Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show, I'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down
the Black Mirror Episode Loch Henry. A True Crime thriller this actually got named dropped
when Joan was flicking through streamberry.
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They pop up later on and the entry comes with a big twist at the end that really elevates
this episode. These first two episodes really come with the theme that Netflix is morally
bankrupt and there's a lot to talk about in this one too. Through the video we're gonna
be going through it all and also discussing the true meaning behind the ending. Heavy
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With that out the way, huge thank you for clicking this, now let's get into Loch Henry.
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Now as with our last breakdown I wanna go over the black mirror easter eggs and callbacks
first before we get into the plot itself. There's several nods to the entry Metal head
and at one point we see Michael Smart unvieling a robot dog device from the episode. This
is for the met police and this confirms that they were used by the authorities initially.
Michael Smarts name appears on a newspaper clipping as well which mentions Tipley. Both
of these appeared in Demon 79 at the baftas we hear about the documentary Suffer The Children
centred around Tipley.
There's also an article on a newspaper unveiling one which says that it was unleashed
on london. This is clearly talking about the mark 1 dog which explains why it looks slightly
different to the ones scene in the episode.
We also get an easter egg that ties in directly with the episode Playtest as theres mention
of a US tourist being found dead at SaitoGemu HQ.
Several of the shows shown in Joan Is Awful are carried across including the San Junipero
documentary and the one about Michael Callow.
The Callow years appears as a poster too and the San Junipero one is titled Euthanasia
Inside Project Junipero. This is a nod to Kelly choosing to end her own life at the
end of the entry and be uploaded to live forever in the server.
A headline on the scottish daily mail reads: Whatever Happened To Michael Callow? Now He
Runs A Zoo which is a little carry over from him having sex with the pig on TV.
Now we also learn about the Waldo movement which has romped up to political victory in
Italy. Waldo appears as a stick on the back of Davis' laptop and there's also one from
Tuckersoft from Black Mirror Bandersnatch.
Colin Ritman was a character in that with him also getting his own streamberry show
in episode 1. We find out from a newspaper clipping that he's gonna
His laptop back is where they do a lot of the easter eggs with us getting the symbol
from white bear on it and also the eye from the episode Arkangel.
Anyway we being with Pia and her boyfriend Davis travelling out to his mother Janets
to work on an independent film. This is about stops people stealing eggs that will probably
not be viewed by anyone and spoilers for it...he travels into the multi verse which is where
he meets Egg Head from Batman 66.
Anyway things seem dull and desolate but Pias ears prick up when we discover that there
was a string of brutal murder in the areas.
Seemingly all carried out by a man named Ian Adar, people have stayed away from the area
due to the painful memories.
Realising that they can turn this into a true crime documentary they're tempted by the profit
and fame that they can get off the back of it.
Now much like the first entry in this season this episode feels like it's commenting on
a lot of things that Netflix seems to do. Incase you missed that video we touched upon
how things like Making A Murderer and so on were big successes for the streamer. However
they completely wrecked peoples lives and likely unearthed things that those involved
didn't really want to know.
We discover that Davis' mother and father were involved in the murders too and I got
alot of Fred and Rose west vibes from this. Incase you don't know the killer couple murdered
several people and got away with it for years and years. Both were involved in the sordid
stuff with Rose sexual stuff being splashed all over the front page. If you're not from
england then you probably haven't heard of them but their crimes have been documented
in several tv shows and the like.
That's where my mind went with this and the pair had several children as well. Fred killed
one of these but the other two of course wouldve found themselves in a similar situation. One
of the children grew up himself to commit several abusive crimes himself and it's all
a pretty messed up story.
Because of this though several show producers have flocked to the story to try and turn
it into a commodity. Davis is given the fame and riches he was initially seeking but the
story is kind of taken away from him come the end. It's now in the public domain and
thus producers can constantly keep making documentaries, shows and movies about it.
He is metaphorically shoved out of it come the end of the episode with him having to
stare at a producers back as she talks about plans for the future. The is to the person
that could potentially play Pia who dies towards the end after discovering the truth. This
shows that the story has gotten away from him and it's now in the hands of those who
are solely after money.
