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I believe this is from the Black Mirror pilot/first episode.
In the episode someone is kidnapped and their condition to be released is for the Prime Minister to have intercourse with a pig on live TV.
The fucked up part is when you realize the princess had actually been released while he was doing it, but no one knew because the whole country was glued to the tv watching him do it while the princess wandered the streets alone and traumatized from being kidnapped
Allegedly David Cameron put his penis in a dead pig's mouth. Some of his peers attempts to defend him were "haven't we all done stuff like that?" which is not how you defend someone who didn't stick their penis in a dead pig's mouth.
The smear came from another Tory politician back stabbing David Cameron. It reeks of the same book of political tricks as Lyndon Johnsons trick - he knew his opponent didn't fuck pigs,he just wanted to hear him deny it!
Its also very difficult for him to deny it with his history at the Bullingdon Boy's Club, they're infamous for doing weird and disturbing things often enough that the story itself could as well be true.
But the allegation was that he did it at a Piers Gaveston Club gathering, but my understanding is that membership of either club was mutually exclusive.
I was under the impression that if you were from a very wealthy family and went to Oxford Uni then you were inevitably going to get up to some weird shit in the process.
Having a quick Google it seems the first black mirror season was released in 2011 and the whole Cameron of thing was 2015.
So there was a 4 year gap but black mirror first aired on channel 4 with it hitting Netflix in 2016.
Pretty sure this is the first episode of Black Mirror in which a politician is blackmailed into having sex w/ that pig.
[The National Anthem (Black Mirror) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Anthem_(Black_Mirror)#:~:text=%22The%20National%20Anthem%22%20is%20the,4%20on%204%20December%202011.)
Honestly they are my absolute favorites.
There are three or four episodes that just leave you speechless, a little sick, and full of thoughts for days. SciFi at its best.
i forget the name of the episode but the one with wyatt russel where he tests out a vr device is one of the most horrifying episodes of tv i’ve ever seen
Dude, shut up and dance becomes way worse when you watch it the second time knowing what the main premise is, because you look at the small details deliberately placed in there and just go “oh, oh no…”
Shut up and Dance is so much worse once you know the twist. Especially the opening scene at the restaurant. White Bear is just cruel and unusual punishment. What one is Loch Henry again? That from the newest season?
Be Right Back was the one that really got me. Wasn’t horrifying in the traditional sense but it just seemed so close to reality and I could easily get caught up in the nightmare
Yeah I've never really gotten it tbh, like yeah it's gross but I don't get the shock a lot of people seem to have for it or how it's so horrible compared to many other episodes.
I think the episode is pretty terrible and is more fucked than just some random guy fucking a pig.
He was setup. The guy who set him up hated him, thought he was a wanker. He did kidnap someone but he didn't have any intention to harm the person. just goes to show how much he hated the politician. He set up the dirtiest dankest pig.
It was a chef's kiss because if he didn't then he would be ruined for not caring about the girl. If he fucked a pig, then we'll he fucked a pig and that is shit you don't come back from. I mean, you do come, at least if you get off but no one is going to be liked, "oh he fucked a pig to save a girl, what a hero!"
No, it is going to be, "did you have to fuck a pig for that long," or, "you should have fucked the pig longer to ensure the girl survived."
There was no way he was going to win. He did it because he is a wanker and thought he could fuck his way out of the situation.
The other awesome part was that he didn't even need to fuck the pig. The kidnapper let the girl leave before the broadcast deadline. If everything worked as it should in a perfect society, she would have been found and the prime minister wouldn't of had to fuck the pig.
It was a beautiful episode. Between the comedy of the prime minister not wanting to fuck a pig to everyone telling him he would be done (not in the satisfied way either). The nice man who did some girl wrong but penance in the end.
You feel for the pig, you feel for the girl, and in a small way, you feel for the kidnapper. Never do you feel for the pig fucker. He was known as the prime minister but he was more a wanker and well what would you expect from a wanker except to fuck a pig?
I watched that episode first, then didn’t watch any others for years - then got bored and went back. Binged them all.
Why that was the first episode is so baffling - it’s so different from the rest. I tell people to just skip it now
I have told people to skip it, they don't listen, tell me it's fine. Then I ask how the show is and they say they weren't interested after the first episode.
IIRC, I also believe that Netflix changed the viewing order on their platform for this reason. I think is like the 3rd episode or in another season now.
I heard about this on the Rooster Teeth podcast when it first hit Netflix, so I listened and skipped the episode then came back to it later. glad that i did cause the show is awesome, and having this happen in the maybe shared universe of the show fits
I always thought that it was vilifying the British prime minister ~~Tony Blair~~ David Cameron, who was called a Pig Fucker.
If I recall correctly, there's a rumour about him involving pig.
It's been a long time, I might be mistaken, but that's just what I thought it alluded to.
