This 'Black Mirror' knock-off is too silly to be tense yet not silly enough to be fun
This 'Black Mirror' knock-off is too silly to be tense yet not silly enough to be fun, it was set on the shiny, happy planet of FineTime . Here, the inhabitants are entirely dependent on the “Bubble”, a social media technology so all-consuming its interface literally encompasses the user’s head with bright holographic screens.episode “Nosedive”, which is also set in a pastel-coloured world ruled by social media.
It’s an eye-rolling takedown of modern society’s relationship to technology. Yes, we are all buried in our phones. Yes, we tend to fall into bubbles online. Yes, we can get so caught up in social media that we lose sight of the real world. But it’s not exactly groundbreaking to point that out.
But the biggest weakness of “Dot and Bubble” is the obnoxiously unlikeable Lindy herself. Not only is she spoilt and vapid, it’s eventually revealed that she – like all the other inhabitants of FineTime – are also white supremacists. When she finally comes face-to-face with the Doctor, she nastily refuses his offer to take everyone away from danger and save them from certain death.
It’s an eye-rolling takedown of modern society’s relationship to technology acknowledged the fact that Gatwa is the first person of colour to play the Doctor. Following on from Jodie Whittaker’s casting as the first female Doctor, it represents a significant milestone for a decades-old show trying to adapt to modern times.
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