*If you haven't seen "Hang the DJ" yet, then please be aware this post contains big titting spoilers*
When you watch "Hang the DJ", you may at first think that it is a straightforward episode about a technology that determines and then counts down the length of a relationship.
You will then get annoyed at that dating gadget, because it foolishly limits the relationship between Amy (Georgina Campbell) and Frank (Joe Cole) to just 12 hours.
Especially when they seem to have a spark...
...and then Frank ends up with the worst person ever.
But just when you think it is coming to a logical conclusion, there's a huge twist. Frank and Amy agree to screw the system prescribing what their relationships are supposed to be like, and they go their own way.
Then they come to the conclusion that they have met each other before and that this is all a test.
They then escape, resulting in another twist: This is all a simulation. There have been a thousand simulations of Amy and Frank, and 998 times out of 1,000 they came to the same conclusion and escaped.
The figure 998 then turns to 99.8% – their match in an alternative world, all on a phone app.
And then they lock eyes in a pub.
The episode has floored quite a few people.
I feel like I can’t watch anything now that I’ve finished ‘Hang The DJ’ episode of Black Mirror. What a glorious, stunning episode.
Hang the DJ gets a 99.8% from me. #BlackMirror4
I’m never gonna get over the end of Hang the DJ when they looked at each other while Panic by The Smiths played in the background
And there's a lot from this episode to unpick too. A lot of people have picked up on the 99.8% theme, touched by the fact that the couple rebelled against the system nearly 1,000 times.
Yesterday I watched a video on YouTube explaining the meaning behind "Hang the DJ" and this comment literally made… https://t.co/7nTXAwMOB1
i just finished the 'hang the DJ' black mirror episode and i'd given up on love but whom wants to fuck around and r… https://t.co/DNlsksCYJt
Many people have praised Charlie Brooker's writing and the themes of fate, love, and desire.
Hang The DJ gave me feelings similar to San Junipero. Transcending the given matrix to be with who you feel you’re… https://t.co/Gj99Upw22a
hang the dj: and they were soulmates me: oh my god they were soulmates
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, actor Campbell explained what she sees as the meaning of the episode: "She is no longer allowing this system to keep controlling her. You shouldn’t be relying on a system to tell you how you feel. We have human instincts; you know how you feel and that’s what you should follow."
Many people are relating it to their own circumstances.
Hang the Dj is ruining my life i can’t even watch a tv show about a dystopian future without being reminded about how FUCKING SINGLE I AM
And even though the episode is about dating, it also resonates if you have been through a breakup. Having been through one recently myself, I couldn't help feeling a connection with an idea from this episode: that everything will work out in the end, and that we are all linked by a system of falling in and out of love, until we meet the one we stick with.
And then there's "Panic" by the Smiths on the soundtrack.
And this has led to a debate about why the episode was called "Hang the DJ" in the first place.
@lukeoneil47 Hang the DJ = eliminate the one who is in control of the party. In the context of the episode, they en… https://t.co/He3F3Nvr4Q
Oh, and a lot of people are comparing it to "San Junipero", or are ranking the two episodes against each other.
STOP COMPARING HANG THE DJ AND SAN JUNIPERO