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The Entire History of You

Episode aired Dec 18, 2011
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49m

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In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?

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Kemal Sylvester and Toby Kebbell in Black Mirror (2011)

Toby Kebbell and Jodie Whittaker in Black Mirror (2011)

Amy Beth Hayes and Phoebe Fox in Black Mirror (2011)

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The conversation at the party includes a discussion about the unreliability of memories. When the party memories are replayed, there are subtle continuity errors between the displayed memories and the original scene.

Goofs
When Liam hits Jonas with the Vodka bottle at 34:54, Liam's shoulder and head are briefly visible. The grain is in their eyes so this shouldn't happen.

Quotes
Ffion: For five days Liam. No call, no nothing.
Liam: So you fucked him after four days? That's heroic. I mean three days, that's admirable, but four days. I mean, you must have been gagging.

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Featured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 Actors Who Have Appeared in Black Mirror (2018)

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8/10

Another sad yet brilliant tale of what could be.

Black Mirror's first episode was darkly humorous and suspenseful, while its second was a heartbreaking Greek tragedy. Now we have "The entire history of you", which is neither humorous, nor devastatingly tragic. It is however painful and uncomfortable to watch. The technological aspect of this episode is simple: humans have the ability to recall their own memories at the press of a button. We can rewind, zoom in, and examine every detail of our lives in painstaking detail.

What makes this episode so painful, is that we witness the end of a once loving relationship, in all its sad, pathetic and all too human frailty and weakness. The technology that seemed so useful and essential now becomes a curse and enhances our cruel nature.

As great sci-fi should, it provokes thought about our past and future and our relationship with technology, while still telling an intrinsically human story, with real emotion and sadness.

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