Strong and Moving!

recommended

Good start, but then it gets ruined

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Trying to be hip and cool, writers seem to have started by thinking how do we take the star trek formula and turn it on its head where the patriarch is the bad guy (hint hint political message hint hint). Even the dialog (e.g. the unnatural and unfunny, taking my pssy is a red flag line) hints at this trying-to-be-cool attitude with some trendy worldview thrown in. What's more offensive however is that the initial promising premise is barely developed upon and the episode won't satisfy you if you have the slightest understanding of computer science OR biology OR basically if you remember anything from high school.If watching Black Mirror (one of my favorite shows) episodes back to back, I would suggest missing this one. I can't believe other reviewers would even compare this to the San Junipero episode which was absolutely brilliant.

I was really dreading this episode of "Black Mirror". I thought this was going to tank the entire 4th season. So I was extremely surprised to say that this is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series.I'm dead serious. This is a fantastic episode.I really like this episode's venture into dark comedy, while most of the other episodes are more disturbing. Don't get me wrong, this still has the dark and disturbing feeling of most other episodes, but it also has that humorous feeling which most others lack.I really enjoyed the performance from Jesse Plemons (Fargo). He was a character that I actually felt bad for, but then he actually showed the audience his true colors in an extremely good performance.Lastly, I also enjoyed the Star Trek feel of the episode. Of course, this was highly intentional, and it absolutely worked. This is probably this most overtly sci-fi episode of the show, and it was a surprisingly good gamble to take.Overall, "USS Callister" is a fantastic episode, and completely exceeded my expectations (which were pretty low to begin with).

I watched this episode first by accident (due to how my Netflix was setup), and I liked it so much I watched another 2 episodes right away :PWithout getting into to too much detail, I think the episode was a perfect example of the shows synopsis: "An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech world where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide."Robert Daly possesses the ability to do some remarkable things with the "innovative" tech that he has created, and he has gone one step further with his personal iteration of the tech. It would appear that his version was originally designed as a way to "get away" from the real world, but eventually evolved into a separate reality where he has taken on a bit of a god complex, and that is where his "darker instinct" shines through with those who don't play by the rules.(Sidenote, perhaps if he worked with the crew to enjoy the experience, they might have actually got into it to...)

Great start of the new season. A not too gloomy episode targeted on Sci-Fi from the 60's and the nerds who love it. By chance I just finished watching the second series of Fargo and I was pleasantly surprised to see two of the main characters in different roles.Piemons is Robert Daly, the lonely nerd managing a high-tech company by day and brave spaceship captain by night.Milioti, looking healthy and strong, is Nanette Cole, a contemporary woman who ends up trapped in the spaceship as an hapless, miniskirted girl from the 60s.Don't expect a Star Trek episode, even if at the start it looks a lot like that.