Season 3:
Episode 3 "San Junipero"
Okay let me just say, this episode was so amazing to me, because I grew up listening to 80s music. My cousins were all born in late 70s, and I remember being in the car with them as they blasted classics like Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics. It was a bit weird for me since grew up in the 90s so I was mainly into POP music, and yes I'm talking about awesome bands like The Backstreet Boys (and I'm not ashamed to admit I still love their music to this day)-but I will always, always have a soft spot for the 80s' music. Whoever picked the soundtrack for this episode knew what he or she was doing, and even if I wasn't crazy for the plot or characters, I couldn't deny the amazing music.
Visually, this episode was probably my favorite. I loved everything from Kelly's big hair to Yorkie's brightly colored clothes to the 80s lingo and to the neon colored club lights. The 70s and 80s have always intrigued me in terms of fashion, and I felt the costumes in this episode were amazing.
Anyways....onto the plot!
The first few minutes of this episode, I assumed it was going to be about a forbidden love story in the late 70s. I don't know how society was at that time but I am pretty sure that it wasn't as accepting of homosexual relationships as society is today. Don't get me wrong there are many, many individuals who do not support it even in today's day and age, but it wasn't as frown upon as it was in the past. This is shown by how awkward Yorkie got when Kelly told her to dance with her, stating that she didn't want other people seeing and judging. Yet the way they were dancing was totally innocent (compared to the kind of dancing you would see at clubs these days), they weren't even touching each other, but it was still a cause for alarm for Yorkie. Yorkie seems like a very awkward and sheltered woman, like someone who never breaks the rules or does anything she isn't suppose to so to find her in a nightclub was quite funny. She didn't look like she came in knowing what to expect, and unlike the rest of the crowd there, she couldn't seem to let loose and have fun. In comes Kelly who's the life of the party and tries to bring out Yorkie's more outgoing side, but doesn't succeed. I mean a typical love story like this-meeting someone who brings out a side of you that you have tried to suppress for so long-would be great in any other show, but it seems a bit too simple for Black Mirror.
When Yorkie returns looking for Kelly, and Wes tells her to look for her in a "different time" I immediately thought this episode was about time traveling and got really excited. I'm all for a good time traveling...anything!...books, television shows, movies, ect but only if it's done right. Of course there are always consequences to time traveling, so I wonder what the rules were in San Junipero. However, when the show later revealed what kind of place San Junipero was, it kind of threw off my time traveling idea...sort of.
San Junipero is a sort of "alternative reality" created by scientists in the future, in order to give the mind of those who are dying a sense of free range. As we get older, our minds aren't as sharp anymore, and the same can be said with our bodies. We forget things easier-names and places-and our bodies don't work as well as they used to when we were younger-we have more aches and find it hard to do any activity without feeling out of breath. This kind of slow shutdown of both the mind and body can leave many elderly people feeling depressed and dependent; a lesser version of themselves. Yet this program is designed to give these people, who might not have much time left to live, a bit of happiness. They are able to return to a time period (any that they desire), and they get to be young and beautiful again. It's not so much about looking good, but it's the undeniable feeling that comes with youth: the belief that you are able to concur the world and you have forever to do it.
Also what I found the most intriguing about San Junipero is the choice that the participants must make at the end: do they want to live in this alternative universe forever or do they want to pass on the "traditional way." I know this kind of afterlife that the residents of San Junipero have chosen to "live in" will anger a lot of audience members, especially those who believe in a real afterlife. How can people pass on if their souls are virtually "stuck" in San Junipero? Yet for those who do not believe in an afterlife, then they will gladly stay in San Junipero because the truth of the matter is, no one alive can tell you whether or not there is an afterlife. Many people who have been close to death but were lucky enough to be "brought back" claim that they saw a light or they heard voices, which convinces them and their believers that there must be an afterlife. Yet the truth of the matter is, no one knows for sure, and those that do are no longer of this Earth. The question of "do I stay or do I go" is a difficult one to answer because this is the last choice that these people will make; therefore, it isn't one they can make lightly.
Both Yorkie and Kelly's stories are heartbreaking and what has happened in their lives is the reason why they both have very different, and strong opinions on San Junipero. I feel like their backstory really gives the audience a lot of insight on their feelings about this "afterlife" and whether or not you agree with Yorkie or Kelly, it's hard not to see both their points of view.
