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!! There's going to be a CrapsackWorld sequel to ''San Junipero''
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!!The purpose of TCKR System's San Junipero is not altruistic or theraputic
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* They did that in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E6TheBellsOfSaintJohn episode]].
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* They did that in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E6TheBellsOfSaintJohn episode]].
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* They did that in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E6TheBellsOfSaintJohn episode]].
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Actually, no: it reads as a complete non sequiter and so is too confusing
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* "Black Mirror" doesn't mean 'things are bad', it's a combined reference to the fact that a turned-off TV or smartphone is essentially a black mirror, and the ancient pagan practice of using a black mirror to 'scry'/see at a distance or through the 'mists of time'.
** ...the point still stands, misunderstood wordplay on 'black' aside.
** ...the point still stands, misunderstood wordplay on 'black' aside.
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** ...the point still stands, misunderstood wordplay on 'black' aside.
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It would be wrong to remove the comment, despite the fact it adds nothing, misinterprets an obvious pun, and misses the point completely
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** ...the point still stands, misunderstood wordplay on 'black' aside.
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!! There's going to be a CrapsackWorld sequel to ''San Junipero''
It had a HappyEnding. This is a ''black'' mirror, not a ''bittersweet'' or ''vaguely grey'' one. Perhaps in series five there'll be an episode where either San Junipero itself has gone to hell, or, worse, Kelly and Yorkie have fallen out of love with each other but are stuck in immortality together. The longer they experience this, the more they grow to actively hate the situation. Nobody wants it to happen, but...
* "Black Mirror" doesn't mean 'things are bad', it's a combined reference to the fact that a turned-off TV or smartphone is essentially a black mirror, and the ancient pagan practice of using a black mirror to 'scry'/see at a distance or through the 'mists of time'.
!!The purpose of TCKR System's San Junipero is not altruistic or theraputic
The facility shown at the end of the episode requires time and money to run; the electric bill alone would cost a small fortune. So what's the true purpose of it? One idea: All those people who have "passed on" represent an incredible stockpile of knowledge and experience. Suppose that TCKR's intent is to draw from that to make an AI or their universe's version of Replicants? Even if an inhabitant chose to delete him- or herself, that may only mean that they are taken offline and who-knows-what is done with them afterward?
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It had a HappyEnding. This is a ''black'' mirror, not a ''bittersweet'' or ''vaguely grey'' one. Perhaps in series five there'll be an episode where either San Junipero itself has gone to hell, or, worse, Kelly and Yorkie have fallen out of love with each other but are stuck in immortality together. The longer they experience this, the more they grow to actively hate the situation. Nobody wants it to happen, but...
* "Black Mirror" doesn't mean 'things are bad', it's a combined reference to the fact that a turned-off TV or smartphone is essentially a black mirror, and the ancient pagan practice of using a black mirror to 'scry'/see at a distance or through the 'mists of time'.
!!The purpose of TCKR System's San Junipero is not altruistic or theraputic
The facility shown at the end of the episode requires time and money to run; the electric bill alone would cost a small fortune. So what's the true purpose of it? One idea: All those people who have "passed on" represent an incredible stockpile of knowledge and experience. Suppose that TCKR's intent is to draw from that to make an AI or their universe's version of Replicants? Even if an inhabitant chose to delete him- or herself, that may only mean that they are taken offline and who-knows-what is done with them afterward?
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