![]() ![]() Joan and Krish discover a Streamberry show titled Joan Is Awful. In therapy, Joan contrasts Krish's blandness with her ex-boyfriend Mac ( Rob Delaney), who is messaging her. Under instruction from the board of directors, she fires Sandy ( Ayo Edebiri), who worked to reduce the company's carbon emissions. ![]() Joan Tait ( Annie Murphy) wakes up, eats breakfast made by her fiancé Krish ( Avi Nash) and drives to work while lip syncing to Saweetie's rap " Tap In" (2020). The episode makes numerous Easter egg references to other Black Mirror instalments through Streamberry's platform and use of the song " Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)". Some critics disliked the execution of its themes. However, the episode's pacing and plot received ambivalent response. Reviewers praised its tone and the acting of Murphy and Hayek. The episode is more comedic than most Black Mirror episodes and has a happy ending. It was considered timely as its writing preceded the release of ChatGPT and 2023 Hollywood strikes by the Writers Guild of America and actors' union SAG-AFTRA, which drew attention to the role of artificial intelligence and computer-generated imagery of actors in entertainment industries. Reviewers identified themes including streaming services, personalised content and privacy. Pankiw saw the episode to explore questions about who can make art and tell stories the women-led stories and a diversity of crew were important to her. Hayek encouraged more profane dialogue than was in the script for her character, and the addition of facts about herself. It was inspired by the recency of the events depicted in The Dropout (2022) Joan was written with Murphy in mind after Brooker watched Schitt's Creek (2015–2020). Brooker described "Joan Is Awful" as the only episode of the series to fit the show's traditional style. Marketing for the sixth series featured Streamberry and personalised Is Awful thumbnails. Streamberry is a parody of Netflix, utilising the same design Brooker said the company had no objections to their portrayal. It follows Joan ( Annie Murphy) as her life is adapted in real-time into a Streamberry television series starring Salma Hayek. ![]() Alongside the rest of the sixth series, it premiered on Netflix on 15 June 2023. It was written by the series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by Ally Pankiw. " Joan Is Awful" is the first episode of the sixth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. ![]()
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