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s07e06 — USS Callister: Into Infinity

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| Release Date: | 10.04.2025 15:00 |
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Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister – led by Captain Nanette Cole – are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players.
Discussion: Season 7, Episode 6 Join the Discussion
329It's been 7 years since that episode, and I've completely forgotten everything. I thought the current series was independent (and the flashbacks at the beginning of the series were like a feature). And watched it as an independent series))
I don't usually review it. But this is an extra reason to look at the Black Mirror again. At least 7 years ago :)
Definitely one of the most driving episodes of the season.
And the happy ending is quite black-mirrored: to return to the body of the deceased self and stay forever with annoying voices in my head.
Now I would like to take another look at San Junipero.
And the Stone has a hole in the back.
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And how I wished at first that there was a blue floppy disk instead of a green one. And then this - and here it is, but the effect is not the same (
The cast is just gorgeous. It was nice to see everyone, and they played just great.
And the plot was stretched for an hour and a half, high. And really how the movie came out.
The ending reminded me of a puzzle.
Overall, the season turned out to be powerful. Not a bit of boredom. I looked at everything in one gulp, without being distracted by anything.
CZ, as always, is on top. One of the few TV shows that keeps the bar from season to season.
But here's the 7th season, a real buzz. In my opinion, not a single truly failed episode, all episodes are good in their own way.
I really liked the continuation of the USS Callister, I couldn't look away from the screen. It looks like the whole season in one sitting, it's hard to break away, now I'm waiting for the next season.
Black Mirror is primarily dystopia and science fiction. What is dystopia? An image of a society of the future where everything is bad, despite the apparent system of order.
signs of dystopia:
- total control (government, corporations, technology)
- suppression of individual freedom
- the illusion of happiness or security
- degradation of morality and humanity
This is exactly what the USS Callister describes.
about episode 4 of season 7.
why is it a black mirror. First of all, the series reminds me a lot of Hated in the Nation, vibe is very similar, open ending and so on, but if we look at the series in more detail, then this is a series of Technology with consequences, very much in the spirit of black mirror, some technology turns out to be the cause of disaster, while another plus in the piggy bank is that this black mirror is an open ending It is unclear whether this technology really saved humanity or whether the creatures simply destroyed the world by taking revenge on humans. Well, I don't think this episode is the best of the season, but it's very characteristic of black mirror, I haven't seen anything like it since season 4.
What can I talk to you about if it's like you haven't even read my answer and you've written the same thing over and over again? Zero specifics.
If you think episode 1 of this season is weak and episode 6 is strong, then you don't understand movies at all.
, but it was nice to see familiar actors and what a thrill I got from watching
if we talk about the whole season:
black mirror is on top, as they set the bar in season 1, and this bar is visible here, it's very nice that season 7 did not slip and did not disappoint (as sometimes happens with many TV series)
it looked easy, in one go, the desire to include the next episode sooner, although each episode is a complete story
I'm really looking forward to the next season!!!
I liked watching about the survival of heroes in the digital world, when watching the first part, this particular question arose, how will they live there)
It was interesting to see young Daley before he became a psychotic sociopath.
What a big difference there is between the real Walton and the digital Walton, the former is disgusting.
The center of the Universe "Infinity" was interesting, at first the garage digital Daily seemed cute and naive, but there was a catch right away, Nannette applied it well.
It's good that she managed to save herself and the crew, I hope she will be able to extract them from her consciousness and send them to travel through interesting and safe worlds. Their shared consciousness was reminiscent of an episode from the Black Museum series, which was not pleasant for both sides.
Are we waiting for the third movie?
NO_QUOTE_ERROR
The USS Callister was one of the most memorable episodes from previous seasons of Black Mirror, so I reacted quite positively to the news of the sudden sequel, with a slight anticipation of what they would come up with there. In fact, it turned out to be rather an adequate Free Guy or a down-to-earth Ready Player One, with an acceptable level of fan service, an uncomplicated story and a happy ending... in the spirit of Black Mirror. And that's a good thing.