For Yorkie, she has known nothing but restriction both mentally and physically for the majority of her life. Yorkie was raised in a very religious home, and when she comes out to her parents as gay, they shun her and wanted nothing to do with her. Mind you, this is 70s and many (many) people are not as open to sexual preferences as those of us are today. Her parents' way of thinking and their religious beliefs made it hard for Yorkie, and whether or not she cared for her parents, it seems as if their opinions of her has always restricted her from being the person she wanted to be. We also find out that 40 years prior, Yorkie had ran her car off the road, leaving her physically paralyzed since then and dependent on life support. The only way she is able to use her body again is in San Junipero, and that is why she wants to be cut off her life support so she can "live" there. However, due to her parents' religious beliefs, they are against removing her from life support either because they believe she should pass on naturally or because maybe they don't want her to pass onto San Junipero and have relationships with women. So for Yorkie (and many other citizens), San Junipero is like a safe haven, a place where she can live a life that was denied to her in the "real world." Not only that but she is able to be with Kelly, a person whom she connects with on a personal and physical level, and they'll both forever be young and in love.
However for Kelly, she sees staying in San Junipero as a betrayal to her late husband. Unlike Yorkie who was never given the chance to love freely, Kelly loved her late husband as much as any person could love another. Their love was true and strong, and they both had a daughter. Kelly reveals that her late husband chose not to pass on to San Junipero because of the tragic death of their daughter. Their daughter passed away before San Junipero was invented; therefore, she was never given a chance at this "second life." Her husband made the decision to pass on naturally because he states that there will be a chance that he will see his daughter, but if he chooses to live in San Junipero, then he knows he will never see her again. Kelly, always believing that she will visit San Junipero just for fun, never takes any relationships she has seriously because she knows in the end, she won't stay. This is apparent by her indifferent attitude towards Wes in the beginning, and his warning to Yorkie when he realizes that she is starting to fall for Kelly. However Kelly feels more for Yorkie than she did for Wes which makes her angry because meeting Yorkie changes things for Kelly. She married Yorkie in real life because as her spouse, she would be able to grant Yorkie her dying wish and she felt like this should have been enough. Kelly isn't like Yorkie who views San Junipero as a haven because her haven, would be to meet with her husband and daughter in the afterlife. Yet, it doesn't mean that she isn't doubtful-no one knows what lies after death, and those who do cannot tell the living. If Kelly passes on, she wants to know that what she's giving up with Yorkie will be worth it because her husband and daughter might be waiting for her on the other side. Still, what makes Yorkie so valuable is the fact that she's here, right now. Life would her would be a guarantee, not a chance, and that is what makes Kelly's decision almost impossible.
When Kelly joins Yorkie in San Junipero at the end of the episode and they ride off into the sunset together to live happily ever after, I had to pause the episode a bit. When I saw that "roll credit music" come on, I was thinking to myself "no this can't be right. I'm pretty sure Kelly passed on naturally, and this 'Kelly' was created so that Yorkie can be happy in San Junipero." I mean, call me a pessimistic if you want, but I was three seasons deep into this show, so I think I know its patterns pretty well. Black Mirror is suppose to show the dark side of technology, so where is the darkness in this? All I see is a couple getting their happy ending. On any other show, I would dig it, on this show though...I'm skeptical.
Turns out, I wasn't alone in my thoughts because many people have searched up the strange ending for "San Junipero" wondering if there was something that they had miss. However, the ending is exactly as it seems, no bells and whistles. This article on Nerdist has the producer of the episode explain why he wanted to give this couple a happy ending. If it were a heterosexual couple, then the episode wouldn't be as powerful simply because gay marriage wasn't something that was possible in this time period. Yorkie could have never been as open and as free with Kelly as she did in this world, and even Kelly who is bisexual, had to hide a part of herself that would have shunned her from the public. I thought that made the ending really beautiful because it was meaningful, and it wasn't just twisted in one way or another to gain shock value. The episode had a story and that story was told, and whether or not the audience took anything away from it, is completely up to them.
