When you think of your favorite Black Mirror episodes, what comes to mind? On Thursday, Netflix’s hit dark anthology series returned with a batch of creepy, poignant, thrilling and haunting installments. Of course, we had to binge them right away and prepare to defend our personal favorites.
We enjoyed this star-studded season of Charlie Brooker’s show and its stories featuring workplace rivalries, immersive walks through buried memories and eerie little sentient computer creatures. We wouldn’t suggest you skip any season 7 episodes, including the high-anticipated sequel to the fan-favorite, USS Callister. But if we had to put them in order of preference after just one viewing, this would be our highly subjective list. We’ve kept these descriptions free of major spoilers for the new season, but if you want to go into these Black Mirror stories completely blind, come back to read this when you’re done.
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