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RIGHT?! I felt so sick to my stomach at the end. Like Black Mirror really had me cheering on and sympathizing with a child predator.

Right?! haha

tbh I still felt bad for kenny

@@nl-ho4wm same. he’s still at that age where he can unlearn his “desires” but because of this terrible event it cements a much more grave picture for him that he did not even choose. Then again, he could’ve always just admitted to his family about this and asked them for help both regarding the ransomware and the child porn instead of succumbing to the crimes just because he doesn’t want anyone to know.

I still felt bad for him after the ending

Me too!

nah i figured he had to have done something fucking terrible considering the absolute extent he went to in order to not get caught up for his actions. if it was just jerking off i doubt he would’ve robbed a bank

To be fair even this far into Black Mirror there had been some big "miss" episodes for every hit, even the good ones usually missed certain points that made their plots unrealistic or stupid (given the universe they exist in I mean) so I was fully considering it bad writing. Like "why do any of this mate? nobody will actually care." Then at the end I was just like. "Oh. Fairs..."

Thats what they were going for

This was the first black mirror episode I watched

He's my favourite actor, he's AMAZING in "end of the f****** world"

@@kadegetslaid634I was gonna mention that!! I loved end of the f****** world

Lol this is probably the worst best compliment to get. "You are a super believable pedophile.. congrats!"

@@patrickconrad396 haha true, but only upon rewatch did his p e do vibes become noticable. First time around it never crossed my mind that he was into that kind of thing and I was simply mesmerized by his amazing performance.

@@BlyGuy I know just funny. First time I saw it I thought he was just gay and didn't want anyone to know. My old formerly not gay roommate used to be super protective over his laptop too lol. Plus cheating on wife and secretly gay seemed more on the same level. Never expected cp. It's my favorite episode because I felt gutted watching it thinking you're rooting for the kid who gets preyed on and then realize he's not innocent at all. So I definitely agree with you. Just think it's hilarious and if I ever meet the actor I'm going to tell him those exact words lol

Same 😢

I was like 🤔 what’d you do Kenny!????

Same i thought to myself he should tell them f off but it makes sense

i just thought he was gay 😭

I was like “is he an idiot?” And was so confused lol

Kinda reminds me of Saw. Some ppl see Jigsaw an antihero even if the 'immoral things' Jigsaw punished them for were often absurd and not even that bad.

That is an excellent point.

@@GenetMJF i havent watched all the saw movies but what’s the least worst thing someone got punished for

@@productoftheLAnd smoking, jigsaw put 2 guys in a trap that would crush their sides if they breathed, of course our main character is healthy and is pitted against a smoker who worked in his building, jigsaw killed that man for bad lungs

I posted a separate full comment, but the idea that Hector wasn't a criminal is almost certainly a misread of the broader purpose of the episode. Hector's behavior, and the show's treatment of his character, signal that the "woman" he thought he was meeting at that hotel was, in fact, a girl, not a woman. Motorbike man's family's reaction is wildly disproportionate to his crime if all _he_ did was hire a prostitute or something. The episode is about the ordinary-seeming people who contribute to an ugly cycle of child trafficking. _All_ of them who get the trollface in the end. Hector is in _Georgina's hotel_ to meet an underage girl, with a video camera. Kenny watches CSAM, which would be the appropriate term for what it is Hector would be making with that video camera in Georgina's hotel. The man Kenny fights in the end is really just a representation of who he's going to become. It's not just that Kenny hides in plain sight, it's that they _all_ do.

Not to mention, defying people's tendency to automatically picture IRL bad people as cartoonishly evil like in movies and stuff. Which is kind of harmful, because real evil doesn't make itself so obvious. Real evil is friendly until it doesn't need to be anymore.

@@BrokenHedgehog Real evil disguises itself as good until it gets what it wants.

I disagree about the woman part. Women get off lightly with most crimes than men because of fourth wave feminism

@@slamgrams11_16L + ratio

@@slamgrams11_16 calm down all I said was L + ratio lmfao

Good one.

