Warning: contains spoilers forBlack Mirrorseason 7 episode 4 Plaything.

You have to admit, the man has a point.

He thinks humanity is going to merge with a collective intelligence and come out evolved.

Peter Capaldi in a long grey wig wearing a grey sweatshirt in Black Mirror episode “Plaything”

But was Cameron really just the Thronglets plaything?

The Throng: benevolent or vengeful?

According to the glimpse Plaything gave us, the London of the which was not aspirational.

Police powers had been expanded to handheld facial recognition and DNA scanning devices.

Its no wonder that Brooker got the period details right, its his own life he mined for them.

Hes just as enjoyable here, delivering nasal verdicts on the worlds awfulness and humanitys innate brutality.

What do you reckon are you optimistic, or is it time to give the Thronglets a chance?

All six episodes of Black Mirror season seven are streaming now on Netflix.

Rating:

4 out of 5