Like I said, I do appreciate the ending for what is is; however, I would say that alternative twist of having Kelly simply be a stimulation would have been a better ending in my opinion. Is it cruel and messed up to make Yorkie believe Kelly joined her when she is actually, dead and buried next to her late husband and daughter? Of course, but it's Black Mirror! That would show just how twisted technology can be, tricking us into believing and seeing things that aren't there. Nowadays people are so glued to their phones and computers, that they don't need human interaction. If you feel lonely, then hop on the internet and watch a movie or play games. If you have a long bus or train ride home, plug in your earphones and drown out the world with music. San Junipero is Yorkie's haven because it is giving her a life that she had never had where she isn't mentally and physically restricted; therefore it is already more real to her than her lifeless body in that hospital bed. For San Junipero to give her what she really wants, someone who understands and loves her completely, would make her more happy than anything else; therefore, Kelly would need to be there. I just think it would have been amazing (and yes I know extremely sad) if after Yorkie and "Kelly" reunited, it moves onto the next scene with Kelly in the "real world" dying and telling the doctors she's ready to be with her husband and daughter.
Obviously, that is a much sadder ending but I think it would have stuck with me more. ALTHOUGH I do see the appeal in the actual ending, I still stand by what I said. Only because I believe that life isn't life without that constant change, the undeniable knowledge that we will get older and we will inevitably perish. The fact that we don't have forever, pushes us out of our comfort zone, it is a fuel to yank us out bed on those lethargic days when all we want to do is bing watch bad television and eat our weight in junk food. Obviously, I don't know everything there is to know about this "other reality" so there are a lot of questions on my mind. I mean, if the residents there get tired of "living" can they asked to be removed from the system? Or is it one of those, once you leave you can't come back sort of ordeal?
Also, is this program only for the elderly? Could children and young adult get the chance to enter San Junipero if they have a terminal illness? If so, then I would be more on board with it all. It is devastating to know that there are many people out there who will never live pass the age of 30; to think about the life they missed out on is cruel and wrong. If they were able to download themselves into San Junipero, then they would be able to carry out their "lives" for many years. If they weren't able to live a long life on Earth due to a terminal illness or fatal accident, then they can experience and learn from "living" in San Junipero. Also, for the family of these people, they have the comfort in knowing that one day they will reunited with their loved ones again. Wouldn't that be amazing? To know that death isn't the end but a long "see you later"?
However, I do have to think of the flip side. Let's say a man losses his wife in a car accident, and she ends up in a coma. The doctors tell him they don't see her getting any better, and before all of this occur, his wife signs a contract to be downloaded into San Junipero. The husband decides to cut off life support and although her body is gone, her mind is elsewhere. The husband, stricken by grief and need to see his wife again, decides that he cannot take it anymore. He wants to go to San Junipero to be with her, but there's only one true way to go there forever (not visiting for a few hours), and that is to die. So will this temptation to see a lost loved one, increase suicide rates? Of course you could argue that he could just visit her every week, but will that be much better? She's gone and he's still living; yet, he isn't really fully living because he spends hours a week visiting his dead wife in a virtual world.
I'm sorry if I sound morbid, but I hope you get my point.
I feel like I could go on forever talking about this world along with its pros and cons, but I know no one would stick around for that ramble. Despite many people thinking this episode was cheesy and predictable, I think this episode is one of the most discussion driven one. There's so much to say about this place, and if we remove ourselves from Yorkie and Kelly's stories, and input ourselves into this world, then there would be even more to discuss. Is this a happy dystopia? Is it a sad utopia?
As of right now, this is what I feel about this after life-intrigued, scared, and hopeful. Would I take the risk? Well, that would all depend on how permanent the decision is. Could I agree to be downloaded but then say 200 years later, want to remove myself, would I be able to? Is there a limit on how long each person can stay? With people passing away every day, every hour, every minute, would this city get too crowded? I feel like another episode in this world would be fascinating because there is so much more to the story. I would love to know who invented it and how they are improving the place from the outside. Are the people there being viewed and watched through security cameras from those in the real world?
Anyways, I'm going to stop asking questions that no one aside from the writers and producers would know. I will end this review by saying that out of all the episodes in the show, this one is one of the ones that I would gladly re-watch. Plus who knows, maybe when I re-watch this 5 or 10 years down the line, my opinion of it will change.
