Is This the Most Divisive Black Mirror Episode Ever? Reddit Sure Thinks So

From the very first episode of Black Mirror, creator Charlie Brooker has repeatedly proved that he's not afraid to use shock value and twists that can either make or break a story.

Consequently, each new season of the show unleashed a wave of criticism and admiration (often for the same scenes), and it seems that no episode has been as divisive as 'Mazey Day' from the recently released Season 6.

Set in Los Angeles in 2006, the episode follows paparazzi Bo (Zazie Beetz) stalking Mazey Day (Clara Rugaard), a troubled star who had gone off the grid after a traumatic event. The paparazzi wants to get her first post-break photos and reap a handsome reward, and as you can see, the plot has nothing to do with Black Mirror's usual themes of technophobia and the like.

That is why many fans feel that 'Mazey Day' doesn't fit into the Black Mirror premise and universe, as the only technology this episode features is the paparazzi cameras. On the other hand, some people argue that Black Mirror isn't about technology, it's about people revealing their darkest secrets and twisted natures thanks to technology — and that's the message Charlie Brooker himself has tried to convey.

'The show isn't saying tech is bad, the show is saying people are f--ked up,' the creator told GamesRadar.

However, the main controversial point about 'Mazey Day' is not the connection to technology, but the final twist. Many viewers were frustrated when Bo and her colleagues discovered that Mazey had become… a werewolf.

'It went from Black Mirror to cheap Halloween movie real quick,' a critical viewer commented on Reddit, echoing the sentiment of other fans.

While there are many viewers who think that the supernatural angle is not appropriate for Black Mirror, others see it as a good way to comment on exploitative pop culture and the desire to monetize other people's tragedies. As Mazey turns into a monster, the paparazzi keep clicking their cameras, and what is it if not a metaphor for the dehumanization of pop culture figures we often see in today's world?

'I think the moment where they saw her chained up [and] couldn't see her as a human or treat her as one but just kept taking pics, that was a very powerful scene and left an impact,' another fan wrote.

So is 'Mazey Day' a worthy Black Mirror episode? In the long run, it's up to each and every viewer to decide for themselves.

Sources: GamesRadar, Reddit.