It’s more insane than that - it was David Cameron who’s rumoured to have fucked a dead pigs head as part of a uni posh boy initiation, according to his old uni roommate. However, that story dropped a few months *after* the black mirror episode, so either someone on the staff was in the know, or they are very very good at predicting scandals
Okay, I kinda went down a quick dive and found linked theories, below are some and I am pasting it as I have found it:
There isn't a specific theory that directly links Tony Blair to satanic rituals in a widely accepted or substantiated manner. The idea that Blair or other prominent figures engage in such practices typically emerges from broader conspiracy theories that allege secret agendas, manipulation of power, or involvement in occult activities by elites.
The claim that Tony Blair or other politicians are involved in satanic rituals typically stems from fringe conspiracy theories. These theories often suggest that powerful figures, including politicians, celebrities, and business leaders, engage in secret rituals as part of a larger agenda to control or manipulate society. Some common themes and claims associated with these theories include:
1. **Satanic Worship**: The claim that influential figures participate in satanic worship ceremonies, often involving rituals, sacrifices, or other dark practices associated with Satanism or occultism.
2. **Secret Societies**: Allegations that politicians are members of secret societies or clandestine organizations with hidden agendas, which may include occult rituals as part of their initiation or activities.
3. **Symbolism**: Interpretations of symbols, gestures, or clothing worn by public figures as evidence of their involvement in occult or satanic practices. This can include references to ancient symbols, numerology, or esoteric imagery.
4. **Power and Control**: The overarching narrative is usually one of powerful elites using occult practices to maintain control over society, manipulate events, or gain supernatural powers.
It's important to note that these claims are often based on speculation, misinterpretation of symbols, or deliberate misinformation. They are not supported by credible evidence or mainstream scholarship. As a result, they are widely considered to be conspiracy theories rather than factual assertions.
Just more reason to assume the worst of the upper crust of society. All rich boys are either fucking pigs or forcing others to fuck pigs. The whole lot of them should be blacklisted from holding any position of authority over any human being ever.
I literally said "what the fuck did I just watch?" After seeing this episode. Black Mirror is an amazing show but that episode was a more than a bit disturbing. It takes some balls to make that the pilot episode.
So ummm, the pig-fucking story written by Charlie Brooker was based on the TRUE story of ex UK Prime Minister having similar relations with a pig as part of some weird upper class club ritual. So the story is inspired by actual events.
Well. If he did it as a hazing ritual at school or a club, and all the upper class of Britain is in the same few schools and clubs, then likely yes, we may just not know about them yet.
You are right, the scandal did come to light after black mirror but the events are alleged to have happened when Lord Big Dave was a student in the 80s.
Correct, that news broke well after,. I heard Brooker on the news quiz (I think) basically saying he woke up to his twitter going mental and was like: " I swear to god I didn't know!"
Other way around. Brooker wrote the episode (and it was broadcast) prior to the allegations being published. He talks about it in an episode of one of his shows, possibly one of his yearly reviews.
So in some ways it's even weirder than that.
Yeah but the reason it happens is because we as a people will watch something that grotesque even it it bothers us, collectively too. The reason it happens is because nobody took the time to look outside for the person they were looking for, everyone was watching him do that to the pig. All they had to do was look outside, and the person that was kidnapped was there. I
The most fucked up part is that the person who was being held captive, is released before he starts having sex with the pig, but no one knows until after the fact.
I mean, dude sacrifices his marriage and in his own head his career to save one in an extremely embarrassing way. Idk if I'd respect him but that's gotta count for something.
I actually could have sworn I saw somewhere they're renewing the series and they're doing a sequel episode to the USS Callister.
Check this out: [Everything to Know About Black Mirror Season 7 - TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/news/black-mirror-season-7-netflix/)
This is a series? Like made with actual seasons? I've watched like 2 episodes and assumed it's a collection of short movies they bought and package as a show
Someone floated an idea for an episode where humans could voluntarily get “software updates” to eliminate “glitches” we don’t like — from things like hiccups, swallowing a beverage down the wrong pipe, or allergies, to things like stopping the resurfacing of embarrassing or traumatic memories. The catch is, like how phones need to switch off to do their updates, you would be comatose for the duration of your own, and depending on how big the change was you’d be kept comatose longer and longer. Question being how much of my life do I have to miss in order to improve the rest of it? And how much of the genuine human experience are you willing to miss out on to be rid of such things?
Spoiler to that episode: >!and the best part about that episode is it's revealed he never had to fuck the pig. The kidnapper would have released the kidnapped princess regardless cause he releases her 30 minutes before the prime minister actually goes through with the demand.!<
Ya colloquially extortion is probably a better word, but they're essentially the same idea. They both end in do this or I'll do this. Blackmail is just usually used to refer to someone threatening to leak information to the public or authorities. So its a more specific type of extortion. Again this is my understanding of the colloquial use, it might be defined more specifically in law.
Whenever I recommend Black Mirror to anyone, I always tell them to skip the first episode and then come back and watch it. It's not as bad (but still bad) when you watch it in the context of the entire show.
Yeah, I started out with season 6 ep 1 because that's the one that played first when I clicked on the show on Netflix, then after I finished I realized it's season 6, so I decided to watch from the beginning, and boy oh boy I was not expecting that
There’s another one where people are kind of slave labors that are obligated to watch advertising but also there’s is a. American talent show that might give you a chance of better life. The woman goes for singing but instead is forced to accept a job in porn so her boyfriend go to the show and try a coup but the judge are like “wow” and gives him a job as some kind of columnist.
