![]() A filter can censor stimuli when they cause Sara stress, such as an intimidating neighbourhood dog. Marie can monitor Sara's vision and hearing with a tablet computer, along with viewing live medical data and past audiovisual feeds. Afterwards, Marie signs her up for a trial of Arkangel, a child monitoring system installed via an implant. Three-year-old Sara (Aniya Hodge) gets lost following a cat and a distressed Marie has to enlist help from neighbours to locate her. Single mother Marie Sambrell ( Rosemarie DeWitt) gives birth to her daughter Sara and raises her with help from her father, Russ ( Nicholas Campbell). The episode was poorly received in comparison to other Black Mirror episodes. ![]() In one scene, a nurse incorrectly implies that an emergency contraception (EC) pill induces abortion, rather than preventing pregnancy. ![]() They were mostly laudatory of Foster's directing style and DeWitt's acting but less complimentary of the storyline and moral, which were seen as simplistic, with many reviewers suggesting themes the episode could have explored in more detail. Differently-aged versions of Sara are played by different actors, with Brenna Harding playing her as a teenager.Ĭritics saw Marie as a parent afflicted with much anxiety and guilt and compared Arkangel to existing technologies for child monitoring, such as microchip implants and smartwatches. For the filming in November 2016, Foster chose a location in Canada to represent working-class America. The main theme of the episode is helicopter parenting as a woman raised by a single mother, Foster had many views which influenced the script, such as a more complex characterisation of Marie, and was given control of casting. In the episode, the single mother Marie ( Rosemarie DeWitt) enrols her daughter Sara in a trial of Arkangel, an implanted technology which allows Marie to track Sara's location, current vision and hearing, and automatically censors distressing material. Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Jodie Foster, it premiered on Netflix on 29 December 2017, along with the rest of series four. " Arkangel" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. – As Joe watches the news program about the rail crash, the news crawl at the bottom of the screen reads, “MP Liam Monroe claims Twitter account was hacked.” Monroe (Tobias Menzies) was the main political candidate opposing Waldo.Promotional poster released as part of the "13 Days of Black Mirror" – One of the voyeurs watching Harry date is named “I_AM_WALDO.” ![]() – Joe’s holding cell at the end has the White Bear symbol on the name plate. – As Joe watches the news program about the rail crash, the news crawl at the bottom of the screen reads, “Victoria Skillane appeal bid rejected.” Skillane was the woman being elaborately tortured as part of her sentencing after having participated in killing a young girl. – Bethany uses a pregnancy test that has the same happy baby animation indicator on it as the one used by Hayley Atwell’s character Martha. – While Joe Potter watches TV, he catches a glimpse of the show “Hot Shot.” Right after, he learns that the woman he loves has died in a rail crash. – One of the voyeurs watching Harry date is named “Pie Ape,” which is one of the insults used by someone referring to overweight people who are shunned in the “Fifteen Million Merits” world. – The song “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” heard in the karaoke scene is the same song Abi Khan sang for her “Hot Shot” audition in “Fifteen Million Merits.” ![]() – Erica McEwan’s name can be seen again on a Twitter feed. – Backstage on the set of the Waldo show, some mentions, “People believe some crazy things, I mean ABBA believed in angels!” On “Hot Shot,” Selma sang ABBA’s “I Have a Dream,” which includes the chorus lyrics “I believe in angels.” – Jessica Brown Findlay’s character Abi Khan is seen on a billboard next to a Waldo ad. One is written by Erica McEwan who shares the same name as “Black Mirror’s” graphic art director. – When Martha is mourning the loss of her husband Ash, she sees three books about grieving in her email. – The headline, “Geraint Fitch cleared of wrongdoing following paparazzi scuffle,” is the same exact headline seen on TV during “The National Anthem.” This will be repeated throughout the series to the point we won’t mention it again. – The UKN news channel is the same one seen in the very first episode of the series. The list is in chronological order by episode, so for those who want to check out the lists for the newest episodes first, here are the direct links the Season 3 Easter eggs and Season 4 Easter eggs. ![]()
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