Black Mirror's 'Beyond The Sea' Fails to Deconstruct Toxic Masculinity
Patriarchy, transferring consciousness, & isolation in space
The episode Beyond The Sea is probably one of the most disappointing ones in the entire sixth season of Black Mirror. Set in an alternate 1969, it's a story about two astronauts that have the ability to transfer their consciousnesses back down to Earth on their mission's downtime into artificial robots called replicas. This technological feat allows them to maintain their lives back home in a kind of inverse work-from-home situation.
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