Chris sends a picture of Jaden at gunpoint to Jaden's superior. An additional contingent of police arrive, led by CS Linda Grace ( Monica Dolan).Ĭhris is aiming to speak with Smithereen CEO Billy Bauer ( Topher Grace). In the chase, Chris veers to avoid two teenage cyclists and stalls the car in a field. A police officer sees Jaden in the back seat with a bag over his head and pursues with her partner. Chris abducts him at gunpoint but is furious upon discovering that he is a newly-joined intern. One day, Chris picks up Jaden ( Damson Idris), an employee at the social media company Smithereen. He has sex with Hayley ( Amanda Drew), a woman from his group therapy, who has been trying to guess the password to her late daughter's Persona account to find out what led to her suicide. It was ranked poorly in comparison to other Black Mirror instalments.Ĭhris Gillhaney ( Andrew Scott) is a rideshare driver in London. Critical reception was mixed: Scott's acting received widespread praise and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, but reviewers mostly criticised the episode's storyline and the simplicity of its message. The major theme in "Smithereens" is the power of social media companies and their products' negative attributes, including addictivity. Scenes were shot roughly in chronological order, at Scott's request, and his inability to drive was a challenge for the production. Most filming took place in England, but Grace's scenes were filmed in Spain. Smithereen is similar to the social media website Twitter and Bauer was compared to its CEO Jack Dorsey. He also began a story around how a person grieves the loss of a loved one differently when their life is permanently inscribed in social media. The episode was inspired by an experience Brooker had in a car hired via Uber when the driver got out unexpectedly to get a bottle of water. In the episode, the rideshare driver Chris ( Andrew Scott) takes hostage the intern Jaden ( Damson Idris) of Smithereen, a large social media company, making a demand to contact the company's CEO Billy Bauer ( Topher Grace). Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by James Hawes, it premiered on Netflix on 5 June 2019, alongside " Striking Vipers" and " Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too". " Smithereens" is the second episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.
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