Sometimes it takes monsters to deal with monsters

@Victor reznov that's stupid

@@victorreznov6320 yeah but then we just have another monster to deal with

@@danny91pr Gotta choose between whichever is the lesser evil sometimes.

tbh when you put it that way alot of people should’ve realized, personally i already knew since before i watched the episode because of tiktok

fully thought they were going to go for the 1nc3$t angle, that he was doing things looking at pics of his sister.

Tbh tho, let's say you were guilty as him, why'd you do the crime to hide your fetish? If a there's a hacker competent enough to take over your webcam, I think you can reasonably argue you were framed by the hackers planting the video in his laptop. Unless there was a security camera in the room confirming he was actually watching said video while jacking off (which there isn't such a camera), you can't really tell if he's actually watching that vid. His reputation would still be ruined, at least by his masturbation video leaking, but miles better than actually committing criminal acts to try and cover your tracks.

@@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022 My point was, if it was just masturbation (not him looking at kids) he wouldn't have robbed a bank. At least I wouldn't. That was my first thought - that he must have done more than just touch himself - and I was right. Anyways- I still stand by that.

@@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022 I wouldn't give a rip if someone saw me masturbate- I mean, I guess it would be embarrassing but not enough to go to prison for robbing a bank. This was just another clue (there are a ton) that his story went much deeper. Of course, as you know, that was exposed at the end of the episode,

I'm not so sure Hector was telling the truth when he said he just wanted to *F* a 20 year old. Mindy was probably a lot younger. He kept repeating he'd lose his children and, as we saw at the end, they were young girls.

​@@Azoqhnqnot necessarily. In the UK split custody is what's most common, so both parents would get custody. I'm no lawyer, but while his infidelity may mean she gets primary custody, he should be able to still see the kids, unless he was a threat to them in some way. And since the other men being blackmailed seem to be pedophiles, it's not much of a stretch to think that maybe the "20 something" was actually a few years younger. I could be completely wrong though, it's left up to interpretation

@@lottasunshine1325 Nah Hector sort of got off easy. The two child attracted people, compare their punishment to Hectors. One dies and the other kills, gets exposed and gets arrested. Compared to all that I believe all Hector was planning to do was cheat.

Absolutely. 8 mile yourself

Yeah a cheater doesn’t deserve this

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle yea but ig he shouldn’t have cheated

@@productoftheLAnd again that’s his problem not a bunch of sick fucks to kill him over it

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle yeah i see wym but it just shows that karma can be a bitch

@@slamgrams11_16 idiot

I am a similar age so I felt really stupid when I also didn't get it immediately after the fighter said "how young" either

I’m watching this 1st time as late 30s woman…. So I agree my thought was “go a head show video” but then I reminded myself that being 19 would not feel that way. So I was still shocked by the ending

More serious then cheating, but still not necessarily illegal. Could be that he was into a weird fetish, something embarrassing for everyone if it gets out. 🤷🏽‍♀️

cheating is a disgusting perverted act tbf

It could be that the man is secretly homosexual and the family is homophobic? The person in his face could be a sister or something. Puts an even darker turn on people's secrets getting exposed.

Honestly it could be anything. He could be worse or it could have been something that goes against his religion. Like major gambling or being gay.

@@ethan-es3cw Wouldn’t call it perverted. Unless maybe you’re a priest? 😂

They didn't distribute Kenny's cp, only the video of him having a "good time." But I still see what you mean

@@hotel_arcadia If they just showed Kenny’s jerkoff vid, then how did his mum know what he did? “Kids Kenny! Kids!” No, the hackers made damn sure everybody knew EXACTLY what Kenny was watching when he was having his “me time”. Yes, the hackers shared Kenny’s CSAM with all of Kenny’s contacts. They scarred all those people for life by sending them those vids, they didn’t need to do that. They coulda just sent it straight to the cops and spared Kenny’s friends and family from seeing it. But no, the hackers don’t care about what’s right, only what’s “fun”. And it’s absolutely sick that so many people think they’re the good guys just because Kenny looks at CSAM, when the hackers are just straight-up murderous psychos manipulating people for their own amusement. Sorry for all that, most of it isn’t directed at you. It’s directed at everybody who thinks the hackers are somehow “better” than Kenny. None of this is me defending Kenny for what he did, it’s me defending Kenny from having his basic human rights stripped away. Most people unfortunately believe human rights aren’t universal and can be suspended at will. It’s all fine and good til YOUR rights are being suspended! Besides, it’s been proven that harsh punishments do very little to deter crime. The death penalty doesn’t stop people from committing rape and murder, so what good is it aside from some savage notion of “retribution”? Instead of vigilantism, we need actual solutions to crime prevention and criminal rehabilitation, not tossing people into prison where they’ll just become even better criminals…

