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** Arguably the worst UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom was whatever random person left a comment on Chris' photo while he happened to be driving on an empty road.
** There's also Jaden's boss who assigned him to meet the incoming executive at Heathrow and be her gofer for the day, only to get a phone call an hour later saying he's being held hostage by a madman.
** There's also Jaden's boss who assigned him to meet the incoming executive at Heathrow and be her gofer for the day, only to get a phone call an hour later saying he's being held hostage by a madman.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The police hostage negotiator David Gilkes, who wastes no time jumping to conclusions from the information the Smithereen team gathered on Christopher to put together a totally incorrect DrivenByEnvy portrait of his motivations (that he feels bad because his life is a failure and wants to be Billy Bauer), and thinks he's got a foolproof strategy for talking him down. Unfortunately, Christopher is GenreSavvy enough to know that talking to a police hostage negotiator at all is a mistake if he actually plans on getting what he wants.
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* WeaponForIntimidation: Once he finds out Jaden is just a kid with no power at the company, Christopher loses any will he had to actually kill him. He even reassures him that the gun is a fake and his life is in no danger. Unfortunately, the cops hear him thanks to the Smithereen staff bugging his phone, and he's forced to prove to them [[ILied he was lying]].
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* ShootTheHostageTaker: Initially averted, as Chief Superintendent Linda Grace tells the armed officers she hopes to resolve the incident without bloodshed as the force recently dealt with a controversy when officers accidentally shot an unarmed man.
** However, she changes her mind and orders a critical shot to be taken once Chris starts firing out the window of the car, which ultimately ends with him being shot in the head by a police sniper.
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** However, she changes her mind * SocialMediaIsBad: Christopher goes on a tirade about how youth these days are always on their phones, and orders a critical shot to be taken once Chris starts firing out blames the window of the car, which ultimately ends with him being shot car accident he was in the head by a police sniper. on how addictive Smithereen is.
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* DeathSeeker: Christopher had absolutely no intention of surviving this encounter, one way or another. It's implied that he originally obtained the pistol he uses for the purpose of committing suicide, but hatched this hostage taking scheme became obsessed with the idea that he couldn't die before telling Billy Bauer his story. His MadnessMantra he uses to calm himself down turns out to be ''reassuring'' himself that no matter what happens, he's going to die today.
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* MessianicArchetype: When we finally see Billy Bauer at his meditation retreat he's dressed in sandals and a robe and pretty much looks like a clichéd depiction of Jesus. He even at one point refers to his unlimited superuser access to the Smithereen app as "God Mode", and Christopher's desperate quest to speak to him feels a lot like a metaphor for Job seeking answers from God. A subverted trope, though, in that Billy, though seemingly a decent guy, isn't particularly wise and in the end doesn't have the power to save anyone. Lampshaded when he's woken from his meditative trance and told about the news and his reaction is a very human [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck!"]]
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* HiddenInPlainSight: The password to Hayley's daughter's Persona account is the registration number of the sailboat they'd taken a vacation on, clearly visible in the photo of the two of them Hayley keeps by her bed.
* RiddleForTheAges: We never find out the outcome of the hostage situation, and can only surmise from seeing Billy's reaction to it that it was negative. We also never find out if Hayley ever actually got any answers about her daughter's death from her inbox.
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* RealityEnsues: Billy Bauer is neither the CorruptCorporateExecutive we'd been led to expect nor a wise guru figure who has any answers for Christopher. He's going on these meditation retreats because he himself is a deeply troubled young man who bluntly tells Christopher his stockholders have taken all his power away and he has no idea how to stop what Smithereen has become.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Not only does this episode explicitly take place in 2018 and use no technology that doesn't exist in real life, and not only is it ostensibly about the real-world problem of [[https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/index.html distracted driving]] due to smartphone addiction, but it's also eerily reminiscent of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_headquarters_shooting 2018 YouTube headquarters shooting]]. And it wasn't even the last time an unstable individual [[https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-youtube-threats-man-arrested-20190520-story.html threatened violence at a social media company]] because he felt they wronged him.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Although the Smithereen app itself has some similarities to Twitter and some to Facebook or Instagram, Billy Bauer himself is very clearly based on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and his habit of traveling the world taking long meditation retreats. Some tech reporters would say that Billy's self-deprecation fat he doesn't even know what the actual purpose of his own app ''is'' anymore after it's changed so many times is much more clearly applicable to Twitter than Facebook.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Although the Smithereen app itself has some similarities to Twitter and some to Facebook or Instagram, Billy Bauer himself is very clearly based on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and his habit of traveling the world taking long meditation retreats. Some tech reporters would say that Billy's self-deprecation fat he doesn't even know what the actual purpose of his own app ''is'' anymore after it's changed so many times is much more clearly applicable to Twitter than Facebook.
