Even seated within a revenge narrative (which perforce presumes a kind of victimization) the story momentarily rights the scales. (I’m not going to do much plot summary here since this article is written for those who have seen the episode or are more interested in the ideas generated by it than the production itself.) It’s about time that we started making stories in which our heroes are women of color, and about time that they be seen as the authors of new, innovative strategies in the ongoing struggle against white patriarchy. The institution is largely a for-profit venture that looks to entertain audience with the degradation and agony of a black man. It was energizing for me watching the main character “Nish” (played by Letitia Wright) avenge the torture of her father and destroy an institution which is called a museum, but actually more resembles a theme park given that neither research, nor care of the objects, the education of the visitor, or the creation of meaning are a focus. Nish speaking to Rolo Haynes, who owns the Black Museum (These comments have skittered back into the ether the third time I checked the feed.) One of the most compelling takes for me was from who loved the idea of a “carefree happy black girl driving down the highway in her classic car … to tear down the patriarchy.” Alternatively, some made the fundamental errors of either confusing depiction with validation, or insisting that stories about the privations inflicted on black people only belong to black people and therefore dismissed the story as racist. Some were so shaken they couldn’t finish the episode. A convincing reason for this praise was cited by Christopher Quatroche: “for making me question the fundamental nature of the ‘self’ on a Saturday night.” For example, many are variations of the comment given by Rachael Brandon “Damn, #BlackMuseum was savage AF!” Other commenters praised the “sick genius” of Charlie Brooker, the creator and writer of the series. The majority of opinions given there range around the state of awe. There is a bevy of public opinions offered about it on several social media platforms however, to write this piece I sampled Twitter under the hashtag #BlackMuseum because that site seems the most responsive to its broadcast on Netflix. The wish can even be restorative - affirming the notion that the universe somehow cares about balancing the scales of justice for human beings, or that a supreme being cares for us and intervenes on our small-bore causes.īlack Mirror, that at times staggeringly brilliant, very often harrowing narrative window into a future which is a slightly - only slightly - distorted view of our contemporary culture gives us a version of the comeuppance tale in “Black Museum,” the last episode in the recently released fourth season. Getting revenge, or its close second cousin, the revenge fantasy, for most everyone whose ever been wronged (but especially for those who continue to be wronged) is delectable. Rolo has a hard time breathing and Nish explains that she positioned Rolo with water because Nish's mom and Clayton's wife Angelica (Amanda Warren) passed away because she couldn't take seeing Clayton in an unconscious and scary form.A scene from the Black Museum episode (Season 4) of the popular dystopian tv serial Black Mirror (images courtesy Black Mirror) Seeing what Rolo has done to Clayton and what he did in the past to people being experimented on is terrible.Īs "Black Museum" speeds toward its conclusion, Nish jumps into action and becomes a kind of horror movie final girl who is looking for revenge. Of course, everyone hopes that the world will never match what is shown here as the technology on Black Mirror is more than a little bit disturbing. While there are always great new sci-fi TV shows to watch, people keep returning to Black Mirror because the show asks important questions about society and how people treat each other. While viewers likely had a feeling that Nish was connected to Rolo somehow, the reveal still has a big impact. This moment is proof that Black Mirror always goes to unexpected places. The plot twist of Nish revealing her identity is as shocking as the ending of the Black Mirror "U.S.S.
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