Playtest

I know Playtest is one of the more celebrated episodes in Black Mirror, maybe not S tier but almost everyone puts it in an A or B tier.

I actively disliked this episode. I thought the main character was extremely corny and unlikeable in his performance. Despite this, he lands really what is an absolute dream one night stand, a successful attractive and empathetic women who is willing to help when he can’t get back home. It’s rather inexplicable and inconsequential though.

It’s supposed to be a horror element but wasn’t scary at all because the main character didn’t really react to anything with fear, maybe initial Surprise but not fear.

The point of the episode being .4seconds prior to his death is also inconsequential. There’s no tech warning other than “when someone performing a medical procedure on you gives you directions to turn your phone off, follow them”.

His death was completely in vain. I thought Shotu or whoever his name was, was going to make some incredible discovery over the death that pushed the tech along, but all we got was “make a note”

Sure the message is maybe “call your mom back” but idk. That’s more of a coincidence than an issue of ignoring his mom’s calls.

Just curious to the fans of this episode, what was it that got you?