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* AllForNothing: See AnAesop above. It turns out Callow wouldn't have had to screw the pig after all.
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* BlackComedyRape: The Prime Minister is being forced to have sex against his will, yet as soon as the video of the demand is posted on Website/YouTube, people are leaving comments mocking the Prime Minister for what he has to do. Everyone in the country is tuning in to the broadcast of the act and looking forward to it with a sort of horrible glee. This lasts for about a second once it has begun and then practically everyone is shaking their heads in horror and feeling sorry for the Prime Minister. Nevertheless, ''they keep watching''. Also RapeAsDrama as the act is awful and traumatic for the PM, and Charlie Brooker is using it as a fairly obvious AnAesop about new media. Also used in-universe: part of the whole point is to show the initial belief of BlackComedyRape and then move to RapeAsDrama.
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* BlackComedyRape: The Prime Minister is being forced to have sex against his will, yet as soon as the video of the demand is posted on Website/YouTube, people are leaving comments mocking the Prime Minister for what he has to do. Everyone in the country is tuning in to the broadcast of the act and looking forward to it with a sort of horrible glee. This lasts for about a second once it has begun and then practically everyone is shaking their heads in horror and feeling sorry for the Prime Minister. Nevertheless, ''they keep watching''. Also RapeAsDrama as the act is awful and traumatic for the PM, and Charlie Brooker is using it as a fairly obvious AnAesop lesson about new media. Also used in-universe: part of the whole point is to show the initial belief of BlackComedyRape and then move to RapeAsDrama.
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* AnAesop: A rare in-universe example. The kidnapper actually releases the Princess half an hour ''before'' the 4 PM deadline into an empty UsefulNotes/{{London}}, when everybody is too busy watching the Prime Minister fucking a pig on television, solely to prove a point. Could be considered a BrokenAesop, though, seeing as he used kidnapping and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexual coercion]] as tools to teach a [[SarcasmMode "moral lesson"]].
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Once public sentiment sharply turns against Callow after the attempted hoax is revealed, Alex more-or-less subtly threatens that if he doesn't go through with the act, he will be stripped of his protected status and either be turned over to face mob justice or just outright killed by the government along with his family.
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* BlackComedyRape: The Prime Minister is being forced to have sex against his will, yet as soon as the video of the demand is posted on Website/YouTube, people are leaving comments mocking the Prime Minster for what he has to do. Everyone in the country is tuning in to the broadcast of the act and looking forward to it with a sort of horrible glee. This lasts for about a second once it has begun and then practically everyone is shaking their heads in horror and feeling sorry for the Prime Minister. Nevertheless, ''they keep watching''. Also RapeAsDrama as the act is awful and traumatic for the PM, and Charlie Brooker is using it as a fairly obvious AnAesop about new media. Also used in-universe: part of the whole point is to show the initial belief of BlackComedyRape and then move to RapeAsDrama.
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* BlackComedyRape: The Prime Minister is being forced to have sex against his will, yet as soon as the video of the demand is posted on Website/YouTube, people are leaving comments mocking the Prime Minster Minister for what he has to do. Everyone in the country is tuning in to the broadcast of the act and looking forward to it with a sort of horrible glee. This lasts for about a second once it has begun and then practically everyone is shaking their heads in horror and feeling sorry for the Prime Minister. Nevertheless, ''they keep watching''. Also RapeAsDrama as the act is awful and traumatic for the PM, and Charlie Brooker is using it as a fairly obvious AnAesop about new media. Also used in-universe: part of the whole point is to show the initial belief of BlackComedyRape and then move to RapeAsDrama.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: A random fan of Rod Senseless takes a photo of him as he's entering the studio where the bestial act is to be filmed and Tweets it, allowing the Internet and the kidnapper to quickly clue in to what the government is attempting to do.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: A random fan of Rod Senseless takes a photo of him as he's entering the studio where the bestial act is to be filmed and Tweets it, allowing the Internet and the kidnapper to quickly clue in to into what the government is attempting to do.
