Jodie Foster takes the director's chair in this episode of Netflix's critically acclaimed anthology series Black Mirror. Each episode is a different story about (for the most part) the perils of technology, usually involving a brutal twist in the final act. Arkangel is a routine retread of stories about parents trying to shield their children from the dangers of the world only to do more harm than good in the end.





Single mother Marie loses track of her daughter Sara at a playground and as a result opts to have high tech surveillance software hardwired into Sara's brain, allowing her to see everything her daughter sees. Things predictably go awry and Marie and Sara's relationship is imperiled as a result. Series creator Charlie Brooker wrote the script, which is fairly polished. Given the amount of time, very little dialogue is wasted, yet it doesn't present anything new. Brenna Harding does an excellent job as Sara, harnessing teenage distress perfectly in her limited screen time. The rest of the cast is largely forgettable, each stepping into a clichéd role that perpetuates the recycled framework.