“Black Mirror,” Playtest
The modern day equivalent of the “it was all a dream” storyline is “it was all VR.” The twist of ‘Playtest’ is that Cooper was in a VR simulation the entire time, and it is glaringly foreseeable given the nature of “Black Mirror.” The show wasted a lot of time treading water to get to that twist. However, to up the ante, there’s another twist. Spoiler alert: Cooper dies. Both twists feel like something a teenage sci-fi writer came up with.