A lot of people hate the last episode of Black Mirror; “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too”. They think it’s lazy. They think it’s not as profound as it could have been. They think it’s pointless. They think it’s childish. They think it’s superficial. But here’s what everyone is missing (except one blogger I reference below): That’s exactly the intention of the episode. While almost all writers and critics are analyzing this episode based on an expectation of abstract messaging through its content, this episode is actually delivering a very direct, explicit, self-deprecating, warning through its intentionally poor caliber of writing and directing: “You want to keep pressuring us to make more episodes about what you want to hear? Even though we’ve said what we want to say? Fine. Fuck you. Here you go. Here’s some cookie-cutter, superficial shit. And there’s more where that came from.” It’s not just about ‘what…
