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Jun 8, 2019 · 'Black Mirror' star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II speaks to The Hollywood Reporter about the complicated virtual romance in "Striking Vipers," the season five episode of the Netflix series. By Jackie...
- Jackie Strause
Jun 5, 2019 · Striking Vipers: Directed by Owen Harris. With Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff. Two estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.
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- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Owen Harris
- 2019-06-05
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Black Mirror "Striking Vipers" ending picks up following a rift in Danny and Karl's relationship. After a seven-month time jump, Theo is heavily pregnant and Danny's life is back on track, but Karl is miserable. His relationship with Danny has made it impossible to find satisfaction in either real-life relationships or by having sex with other play...
After the first time they have sex, Karl (as Roxette) jokes, "That's us gay now." Danny (as Lance) replies that it "doesn't feel like a gay thing." Throughout "Striking Vipers" they struggle with the question of whether having sex with each other in the game using avatars means that they're no longer heterosexual, or whether their relationship exis...
The title Black Mirrorrefers to the black reflective surface of a phone, TV, or computer screen, and every episode of the show deals in some way with how technology has impacted everyday life, and how it could continue to impact our lives (with potentially horrible consequences) in the future. Most of the episodes have a sci-fi premise that's roote...
- Colin Mccormick
"Striking Vipers" was the third Black Mirror episode to be directed by Owen Harris, after series two's "Be Right Back", and series three's "San Junipero". The episode has an all-black main cast, with Anthony Mackie as Danny, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Karl and Nicole Beharie as Theo. Beharie was a big fan of the show prior to her appearance.
- Series 5, Episode 1
- Owen Harris
- 5 June 2019
- Charlie Brooker
Jun 11, 2019 · Home• Only at ESSENCE. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Talks About That Episode Of 'Black Mirror'. By Essence·Updated June 11, 2019. In "Striking Vipers," the actor portrays Karl, whose bromance is ...
Jun 5, 2019 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Karl) Michael Loccisano // Getty Images. Yahya plays Karl, an estranged friend of Danny’s whose relationship with him turns romantic in the game. Just before Black...
Jun 11, 2019 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II talks shooting his deeply-layered episode in Black Mirror Season 5. By Chris Longo | June 11, 2019 | | 0. This interview contains spoilers for Black Mirror season...
