Devastating.

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DavetheGeek2 — 11 months ago(April 13, 2025 07:50 AM)

Episode 5 is the first time I've cried in my adult life.
That's **** hit me hard

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MovieManCin2 — 11 months ago(April 13, 2025 06:51 AM)

Yes it was.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

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Jared Kushner — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 12:24 AM)

At least it wasn't horrible socialized health care. Now that would be scary!

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Hepocles — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 12:38 AM)

They were way too old to be trying for kids
But this is definitely a return to old-school pre Netflix black mirror
Ending was a bit strange though. Is it implied that he killed himself in front of the dumb dummies crowd?
Why wouldn’t he just kill himself?
Alba gu bràth

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Corwin — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 12:51 AM)

That's what's implied, but yeah, why would he do that? That's beyond bleak.
The Rivermind rep was great. So superficial.

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Dazed — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:14 AM)

Thinking about it I think maybe it was how he got the money for the last half hour of Rivermind? He said it wasn't another tooth thing but something specialist.
The rep was awful but I suppose she was also trapped by Rivermind and the app was allowing her to say and do things beyond her conscience.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.

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Corwin — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:17 AM)

Oh, that's clever, you are probably right!
The rep was just awesome. The more interactions with her the more you understood that beneath the positive exterior she was pretty much uncaring. Or at least fantastically unhelpful.

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Hepocles — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:57 AM)

But she is already dead at that point and he wants to die as well. Why bother fulfilling the dumb dummies debt?
Alba gu bràth

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Corwin — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:59 AM)

He's nothing if not honourable.

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Dazed — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 04:48 PM)

Maybe a **** you to his colleagues?
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.

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Hepocles — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 04:51 PM)

Perhaps. Still seems irrational to me. The point of dumb dummies being like OnlyFans or similar ( I think Brooker hates porn) was already made.
I enjoy these discussions. Are you watching episode 2 this weekend?
Alba gu bràth

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Dazed — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 04:57 PM)

I do too and yes probably going to watch the second one tonight.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.

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HollyJollyHanukka — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 03:07 PM)

Tracee Ellis Ross played the rep. She was so good. They all were. I think she said and did things to keep her probably free Rivermind Lux status. Part of her compensation package with set terms and conditions.
If you can’t say something nice, say something clever but devastating.

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Dazed — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:02 AM)

I thought the same, although Chris O'Dowd isn't as old as I thought he was, I could have sworn he was in his 50's. I didn't think that part of the story added much to the plot either.
I think killing himself online was more for the audience to drive home the point that people would pay to see literally anything, but I agree his character probably wouldn't have done that.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.

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Corwin — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:19 AM)

He's a rough looking 45, honestly. He must have been a baby on the IT Crowd.

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Hepocles — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:59 AM)

I think the point of it was to illustrate how a lot of modern couples can’t afford to have a kid
Alba gu bràth

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Corwin — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 12:02 PM)

There's that, and also if you use a streaming/subscriber type business model in health care it will be or would be dehumanizing.

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HollyJollyHanukka — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 03:12 PM)

He was probably paid ahead of time to afford the 30 Lux boost. He had probably decided to kill himself anyway.
If you can’t say something nice, say something clever but devastating.

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Loki — 11 months ago(April 12, 2025 11:50 AM)

Loved it. And it's not too far fetched.