I'm imagining an Edward-Scissorhands deal, except fleshlights for blades.

Eh, the problem of consciousness is one we've been struggling with for a very long time. The episode doesn't actually describe the process of 'passing over' or the mechanics of SJ, on any level. It's not infeasible, from a SF perspective, that someone discovered a way of transferring consciousness, or even that they…

I think one of the points of the episode was that there is a detachment in both Kenny's crime, and in the crime of the vigilante(s) tormenting him. It would have been easy to paint a paedophile as a monster but society already does that job for us, showing him doing things that are morally repugnant (the child porn),…

Well, the thing is that being racist, especially in private conversation, isn't actually a crime, even in the UK. But the problem, as shown again in the final episode, is that this kind of justice is wildly inconsistent, and really seeks to punish all evildoers as much as possible.

(1) In that case, how did they get his email address? You can write a single virus which can do all of those things - record his webcam and his screen at the same time. The real question is when did Kenny get the virus - when his sister pirated movies, when he accessed the child porn, or when he downloaded the…

Well, that's how mob justice works. Every crime is essentially punishable by the same degree: whatever the mob decides, or, more accurately, whatever will satisfy the mob's bloodlust. There is no consistency because vigilantes or mobs are inconsistent, and, as the trollface suggests, partaking in their actions not for…

I'd argue that, as soon as people become aware of what the 'Death to' hashtag really does, everyone who posts it is guilty at least of attempted murder. Not that they should die, but it is somewhat karmic.

See above reply.

Well, it makes a difference that the people who choose to 'pass over' are at the end of life stage, so they are literally at the last opportunity to do so. Also, Greg outright states that it is limited to the elderly or terminal patients, and not 'to those who flat out prefer it'.

I really loved this episode, and I'm not usually as enamoured with Black Mirror as others. I really liked the use of music, nothing really typifies the difference between decades or sums up the entirety of 10 years of pop culture as much as music. There was also a lot of meaning in the song choice - Livin' in a Box,…

Evidently, one different to the one you're familiar with.

Oh, the show makes it clear that Westworld is a terrible idea. Ford says it himself. The last thing you'd want hosts to be is conscious. Yet his 'reveries' are just pushing them closer to what could be seen as consciousness. Because intelligent, self aware robots will not endure pain and exploitation for very long.…

One of the reasons we think Rome did everything and basically everyone was stupid for the next millenia is because so little of the dark ages and early medieval is preserved, but the Roman stuff is better preserved.

It did have music, however, like most silent films. Apart from the restored scenes, which had none.

Really, rights holders are honestly stupid, because they lose nothing by sharing old data that they can't even make money off any more. The sad thing is a lot of these companies are sitting on hordes of old games that don't even get sold, they must either get filed away to some warehouse or thrown away. I've heard…

Fair enough.

I'm not too clued in of film history, though I do remember seeing a screening of Metropolis with some of the lost screens added, they were notably worse quality, like a dodgy VHS tape, and they didn't have any sound, but at least they were there, though you couldn't help but think what if someone, somewhere, had…

Eh, haven't heard much about Scott Buck. Has he been behind a few flops?

Really? I'm looking forward to Iron Fist. The way some of the Daredevil actions scenes were filmed was so awesome, I can't wait to see what they do next.

The weirdness of the whole beta test thing was one of the weakest elements of the episode, besides the predictable triple twist at the end. If you think that every games journalist is aware of the intricacies of internal shit like the insane AR beta here, or that the industry hasn't changed massively in the years…