Because this story doesn't need an over-complicated plot or techno-thriller stuff, its characters deserve their happy ending. Of course, it wasn't without the first one, and the second one, too, but overall I'm quite happy with the sequel. And it's a sin to complain, Christian Milioti's hour and a half is a blessing, she has such a cool strong friendly vibe. I wish her success in her career.
As for the season itself, I don't want to swear either. Yes, I didn't like the first episode very much (although considering his ratings, there's something wrong with me), but the rest turned out to be very good, albeit not without their drawbacks. In any case, I'm glad that Black Mirror is still in operation, and its authors continue to come up with interesting stories and sometimes even forget about the scope of the project, giving out something completely out of place, but no less interesting. I wish them every success, too. See you.. in the reflection of a Black Mirror!
If you don't need it, then it's not a black mirror. Yes, there's something wrong with you, because the first episode of this season reflects most of all the essence of the series, and not these Marvel-style space rides.
The finale is gorgeous, but there's still an hour and a half of pure buzz! I would even go to the cinema for 2 episodes, everything is so cool and filmed.
Unfortunately, the series has already lost its feature and will probably close or not be released very soon, as its ratings have clearly dropped significantly.
It's hard to imagine that the series was released before Netflix in 2011...
Of the first two seasons, the only one that really got into my soul was "Polar Bear", well, the first episode, which made it clear what kind of series it would be)
I disagree about geeks. The series was and remains for a wide audience to show the horrors of excessive use of technology. Personally, I still get cold feet from the Bryce Dallas Howard episode, where everyone liked each other and the value of a person was reduced to them. Reality is very similar and not only for geeks
I'm not a fan of anything related to space. I thought it wouldn't be interesting. But! What a cool closing episode came out, it wasn't boring for a single moment. However, nothing is clear at the beginning. At the level of the third series for me (or even higher)
Overall, the season was not bad. Recent seasons haven't been as interesting as the first ones, that's a fact. This one isn't the best either, but it turned out unexpectedly well.
I watched all the episodes in two days. I don't want the series to end.
Very often, I find comments on different TV series from the category of "It was necessary to end the *** season".;
But, Black Mirror is the case when you want it to never end)
The rest is not, it's a pity that the sequel was removed.
I liked the new season, there were some very cool episodes, and in general, I didn't notice any passing episodes for myself this time.
And I also noticed a micro-fragment of an Ashley O song from previous seasons, I love references from:
10/10
This is a kind of "Avengers Endgame" in scale, only in the black mirror universe.
I'm satisfied 😌
How can this episode be the best in the series if Black Mirror is 10 points higher in quality than the Avengers? The comparison already suggests that this episode may not be the best in such a series.
But all the same, I can't disagree - it was done with high quality!
But I liked that it was shown that Daley initially wanted a peaceful simulation, and that he loved the spirit of the local Star Trek in terms of cooperation and humanity. Because in fact, people often have such cognitive dissonances, it's more realistic than if he were a 100% villain.
Kristin Milioti, of course, is amazing, can she be everywhere and more often? And Jesse Plemons was very happy, she thought that since his Persian was dead, he would not be returned (well, because he is clearly a more significant star now than when he starred in the CHZ last time).
The season turned out to be great 🔥 all episodes are on fire, I didn't want to drop any)
Science fiction does not allow the existence of supernatural elements, and fantasy relies on them. That's the whole difference. Do not imagine that fictions in the genre of science FICTION should be strictly achievable and explained in detail.
The laws of the fantasy world are presented as a given, without any explanation. It's already Marvel.
So the expectations from the series were high. And I'm glad that the series lived up to them. I liked how they unfolded the continuation of the story, how they introduced the gg who was killed earlier, and how they finished. It was interesting to watch, it didn't feel like you were constantly guessing one step ahead. Only the heroine's return to the real world was expected, and I feel very sorry for the original.
And the gamers are all very fast.
The story, of course, strongly overlaps with the second series, where the theme of the god complex was also among the key ones (the one where the pendant controlled reality). The theme of digital copies was in the third series.
