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10 best ‘Black Mirror’ episodes, ranked
Apr 30, 2025
Terrifying misuse of power, frighteningly little attention paid to the ethics of new technologies, and incredibly bleak outcomes that make you question if it’s all worth it? No, it’s not Trump’s America, but a new season of Black Mirror!
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Season 7 of the iconic anthology series dropped on Netflix earlier this month to much acclaim, bringing six new episodes into the show’s canon. But what are the best episodes of this (mostly) sci-fi anthology series? Below is our take on the best Black Mirror episodes, ranked (although we’re sure plenty of you will disagree!)
10. “Plaything”
A few of the characters from the choose-your-own-adventure Black Mirror episode “Bandersnatch” appear in this season 7 episode, which is set in the same universe as the experimental 2018 game/film/whatever-it-was. Will Poulter is once again involved, and he’s joined by the outstanding Peter Capaldi, who plays the older version of the main character, Cameron Walker.
“Plaything” is a genre-bending combination of murder mystery and sci-fi, delving into a theme that Black Mirror has tackled previously: just what do we owe to digital beings, especially if they are, for all intents and purposes, sentient? Brilliant plotting and even better acting are why this episode makes the list, and it deserves its place as the only entry from season 7.
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