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* DoWithHimAsYouWill: Alex warns him that Callow, that she cannot guarantee his safety, if he refuses to have sex with the pig, exposing him to the full fury of the public.
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* DoWithHimAsYouWill: Alex warns him that Callow, Callow that she cannot guarantee his safety, if he refuses to have sex with the pig, exposing him to the full fury of the public.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Malaika, who has spent the majority of the episode using sleazy, underhanded methods to gain the biggest scoop before anyone else, including seducing a government staffer into leaking updates by sending him sexually provocative selfies, finally runs out of luck when her sneaking into the decoy hostage building results in the police shooting her in the leg and destroying her phone upon being caught.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Early in the episode, a seemingly-unrelated newscast mentions a controversial artist named Carlton Bloom, who is eventually revealed as the kidnapper. Bloom can also be seen for a brief moment thirty-three minutes and sixteen seconds in, unidentified as such.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Early in the episode, a seemingly-unrelated seemingly unrelated newscast mentions a controversial artist named Carlton Bloom, who is eventually revealed as the kidnapper. Bloom can also be seen for a brief moment thirty-three minutes and sixteen seconds in, unidentified as such.
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* TheExtremistWasRight: Depressingly, yes. Bloom acted because he was furious at having his art rejected at what he saw as an increasingly television-obsessed society and to humiliate and degrade them. He assumed they'd all be home watching television so he released Susannah in the middle of London...and he was right, and because they'd all pick Susannah (who was in no real danger anyway, as it wasn't even her finger he cut off) over Callow.
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* TheExtremistWasRight: Depressingly, yes. Bloom acted because he was furious at having his art rejected at in what he saw as an increasingly television-obsessed society and to humiliate and degrade them. He assumed they'd all be home watching television so he released Susannah in the middle of London... and he was right, and because they'd all pick Susannah (who was in no real danger anyway, as it wasn't even her finger he cut off) over Callow.
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* ShaggyDogStory: As if the Prime Minister caving to the kidnapper's demands wasn't bad enough, a scene shortly afterwards reveals that he didn't ''have'' to go through with it. The Princess was released a few minutes before he did the deed, but with everyone else glued to their screens in [[BileFascination morbid anticipation]], she walked across a bridge unnoticed.[[invoked]]
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* ShaggyDogStory: As if the Prime Minister caving to the kidnapper's demands wasn't bad enough, a scene shortly afterwards afterward reveals that he didn't ''have'' to go through with it. The Princess was released a few minutes before he did the deed, but with everyone else glued to their screens in [[BileFascination morbid anticipation]], she walked across a bridge unnoticed.[[invoked]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: A random fan of Rod Senseless takes a photo of him as he's entering the studio where the bestial act is to be filmed and Tweets it, allowing the Internet and the kidnapper to quickly clue in to what the government is attempting to do.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Callow becomes extremely irate at Alex when he learns she attempting to hoax the sex act with a porn star and deepfake. He almost chokes her until Tom pulls him off.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Callow becomes extremely irate at Alex when he learns she attempting attempted to hoax the sex act with a porn star and deepfake. He almost chokes her until Tom pulls him off.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Callow becomes extremely irate at Alex when he learns she attempting to hoax the sex act with a porn star and deepfake. He almost chokes her until Tom pulls him off.
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** Princess Susannah is basically a cross between Princess Diana (widely popular among the public and a campaigner for humanitarian causes) and Kate Middleton (a fashionable recent university graduate, only recently married).
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** Princess Susannah is basically a cross between Princess Diana (widely popular among the public and a campaigner for humanitarian causes) causes; a three-syllable name that ends an -a sound) and Kate Middleton (a fashionable recent university graduate, only recently married).
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: As reward for giving in and having sex with a pig, Callow is irreversibly traumatised and ruins his relationship with his wife.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: As reward for giving in and having sex with a pig, pig to save Princess Susannah's life, Callow is irreversibly traumatised traumatized and ruins his relationship with his wife.
