Real Disturbing Meaning Behind Black Mirror's Loch Henry
With an important message for humanity, Loch Henry is hands down one of the best Black Mirror episodes.
Black Mirror Season 6 continues the legacy of previous seasons, offering viewers a fresh set of thought-provoking episodes that satirically explore the dehumanization of society.
However, the season's second episode stands in the background of everything you've seen before.
The second episode of Season 6, titled Loch Henry, tells the story of two documentary filmmakers, Davis and Pia, who return to Davis' hometown in Scotland to film a project about an egg collector.
However, the characters take a darker path with ethical dilemmas when Pia's interest shifts to a true crime story that took place in the town many years ago.
While going through Davis' family tapes, Pia discovers a disturbing snuff film that reveals his parents' connection to the murderer.
These circumstances lead to the suicide of Janet, Davis's mother, the wrongful death of Pia, and the future success of Davis's film.
While the episode has received mixed reviews from viewers who missed the main point of the story, Loch Henry departs from the futuristic setting viewers are accustomed to seeing in the series to reveal deeper social issues and how society treats horrific events and true crimes as just another source of entertainment.
After the family secret is revealed, before taking her own life, Janet leaves the tapes with Davis, who then uses them as the basis for his documentary.
Despite Davis' success with the completed documentary and finally winning the BAFTA award he had dreamed of, he loses everyone he loves.
The episode was never meant to be a predictable crime story, it explores the theme of the sacrifice of humanity for the sake of success and highlights the consequences of the choices that are made.
The main tragedy of the Loch Henry episode highlights the point where we see everyone else in the episode achieving everything they want while Davis, the real victim of the crime, is left isolated and alone.
The true meaning behind one of the most provocative episodes of the show is how messed up the world really is.
It serves as a commentary on the impact of true-crime projects, which today are mostly a source of entertainment and fun for viewers and the damage they do to victims and their families, whose true opinions are never heard when multimillion-dollar deals are at stake.