Black Mirror, Joan Is Awful Explained - Did Netflix Just Admit It Sucks?

Black Mirror Season 6 comes out of the gate swinging, going after the very platform that’s airing it. Creator Charlie Brooker centers the first episode “Joan is Awful” on a streamer called Streamberry, that has Netflix’s exact branding and sounds, and is developing endless content that’s even ruining its viewers’ lives. “Joan Is Awful” suggests Netflix’s style of content is making people today… kind of miserable. So, how, exactly?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Black Mirror's most meta episode yet?
01:17 How mindless content rots our brains
04:43 A constant barrage of media
08:54 How viewers get mesmerized
09:56 Joan's... happy ending?

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Susannah McCullough
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Tyler Allen

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