Black Mirror
Black Mirrorhas held everyNetflixbinge - watcher ’s attention since it come on the platform in 2014 . Its critiques on modern technology are as fascinating as they are unique , and each small season gives us a boniface of selective information , story , and world - construction to explore and pluck apart .
TCKR’s Reappearance
Toward the beginning of the episode , Karl give Danny a transcript ofStriking Vipers Xand the VR organisation that it plays on . Not many witness would look too nearly at the actual arrangement Danny is hand and later opens to play since it ’s so little . But those who did notice that the name on the box take care abominably familiar .
The ship’s company name " TCKR " is used in a couple ofdifferentBlack Mirrorepisodes . If these episodes all live in the same universe , then TCKR developed the immersive VR world in season three ’s " San Junipero , " as well as served as the neural research company in time of year four ’s " Black Museum . "
Game Over
This detail may be a bit more blatant , but because it ’s quite literally in the background , not everyone might have get it . When Karl confesses to Danny in - biz that he loves him , the background has a giant " GAME OVER " sign lit up in neon yellow . Even though the focus is on " Roxette " and " Lance , " it still looms over them both throughout the scene .
It ’s at the same time a put-on that they ’ve played past the destruction of the rhythm and a remark on their current relationship position . Danny wants their thing to end , and it briefly guide to a , well , Game Over .
Roxette… Is Chun-Li?
This installment does n’t make it a secret that it ’s paying homage to the combat game of account , including most notablyStreet FighterandTekken . Speaking specifically of Street Fighter , Roxette herself serves as a lineal reference or homage to the persona of Chun - Li .
While they may look very dissimilar at first , all of Roxette ’s movement involve a LOT of kicking , much like Chun - Li ’s signature moves in anyStreet Fightergame . Chun - Li ’s " Lightning Kick " is the move that most close resemble the kicks that Roxette enforce throughout her fights with Lance .
Relationship Parallels
Within the instalment , there are a innkeeper of parallel to be found , whether it ’s the topic of relationship that arch over the whole plot or smaller motifs . This particular is a smaller one , making it a bit difficult to spot unless you ’ve rewatched the episode at least once .
At the get-go of the episode , when Danny and Karl terminate up having a well-disposed playfight on the lounge , Karl is on top of Danny . This small portion of the scene is actually a parallel for the first fourth dimension they playStriking Vipers Xtogether . When they terminate up actually oppose , Karl still finds himself on top of Danny — this time , as Roxette .
Lacie Chocolate
After the seven - month time jump in the episode , Theo give Danny a round-eyed Browning automatic rifle of chocolate for his birthday . If witness depend intimately , they ’d notice that the chocolate in question was call off " Lacie . "
Black Mirrorenthusiasts may agnise this name from time of year three ’s opener , " Nosedive , " whose independent fibre was called ( you guessed it ) Lacie ! We ’re not indisputable what fall out to Lacie after the events of her episode , but maybe she went on to feel a very successful chocolate line . Who knows !
Danny’s Jacket
At the very offset of the sequence , Danny is shown wearing a rather nice - take care first team crownwork . On the front are a pair of tiger over a navy backcloth , while the back let in a stylized tower and the word of honor " TOKYO " in all - caps in yellowish stitching .
Alone , this get for a great look , but it also mirror the configurations and stag inStriking viper X. They both have similar Japanese - inspired styles , as many of the stages could be argued as taking place in Tokyo . A like pillar to the one on Danny ’s cap even appear in the background of the very first stage Danny and Karl essay out .
Pastels Everywhere
The visuals ofBlack Mirror ’s instalment are always something to behold , even if there are no screwball issue happen on - screen . " Striking Vipers " does have some awful essence when it do to portraying the world ofStriking Vipers X , but those shiny colouring material contrast sharp with the real world ’s more calm pastels .
Those pastel colour experience familiar , but why ? Maybe it ’s because a similar palette was used in season three ’s " Nosedive , " where almost everyone in that episode put on soft colors . If the parallel was intended , then that tally another book of facts to " Nosedive " !
A Sneaky Stage Reference
Black Mirrorloves to include the tiniest details in everything they do , and this detail is nothing if not petite ! In the scene where Danny and Karl are play the original Striking Vipers , they have to opt a stage . Many of those stage are references to real places , but one of them is named " Saito Helipad . "
This seems like a unmediated reference to the company key out SaitoGemu , featured in season three ’s " Playtest . " The reference does make sense , too : both episodes conspicuously boast TV games at the philia of their narrative . The only difference is that one turn to horror , while the other turns to romance .
The Final Confrontation
This one is n’t quite a direct consultation to any picky game or episode ofBlack Mirror , but it could be another piece of homage to fighting secret plan themselves . During what may well be Danny and Karl ’s last confrontation of sorts , they resolve to see up in an alleyway , where it happens to be rain down .
This kind of set — a colored city street at night with rainfall — is exactly the kind that could be used in a fighting secret plan as well . Usually , these sort of striking preferences are perfect for a final confrontation , so it makes sentiency that Danny and Karl would have theirs here !
The Ultra Move Strikes Back
Yet another reference book toStreet Fighteris here ! This time , Street Fighter IV , in particular , is devote court to in the form of an Ultra Move . These types of move are first featured in the fourth game in the franchise , and they ’re ordinarily used late in a match as a comeback .
Roxette pulls off Ryu ’s conversant Ultra Move during the first fight inStriking Vipers X : " Shoryuken , " or " rise Dragon Fist . " That uppercut to the jaw by all odds had to anguish when it land on poor Lance !
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