Though he gets a bafta he isn't happy and it's kind of like a wish coming true for him
with all the downsides of it.
some day this guy will be polishing baftas
The bafta award itself is a mask and now Davis must put on a happy face and pretend to be
enthusiastic about it all.
This ends up also bringing back business to the local pub but you have to ask yourself
what it really cost.
Now what the episode does brilliantly is that it shows both sides of the arugments when
it comes to making this stuff. The characters of course feel like it's important to tell
the story but they also wrestle with the backlash that comes with it.
It's sold that Davis and his mum can finally tell the story but there is the idea that
Pia is using the victims for her own personal gain.
People often argue you shouldnt be bringing up the dead like this and using them as a
way to get fame and fortune especially as people went through some of the most horrendous
things imaginable.
All the bad things in this episode happen from the characters being unable to help themselves
from digging up the past in there never ending quest to make the true crime doc. They even
put words into Stus mouth and they make sure he says certain things so the documentary
is juicier.
There's a scene in which they're singing in the car joking about the murders and this
causes Davis to crash the car when he joins in. It could've been fatal and them clearly
laughing and joking has an almost karmaic response that causes them to almost lose their
own lives. I think thematically it works really well and the more they disrepsect the dead
the more that they lose.
Now being a youtuber I've run into controversy myself if I've covered a certain movie with
either let's say a problematic actor or director. Some people just flat out tell me theyre unsubscribing
because I shouldnt be covering it and though it's not the same as a murder, sensitive subjects
will plain put some people off. And that's not me getting angry at them either. Everyone
has their own principles and what they think is ok to talk about and I did appreciate that
this episode tackled how those involved and not involved see things.
John Hannah is really the actor who's character brings the conflict and we discover that he
also suspected the truth of the murders as well.
Turns out that he spent a night with the pair and realising that they got carried away with
sex games made him suspect.
Might be a reach but I kinda viewed this as the silent onlooker in a lot of situations
when people get exposed. Often something will come out about a celebrity and then hundreds
of similar accounts will come to the surface. People often have their suspicions or they
feel the other people are too powerful to take down single handedly and thus it takes
a lot of people to do it.
According to the story Davis' Dad Kenneth was shot in the shoulder and in Hospital he
got MRSA. This killed him over time and thus Janet blames Iain which...yeah we'll see.
Now she still has a fond collection of the crimes including the mask that she used to
wear when carrying out the murders. There's also tapes and tapes of Bergarac a show that
they taped over when filming the crimes.
In the end though she is caught Jaent seems to actually wants people to know and it is
said that serial killers often desire being caught so that their work can be seen by the
world. If no one knows about it then its robbing them of noteriety and this is why Janet leaves
the tapes to her son after taking her life.
She makes a joke when Davis says that dads camera wasn't filming for broadcast and her
saying can you imagine is because she knows what the world would think
of the tapes.
After the crash Pia goes to the house on her own and this is where she discovers the truth.
In whats potentially a reference to Myra Hindley and Ian Brady she has to act normal after
realising the truth. The pair were a killer couple as well and a friend walked in on them
carrying out a murder which is when he had to act like it was normal due to being fearful
for his own life. He went along with it then contacted the police which led to their arrest.
Myra initially wasn't arrested even though she was complict just like Janet.
Upon being dsicovered Janet goes after Pia but she flees into the night and evades capture.
However she slips and bangs her head on a rock which kills her. Janet returns home and
then puts on the mask showing that this is the true face she wanted to be remembered
for. The mask of course echoes the bafta one and now Davis must present another way to
the world just like his mother. They both made videos that ruined their lives and again
its sort of like poetry they rhyme.
Now that tops off whats another brilliant entry and the these first two episodes in
the show do such a good job of changing things at the last minute. Watching the actual documentary
at the end really took things up a level and this was a great analysis of what goes into
these things. It's all for fame, profit and acclaim and it may even leave those involved
wondering if they've sold their soul.
Anyway that closes out the episode and obviously I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode
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