The newest season of Black Mirror, the popular series that Time magazine calls "a series of tech-dystopia nightmares," just dropped on Netflix. The fifth season, which only runs three episodes, is getting mixed reviews. One of the great Black Mirror ironies, aside from the fact that it's a show that causes us to drop everything and stay glued to our screens, is the attention it gets on social media. The show winds up with a second life thanks to Twitter reactions and Reddit memes. We've compiled some of the best reactions here for your viewing pleasure (no spoilers). Of course, now we are all paranoid about our phones again: Me after watching every #BlackMirror episode and trying to single handedly stop the uprising of technology before it’s too late.. pic.twitter.com/eaPrkD3fTM— Hope (@hopieyyyy) June 5, 2019 Me watching Smithereens: damn your addicted to your phone. Couldn’t be meAlso me: alternating between twitter, ig, and a block game as I watch the episode #smithereens #BlackMirror— 🌻SunflowerMamí🌻 (@Sunflower_Mami) June 5, 2019 *SPOILERS*Black Mirror S5 EP3: *exposing the music industry's dark secrets*Our Music Industry: pic.twitter.com/ciWKqYzhbq— Abayga (@christopgo) June 5, 2019 Many are just excited to have some new episodes out. The show's fans have waited almost two years for the newest series. SEASON 5 OF BLACK MIRROR IS OUT pic.twitter.com/tqOWvk7CU0— Sara Burkart (@SaraDBurkart) June 5, 2019 Me going home at 5 knowing damn well I’m gonna curl up on the couch and watch the new season of BLACK MIRROR 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/RZGNNsxyGs— hay (@hayfowl) June 5, 2019 Me waking up to ‘Black Mirror season 5 is now available on Netflix’ pic.twitter.com/0fWByjwdGA— Paloma of House Stark (@yourstrulyera) June 5, 2019 Black Mirror s5 is out pic.twitter.com/sBeuNI5CmI— Shawn ⍟ son ϟ of ۞ Thanos (@notbuckyb) June 5, 2019 Others are understandably upset by the fact that the newest season is only three episodes long. We can partially blame this on Bandersnatch, the interractive movie which spent eight months in production, for shortening the length of the newest series. so i waited over a year for season 5 just to get 3 episodes? Ok #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/YcEdDARFvj— Grasya. (@mariggracia) June 5, 2019 opening Netflix to see season 5 only has THREE EPISODES #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/zR7Yq9fqHE— Tara (@tara_mccann__) June 5, 2019 Me looking at my Netflix and only seeing 3 episodes of #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/s63XRjnZmn— Mo Gilligan (@MoTheComedian) June 5, 2019 The first season definitely takes a turn early on. It has the shock value that people have come to expect from the Black Mirror series, for better or for worse. black mirror season 5 episode 1 pic.twitter.com/b9u4bDIgY4— ً (@saintpjk) June 5, 2019 Black Mirror Season 5 is off to a great start pic.twitter.com/ILyJU1cnsY— Greggs 🧛🏻♀️🔪 (@Greggs_) June 5, 2019 Black mirror season 5 ep 1 pic.twitter.com/8xg3Q7hYc9— Roy Tapiwa Mhirizhonga (@r_mhirizhonga) June 5, 2019 Black mirror season 5 ep 1 was fucked up in a good way i tell ya— 👍🍑 (@rakyatsekitar) June 5, 2019 Striking Vipers #blackmirror pic.twitter.com/PrAwLsAEhD— Elizabeth (@lizzy_rose03) June 5, 2019 Noone :Absolute Not a single soul:Black mirror writer : pic.twitter.com/Ti1sjSEEhC— Srujan Kamuju (@KamujuSrujan) June 5, 2019 Satan watching Black Mirror expose his music industry tactics. pic.twitter.com/b3QDbaAM1A— Myke Retro (@MykeRetro) June 5, 2019 And, yes, you know for a fact that a ton of people showed up to work sleep deprived today because they binged the show last night. Two words: worth. it. me waiting for the new season of black mirror knowing damn well i won’t be getting any sleep because of it #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/OPovYL1bzp— 🌻🐝🍯 (@modernbaseba11) June 5, 2019 Me staying up until 2 to watch Black Mirror season 5 #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/ziO5xLbqsF— John Paul Safford (@notjacksafford) June 5, 2019 opening netflix and clicking on the new season #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/4LkS074aDe— 🌻🐝🍯 (@modernbaseba11) June 5, 2019 A lot of people are unhappy with the most recent season, however: im gunna say it. Black mirror season 5 sucks— madeline🏳️🌈 (@madyreneee) June 5, 2019 I like Black Mirror and all but season 5 episode 3... trash 🗑️— Natalie Olivares (@superb037) June 5, 2019 The last episode of the season features Miley Cyrus as a depressed pop star, and it's been highly-awaited by fans of the former child star. Deleted scene of Miley Cyrus in Black Mirror.. They claim this scene would have been to powerful for viewers. They don't want us to wake up.. 👁 pic.twitter.com/IHoL8ldWQZ— Myke Retro (@MykeRetro) June 5, 2019 The mixed reactions are interesting. Some, like the person above, hated it, while others thought it was the best episode of the season. The only good episode of the three black mirror episodes of season 5 (which is bs btw) is the one with Miley Cyrus, "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley too"— SléSean (@slesean) June 5, 2019 To sum up this whole article: Me going back on Twitter immediately after watching Smithereens despite it being a parable about checking Twitter too much #BlackMirror pic.twitter.com/AtW8TeV0BQ— 🌼Jordan🌼 (@lichengoddess_) June 5, 2019 With the Handmaid's Tale and Money Heist around the corner, this summer is bound to be a good one when it comes to binge-watching shows. Who needs good weather when there's great stuff on TV, right? Read the Times review here.
