Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Never look past Charlie Brooker not to do the predictable thing (e.g. jumping off a building after taking LSD) but the writers’ intricate knowledge of 80's gaming and programming was fascinating. The portrayal of mental illness in a young, isolated person and its effects on the relationship between him and his family felt both real and overdue. Mental illness stimulating creativity is a trite trope and oddly old-fashioned for a man out to prove himself as progressive as Charlie Brooker. To receive the best review score on his game, the mentally ill main character has to be directed to flush his medication. This leads to him killing his father. It struck me as a double standard that in the fourth wall break sequence they chose to cast a woman as the director, when the director was male.