★★★★★/5
- Quick Synopsis
While on vacation in San Junipero, Yorkie, an awkward and shy young woman, finds herself walking into a local club one night. Despite feeling out of place, Yorkie decides to stick around and that is when she runs into Kelly, a gorgeous and fun club goer who asks for Yorkie's help. Kelly wants Yorkie to pretend to be her friend in order to ward off Wes, a guy Kelly used to date. Thankful for her help, Kelly and Yorkie end up having fun together the entire night, but when Kelly tries to make a move on Yorkie at the end of the night, Yorkie declines. Kelly, who felt like the two had a connection, is confused but she respects Yorkie's decision and decides to walk away. Despite rejection Kelly, Yorkie in spite of herself, finds herself back at the club the following night looking for Kelly; however, with this second meeting Yorkie begins to suspect that there is more to Kelly's story than she is telling her and Yorkie wonders if she made the right choice by finding Kelly again.
- Discussion
Okay let me just say, this episode was so amazing to me, because I grew up listening to 80s music. My cousins were all born in late 70s, and I remember being in the car with them as they blasted classics like Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics. It was a bit weird for me since grew up in the 90s so I was mainly into POP music, and yes I'm talking about awesome bands like The Backstreet Boys (and I'm not ashamed to admit I still love their music to this day)-but I will always, always have a soft spot for the 80s' music. Whoever picked the soundtrack for this episode knew what he or she was doing, and even if I wasn't crazy for the plot or characters, I couldn't deny the amazing music.Visually, this episode was probably my favorite. I loved everything from Kelly's big hair to Yorkie's brightly colored clothes to the 80s lingo and to the neon colored club lights. The 70s and 80s have always intrigued me in terms of fashion, and I felt the costumes in this episode were amazing.
Anyways....onto the plot!
The first few minutes of this episode, I assumed it was going to be about a forbidden love story in the late 70s. I don't know how society was at that time but I am pretty sure that it wasn't as accepting of homosexual relationships as society is today. Don't get me wrong there are many, many individuals who do not support it even in today's day and age, but it wasn't as frown upon as it was in the past. This is shown by how awkward Yorkie got when Kelly told her to dance with her, stating that she didn't want other people seeing and judging. Yet the way they were dancing was totally innocent (compared to the kind of dancing you would see at clubs these days), they weren't even touching each other, but it was still a cause for alarm for Yorkie. Yorkie seems like a very awkward and sheltered woman, like someone who never breaks the rules or does anything she isn't suppose to so to find her in a nightclub was quite funny. She didn't look like she came in knowing what to expect, and unlike the rest of the crowd there, she couldn't seem to let loose and have fun. In comes Kelly who's the life of the party and tries to bring out Yorkie's more outgoing side, but doesn't succeed. I mean a typical love story like this-meeting someone who brings out a side of you that you have tried to suppress for so long-would be great in any other show, but it seems a bit too simple for Black Mirror.
When Yorkie returns looking for Kelly, and Wes tells her to look for her in a "different time" I immediately thought this episode was about time traveling and got really excited. I'm all for a good time traveling...anything!...books, television shows, movies, ect but only if it's done right. Of course there are always consequences to time traveling, so I wonder what the rules were in San Junipero. However, when the show later revealed what kind of place San Junipero was, it kind of threw off my time traveling idea...sort of.
San Junipero is a sort of "alternative reality" created by scientists in the future, in order to give the mind of those who are dying a sense of free range. As we get older, our minds aren't as sharp anymore, and the same can be said with our bodies. We forget things easier-names and places-and our bodies don't work as well as they used to when we were younger-we have more aches and find it hard to do any activity without feeling out of breath. This kind of slow shutdown of both the mind and body can leave many elderly people feeling depressed and dependent; a lesser version of themselves. Yet this program is designed to give these people, who might not have much time left to live, a bit of happiness. They are able to return to a time period (any that they desire), and they get to be young and beautiful again. It's not so much about looking good, but it's the undeniable feeling that comes with youth: the belief that you are able to concur the world and you have forever to do it.
Also what I found the most intriguing about San Junipero is the choice that the participants must make at the end: do they want to live in this alternative universe forever or do they want to pass on the "traditional way." I know this kind of afterlife that the residents of San Junipero have chosen to "live in" will anger a lot of audience members, especially those who believe in a real afterlife. How can people pass on if their souls are virtually "stuck" in San Junipero? Yet for those who do not believe in an afterlife, then they will gladly stay in San Junipero because the truth of the matter is, no one alive can tell you whether or not there is an afterlife. Many people who have been close to death but were lucky enough to be "brought back" claim that they saw a light or they heard voices, which convinces them and their believers that there must be an afterlife. Yet the truth of the matter is, no one knows for sure, and those that do are no longer of this Earth. The question of "do I stay or do I go" is a difficult one to answer because this is the last choice that these people will make; therefore, it isn't one they can make lightly.