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* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:We We know that either Christopher or Jaden was killed by the sniper shot, but there's little indication of who. They are fighting over the gun at the time while Jaden heroically [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished tries to stop Chris from committing suicide]], and, while the first shot hits Chris, there's no suggestion of whether the second one did.]]
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* ILetGwenStacyDie: Chris's fiancee, Tanya, who died in a car accident. [[spoiler:Literally.Literally. While a drunk driver became TheScapegoat, Chris holds himself responsible for being distracted.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Billy Bauer claims to be one, as he never intended Smithereen to be so powerful. Chris is a much more traditional example, as he [[spoiler:was distracted by Smithereen during the car accident that killed his girlfriend.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Billy Bauer claims to be one, as he never intended Smithereen to be so powerful. Chris is a much more traditional example, as he [[spoiler:was distracted by Smithereen during the car accident that killed his girlfriend.]]
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* ILetGwenStacyDie: Chris's fiancee, Tanya, who died in a car accident. [[spoiler:Literally. While a drunk driver became TheScapegoat, Chris holds himself responsible for being distracted.]]
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* LimaSyndrome: Downplayed, but it's pretty clear that Chris envisaged Jaden as an asshole CEO and, when he turns out to be a kind, normal intern in his early 20s, he freaks out and no longer threatens to hurt Jaden to his face. Although he states that he will to others, this is heavily implied to be a bluff.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Downplayed, but Jaden appears straight-up sympathetic to Chris's plight by the end of the episode, even ''fighting with him'' over the gun with which he intends to kill himself after he lets Jaden go.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Billy Bauer claims to be one, as he never intended Smithereen to be so powerful. Chris is a much more traditional example, as he [[spoiler:was distracted by Smithereen during the car accident that killed his girlfriend.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Billy Bauer claims to be one, as he never intended Smithereen to be so powerful. Chris is a much more traditional example, as he [[spoiler:was distracted by Smithereen during the car accident that killed his girlfriend.]]
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* GenreSavvy: Chris has conducted extensive research on how police negotiators operate before enacting his plan. This results in him not only seeing through the negotiators schtick, but also demanding he leave the scene within 60 seconds otherwise he executes the hostage. The negotiator reluctantly complies after being ordered to leave by Chief Superintendent Grace.
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**An empty pizza box from Fences Pizza is seen in Christopher's house, a brand previously seen in "Crocodile" and "USS Callister".
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***An article noting a severe decline in the bee population, a reference to "Hated in the Nation" where such problem was resolved with Automated Drone Insects (ADI's).
***A reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem" seeking confidence in his cabinet.
***References to the Cookie, the data cloning device first seen in "White Christmas", and later referenced in "Shut Up and Dance" and "Hated in the Nation".
***An article about a blackmail victim being found dead in their car, potentially a reference to the severe blackmail inflicted on victims in "Shut Up and Dance".
*FBIAgent: Special Agent Ernesto Cruz from the San Francisco Field Office liaises with both Smithereen and Chief Superintendent Linda Grace during the hostage situation.
***An article noting a severe decline in the bee population, a reference to "Hated in the Nation" where such problem was resolved with Automated Drone Insects (ADI's).
***A reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem" seeking confidence in his cabinet.
***References to the Cookie, the data cloning device first seen in "White Christmas", and later referenced in "Shut Up and Dance" and "Hated in the Nation".
***An article about a blackmail victim being found dead in their car, potentially a reference to the severe blackmail inflicted on victims in "Shut Up and Dance".
*FBIAgent: Special Agent Ernesto Cruz from the San Francisco Field Office liaises with both Smithereen and Chief Superintendent Linda Grace during the hostage situation.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Hannah Blackwood, a mother who attends Chris's group therapy sessions who lost her teenage daughter to suicide.
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*GenreSavvy: Chris has conducted extensive research on how police negotiators operate before enacting his plan. This results in him not only seeing through the negotiators schtick, but also demanding he leave the scene within 60 seconds otherwise he executes the hostage. The negotiator reluctantly complies after being ordered to leave by Chief Superintendent Grace.
*HostageSituation: Chris takes Jaden, an intern from Smithereen, hostage in order to be able to demand to speak with the CEO of the company.
* JurisdictionFriction: Averted. Despite the whole hostage situation taking place just outside of London in the Oxfordshire village of Ewelme, the local Oxfordshire police appear to allow the Greater London Police to take control of and engage with the situationfully.fully.
*OutlivingOnesOffspring: Hannah Blackwood, a mother who attends Chris's group therapy sessions who lost her teenage daughter to suicide.
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**However, she changes her mind and orders a critical shot to be taken once Chris starts firing out the window of the car, which ultimately [[spoiler: ends with him being shot in the head by a police sniper]].