In fact, this episode is not the final one for nothing. As a result of the entire season, it has absorbed many themes from previous episodes. But at the same time, his task is to entertain the viewer, so that after watching the season he leaves with pleasant impressions, and not with tears in his eyes from the topics raised.
See you soon, CHZ.
But I have to watch the beginning to refresh my memory)
Each episode looks inside its viewer. It's not about technology, it's not about the future — it's about each of us. About fears, hopes, and even mistakes. And I do not know how they did it, but this time they hit right in the heart. Every story seemed to be about me.
Every episode is a masterpiece. Specifically about this one, the references to "The 13th floor", "The Matrix", and the companion cube from Portal were very appropriate in this series. And yes, apparently, we are not saying goodbye to Callister's team yet.
I don't even know how or when the creators of the series will surprise us again, because the bar has been raised almost to heaven and it won't be easy to jump over it.
I hope the authors will be helped by their inspiration, technology, and even AI in creating the next season. I also hope that I will live to see this moment, because it was not just good. It was beautiful.
Does anyone have any ideas?
And they were there, apparently, because of some kind of software glitch, because everything collapsed when Nannette inserted a floppy disk, which, in theory, was supposed to return her consciousness to the brain of a real copy in a coma, and send the team to a closed, safe universe.
But how do they ring from the brain? Is her brain always connected to the Internet now?
After all, these minds were uploaded to Nannet via the wires of the hospital indicators of her condition. When she cut them off, what happened next? Nannette's two minds should have merged and she would have lived as a human being. And how are digital copies of the team supported?
Actually, in any season there are episodes that have caught on more, something has passed by, this season is no exception.
Overall, most of the episodes this season were good, so I enjoyed the season)) ❤
It was quite unexpected to feel the vibe of the first seasons of the CHZ here, and this is after two such weak seasons! Now I hope again and look forward to the next seasons at the same level))
I liked this story, so I remembered it without difficulty. There was a lack of Daly in the sequel, but then he appeared (in a way)... in general, I am personally satisfied with everything. ))
1) The retcon that a clone of Daley was shoved into the game, who has been exploited indefinitely, destroys all sympathy for his boss's clone. Oh no, I'm poor, unhappy, I was forced to watch my fake son being thrown into space... Dude, the original one-you literally locked a man in a prison from which there is no escape. One. Forever. Whose cow would be mooing, huh...
2) The logical thing to do was to send a familiar face, not Nanette. It's clear that she's the main character, but Daley might have thought she was a stupidly random stray player or bug and erased her. It was important here that he heeded the request. It's more of a quibble, but Clone Daily has never seen it in his life.
Out of personal animosity, Daley's hobbies have been faked for the second series. Lol, he collects toys, comics, here's a kid, and meanwhile, the dude is a genius, on whose code the whole game is based. In general, it sounds like some kind of wild bullying from, uh, everyone. I'm indifferent to the conventional Star Trek (I've never watched it), but as far as I'm concerned, people who are passionate about something are wildly cool. Why, there are plenty of nerds like that among actors and writers. It seems like 2k25 is in the yard, it's time to accept it already. And his den still looks tolerable, no two-meter posters with naked women, for example:
Hurray!
And throwing a son into space is a mockery, in this universe, game clones are equal in awareness to the original. Of course, he suffered. Perhaps the boss only realized in the clone state how similar they were, he hadn't played Infinity before. But the original boss did not reach this realization.
But the fact that the boss was an evil, ambitious scumbag is evident throughout the series: he deceived Nannette, tried to kill copies to hide Daley's crime, and was involved in the death of the real Nannette.
And the clone was made about 5 years ago (it seemed to be in the first series), maybe the original was especially spoiled when he became a tycoon. That is, this particular character and his clone are different. By the way, a real intern and a digital assistant captain are also different.
maybe the Walton clone will show itself again.
It's sad, it's not delicious.
Robert Daly offers two floppy disks in red and green. We recall the Matrix.