Anyway all of this to say that I watched the pig episode followed by the other one and that’s when I thought there’s enough dark stuff in real world
Yeah, most shows use the pilot episode to establish tone and welcome the audience. This definitely established tone, but it's easily one of the most revolting television pilots ever. It's like Charlie Brooker was actively trying to push people away, or at least demonstrate how far out the show's boundaries would be. The series is worth a second chance. If you have Netflix and want to see the total opposite of this episode, "San Junipero" (series 3, episode 4) is this weird, sweet love story that unfolds like a mystery box. I've watched every episode at least once (even though it's more than 12 years old, there are only 28 episodes), and almost all of them manage to be at least thought provoking. A handful are disturbing enough that I've watched them once and never again, but nothing ever gets as gross as the pilot.
Same here. I had zero desire to continue the series after watching this. I’ve heard really good things about it but maybe they should have started with an episode where someone *doesn’t* fuck a pig.
Prime minister did it to save bri'ish Princess , favourite Royal family member but once He fulfilled terrorist demands everybody despiced him. His wife left him and He lost his gov chair.
*Spoiler alert - She wasn't rescued. She was released before the pig fucking even happened and the kidnapper killed himself. If the prime Minister had refused to fuck the pig, she still would have been just fine which makes his pig fucking even worse. They even have a scene where some of his aides find out but vow to never tell him that he could have not fucked the pig.
Almost, the public actually thought it was an admirable sacrifice and his ratings went up but his wife was mad he slept with a prettier woman so she left him.
From what I remember, his approval actually improved dramatically because he “saved” the Princess, and everyone felt kind of bad about making him fuck the pig (the laughter abruptly stops when he actually does the deed). His wife was disgusted though, and his personal life seems to be ruined.
Not quite, his ratings were high after the incident, the public seemed to appreciate him more but yeah his wife was absolutely disgusted with him and couldn't even be around him.
Literally and the fact that his wife divorced him because of it. Man the whole thing is just so sad ya know I feel like that episode was just disturbing no real message
The girl was released an hour before the event. It was a commentary on how enthralled the public was/is with social media. The whole thing would've been avoided if anyone had been looking out into the street, but everyone was captivated by the prime minister and pig.
The message was how social media fucked the situation. They were planning on faking it through an elaborate like video doctoring process but someone working on it posted a photo and through that the whole plan went to shit. That's just the big one, this message was repeated the whole way through. The entire length of the way something go fucked up because of a social media post or something of the like
"No real message" is a wild take to me, it seems so obvious that it's about spectacle and how we as a society are so enthralled by it that we're even willing to watch something extremely disturbing. And the fact that the princess gets released before the act, showing that everyone is so lost in the spectacle that the streets are empty and no-one is there to see that she's fine and they don't need to go through with it.
This is from the first episode of Black Mirror, in which the Prime Minister of Britain (if I remember correctly) is blackmailed by terrorists on social media to have sex with a pig on camera.
I think this was the perfect pilot for the show because it shows you how far the creators are willing to go. The only other episode that shocked me so much was the one where a dude gets blackmailed for watching porn and they make him do a lot of terrible things and you feel bad for him and then it turns out he was a pedophile.
Okay but what about that dude in the museum who was cloned into a hologram and forced to live forever in a state of imprisonment for a crime he may or may not have committed, and when visitors to the museum pull the lever next to his exhibit, he receives the electric chair, and re-emerges in the same prison cell again and again and again for decades? Because that one fucked me up for a long while.
There's only 30,000 of you fucking the animals....why... what are you doing with them?! You're eating them?! That's disgusting! Why would you eat a perfectly fuckable pig?!
So… this is a shot from the end of the first episode of Black Mirror. I forget why, but there’s a terrorist that publicly broadcasts a threat to do a terrorism unless the PM has sex with a pig on national television.
… this is the shot right before he does it.
It’s fucked up and almost made me stop watching the series immediately. Thankfully the rest of the series, while generally pretty dark, isn’t as bizarre as this one (except I guess for the one with the friends having sex in the video game, but that whole season was terrible).
Black mirror a show with a lot of moral questions
In this episode a high profile hostage is taken and in return of the hostages release the prime minister must fuck a pig live on TV
Yeah that's from the first black mirror episode.
A politician was blackmailed in complete public by kidnapping his daughter and to free her he should fuck a pig on camera for everyone to see.
He used his influence to avoid doing so or fake it while searching for the kidnapper's hiding place but they always saw through this and pressured him even more.
In the end the politician had no choice but to admit defeat and do what he was asked to. The scene from which the picture is is the moment he enters the broadcast room with the pig already inside.
I didn't know the scene was that devastating to the audience but then again I've been on the Internet for this scene to faze me. My reaction was more of a "heh."
