This is the understatement of the year. This particular mother (played by Rosemarie DeWitt) is no different from most. Meanwhile, "Arkangel" and "Crocodile" Black Mirror is back with some of the series' best and worst episodes. Orange is the New Black? Protective, caring, human. Arkangel – Black Mirror – Review Arkangel is the second episode of season 4 of Black Mirror . Black Mirror Review – ARKANGEL. The episode is focused around a protective single mother, Marie, trying to use technology to prevent her child, Sara, from experiencing trauma, with damaging consequences. Instead it finds its shock value through linear storytelling and the show’s biggest motivator: fear. It goes beyond the concept of overbearing parenting to crossing a line into absolute control over a child’s personal and physiological decision making. Opening mid-childbirth, “Arkangel” is a Black Mirror episode all about motherhood. You want to protect your child, extend their youthful innocence for as long as possible – shield them from everything and yet, the more you shelter them, the less resilient they become. I’m not gonna lie, I’m a serial binge watcher. Every series completed in 2 days mate. Arkangel, one of the new episodes in Black Mirror Season 4, started out innocently enough.We all thought the technology would take a bad turn, but as usual with Black Mirror… Black Mirror Review – Arkangel BQB’s Black Mirror marathon continues. The focus of this essay is on “Arkangel,” the episode that examines the love between a mother and her daughter whose relationship is … D irected by Jodie Foster and scripted by Charlie Brooker, ‘Arkangel’ does not rely on clever Black Mirror-style twists. The sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror, created by Charlie Brooker, featured Jodie Foster’s directorial contribution in season 4, episode 2, “Arkangel” accompanied by backlash for its controversial contents. Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 2: Arkangel Review; Reviews Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 2: Arkangel Review. Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Arkangel… Protecting your child or hindering their development both emotionally and psychologically are the stuff of … Black Mirror is a television series that highlights the consequences of new technologies through stories laced with dark satire. An uncomfortably close mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of Black Mirror… "USS Callister" and "Hang the DJ" will definitely impress sci-fi fans while "Black Museum" will go down in history as one of the most horrifying and intriguing hours in television. Black Mirror season 4 'ArkAngel' review: A cautionary tale that feels more like an indie movie. Helicopter parenting gone mad is the commentary du jour in “Arkangel”. The thing is, I think of Black Mirror as something to be cherished. It’s not easy being a parent. I think I’ve done really well not to binge watch the new series of Black Mirror. Jodie Foster's episode proves how much uncharted territory there is for the series to explore. In the episode’s opening scene, we are introduced to a lone mother nervously expecting her first child by ways of a caesarean section.