"Take the blue pill, and the fairy tale is over. You'll wake up in your bed and believe it was a dream. If you take the red pill, you will enter a wonderland. I'll show you if the rabbit hole is deep. "
As you can see, Robert has a natural craving for power and cruelty. His copy, created long before the events of the first Callister, projects his possessive tendencies in the blink of an eye. So it wasn't about his employer, Walton, at all.
Meanwhile, I missed a historical moment, specifically the creation of a wireless tablet interface for the human brain. Help here. For the first time, as I remember, this device was presented in San Junipero, and before that, indirectly, back in the first season, where there was an episode about terrible jealousy (I couldn't finish watching it at the time), the characters had clouded eyes, just like it happens when using pills;. Actually, in the current episode, Robert communicates his future employer Walton to the technology of consciousness transfer. It looks artisanal, with wires (a train), but does this mean that Robert can be called the inventor of this technology, which has become the hallmark of the series?
Overall, the season brought the entire series back to the position of what it has always been proud of and distinguished itself by.
Green floppy disk or red floppy disk: which choice would you make?
Congratulations to everyone at the end of season 7 and Happy Easter to those who watch on lostfilm.
Vibes and references to the old Black Mirror are just boiling and bubbling. It seems that the motto of this season is to make CZ great again. And Brooker succeeded.
Although I'm not a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek, and I rarely watch movies about space, the sequel to Callister went even better than that episode from season 4. It turned out to be a kind of greeting from 2017, as time flies...
Well, Nanette will now have fun chatting on the phone with voices in her head)))
My personal rating:
1. USS Callister: Into Infinity
2. Eulogy
3. Bête Noire
4. Common People
5. Plaything
6. Hotel Reverie
By the way, I really didn't expect that the final episode would surpass the penultimate one for me)
It's diverse, sometimes cute, sometimes creepy, but most importantly, it was 100% exciting.
It's a pity there aren't enough episodes. I'm waiting for the sequel
I took the time to review the first series of the USS Callister - I had a lot of fun and now the whole story looks more complete. The ending has arrived — like a happy ending, but in the style of a puzzle)) In any case, it will never be boring and lonely now))
It would be great if some episodes from previous seasons were continued in the same way. I still remember the series about the rating))
Well, who is such nonsense designed for? Is this for 10-year-olds? What kind of caricature? It's not a black mirror, it's some kind of Marvel movie.
And you don't worry about the characters at all. They are not real, Walton was the most adequate, he was even ready to kill his game clone. It's a game. At the same time, they robbed and killed ordinary players, and cheated, even when they were given money. And this Cole was doing just that. But she pretends to be honest. As a result, she captured the head of an outsider. And the rest are just trapped on a ship in her head. Why is such an existence necessary at all?
The only good hero is Thomas Daley, the creator of everything, this is his game, and he can dispose of it as he wants. He was bullied by the whole team, although he is the most valuable employee, he did not do anything wrong to them. And he couldn't die, the creator couldn't create, and he couldn't get out of the game. You can always exit the game. So the plot is based on such idiotic assumptions that it's no good.
It was a crime to make a sequel
Overall, half of the season was definitely a success))
And of course, a reference to the last episode of season 6 of CHZ. I don't know if many people paid attention to this or not, but when the asshole boss called all the people who were robbed by our heroes at the end of the series, there was a salesgirl and her demon, who, after the end, went into oblivion somewhere in space. And so they were also in this game galaxy, it turns out, but they died, it's a pity.
Developer: YES!
The sequel to Callister wasn't badly shot, but the first part looked better.
The episode sagged in places, it was a bit boring. The finale is dynamic, well brought out)
Nevertheless, it was a pleasant time and a return to the roots can not but rejoice.
The series seems to be quite good, but it dragged on for a very long time.
It would be better to develop a series with a Movie or a Game like Sims
But it's still nice to watch.
Not the season, but the cannon. I just wanted to review it first, because nothing of this genre is planned, and everything else has been reviewed (well, unless you wait for Love Death & Robots).
For some reason, they couldn't get a bunch of NPCs for the local god, he was sitting in a garage riveting worlds, it looked visually cool, but on the whole it was strange.