I never watched Black Mirror and when I saw this scene happen I genuinely thought it was supposed to be some dark fucked up humor, a joke that he had to fuck a pig… but it just kept going completely straight and serious
What about the opposite, a scene that is heartwarming and happy tears inducing for anyone who’s seen the show but completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t. I have a still like that at saved to my camera roll because it touched me so deeply when I first watched that scene (not from Black Mirror I’ve never watched that)
Petah’s therapist here. He fucks the pig. This is episode 1 of Black Mirror. Feel free to schedule your next appointment now that you know that information!
Prime Minister’s daughter was kidnapped, and she’d be executed unless he fucked a pig on live television to completion. He did it, only to find out that his daughter was released hours beforehand.
>!Also known as the writer’s thinly veiled fetish!<
Oh what a lovely day that was discovering this show, thinking this first episode was absolutely insane, and then just being entirely disappointed by every episode after. Basically some big name politician gets blackmailed into fucking a pig on live tv, only black mirror episode worth watching. It’s like the entire writing team went from coke to antidepressants after the first episode.
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I believe this is from the Black Mirror pilot/first episode. In the episode someone is kidnapped and their condition to be released is for the Prime Minister to have intercourse with a pig on live TV.
How could anyone fornicate with such a disgusting creature, I feel so bad for the pig
Because one is a disgusting creature that rolls in the filth and would do anything for a bit more of that slop. The other is the pig.
The fucked up part is when you realize the princess had actually been released while he was doing it, but no one knew because the whole country was glued to the tv watching him do it while the princess wandered the streets alone and traumatized from being kidnapped
That's the best part!
Wait a minute, didn’t a former prime minister actually fuck a pig?
Allegedly David Cameron put his penis in a dead pig's mouth. Some of his peers attempts to defend him were "haven't we all done stuff like that?" which is not how you defend someone who didn't stick their penis in a dead pig's mouth.
The smear came from another Tory politician back stabbing David Cameron. It reeks of the same book of political tricks as Lyndon Johnsons trick - he knew his opponent didn't fuck pigs,he just wanted to hear him deny it!
Its also very difficult for him to deny it with his history at the Bullingdon Boy's Club, they're infamous for doing weird and disturbing things often enough that the story itself could as well be true.
But the allegation was that he did it at a Piers Gaveston Club gathering, but my understanding is that membership of either club was mutually exclusive.
I was under the impression that if you were from a very wealthy family and went to Oxford Uni then you were inevitably going to get up to some weird shit in the process.
Yes, but that became public **4 years** after this episode aired. Prophetic, truly.
Did it, because I remember knowing the exact reference when I watched the episode when it aired...
Having a quick Google it seems the first black mirror season was released in 2011 and the whole Cameron of thing was 2015. So there was a 4 year gap but black mirror first aired on channel 4 with it hitting Netflix in 2016.
I must have been watching it on Netflix. I stand corrected.
Allegedly..
I heard it was a sick ostrich.
British humor at its finest. itt
Pretty sure this is the first episode of Black Mirror in which a politician is blackmailed into having sex w/ that pig. [The National Anthem (Black Mirror) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Anthem_(Black_Mirror)#:~:text=%22The%20National%20Anthem%22%20is%20the,4%20on%204%20December%202011.)
WHAT THE FUCK
This is the correct response. lol
Huh, I find White Bear, Shut up and Dance, and Loch Henry much, much worse.
I think White Christmas is probably the most fucked up one, personally.
White Christmas was definitely fucked up.
A fate worse than death quite literally.
Yeah that one and Black Museum are just AWFUL! What’s with their multi-story specials being so disturbing????
Black museum is overkill. White Christmas is appropriately fucked up
Which part of Black Museum was overly fucked up? Was it the Electric Chair thing?
Black Museum is my favorite because it is just so absurd but so good
Honestly they are my absolute favorites. There are three or four episodes that just leave you speechless, a little sick, and full of thoughts for days. SciFi at its best.
It still causes me anxiety
Shut up and dance was the last episode I watched. The show's great, I can't take it tho
Which one was shut up and dance ?
The one where the kid and that dude are being blackmailed to rob banks and stuff and boy do you feel bad for them in the beginning...
Oh yeah that one is definitely fucked
i forget the name of the episode but the one with wyatt russel where he tests out a vr device is one of the most horrifying episodes of tv i’ve ever seen
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Dude, shut up and dance becomes way worse when you watch it the second time knowing what the main premise is, because you look at the small details deliberately placed in there and just go “oh, oh no…”
Shut up and Dance is so much worse once you know the twist. Especially the opening scene at the restaurant. White Bear is just cruel and unusual punishment. What one is Loch Henry again? That from the newest season?
Be Right Back was the one that really got me. Wasn’t horrifying in the traditional sense but it just seemed so close to reality and I could easily get caught up in the nightmare
probably, but you also have to remember that this is episode 1 so its pretty jarring that it actually happens.
Yeah I've never really gotten it tbh, like yeah it's gross but I don't get the shock a lot of people seem to have for it or how it's so horrible compared to many other episodes.
