Once they get the twist out of the way, a lot falls into place and “Men Against Fire’s” central message is effective and disturbing. Its biggest issue, however, is that it’s nearly impossible not to guess its big twist very early on in the episode. “Men Against Fire” is actually pretty solid. He’s like how Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was a show that wanted to talk about comedic variety shows but was completely unable to write believable sketches. The political message of the powers that be co-opting sarcastic revolutions from frustrated voters is pretty right on.įurther reading: Black Mirror – The Unexpected Foresight of The Waldo Moment In a more modern context when we’ve seen creatures far worse than cartoon characters elected to office, “The Waldo Moment” isn’t quite as bad. The plot introduces tortured comedic genius Charlie Brooker…I mean Jamie Salter (Daniel Rigby), whose animated bear-like creation Waldo embarks upon a satirical run for office.
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