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* DoWithHimAsYouWill: In a decidedly un-heroic example, Alex threatens to take away Callow's police protection if he refuses to have sex with the pig, exposing him to the full fury of the public.
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* DoWithHimAsYouWill: In a decidedly un-heroic example, Alex threatens to take away Callow's police protection warns him that Callow, that she cannot guarantee his safety, if he refuses to have sex with the pig, exposing him to the full fury of the public.
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* DamselInDistress: Princess Susanna, a beloved princess, is kidnapped.
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* DistressedDamsel: Princess Susanna, a beloved princess, is kidnapped.
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It stars Creator/RoryKinnear (Callow), Creator/LindseyDuncan (Cairns), Creator/DonaldSumpter (Julian), and Creator/LydiaWilson (Susannah).
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It stars Creator/RoryKinnear (Callow), Creator/LindseyDuncan Creator/LindsayDuncan (Cairns), Creator/DonaldSumpter (Julian), and Creator/LydiaWilson (Susannah).
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* YouBastard: We, the viewers, are enraptured with watching whether or not the Prime Minister will fornicate a pig on television.
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* YouBastard: We, the viewers, are enraptured engrossed with watching whether or not the Prime Minister will fornicate actually fuck a pig on television.pig.
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* YouBastard: We, the viewers, are enraptured with watching whether or not the Prime Minister will fornicate a pig on television.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: The horrifying ransom demand Princess Susannah's kidnapper makes of the Prime Minister to ensure her release.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: The horrifying ransom demand Princess Susannah's kidnapper makes of the Prime Minister to ensure her release.release is that the Prime Minister must shag a pig.
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* DisproportionateRestitution: Callow gets nothing in exchange for having sex with a pig on television except a bolstered approval rating
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: As reward for giving in and having sex with a pig, Callow is irreversibly traumatised and ruins his relationship with his wife.
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* SexualExtortion: What the kidnapper’s plot boils down to.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while extorted into having sex with an animal against his will is played as ''deadly serious'', and even the populace who has ComeToGawk just ends up feeling sorry for him.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while being extorted into having sex with an animal against his will is played as ''deadly serious'', and even the populace who has ComeToGawk just ends up feeling sorry for him.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while having sex with an animal against his will is played as ''deadly serious'', and even the populace who has ComeToGawk ends up feeling sorry for him.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while extorted into having sex with an animal against his will is played as ''deadly serious'', and even the populace who has ComeToGawk just ends up feeling sorry for him.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while doing this is played as ''deadly serious''.
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* RapeAsDrama: In the end, being out of other options, Callow is forced to go through with having sex with the pig. The extreme humiliation and trauma he experiences while doing this having sex with an animal against his will is played as ''deadly serious''.serious'', and even the populace who has ComeToGawk ends up feeling sorry for him.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: As the deadline approaches, more and more of Britain's population actually start to look ''forward'' to Michael fucking a pig. When the act itself begins though, their anticipation instantly turns to disgust.
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: You know you're in for a wild, nightmarish ride of a show when the first episode is about the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom fucking a pig on live TV to save a hostage -- especially when it turns out to [[ShaggyDogStory have been completely pointless]].
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: You know you're in for a wild, nightmarish ride of a show when the first episode is about the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom fucking a pig on live TV to save a hostage [[HumansAreBastards while the UK eagerly tunes in]] -- especially when it turns out to [[ShaggyDogStory have been completely pointless]]. pointless]].
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* DoWithHimAsYouWill: In a decidedly un-heroic example, Alex threatens to take away Callow's police protection if he refuses to have sex with the pig, exposing him to the full fury of the public.
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* AnAesop: A rare in-universe example. The kidnapper actually releases the Princess half an hour ''before'' the 4 PM deadline into an empty UsefulNotes/{{London}}, when everybody is too busy watching the Prime Minister fucking a pig on television, solely to prove a point. Could be considered a BrokenAesop, though, seeing as he used kidnapping and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexual coercion]] as tools to teach a [[SarcasmMode "moral lesson."]]