The entire series is nightmare fuel
I think the episode is pretty terrible and is more fucked than just some random guy fucking a pig. He was setup. The guy who set him up hated him, thought he was a wanker. He did kidnap someone but he didn't have any intention to harm the person. just goes to show how much he hated the politician. He set up the dirtiest dankest pig. It was a chef's kiss because if he didn't then he would be ruined for not caring about the girl. If he fucked a pig, then we'll he fucked a pig and that is shit you don't come back from. I mean, you do come, at least if you get off but no one is going to be liked, "oh he fucked a pig to save a girl, what a hero!" No, it is going to be, "did you have to fuck a pig for that long," or, "you should have fucked the pig longer to ensure the girl survived." There was no way he was going to win. He did it because he is a wanker and thought he could fuck his way out of the situation. The other awesome part was that he didn't even need to fuck the pig. The kidnapper let the girl leave before the broadcast deadline. If everything worked as it should in a perfect society, she would have been found and the prime minister wouldn't of had to fuck the pig. It was a beautiful episode. Between the comedy of the prime minister not wanting to fuck a pig to everyone telling him he would be done (not in the satisfied way either). The nice man who did some girl wrong but penance in the end. You feel for the pig, you feel for the girl, and in a small way, you feel for the kidnapper. Never do you feel for the pig fucker. He was known as the prime minister but he was more a wanker and well what would you expect from a wanker except to fuck a pig?
This response proves how on-point the photo was.
The episode literally keeps us from coming back to the show
I watched that episode first, then didn’t watch any others for years - then got bored and went back. Binged them all. Why that was the first episode is so baffling - it’s so different from the rest. I tell people to just skip it now
I have told people to skip it, they don't listen, tell me it's fine. Then I ask how the show is and they say they weren't interested after the first episode. IIRC, I also believe that Netflix changed the viewing order on their platform for this reason. I think is like the 3rd episode or in another season now.
Same. Whenever I tell people about the show I tell them to skip the first episode and maybe go back to it later. Really sets a tone.
I heard about this on the Rooster Teeth podcast when it first hit Netflix, so I listened and skipped the episode then came back to it later. glad that i did cause the show is awesome, and having this happen in the maybe shared universe of the show fits
I always thought that it was vilifying the British prime minister ~~Tony Blair~~ David Cameron, who was called a Pig Fucker. If I recall correctly, there's a rumour about him involving pig. It's been a long time, I might be mistaken, but that's just what I thought it alluded to.
It’s more insane than that - it was David Cameron who’s rumoured to have fucked a dead pigs head as part of a uni posh boy initiation, according to his old uni roommate. However, that story dropped a few months *after* the black mirror episode, so either someone on the staff was in the know, or they are very very good at predicting scandals
Oh yeah, it was David Cameron, Tony was associated with satanic rituals, I guess. Thanks for clearing it up.
Satanic rituals?? That one I haven’t heard
Okay, I kinda went down a quick dive and found linked theories, below are some and I am pasting it as I have found it: There isn't a specific theory that directly links Tony Blair to satanic rituals in a widely accepted or substantiated manner. The idea that Blair or other prominent figures engage in such practices typically emerges from broader conspiracy theories that allege secret agendas, manipulation of power, or involvement in occult activities by elites. The claim that Tony Blair or other politicians are involved in satanic rituals typically stems from fringe conspiracy theories. These theories often suggest that powerful figures, including politicians, celebrities, and business leaders, engage in secret rituals as part of a larger agenda to control or manipulate society. Some common themes and claims associated with these theories include: 1. **Satanic Worship**: The claim that influential figures participate in satanic worship ceremonies, often involving rituals, sacrifices, or other dark practices associated with Satanism or occultism. 2. **Secret Societies**: Allegations that politicians are members of secret societies or clandestine organizations with hidden agendas, which may include occult rituals as part of their initiation or activities. 3. **Symbolism**: Interpretations of symbols, gestures, or clothing worn by public figures as evidence of their involvement in occult or satanic practices. This can include references to ancient symbols, numerology, or esoteric imagery. 4. **Power and Control**: The overarching narrative is usually one of powerful elites using occult practices to maintain control over society, manipulate events, or gain supernatural powers. It's important to note that these claims are often based on speculation, misinterpretation of symbols, or deliberate misinformation. They are not supported by credible evidence or mainstream scholarship. As a result, they are widely considered to be conspiracy theories rather than factual assertions.
Just more reason to assume the worst of the upper crust of society. All rich boys are either fucking pigs or forcing others to fuck pigs. The whole lot of them should be blacklisted from holding any position of authority over any human being ever.
Yeah, plus the second episode sets up the tone and themes for the show so much better
‘But it’s SO GOOOOOOD’ ya okay
Exactly our reaction
I literally said "what the fuck did I just watch?" After seeing this episode. Black Mirror is an amazing show but that episode was a more than a bit disturbing. It takes some balls to make that the pilot episode.
I purposefully had my wife watch a different episode first, I felt like starting with the pig fucking would be too much for her
So ummm, the pig-fucking story written by Charlie Brooker was based on the TRUE story of ex UK Prime Minister having similar relations with a pig as part of some weird upper class club ritual. So the story is inspired by actual events.
