And, honestly, most of the time, the episodes are kind of both.

Even describing the premise of this one feels NSFW, but here goes nothing… Also,Andrew Scotts in the lead role here, and thats pretty much always a good thing.

It foregrounds drama, and puts science fiction stuff secondary, though not in a bad way.

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Itgoes deep emotionally and looks at a different kind of sadness than the sad stuff usually exploredinBlack Mirror.

Its not a perfect episode, but Eulogy is memorable and stands as a risk that largely paid off.

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Greta watches a large Matt operate a device in the Black Mirror episode White Christmas.

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Jesse Plemons as Captain Robert Daly in Black Mirror’s “USS Callister”

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Andrew Scott and Damson Idris as Christopher and Jaden talking inside a car in Black Mirror’s Smithereens.

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Cliff and Mara walk together on the acreage of their farmland in Black Mirror Episode “Beyond the Sea."

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Paul Giamatti in Black Mirror’s “Eulogy”

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