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* AnAesop: A rare in-universe example. The kidnapper actually releases the Princess half an hour ''before'' the 4 PM deadline into an empty UsefulNotes/{{London}}, when everybody is too busy watching the Prime Minister fucking a pig on television, solely to prove a point. Could be considered a BrokenAesop, though, seeing as he used kidnapping and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexual coercion]] as tools to teach a [[SarcasmMode "moral lesson."]]lesson"]].
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** The only shot we get of the Prime Minister actually performing the act is just his head and shoulders thrusting forward as he sobs. The rest of the scene is just the disgusted reactions of the crowd. Granted, it's partially because they obviously cannot show a legitimate recreation of bestiality, but it ultimately functions like this trope.
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** The only shot thing we get see of the Prime Minister actually performing the act is just a brief clip of his head and shoulders thrusting forward as he sobs. The rest of the scene is just the disgusted reactions of the crowd. Granted, it's partially mainly because they obviously cannot show a legitimate recreation of bestiality, but it ultimately functions like this trope.
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom fucks a pig on live TV to save a hostage -- something which ultimately turns out to [[ShaggyDogStory have been completely pointless]]. Welcome to Black ''fucking'' Mirror.
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: The You know you're in for a wild, nightmarish ride of a show when the first episode is about the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom fucks fucking a pig on live TV to save a hostage -- something which ultimately especially when it turns out to [[ShaggyDogStory have been completely pointless]]. Welcome to Black ''fucking'' Mirror.
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* NothingIsScarier: The poster for the episode, seen above, runs on this trope. It seems to be an average picture of a pig...but once you've watched the show to completion, you know just what that pig represents.
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** The poster for the episode, seen above, runs on this trope. It seems to be an average picture of a pig...but once you've watched the show to completion, you know just what that pig represents.
** The poster for the episode, seen above, runs on this trope. It seems to be an average picture of a pig...but once you've watched the show to completion, you know just what that pig represents.
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** Similarly, we only get a brief shot of the Prime Minister actually performing the action (it's just his head and shoulders thrusting forward as he sobs); for the rest of the sequence, the camera focuses on the faces of the people watching, and their disgusted reactions say it all.
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** Similarly, we The only get a brief shot we get of the Prime Minister actually performing the action (it's act is just his head and shoulders thrusting forward as he sobs); for the sobs. The rest of the sequence, scene is just the camera focuses on the faces of the people watching, and their disgusted reactions say of the crowd. Granted, it's partially because they obviously cannot show a legitimate recreation of bestiality, but it all.ultimately functions like this trope.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: Callow performing the act itself is not directly shown, obviously.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A downplayed example. Home Secretary Cairns secretly arranges for a porn actor to actually perform the broadcast, with digital tricks used to superimpose the Prime Minister's head on his body. Word somehow gets out, and the kidnapper punishes the government for "breaking the rules" by sending United Kingdom News a finger with Princess Susannah's ring and a video of a masked figure actually cutting her hand. The release of the story leads to massive public backlash and forces Callow's hand even further. However, it's repeatedly emphasized throughout the episode that none of the cabinet has ever dealt with something like this before, so Cairns genuinely believed that she was doing the right thing; furthermore, she had no idea that the Internet would learn the truth and reveal the plot.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A downplayed example. Home Secretary Cairns secretly arranges for a porn actor to actually perform the broadcast, with digital tricks deepfake tech used to superimpose the Prime Minister's head on his body. Word somehow gets out, and the kidnapper punishes the government for "breaking the rules" by sending United Kingdom News a finger with Princess Susannah's ring and a video of a masked figure actually cutting her hand. The release of the story leads to massive public backlash and forces Callow's hand even further. However, it's repeatedly emphasized throughout the episode that none of the cabinet has ever dealt with something like this before, so Cairns genuinely believed that she was doing the right thing; furthermore, she had no idea that the Internet would learn the truth and reveal the plot.
