jonosan With a desolate black and white look, Metalhead is a gut crushingly bleak post apocalyptic tale of survivors trying to make it in a future in which an unspecified technological calamity has occurred. Although dialogue and plot are sparse, you are given enough to piece the story together. Astonishing piece of work that lingers in the mind long after it's over. Best episode of the season.

ashsmith-108-818828 Wow! This episode left me on the edge of my seat the entire time!! I loved the post apocalyptic feel to it! Very nice, Black Mirror!

Brighton Dude I see quite a difference of opinion in the reviews so far for this episode. I'm in the camp that it is an extremely good episode indeed. Very little exposition is required because it is obvious, roughly, what has happened to create this dystopian world. It is something that is talked about and discussed by academics and Sci Fi enthusiasts today, something we all fear.In this episode the cold calculation of the enemy is terrific and the humanity of the main character is superbly portrayed by Maxine Peakes.Some are saying that the mission the group embarked upon was silly but this film is about the end-days. Everyone knows they are finished and they want to strike out with some form of humanity before its over.

dierregi The shortest and harshest episode, in which we follow the misadventures of three people - soon to be reduced to single survivor Bella.We're thrown right in the middle of the action and we get out without any explanation whatsoever. This did not bother me, since some questions are better left unanswered.What bothered me was the videogame feeling of the episode: indestructible metal dogs that shot people in the head (and make it explode). They chase their prey relentlessly and the prey must find a way to fight back.Otherwise, game over. That's it, basically ... apart form the brief shot of teddy bears, to add "softness" - but they could have been just a token to move up one level.PS somebody advanced the idea that, while San Junipero is a sort of paradise - and we briefly see a postcard from San Junipero in the house - this must be hell. I still don't buy this explanation, since the videogame format seems to fit the plot so much better than a random "hell". Or, if this is actually "hell", then some background story should be given for anybody to care.