In the episode, O'Dowd and Jones play Mike and Amanda, respectively, a couple living a happy and simple life until Amanda suffers a frightening medical emergency and passes out. It is revealed that Amanda has a brain tumor and may never regain consciousness.

Black Mirror Season 7’s fifth episode, “Eulogy,” is led by Paul Giamatti and Aiofe Hinds. It has become a breakout favorite among critics and fans alike.

While that first episode, “Common People,” is indeed a slog, the rest of the season — including and especially the bracingly nasty second episode, “Bête Noire,” which upended my expectations, and then did so again — make the argument that the free-ranging imagination “Black Mirror” has demonstrated in recent years is for the good.

Season seven of Black Mirror is now streaming on Netflix. Issa Rae and Awkwafina spoke to The Hollywood Reporter all about their episode, “Hotel Reverie,” while Jimmi Simpson opened up about returning to the show for the “USS Callister” sequel episode.

Will Poulter, Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd and Cristin Milioti lead an all-star season that doubles down on Charlie Brooker’s trademark delicious weirdness The post ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 Review: Excellent Cast and Dazzling Sequels Fuel Rich New Batch of Episodes appeared first on TheWrap.

Black Mirror fans were licking their lips and crying “exit game” when Netflix announced a sequel to the much-loved ‘USS Callister’ episode, and creator Charlie Brooker has dished more on how the next instalment came about.