflix earlier this month.
Black Mirror is described as a ‘mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity’s worst traits, greatest innovations and more,’ according to the synopsis.
However, there’s one particular instalment of the sci-fi series that has really hit fans.
Episode five, Eulogy, stars Paul Giamatti as Phillip who is an isolated man approached by a technology company.
They ask him to delve into memories of his former girlfriend who pᴀssed away with a ‘groundbreaking system that allows users to step inside old pH๏τos – stirring powerful emotions in the process,’ according to the synopsis.
Episode five of Black Mirror, called Eulogy, stars Paul Giamatti as Phillip who is an isolated man approached by a technology company
They ask him to delve into memories of his former girlfriend who pᴀssed away with a ‘groundbreaking system that allows users to step inside old pH๏τos – stirring powerful emotions in the process,’ according to the synopsis
And it wasn’t just Phillip’s emotions that were stirred, viewers found it powerful too and praised the episode.
On Reddit, one fan wrote: ‘It was just beautifully put together. The actors were amazing. The episode was just… so amazingly put together dude. That’s all.’
‘As a grown man… I bawled my eyes out man, that episode hit like a truck.’
‘I agree. This episode brought me to tears. Not only missed opportunities but looking back on the past with older maybe wiser perspectives and realizing you may not have been as right as you thought you were at the time.’
‘Beautifully written episode, but Paul Giamatti’s acting is astonishing.’
‘I don’t think I’ve ever cried that hard watching a show.’
‘I just finished the episode and I’m here balling my eyes out.’
Another said: ‘I just finished Eulogy and it has to be one of the singular best pieces of TV I have ever seen.’
And it wasn’t just Phillip’s emotions that were stirred, viewers found it powerful too and praised the episode
On Reddit, one fan wrote: ‘It was just beautifully put together. The actors were amazing. The episode was just… so amazingly put together dude. That’s all.’
‘100% agreed. This was peak cinema. Actually made me cry uncontrollably and that almost never happens when watching shows/movies’
It comes as Black Mirror viewers claimed they were ‘driven to madness’ after spotting alternate versions of the same episode in the Netflix series.
The second episode sees Maria’s (Siena Kelly) life disrupted by Verity (Rosy McEwen) who is able to tweak reality with a special pendant.
Maria becomes confused when discussing the name of a takeaway chicken shop her boyfriend used to work at.
She is convinced it was called ‘Barnies’ while others say it was called ‘Bernies’. It is soon revealed the shop was called ‘Bernies’.
Aside from Maria being baffled, viewers were also left confused when they realised the name was spelt differently for some of those watching.
Black Mirror viewers claimed they were ‘driven to madness’ after they spotted alternate versions of the same episode
The second episode sees Maria’s (Siena Kelly) life disrupted by Verity (Rosy McEwen) who is able to tweak reality with a special pendant
Maria becomes confused when discussing the name of a takeaway chicken shop her boyfriend used to work at
One fan took to X and posted two pH๏τos of the instalment at the same timestamp showing how was said ‘Barnies’ and the other read ‘Bernies’.
They wrote: ‘So my friend and I were watching the new Black Mirror episode ‘Bête Noire’ and we noticed that there was a stark difference between our episodes… even the viewers are getting gaslit at 16:40!’
The post attracted over 100 comments from other viewers and one penned: ‘I bet you guys were like “It’s Bernies!” “No it’s Barnies!” The showrunners probably did that to mess with people lol.’
Black Mirror is available to stream on Netflix now.
