Get swept away by the romance of Black Mirror’s visually stunning, sophisticated love story Hotel Reverie.
Then,Black Mirrorheld off.
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Hotel Reverie is hands-down the most beautiful-looking episodeBlack Mirrorhas ever made.
They both put her in the same box, says Brandy, and she wants more.
Ironically, Brandy finds more inside a box, or more properly, inside the redream computer system.
Head of classic British filmmakers Keyworth Studios, Judith Keyworth (Harriet Walter) is also frustrated.
Despite its vaunted reputation in her fathers time, the studio is struggling to survive in the modern day.
After its turned down by the Ryans, the gender-swapped part goes to Brandy.
Inside the redream system, comedically, things dont go as planned.
Tech shenanigans blend Dorothy with Clara, who shares intense sexual chemistry with Brandy.
The real revelation though is Emma Corrin as Clara/Dorothy.
Its a studied performance but one that goes far beyond pastiche.
Rae is funny and heroic as Brandy, but as Clara, Corrin will break your heart.
A phone call is better than nothing, but the two women are still apart.
Can the love between a computer person and a digital consciousness even be considered real?
Maybe this gorgeous episode is moreBlack Mirrorepisode than it looks.
All six episodes ofBlack Mirrorseason seven are streaming now on Netflix.
Rating:
5 out of 5
