- Harsher in Hindsight: Katie's statement: "I haven't killed anybody... yet."
- He Really Can Act: It's unlikely you've ever seen anything with Wyatt Russell in it prior to this episode, but his acting chops in "Playtest" rival that of his father's.
- Narm: The ending is heartbreaking, but Katie typing "CALLED MOM" in the report feels like a pretty cheap and manipulative gut-punch. It's clearly supposed to be an ironic reference to Cooper finally "calling" his mom back after ignoring her calls for so long, but the wording sounds unnatural and forced compared to something like "called out 'mom'", "yelled 'mom,'" etc.
- Visual Effects of Awesome: The bully-spider thing really looks believable. It is currently the page image for Black Mirror's Season 3 Nightmare Fuel page.
- The Woobie:
- Cooper. Poor, poor Cooper.
- Cooper's mom as well.
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