@@sirhenrymorgan1187 i was just saying man, im sorry

@@hotel_arcadia Don't apologize! Like I said, most of that isn't directed at you, but at the people who say the hackers are the "good guys".

The hackers are the true hero's 🥷🏿🥷🏼🥷🏻🥷🏾

Right? Still can't get over the final phone call

Honestly it was well done but it kind of ruined the episode for me. I get the point was to make it dark and shocking but it just made me feel like everything I’d watched was pointless. Idk I might just be disappointed that he turned out to be icky

@@persephoenixI agree! I hated the ending as it just felt unnecessary. Like they just wanted to shock us at the last moment. I honestly thought he just didn’t want a video of him wanking online lol.

@@kusovia1148 same, it would’ve been better if he was gay or something imo. Like yeah that’s something he might want to hide from his family but it’s not just a crazy shock value reveal

@@persephoenixwhat are you guys on about? This episode shocked the fuck out of me 😂

This is a really late reply but I'm so so sorry that permenant records of the hell you went through are online for people to leer at, I hope you are doing well

Im sorry for what happened to you, but death penalty should never be a thing and is never justified. That’s why neutral people do the punishing, not people like you who are personally involved

Great comment. I think this episode really started me on the path of not demonizing criminals and being obsessed with the idea of enacting justice as a form of “an eye for an eye”. While what Kenny was doing was obviously wrong and needed to be intervened, I think this episode and white bear really go into how our current society would rather sadistically punish people instead of attempting to rehabilitate them. If we actually want to solve issues such as child abuse and drug use, we need to provide readily available treatment for potential offenders and find/fix the systemic issues causing it. There’s so many global issues that we react to on an individual basis instead of proactively looking at how we can minimize the occurences besides through fear.

@@722blitz Honestly, what do you want to be done with pedophiles, there's no such thing as rehabilitating them other than keeping them locked up forever. Research has consistently shown exposure to pornography actively makes it worse, so you can't give them a child shaped sex doll and call that treatment. A few of them who didn't fool themselves into thinking the kid loves them back and horrified by their urges, elected to have themselves *chemically castrated*. It did nothing.

@@722blitz Took the words right out of my mouth lol

I'll admit I'm partial for the suffering that murderers and rapists experience in prison, and I've always justified it because in my mind, going to prison alone is not enough. This person has to suffer the same pain, helplessness, and trauma that their victims have suffered. I've always maintained this stand point, and probably always will. Of course it's not rigid, always room for flexibility. For example, if someone were to kill someone in self-defense. Then I would say they needn't suffer the same fate.

@@lnlyby_yt an eye for an eye makes the world go blind.

Same!

Then watch interstellar

same here. my head was aching something awful and i just wanted to curl up in a ball while thinking about nothing. thing is, i definitely wouldnt have felt that way about some guy who was like… 21+. its the fact that kenny himself was also very young (ep description says that he is a teenager) and had thrown his whole life away that freaked me out. he did an evil thing, yes, but he was young enough to get help fighting off those thoughts. people like him have a chance to recover if you catch them early enough. its an all-around frustrating and pitiful episode.

Try looking into psychological thriller movies like fractured

same apparently he’s like 19 😭

I hope we get more of these kinds of episodes in season 6

WHAT TWIST????

@@darrengordon-hillThat kenny was looking at pictures of minors in this episode

@@javenperez2883 i thought they made it up

Seaosn6 coming this June 2023

Harry's Moving Media also does a great job of reviewing BM.

I have plenty of embarrassing things I do on my devices that aren't illegal or immoral but still would rather not get harassed about. If the hackers were watching a pedophile jack off they certainly were watching normal people too.