The ending is also a dubious happy ending, knowing that other people are sitting in your head is not very pleasant for them either, sitting and constantly watching the world from your eyes is also another torment.
The fact that they do not have an ID, but have an account for loans is again a separate issue.
And so even the director alone survived on the planet, I think a group with a ship Within the framework of a populated planet can find a living without robbery, but for people to voluntarily give money.
By the way, why he ate these animals is not very clear, there seems to be no feeling of hunger, and if it is prescribed, they will starve to death in the heroine's head.
I watched the episode from season 4 first, it seems like everything is more logical (at first glance)
Overall, the season turned out well, the Funeral Oration was the least liked of all.
Simpson has a funny role.
not exactly a black mirror, of course.
but it's too long.
it's really annoying that everyone scoffs at the frivolous hobby of the inventor of the game.
a completely harmless fascination with an old SF series, what's the problem with the rest, xs.
That's not why he's a lame dude.
Locking up your digital clone to do a bunch of creative work is an interesting decision. and he wasn't particularly unhappy. basically, I was doing what I did in my life and without any special control. This is not to break your clone into a slave state, just so that you can have a smart home.
This idea also reminds me of cameras in Terry Pratchett's flat earth world. where imps sit in boxes and quickly draw after pressing a button. Technology!
and it's also funny that instead of AI, which is now being pushed everywhere and which, in principle, could generate as many crazy planets as you like, they decided that it would be easier to create a digital clone of a creative and brilliant person. in other words, human imagination and abilities are more important for real creativity. That's a nice thought.
P.S. Usually, for flashbacks, especially after a long break, and especially if the plot itself shows events from the past before the original, you have to computer-rejuvenate the actors, and Jesse Plemons lost so much weight that it was not necessary.
especially in Lost's translation, as if I'm watching the new Star Trek🥳 "Evasion Maneuver! 40% more shields! Teleport!"😄
It's a pity there wasn't a cameo like in the last episode of Plemons' wife, Kirsten Dunst.
Many people mentioned the puzzle, but I remembered the old (my age's) movie Inner Space (1987. Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan). There's a hero in heaven. the ship has decreased. down to the micro-size and gets into the human body. it is connected for video and audio communication. to the nerves.
San Junipero doesn't let go🙂 there is in every episode.
imho. Theory - if the brain emits waves, then you can also "call from the brain"
if the characters are alive. loans are needed, so the two of them are robbing. 3 is better than 2. this nedorembo himself rushes into battle. Cap doesn't want to kill? and you still have to. the man also died so stupidly.
I hope there will be a 3rd part. where can there be a new game or its equivalent, and the heroes need to go through the game with Nanette in order to get out of her head.
I'm surprised that the co-owner of the company has never logged into the game.
It was fun to see Dale in the garage. a kind of demiurge creates the universe in his little world.
Walton and Daly. Jobs and Wozniak.
«fucking retro shit!»🤣
- And the stone has a hole in the back.
- Yes? I hadn't noticed.
- 🤨😐
🤣🤣🤣
On May 12, Netflix will delete the movie "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch"
This will be the final point in the history of the service's interactive projects. Back in 2023, the platform abandoned this direction, deciding to focus on cloud and mobile games, which, according to the company, better match its future strategy.
In addition, in 2025, Netflix is introducing a new type of interface that is technically incompatible with the interactive format.
This season is so good that I wanted to review all the previous seasons, and I also went to watch various videos about references!
Ready to watch love, death and robots!
So Daly is a sick bastard, no doubt about it, but Valton is still a shithead in both versions.
At the same time, the man saved the main characters and I thought that now GG would also offer him to get out so that he would not live in Solyanoye for another 500 years, but instead killed him.
What a cherry, there is no cut and past, there is only copy and past and delete. Bytes cannot be "transferred", they can be copied and erased. That is, there was not much point in their "escape".
It's so cool that they've completed this series!
I wouldn't even remember what this story was about if it weren't for the flashbacks at the beginning of the episode. Well, then there is a possibility that part 3 will be released after the nth number of years with all the teams already saved, or knowing the Black Mirror with death.
