The black mirror season 5
The theory we have that this was, in fact, a video game disguised so it wasn’t necessarily obvious that you’re in fact cheating on your partner.
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Note we say a PS3 game because they were playing with older Dualshock controllers. We know the video game was actually featured earlier on in the episode as an actual PS3 game. OK, this theory is going to sound a little crazy. Is Striking Vipers actually a sex simulation disguised as a video game? Some have speculated that thanks to a long-delayed response, Danny lied about “fireworks” when the two kissed. Did Danny lie about how he felt after Karl kissed him?
Striking Vipers video game – Pedro Saad Was the relationship foreshadowed?Īt the beginning of the episode, Karl is seen air humping Danny on the couch which as one Redditor points out, was fantastic foreshadowing for events that followed. Theo does look like she continues wearing her wedding ring suggesting the pair are still married but have a free pass to date outside the marriage.ĭanny said earlier on in the episode he’d do anything to keep it working for his now two kids and they’ve clearly come to some arrangement. We see Theo able to live out her evenings being chased at the bar while Danny is able to live out his sexual life inside the video game. Black Mirror: Striking Viper Ending Explained Were Danny and Theo separated at the end of Striking Viper? Danny clearly looks unfulfilled with his job and that potentially spills into his marriage too. We’ve seen back in U.S.S McCalister that VR worlds are particularly addicting and allows you to lose your self-identity, something Danny and Karl were struggling with.Ī lot of the episode focuses on escapism. The episode also raises questions about what qualifies as cheating in the modern world. Without a physical body, it allows you to explore sexuality and fluidity in a virtual world.īack in U.S.S McCalister, Robert Daly (played by Jesse Plemons) struggled with his real-world self and projected who he wanted to be in the game. It also tackles identity a little and gender, in particular, showing how the future will blur the lines with virtual reality.