I would Say they are Even worse than the criminals they torture, cause they are hypocrites and sadist, they love that people like Kenny, Héctor or the white bear protag (don't remember the character name) exist, cause they can vent all their sadism and cruelty with total impunity and Even taking a sick pride on it.

Oh god! That must have been so shocking and sick to hear and learn about your "friend"

@@GenetMJF surprised I didn’t throw up, I just cried for ages afterwards 😩

That’s disgusting, yeah for sure, but look… He has those tendancies, but opened up about it. Maybe, he hasn’t attacked or been agressive towards someone. So, he may receive some help. What’s important to not forget is, some pedophiles are agressive, and do whatever it takes to satisfy themselves. Others, in the contrary are not. They feel the urge, but resist… And honestly, I wouldn’t like to put myself on their shoes. Some organisms can help those people, maybe they can help your friend…

Is it really so surprising that there are people with dark impulses in real life?

@@Mitsohumohashi Maybe that is why the person said it so they could be monitored

Soon!!!!

Totally!!

Its coming this June 2023

*A good season.

@@sirg-had8821 😂

It's coming back!

@DarthVaderGrandpa season6 coming this June 2023

Its kinda mad how people are so conditioned by watching stuff as a kid to think that they have to root for the protagonist. Kids TV shows and movies have very black and white good vs evil dynamics, and people carry that with them even while watching stuff like the Sopranos and Breaking Bad. So many people I know blindly support the protagonists in those shows

@@DiscGolfLeagueMVP You said it. We were conditioned to think that way.

Glad I can help fill that void haha

I replied to the wrong comment, so sorry!

SAME!

Same here, I feel kinda pitty, that I didn't get to experience this big revelation for the first time.

It flew right over my head

lol same here

@kshamwhizzle Oh I totally forgot she was in Black Mirror too! I remembered her mostly from GoT and Doctor Who

🔫

ohh thanks because i didnt understand the glasses reference Bryce made but i kinda got the gist of it

Such a good choice for a favorite!

SAME

From what I've heard, Charlie was over making dark stories.

I wish they would

Im pretty sure they were green lit for a 6th season so i believe another is coming, but im thinking it’ll probably be mid to late next year.

Same and let's hope if they do that its better than the last, which was dog doo

What a special episode 🥹

More on the way! Always appreciate the support!

Thank you, I'm finally making the kind of video that I've wanted to make for awhile now

Well yeah, I mean, technically speaking, they're distributing spreading CP. Vigilantes are in the most literal sense, criminals. They break laws to catch people who break laws. In this case though, they're more than that. They're trolls. They're trolling. I would go as far as to say this isn't justice. Maybe mob justice, but not by legal definition justice.

Exactly!

Great choice for a favorite!

What u guys watching 👀

@@sayo2409 nothing. Just that hackers will mess with your computer no matter what, so take that extra precaution.

You're welcome! 🙂

I thought he was in the closet gay

Thank you so much!

That's what I was wondering too!

They’re also probably using screen and keystroke capture like many employers have for way too long.

@@AnoMoop Yeah but screen capture doesn't prove shit. Like they could change the screne capture file with Sonic x Mario love scene, and attach it with Kenny's face reaction. The screen capture doesn't necessarily prove that Kenny was watching it.

Going on those sites/downloading/sharing those type of images is illegal all on its own anywyas

@@bunnybag When you’re panicking you seize to think rationally

So happy to hear it!

Thank you so much!

Terrasing?

“clearing his own pipe” omg i never heard that one before 🤣

bro. did you not watch the ending to the fucking episode.

@@jamaaldagreatest2748 I did but I probably missed that part when his mom called

@@iscott3187 No literally I thought they were like just trying to damage his reputation I didn’t catch on💀

@@jadehicks3651 so I am not crazy thanks

@@jadehicks3651 same, that's why the ending didn't have my jaw on the floor, it just made me sad. i do like the fact that he's a scumbag though, because too many of these episodes have injustice

It's not my preferred way of speaking, I'll tell you that

Same

Thank you, glad I could make it just in time 😂

Thanks dad