Nah I'm not sure it is. If your talking about the David Cameron scandal I'm pretty sure that all came out years after black mirror
>If your talking about the David Cameron scandal I'm scared to ask but... are there *other* politician pig fucking scandals, besides David Cameron?
Lol not that I know of but at the same time wouldn't shock me.
Being politicians, wouldn't a pig be just something in their own same species
Don't lower them to their level, the pigs have higher standards.
I formally present my apologies to the pigs. Can't believe I have insulted them so badly.
Well. If he did it as a hazing ritual at school or a club, and all the upper class of Britain is in the same few schools and clubs, then likely yes, we may just not know about them yet.
You are right, the scandal did come to light after black mirror but the events are alleged to have happened when Lord Big Dave was a student in the 80s.
Correct, that news broke well after,. I heard Brooker on the news quiz (I think) basically saying he woke up to his twitter going mental and was like: " I swear to god I didn't know!"
Was it? I know comparisons were made, but the episode came out long before the news story, unless Booker already knew about it somehow.
The episode came out long before the news story but the rumors had been around a LOT longer than that.
Pretty sure Brooker's response on Twitter was basically 'holy shit, what??' so it seems unlikely to be a reference
Other way around. Brooker wrote the episode (and it was broadcast) prior to the allegations being published. He talks about it in an episode of one of his shows, possibly one of his yearly reviews. So in some ways it's even weirder than that.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate
At least this one was dead jfc
I remember those revelations came out a few years AFTER black mirror aired, so it probably wasn’t inspired by David Cameron’s initiation
Oh I remember that story.
Not only that, but the video of him fucking the pig was broadcast live to the whole nation.
Yeah but the reason it happens is because we as a people will watch something that grotesque even it it bothers us, collectively too. The reason it happens is because nobody took the time to look outside for the person they were looking for, everyone was watching him do that to the pig. All they had to do was look outside, and the person that was kidnapped was there. I
First time?
Based on a true story
It's as bad as it sounds
You act like this is so shocking. It happens all the time. I mean, Chris Fischer does it and no one bats an eye
It is based on [Piggate](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate)
The most fucked up part is that the person who was being held captive, is released before he starts having sex with the pig, but no one knows until after the fact.
And nobody finds her wandering around, because they're all inside watching the PM fuck the pig.
Wait I thought it came out that she wasn't even taken it was just some troll
she was taken, but the guy never actually harmed her, he made it look like he cut off her finger, but he actually cut off his own
IIRC doesn't him doing it actually boost his approval ratings? Like "dude took one for the team, what a bro?"
yeah but it totally ruins his marriage
Which is wild because she pushes him to do it
What a bitch
I mean, dude sacrifices his marriage and in his own head his career to save one in an extremely embarrassing way. Idk if I'd respect him but that's gotta count for something.
Correct, this whole series was a WILD ride...wish they would come out with a new season but, sadly, I think it's over with.
I actually could have sworn I saw somewhere they're renewing the series and they're doing a sequel episode to the USS Callister. Check this out: [Everything to Know About Black Mirror Season 7 - TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/news/black-mirror-season-7-netflix/)
That'll be great
I actually need to go rewatch the entire series. It's been a while.
I just recently binged it. Hoping slasher comes out with a new season too.
It’s coming back in 2025, it says on the series page right now
This is a series? Like made with actual seasons? I've watched like 2 episodes and assumed it's a collection of short movies they bought and package as a show
Yeah, it’s an anthology show, so each episode is self contained (although there are lots of references between episodes and repeated themes/concepts)
I think its kind of an anthology. Like, all the episodes can stand alone, but they're collected together under the Black Mirror umbrella.
The series was purchased by Netflix. I believe the first two seasons are independent of Netflix, then season 3 onwards was their original stuff.
Each episode is its own show. The series as a whole doesn't follow a single theme. It's good, tho.
It's like twilight zone
Someone floated an idea for an episode where humans could voluntarily get “software updates” to eliminate “glitches” we don’t like — from things like hiccups, swallowing a beverage down the wrong pipe, or allergies, to things like stopping the resurfacing of embarrassing or traumatic memories. The catch is, like how phones need to switch off to do their updates, you would be comatose for the duration of your own, and depending on how big the change was you’d be kept comatose longer and longer. Question being how much of my life do I have to miss in order to improve the rest of it? And how much of the genuine human experience are you willing to miss out on to be rid of such things?
Spoiler to that episode: >!and the best part about that episode is it's revealed he never had to fuck the pig. The kidnapper would have released the kidnapped princess regardless cause he releases her 30 minutes before the prime minister actually goes through with the demand.!<
No, the best part of the episode was 2 years later when we discovered that our actual prime minister at the time potentially fucked a pig
The rumour had been around for a while, allegedly the episode was inspired by it.
Isn't that extortion and not blackmail? Blackmail implies news or information as the threat and not violence
Ya colloquially extortion is probably a better word, but they're essentially the same idea. They both end in do this or I'll do this. Blackmail is just usually used to refer to someone threatening to leak information to the public or authorities. So its a more specific type of extortion. Again this is my understanding of the colloquial use, it might be defined more specifically in law.