Both Yorkie and Kelly's stories are heartbreaking and what has happened in their lives is the reason why they both have very different, and strong opinions on San Junipero. I feel like their backstory really gives the audience a lot of insight on their feelings about this "afterlife" and whether or not you agree with Yorkie or Kelly, it's hard not to see both their points of view.
For Yorkie, she has known nothing but restriction both mentally and physically for the majority of her life. Yorkie was raised in a very religious home, and when she comes out to her parents as gay, they shun her and wanted nothing to do with her. Mind you, this is 70s and many (many) people are not as open to sexual preferences as those of us are today. Her parents' way of thinking and their religious beliefs made it hard for Yorkie, and whether or not she cared for her parents, it seems as if their opinions of her has always restricted her from being the person she wanted to be. We also find out that 40 years prior, Yorkie had ran her car off the road, leaving her physically paralyzed since then and dependent on life support. The only way she is able to use her body again is in San Junipero, and that is why she wants to be cut off her life support so she can "live" there. However, due to her parents' religious beliefs, they are against removing her from life support either because they believe she should pass on naturally or because maybe they don't want her to pass onto San Junipero and have relationships with women. So for Yorkie (and many other citizens), San Junipero is like a safe haven, a place where she can live a life that was denied to her in the "real world." Not only that but she is able to be with Kelly, a person whom she connects with on a personal and physical level, and they'll both forever be young and in love.
However for Kelly, she sees staying in San Junipero as a betrayal to her late husband. Unlike Yorkie who was never given the chance to love freely, Kelly loved her late husband as much as any person could love another. Their love was true and strong, and they both had a daughter. Kelly reveals that her late husband chose not to pass on to San Junipero because of the tragic death of their daughter. Their daughter passed away before San Junipero was invented; therefore, she was never given a chance at this "second life." Her husband made the decision to pass on naturally because he states that there will be a chance that he will see his daughter, but if he chooses to live in San Junipero, then he knows he will never see her again. Kelly, always believing that she will visit San Junipero just for fun, never takes any relationships she has seriously because she knows in the end, she won't stay. This is apparent by her indifferent attitude towards Wes in the beginning, and his warning to Yorkie when he realizes that she is starting to fall for Kelly. However Kelly feels more for Yorkie than she did for Wes which makes her angry because meeting Yorkie changes things for Kelly. She married Yorkie in real life because as her spouse, she would be able to grant Yorkie her dying wish and she felt like this should have been enough. Kelly isn't like Yorkie who views San Junipero as a haven because her haven, would be to meet with her husband and daughter in the afterlife. Yet, it doesn't mean that she isn't doubtful-no one knows what lies after death, and those who do cannot tell the living. If Kelly passes on, she wants to know that what she's giving up with Yorkie will be worth it because her husband and daughter might be waiting for her on the other side. Still, what makes Yorkie so valuable is the fact that she's here, right now. Life would her would be a guarantee, not a chance, and that is what makes Kelly's decision almost impossible.
When Kelly joins Yorkie in San Junipero at the end of the episode and they ride off into the sunset together to live happily ever after, I had to pause the episode a bit. When I saw that "roll credit music" come on, I was thinking to myself "no this can't be right. I'm pretty sure Kelly passed on naturally, and this 'Kelly' was created so that Yorkie can be happy in San Junipero." I mean, call me a pessimistic if you want, but I was three seasons deep into this show, so I think I know its patterns pretty well. Black Mirror is suppose to show the dark side of technology, so where is the darkness in this? All I see is a couple getting their happy ending. On any other show, I would dig it, on this show though...I'm skeptical.
Turns out, I wasn't alone in my thoughts because many people have searched up the strange ending for "San Junipero" wondering if there was something that they had miss. However, the ending is exactly as it seems, no bells and whistles. This article on Nerdist has the producer of the episode explain why he wanted to give this couple a happy ending. If it were a heterosexual couple, then the episode wouldn't be as powerful simply because gay marriage wasn't something that was possible in this time period. Yorkie could have never been as open and as free with Kelly as she did in this world, and even Kelly who is bisexual, had to hide a part of herself that would have shunned her from the public. I thought that made the ending really beautiful because it was meaningful, and it wasn't just twisted in one way or another to gain shock value. The episode had a story and that story was told, and whether or not the audience took anything away from it, is completely up to them.
