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"Joan Is Awful" is the first episode of the sixth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by Ally Pankiw . Alongside the rest of the sixth series, it premiered on Netflix on 15 June 2023.
- What Is The Plot of 'Joan Is Awful'?
- So, Uh, What's Going on with This Show?
- Then, Things Get More Meta
- What Happens at The End of 'Joan Is Awful'?
- What Does It All Mean?
"Joan Is Awful" doesn't open on one of Joan's best days. She fires a colleague and rekindles an affair with her ex boyfriend within hours. Then, she returns home and cuddles with her current boyfriend to find a show on the streamer Streamberry (clearly riffing off Netflix, right down to the branding). An uncanny offering pops up on their feed. The ...
The entire show is CGI-generated using data from Joan's phone and a licensed image of Salma Hayek. Using futuristic (though not too unimaginable) technology, Streamberry's quantum computer is able to mix it all up and ... boom! Create an episode. While meeting with a lawyer, Joan learns that she has no recourse. "Legally, the Streamberry Corporatio...
Unable to stop the show from streaming, Joan and Salma decide there's only one option: Stop the show from being made. They break into Streamberry's offices with the intention of destroying the quantum computer. Finally standing before the "quamputer," a man (Michael Cera) delivers a mind-altering twist. Joan learns she's not Joan: She's the actress...
Annie Murphy destroys the quantum computer with an axe, concluding that since the entire sequence is "based on decisions that have already happened," she has to go through with it. "It's not my decision. It's Joan's," she says, destroying the computer and destroying all of the fictive levels — and any possibility of more shows in this format, which...
The episode had people online joking about checking the terms and conditions of their Netflixand worrying about the future of AI. Beyond that, Murphy says the episode is a commentary on how people are more likely to relish others' bad news than their good (which Streamberry's CEO points to when she explains why the show is called "Joan Is Awful," n...
Jun 15, 2023 · The first episode of Black Mirror season six, Joan Is Awful, gave us the twist that – in true Charlie Brooker style – no one was expecting. It follows ‘average woman’ Joan, played by...
Jun 15, 2023 · Annie Murphy and Salma Hayek wanted to make ‘Joan Is Awful’ a buddy comedy. Horrified by the show, the two characters team up to take down the quantum computer.
- Ayanna Miller
- 5 min
- Multiplatform Editor
Get the real explanation of the 'Joan Is Awful' ending and learn the real story behind Streamberry, the Quamputer, the hidden scene, the difference between Joan, Annie Murphy, and Salma Hayek Pinault.
- Stephan Lee
- 2 min
- Aaron Paul
Watch Joan Is Awful on Netflix. An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life - in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek. Check out the poster. Starring: Salma Hayek, Ben Barnes, Annie Murphy, Michael Cera.
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Jun 15, 2023 · Back after a four-year hiatus, the long-awaited sixth season of “Black Mirror” opens — fittingly — with “Joan is Awful,” an exploration of the dubious inner workings of a fictional...
