Vulture Ranks Black Mirror Episodes From the Worst to the Best

Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia — Black Mirror is a contemporary reworking of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. Each story features its own cast of unique characters, including stars like Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help), Alice Eve, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Cullen and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones). Joe Wright, Dan Trachtenberg, and James Watkins are among the featured directors.

How Many Episodes Of Black Mirror Did Vulture Rank?

Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Such a varied palette of styles and stories means that the series is naturally hit or miss. Read on for Vulture’s definitive ranking of all 23 episodes of Black Mirror, from the worst to the best.

Situated on a shaky foundation — how could anyone in their right mind not see this idea’s potential for disaster? “The Waldo Moment” fails to do either. The second story in particular ranks among the most conceptually flimsy in the series.

“The good guy was the bad guy all along!” is almost always a feeble turn, and if Brooker pulling that move once was bad enough … 15. “Shut Up and Dance” (Season 3, Episode 3) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix … He then goes back for seconds in this spiritual sequel. It’s too straightforward to rank among the series’ best, but damn if it isn’t the scariest.

What he could not have imagined were the depths of debasement we’d be willing to sink to get there. “Hated in the Nation” (Season 3, Episode 6) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix For the final episode of the third season, this sci-fi TV show delivers a buddy-cop movie. “Metalhead” (Season 4, Episode 5) Photo: Jonathan Prime / Netflix Run or die.

You’ll never look at a Roomba (or, you know, the real drones we’ve designed to kill people) the same way again. “The Entire History of You” (Season 1, Episode 3) Photo: Netflix Have you ever gotten a text message from your crush and spent the next three hours obsessively examining it down to the finest detail, parsing out each word choice and dropped comma? The National Anthem (Season 1, Episode 1) Photo: Netflix It’s, uh … well … it’s the one where the prime minister has sex with a pig.

Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia — Black Mirror is a contemporary reworking of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. Each story features its own cast of unique characters, including stars like Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help), Alice Eve, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Cullen and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones). Joe Wright, Dan Trachtenberg, and James Watkins are among the featured directors.

How Many Episodes Of Black Mirror Did Vulture Rank?

Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Such a varied palette of styles and stories means that the series is naturally hit or miss. Read on for Vulture’s definitive ranking of all 23 episodes of Black Mirror, from the worst to the best.

Situated on a shaky foundation — how could anyone in their right mind not see this idea’s potential for disaster? “The Waldo Moment” fails to do either. The second story in particular ranks among the most conceptually flimsy in the series.

“The good guy was the bad guy all along!” is almost always a feeble turn, and if Brooker pulling that move once was bad enough … 15. “Shut Up and Dance” (Season 3, Episode 3) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix … He then goes back for seconds in this spiritual sequel. It’s too straightforward to rank among the series’ best, but damn if it isn’t the scariest.

What he could not have imagined were the depths of debasement we’d be willing to sink to get there. “Hated in the Nation” (Season 3, Episode 6) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix For the final episode of the third season, this sci-fi TV show delivers a buddy-cop movie. “Metalhead” (Season 4, Episode 5) Photo: Jonathan Prime / Netflix Run or die.

You’ll never look at a Roomba (or, you know, the real drones we’ve designed to kill people) the same way again. “The Entire History of You” (Season 1, Episode 3) Photo: Netflix Have you ever gotten a text message from your crush and spent the next three hours obsessively examining it down to the finest detail, parsing out each word choice and dropped comma? The National Anthem (Season 1, Episode 1) Photo: Netflix It’s, uh … well … it’s the one where the prime minister has sex with a pig.

Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia — Black Mirror is a contemporary reworking of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. Each story features its own cast of unique characters, including stars like Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help), Alice Eve, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Cullen and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones). Joe Wright, Dan Trachtenberg, and James Watkins are among the featured directors.

How Many Episodes Of Black Mirror Did Vulture Rank?

Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Such a varied palette of styles and stories means that the series is naturally hit or miss. Read on for Vulture’s definitive ranking of all 23 episodes of Black Mirror, from the worst to the best.

Situated on a shaky foundation — how could anyone in their right mind not see this idea’s potential for disaster? “The Waldo Moment” fails to do either. The second story in particular ranks among the most conceptually flimsy in the series.

“The good guy was the bad guy all along!” is almost always a feeble turn, and if Brooker pulling that move once was bad enough … 15. “Shut Up and Dance” (Season 3, Episode 3) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix … He then goes back for seconds in this spiritual sequel. It’s too straightforward to rank among the series’ best, but damn if it isn’t the scariest.

What he could not have imagined were the depths of debasement we’d be willing to sink to get there. “Hated in the Nation” (Season 3, Episode 6) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix For the final episode of the third season, this sci-fi TV show delivers a buddy-cop movie. “Metalhead” (Season 4, Episode 5) Photo: Jonathan Prime / Netflix Run or die.

You’ll never look at a Roomba (or, you know, the real drones we’ve designed to kill people) the same way again. “The Entire History of You” (Season 1, Episode 3) Photo: Netflix Have you ever gotten a text message from your crush and spent the next three hours obsessively examining it down to the finest detail, parsing out each word choice and dropped comma? The National Anthem (Season 1, Episode 1) Photo: Netflix It’s, uh … well … it’s the one where the prime minister has sex with a pig.

Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia — Black Mirror is a contemporary reworking of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. Each story features its own cast of unique characters, including stars like Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help), Alice Eve, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Cullen and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones). Joe Wright, Dan Trachtenberg, and James Watkins are among the featured directors.

How Many Episodes Of Black Mirror Did Vulture Rank?

Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Such a varied palette of styles and stories means that the series is naturally hit or miss. Read on for Vulture’s definitive ranking of all 23 episodes of Black Mirror, from the worst to the best.

Situated on a shaky foundation — how could anyone in their right mind not see this idea’s potential for disaster? “The Waldo Moment” fails to do either. The second story in particular ranks among the most conceptually flimsy in the series.

“The good guy was the bad guy all along!” is almost always a feeble turn, and if Brooker pulling that move once was bad enough … 15. “Shut Up and Dance” (Season 3, Episode 3) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix … He then goes back for seconds in this spiritual sequel. It’s too straightforward to rank among the series’ best, but damn if it isn’t the scariest.

What he could not have imagined were the depths of debasement we’d be willing to sink to get there. “Hated in the Nation” (Season 3, Episode 6) Photo: Laurie Sparham/Netflix For the final episode of the third season, this sci-fi TV show delivers a buddy-cop movie. “Metalhead” (Season 4, Episode 5) Photo: Jonathan Prime / Netflix Run or die.

You’ll never look at a Roomba (or, you know, the real drones we’ve designed to kill people) the same way again. “The Entire History of You” (Season 1, Episode 3) Photo: Netflix Have you ever gotten a text message from your crush and spent the next three hours obsessively examining it down to the finest detail, parsing out each word choice and dropped comma? The National Anthem (Season 1, Episode 1) Photo: Netflix It’s, uh … well … it’s the one where the prime minister has sex with a pig.