The Penguin star Cristin Milioti discusses her Black Mirror “USS Callister” return and arguing with herself.
This article contains spoilers for theBlack Mirrorepisode USS Callister: Into Infinity.
A lot has happened since the classicBlack MirrorepisodeUSS Callisterfirst premiered onNetflixin late 2017.
Charlie Brookers beloved sci-fi anthology has churned out three fresh seasons of technodystopia (plus a choose-your-own-adventure movie).
The Star Trek franchise has debuted five new series.
And then there was the matter of that global pandemic.
Since her time aboard theCallisterthough, Miliotis genre TV star has really begun to soar.
We started having conversations about a sequel very soon after the first episode aired, she says.
It was going to be a series at one point.
Then it was a completely different movie.
USS Callister: Into Infinitytruly puts Milioti and her crew through the wringer once again.
To do so, however, the digital Nanette must collaborate with an unusual partner: herself.
I dont know what can prepare you for arguing with yourself, Milioti says.
I dont think anything ever fully like prepares you for it, because its different each time.
To better prepare for the experience, Milioti bypassed the gaming world entirely and went straight to the source.
I wanted to know more about all the problem solving, and how that would inform this person.
I havent tried to code but I watched a lot of material on it and read about it.
It seems very cool, like a constantTetris.
Well there you have it.
EvenThe Penguins Sofia Falcone is learning to code.
Thats a recession indicator if weve ever seen one.
All six episodes of Black Mirror season 7 are available to stream on Netflix now.
