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This story includes spoilers for the season-four premiere ofBlack Mirror.
Black Mirrorwriter-creator Charlie Brooker has never met a twist ending he didnt love.
First its important to understand the intersecting story lines of the episode.
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Making matters worse, they dont have genitals.
Daly revels in undermining and tormenting the crew, making the stakes of any mutiny exceedingly high.
When you cant die and have no control over your life, is mutiny worth it?
She comes up with a distress signal they investigate together on a remote planet.
On the planet, Cole distracts Daly by seducing him to enter a calm lake with her.
By the time Daly returns to the game, Cole is gone.
Shes back on USSCallister,heading full speed to the wormhole (a.k.a.
the software update) in the hopes that entering it will effectively wipe them from existence.
The crew screams in agony as they vault through the wormhole.
The team is intact, but not without a few changes.
Gone is the white, bulky tech and brightly colored palette.
Instead, the bridge of the USSCallisteris sleek and chrome.
They look more like themselves.
No more blue-tinged skin, bouffant hair styles, or revealing clothing.
They have their genitals.
TheSpace Fleetmod has been stripped.
Theyre free and in the cloud, no longer trapped in Dalys computer and the hellish game he created.
Even the ship seems sleeker than it did under Dalys watch.
Dalys ending is exceedingly grim.
Hes powerless and stuck floating in the game, screaming commands that no one will heed.
Considering the depth of cruelty he imposed on others, this seems like a just fate.
So what happened to those poor souls?
Its also been one of the most praised and beloved episodes of the season.
Im cold on USS Callister due to its treatment of theStar Trekmythos and its predictability.
*This article has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Charlie Brooker.
