As the first episode of the new season, the average people grab you in the head with a mix of humor and dystopian horror. The story follows elementary school teacher Amanda (Rashida Jones) and her construction worker husband Chris O’Dowd, who are doing their best to make a living while dreaming of building a family together one day. After a medical emergency that endangers Amanda’s health, Mike gets the solution, but at a price. Enter Rivermind, a service that provides services that brings Amanda back from the edge. Soon, the company’s greed and the drawbacks of medical malpractice pass through the company’s mouthpiece and sales rep, Guyno (Tracee Ellis) Ross reveals that the couple finds their comfortable lives uprooted by the monetization of Amanda’s health. If you’re expecting a easy-going story that can gently put you back into the Black Mirror Universe, that’s not. The average people are a slow tragedy that sneaks into you like an undiscovered brain tumor and quickly gets stuck in the skin, making you wonder if the technology in this episode will keep it simple, rather than revealing yourself like social predictions.
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April 12, 2025