Like I said, I do appreciate the ending for what is is; however, I would say that alternative twist of having Kelly simply be a stimulation would have been a better ending in my opinion. Is it cruel and messed up to make Yorkie believe Kelly joined her when she is actually, dead and buried next to her late husband and daughter? Of course, but it's Black Mirror! That would show just how twisted technology can be, tricking us into believing and seeing things that aren't there. Nowadays people are so glued to their phones and computers, that they don't need human interaction. If you feel lonely, then hop on the internet and watch a movie or play games. If you have a long bus or train ride home, plug in your earphones and drown out the world with music. San Junipero is Yorkie's haven because it is giving her a life that she had never had where she isn't mentally and physically restricted; therefore it is already more real to her than her lifeless body in that hospital bed. For San Junipero to give her what she really wants, someone who understands and loves her completely, would make her more happy than anything else; therefore, Kelly would need to be there. I just think it would have been amazing (and yes I know extremely sad) if after Yorkie and "Kelly" reunited, it moves onto the next scene with Kelly in the "real world" dying and telling the doctors she's ready to be with her husband and daughter.
Obviously, that is a much sadder ending but I think it would have stuck with me more. ALTHOUGH I do see the appeal in the actual ending, I still stand by what I said. Only because I believe that life isn't life without that constant change, the undeniable knowledge that we will get older and we will inevitably perish. The fact that we don't have forever, pushes us out of our comfort zone, it is a fuel to yank us out bed on those lethargic days when all we want to do is bing watch bad television and eat our weight in junk food. Obviously, I don't know everything there is to know about this "other reality" so there are a lot of questions on my mind. I mean, if the residents there get tired of "living" can they asked to be removed from the system? Or is it one of those, once you leave you can't come back sort of ordeal?
Also, is this program only for the elderly? Could children and young adult get the chance to enter San Junipero if they have a terminal illness? If so, then I would be more on board with it all. It is devastating to know that there are many people out there who will never live pass the age of 30; to think about the life they missed out on is cruel and wrong. If they were able to download themselves into San Junipero, then they would be able to carry out their "lives" for many years. If they weren't able to live a long life on Earth due to a terminal illness or fatal accident, then they can experience and learn from "living" in San Junipero. Also, for the family of these people, they have the comfort in knowing that one day they will reunited with their loved ones again. Wouldn't that be amazing? To know that death isn't the end but a long "see you later"?
However, I do have to think of the flip side. Let's say a man losses his wife in a car accident, and she ends up in a coma. The doctors tell him they don't see her getting any better, and before all of this occur, his wife signs a contract to be downloaded into San Junipero. The husband decides to cut off life support and although her body is gone, her mind is elsewhere. The husband, stricken by grief and need to see his wife again, decides that he cannot take it anymore. He wants to go to San Junipero to be with her, but there's only one true way to go there forever (not visiting for a few hours), and that is to die. So will this temptation to see a lost loved one, increase suicide rates? Of course you could argue that he could just visit her every week, but will that be much better? She's gone and he's still living; yet, he isn't really fully living because he spends hours a week visiting his dead wife in a virtual world.
I'm sorry if I sound morbid, but I hope you get my point.
I feel like I could go on forever talking about this world along with its pros and cons, but I know no one would stick around for that ramble. Despite many people thinking this episode was cheesy and predictable, I think this episode is one of the most discussion driven one. There's so much to say about this place, and if we remove ourselves from Yorkie and Kelly's stories, and input ourselves into this world, then there would be even more to discuss. Is this a happy dystopia? Is it a sad utopia?
As of right now, this is what I feel about this after life-intrigued, scared, and hopeful. Would I take the risk? Well, that would all depend on how permanent the decision is. Could I agree to be downloaded but then say 200 years later, want to remove myself, would I be able to? Is there a limit on how long each person can stay? With people passing away every day, every hour, every minute, would this city get too crowded? I feel like another episode in this world would be fascinating because there is so much more to the story. I would love to know who invented it and how they are improving the place from the outside. Are the people there being viewed and watched through security cameras from those in the real world?
Anyways, I'm going to stop asking questions that no one aside from the writers and producers would know. I will end this review by saying that out of all the episodes in the show, this one is one of the ones that I would gladly re-watch. Plus who knows, maybe when I re-watch this 5 or 10 years down the line, my opinion of it will change.
★★★★★/5
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