Black Mirror has returned for its seventh season, bringing six new episodes that delve into various themes such as AI sentience and the struggles of modern relationships. The season encompasses a range of genres, introducing elements of romance amid critiques of technology's role in society, including the implications of privatized healthcare. While some episodes resonate well with viewers, others miss the mark, particularly the feature-length installment 'Hotel Reverie,' which attempts to capture classic Hollywood nostalgia but feels hollow in execution. WIRED provides a ranked overview of the season's episodes.
"In its new season, the anthology series about our, shall we say, complicated relationship with technology takes on AI sentience, subscription pricing models, lost loves, high school grudges, and the privatization of health care."
"The unfortunate nadir of the new season comes halfway through, with the feature-length 'Hotel Reverie'... The beats of the story are all meant to play out the same like the original, but when things begin to go off course, Dorothy develops an awareness of her artificiality and the two begin to fall for each other."
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