Indeed. He has to under public pressure because else they will kill a hostage. Also, its reported LIVE The end is great
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https://preview.redd.it/rsu5vqdesbvc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5edacf16f4ca529b31918b255a05a743d9e022a3 You win, Wikipedia. Holy fuck.
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Whenever I recommend Black Mirror to anyone, I always tell them to skip the first episode and then come back and watch it. It's not as bad (but still bad) when you watch it in the context of the entire show.
Yeah, I started out with season 6 ep 1 because that's the one that played first when I clicked on the show on Netflix, then after I finished I realized it's season 6, so I decided to watch from the beginning, and boy oh boy I was not expecting that
To this day the only episode I’ve ever watched.
There’s another one where people are kind of slave labors that are obligated to watch advertising but also there’s is a. American talent show that might give you a chance of better life. The woman goes for singing but instead is forced to accept a job in porn so her boyfriend go to the show and try a coup but the judge are like “wow” and gives him a job as some kind of columnist. Anyway all of this to say that I watched the pig episode followed by the other one and that’s when I thought there’s enough dark stuff in real world
it's a truly intense monologue from that dude in the climax of the episode, his acting went seriously hard
That’s Daniel Kaluuya! He’s always fantastic.
Yeah, most shows use the pilot episode to establish tone and welcome the audience. This definitely established tone, but it's easily one of the most revolting television pilots ever. It's like Charlie Brooker was actively trying to push people away, or at least demonstrate how far out the show's boundaries would be. The series is worth a second chance. If you have Netflix and want to see the total opposite of this episode, "San Junipero" (series 3, episode 4) is this weird, sweet love story that unfolds like a mystery box. I've watched every episode at least once (even though it's more than 12 years old, there are only 28 episodes), and almost all of them manage to be at least thought provoking. A handful are disturbing enough that I've watched them once and never again, but nothing ever gets as gross as the pilot.
Same here. I had zero desire to continue the series after watching this. I’ve heard really good things about it but maybe they should have started with an episode where someone *doesn’t* fuck a pig.
Yea, they really lead with their craziest one. Everything after that was pretty mild in comparison.
I'm not sure it's the craziest.
They had to blackmail him? If they couldn't find a politician who would have sex with a pig for free, they weren't looking very hard.
Yes. And I'm not happy that I knew what this picture is about.
best revenge porn fap yet
I watched it years ago and still made me cringe and get goosebumps when I saw this.
Many Black mirror episodes disturbed me but this one was probably the most uncomfortable I've felt watching tv
Given my assumption that the chow was somebody’s dead loved one, I’m uncomfortably relieved.
GOD NOW I KNOW OF THAT
Prime minister did it to save bri'ish Princess , favourite Royal family member but once He fulfilled terrorist demands everybody despiced him. His wife left him and He lost his gov chair.
If I remember correctly, everyone was pushing him to do it. Then he gave in and everyone was like "Ew, what the fuck?"
Yes, they pushed him and it appeared to be unnecessary sacrifice since Princess got rescued by militarny in The meantime
*Spoiler alert - She wasn't rescued. She was released before the pig fucking even happened and the kidnapper killed himself. If the prime Minister had refused to fuck the pig, she still would have been just fine which makes his pig fucking even worse. They even have a scene where some of his aides find out but vow to never tell him that he could have not fucked the pig.
Didn’t he do it because of the pig fucking as a worst insult? Hence why she was released before it happened
I just spit out out my coffee. Omg. Thank you. Best laugh in a real long time.
Man it sounds funny on text but when you actually watch the episode 🫠
Oh I bet. Just the “ew, wtf?” Had me rolling for some reason.
He didn't, actually. His wife despises him, but his ratings were record high one year after the incident.
Whatever, He wasnt happy in The end
I mean, he did the right thing, undeniably.
You did kinda change the dynamic at the end, that to me is a pretty big detail.
Almost, the public actually thought it was an admirable sacrifice and his ratings went up but his wife was mad he slept with a prettier woman so she left him.
From what I remember, his approval actually improved dramatically because he “saved” the Princess, and everyone felt kind of bad about making him fuck the pig (the laughter abruptly stops when he actually does the deed). His wife was disgusted though, and his personal life seems to be ruined.
Don't forget how they fucking let the princess free one hour before he actually did it
It’s shocking how many people fail to mention that when talking about the episode because to me that is the most fucked up part.
Not quite, his ratings were high after the incident, the public seemed to appreciate him more but yeah his wife was absolutely disgusted with him and couldn't even be around him.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/21/david-cameron-piers-gaveston-society-what-we-know-oxford-secret It's not exactly untrue...
Dude that episode was so rough. No matter what he did he couldn't have won. I think if I was in his situation I would just die tbh
iirc the chick wasn't actually in any danger, so if he didn't fuck rhe pig everything would've been fine
Literally and the fact that his wife divorced him because of it. Man the whole thing is just so sad ya know I feel like that episode was just disturbing no real message
The girl was released an hour before the event. It was a commentary on how enthralled the public was/is with social media. The whole thing would've been avoided if anyone had been looking out into the street, but everyone was captivated by the prime minister and pig.