As it turns out, the scriptwriters have a lot more to tell about the Callister crew! "Into Infinity" is not only similar in timing to a real full-length film, but also in special effects. Yes, of course, there are wacky weapons and outfits that not only refer to the cheap props of the original Star Trek movies, but also to modern online games like Fortnite. But, in general, there are good shootouts, and space battles in the style of storming the Death Star are present.
The plot keeps you in suspense, despite the abundance of jokes. Jimmy Simpson is fiercely good, both as a selfish company owner and a clone. Simpson is one of the most underrated actors of our time, as far as I'm concerned, and here he easily switches quickly between, let's say, the serious mode of "The World of the Wild West" and the silly "It's always sunny in Philadelphia." I was pleased that Simpson's character is not the only one of the victims of the last part, whom Brooker and his co-authors figured out how to return based on the logic of the computer world.
Unlike the Dream Hotel, the long timekeeping does not load, the scriptwriters are constantly throwing something around, developing the story both in the real world and in the game. Well, the ending came out quite in the spirit of the series, which takes "Callister" to a whole new level in the spirit of "Inner Space" and "Osmosis Jones". Brooker, by the way, does not rule out that sooner or later he will write the third adventure of the crew.
P.S. There are a lot of Easter eggs for past episodes (up to cameos of the main characters from other stories) and not only that - it's funny with the choice of floppy disks of different colors a la "Matrix". Well, it seemed to me that on one of the Star Fleet posters, the captain looks very much like Nathan Fillion.
P.P.S. Well, yes, well, yes: we made a rotating megasphere so that players would not approach it. Ah ha ha. That's not how player psychology works. They would have flown here first as soon as they saw her and started looking for loot).
"Black Mirror" is definitely still in its prime and can please even the viewer who is tired of it.
Rating [average] of the season: 7 twilight zones out of 10
And now it all looks like fake Christmas Tree toys.
I laughed at Walten, of course, it was interesting to watch him, even though he's the last asshole.
I feel sorry for Bob alone, I thought he would help, but the copies are not really other people, they have the same traits. Why couldn't he initially create a group of friends in the engine?) Why only the garage(
A great adventure episode. It's amazing that Walton's clone is so different from a real person. It's a pity that only Nannette managed to get her life back, I hope the rest will have a chance too.
IMHO, he's being sly.
He doesn't have any of that in the game. But besides that, he's clearly a good team player, because he managed to grow the company from scratch. Plus they became friends there. There are a lot of bosses who are monsters with their subordinates and good with their friends.
Not in the spirit of the whole series, but still the best.
I hope there will be a continuation of Infinity or other series in future seasons. Some stories can definitely be continued.
To be honest, the second part is even more absurd (not as absurd, of course, as with alternate realities) than the first, but overall it's fun for a change)
P.S. And it's not that it's bad 🙌🏽
When Bob was shaking two floppy disks, a green one and a red one, he had the idea that it should be blue instead of green, so that it would be like in the matrix. And Bob took out the blue one))))
The ending was reminiscent of the TV series "Dollhouse", where one of the main characters also moved into the heroine's head.
The series started talking about technology again, not as a decoration, but as a problem. There was that chill — not horror for horror's sake, but the feeling that all this could become a reality tomorrow.
In some places, the season hits the target and does it stylishly. Good acting, thoughtful visuals, a normal pace without too much fuss. It can be seen that this is no longer an attempt to just hype, but a desire to be a smart TV series again.
In some places, it's like a draft. The idea seems to be there, the potential was there, but the implementation is flat. The characters are cardboard, the conflict has not been lived, and the ending is either too predictable, or on the contrary, strange for the sake of strangeness.
In general, the season is like an attempt to get back to yourself. Somewhere very decent, somewhere damp. "Black mirror" is no longer as ruthless as in the first seasons, but it's also not as pointless as in some controversial episodes from previous years.
In total, the season is great, especially when I didn't expect anything from the series at all. A super pleasant surprise! Well done,
In this series, the technical side is poorly developed.