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*OutlivingOnesOffspring: Hannah Blackwood, a mother who attends Chris's group therapy sessions who lost her teenage daughter to suicide.
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**However, she changes her mind and orders a critical shot to be taken once Chris starts firing out the window of the car, which ultimately [[spoiler: ends with him being shot in the head by a police sniper]].
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*BenevolentBoss: Billy Bauer of Smithereens is portrayed as a genuine, good-hearted boss. He is both polite and courteous to his staff, and seems to genuinely want to speak to Chris in order to help resolve the hostage situation.
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** Social feed seen on screens in the Smithereen London Office makes reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem", game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest" and the television series Sea of Tranquillity mentioned in both "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive".
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** Social feed seen on screens in the Smithereen London Office makes A location Chris picks up a customer from is called Skillane Street, a reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow Victoria Skillane from "The National Anthem", game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest" the episode "White Bear". Other locations shown on the Hitcher app map include a restaurant called Raimans, a reference to Raiman in "Men Against Fire" and the television series Sea of Tranquillity mentioned in both "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive".Bandersnatch Theatre, a reference to the interactive standalone "Bandersnatch".
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***Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem" meeting with EU negotiators.
***Game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest"
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***An industrial strike at St. Junipers, a reference to "San Junipero", "Black Museum" and the doctors surgery seen in "Bandersnatch".
***Tucker, likely a reference to Tuckersoft and TCKR Systems seen in both "Bandersnatch", "San Junipero" and "Black Museum".
** The gas station PC Najma Haque and PC Damien Bullen are fuelling up at is a BRB Connect, a chain previously seen in the USA in "Black Museum".
** The police callsign for PC's Haque and Bullen is Sierra Juliet (SJ), a reference to the episode "San Junipero".
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**Greater London Police stands in for the real life Metropolitan Police.
**Persona is an obviously fictional equivalent to Facebook.
**Hitcher, the rideshare company Chris works for is a fictional equivalent to the real life rideshare app Uber.
**Smithereen appears to be similar to Twitter.
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***Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem" meeting with EU negotiators.
***Game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest"
***The television series Sea of Tranquillity mentioned in both "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive"
***An industrial strike at St. Junipers, a reference to "San Junipero", "Black Museum" and the doctors surgery seen in "Bandersnatch".
***Tucker, likely a reference to Tuckersoft and TCKR Systems seen in both "Bandersnatch", "San Junipero" and "Black Museum".
** The gas station PC Najma Haque and PC Damien Bullen are fuelling up at is a BRB Connect, a chain previously seen in the USA in "Black Museum".
** The police callsign for PC's Haque and Bullen is Sierra Juliet (SJ), a reference to the episode "San Junipero".
** UKN, the national British news network seen in most episodes provides primary coverage of the hostage
*FictionalCounterpart:
**Greater London Police stands in for the real life Metropolitan Police.
**Persona is an obviously fictional equivalent to Facebook.
**Hitcher, the rideshare company Chris works for is a fictional equivalent to the real life rideshare app Uber.
**Smithereen appears to be similar to Twitter.
*JurisdictionFriction: Averted. Despite the whole hostage situation taking place just outside of London in the Oxfordshire village of Ewelme, the local Oxfordshire police appear to allow the Greater London Police to take control of and engage with the situation fully.
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[[caption-width-right:270:Everywhere you look, people are hooked on the things! It's like chain smoking!]]
A rideshare driver takes an employee of Smithereen, a large social media company, hostage.
Starring Andrew Scott as Christopher Gillhaney and Topher Grace as Billy Bauer.
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!!Tropes related to ''Smithereens''
* ContinuityNod:
**Social feed seen on screens in the Smithereen London Office makes reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem", game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest" and the television series Sea of Tranquillity mentioned in both "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive".
**The gas station PC Najma Haque and PC Damien Bullen are fuelling up at is a BRB Connect, previously seen in the USA in "Black Museum".
**UKN, the national British news network seen in most episodes provides primary coverage of the hostage situation.
[[caption-width-right:270:Everywhere you look, people are hooked on the things! It's like chain smoking!]]
A rideshare driver takes an employee of Smithereen, a large social media company, hostage.
Starring Andrew Scott as Christopher Gillhaney and Topher Grace as Billy Bauer.
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!!Tropes related to ''Smithereens''
* ContinuityNod:
**Social feed seen on screens in the Smithereen London Office makes reference to Prime Minister Michael Callow from "The National Anthem", game company SaitoGemu from "Playtest" and the television series Sea of Tranquillity mentioned in both "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive".
**The gas station PC Najma Haque and PC Damien Bullen are fuelling up at is a BRB Connect, previously seen in the USA in "Black Museum".
**UKN, the national British news network seen in most episodes provides primary coverage of the hostage situation.