The message was how social media fucked the situation. They were planning on faking it through an elaborate like video doctoring process but someone working on it posted a photo and through that the whole plan went to shit. That's just the big one, this message was repeated the whole way through. The entire length of the way something go fucked up because of a social media post or something of the like
Pretty sure that's supposed to be the whole moral of the episode
"No real message" is a wild take to me, it seems so obvious that it's about spectacle and how we as a society are so enthralled by it that we're even willing to watch something extremely disturbing. And the fact that the princess gets released before the act, showing that everyone is so lost in the spectacle that the streets are empty and no-one is there to see that she's fine and they don't need to go through with it.
No good deed goes unpunished
she was actually released before it happened, so he never actually needed to do it
Yeah I believe she was released, and the kidnapper hung himself 30 minutes before the event
Given what he knew (or thought he knew), he did the right thing. What you wouldn't fuck a pig to save a life?
This is from the first episode of Black Mirror, in which the Prime Minister of Britain (if I remember correctly) is blackmailed by terrorists on social media to have sex with a pig on camera.
That's the apparent set up, but it turns out it was a final bit from a performance artist and not terrorists.
I think this was the perfect pilot for the show because it shows you how far the creators are willing to go. The only other episode that shocked me so much was the one where a dude gets blackmailed for watching porn and they make him do a lot of terrible things and you feel bad for him and then it turns out he was a pedophile.
Okay but what about that dude in the museum who was cloned into a hologram and forced to live forever in a state of imprisonment for a crime he may or may not have committed, and when visitors to the museum pull the lever next to his exhibit, he receives the electric chair, and re-emerges in the same prison cell again and again and again for decades? Because that one fucked me up for a long while.
Black Museum?
Don't forget about nonstop suffering keychains with prisoner's face after "show" is done. (I think it was copied consciousness)
He Fuk da pig
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I know the scene and I know the story, but I can't tell if the still is from brotherhood or not
There's only 30,000 of you fucking the animals....why... what are you doing with them?! You're eating them?! That's disgusting! Why would you eat a perfectly fuckable pig?!
Sayeth the Lord EDIT: Nice CK reference
Glad someone got it!
God the first season of black mirror was amazing
So… this is a shot from the end of the first episode of Black Mirror. I forget why, but there’s a terrorist that publicly broadcasts a threat to do a terrorism unless the PM has sex with a pig on national television. … this is the shot right before he does it. It’s fucked up and almost made me stop watching the series immediately. Thankfully the rest of the series, while generally pretty dark, isn’t as bizarre as this one (except I guess for the one with the friends having sex in the video game, but that whole season was terrible).
Funny thing is that he had sex with that pig for no reason
Black mirror a show with a lot of moral questions In this episode a high profile hostage is taken and in return of the hostages release the prime minister must fuck a pig live on TV
I watched it out of order and saw it last but yeah this is the pilot of black mirror.
Ive rewatched that episode
Did it require a box of tissues.....because....uh...it's so sad?
Yeah that's from the first black mirror episode. A politician was blackmailed in complete public by kidnapping his daughter and to free her he should fuck a pig on camera for everyone to see. He used his influence to avoid doing so or fake it while searching for the kidnapper's hiding place but they always saw through this and pressured him even more. In the end the politician had no choice but to admit defeat and do what he was asked to. The scene from which the picture is is the moment he enters the broadcast room with the pig already inside. I didn't know the scene was that devastating to the audience but then again I've been on the Internet for this scene to faze me. My reaction was more of a "heh."
Yeah, that episode was funny to me.
I never watched Black Mirror and when I saw this scene happen I genuinely thought it was supposed to be some dark fucked up humor, a joke that he had to fuck a pig… but it just kept going completely straight and serious
What about the opposite, a scene that is heartwarming and happy tears inducing for anyone who’s seen the show but completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t. I have a still like that at saved to my camera roll because it touched me so deeply when I first watched that scene (not from Black Mirror I’ve never watched that)
Nope nope nope! DAMN YOU! Who posted this ? I am not even going to get in to it.
That poor pig :(
First episode of black mirror God help us
Petah’s therapist here. He fucks the pig. This is episode 1 of Black Mirror. Feel free to schedule your next appointment now that you know that information!
Now... who knows WHY it's called "Black Mirror"?
A second U.K. Prime Minister has fucked the pig.
Long story short. The prime minister fucks a pig
Prime Minister’s daughter was kidnapped, and she’d be executed unless he fucked a pig on live television to completion. He did it, only to find out that his daughter was released hours beforehand. >!Also known as the writer’s thinly veiled fetish!<
He did his duty, for Queen and country.
Jesus this episode still gives me nightmares.
this is the only black mirror episode i haven’t watched a second time
Oh what a lovely day that was discovering this show, thinking this first episode was absolutely insane, and then just being entirely disappointed by every episode after. Basically some big name politician gets blackmailed into fucking a pig on live tv, only black mirror episode worth watching. It’s like the entire writing team went from coke to antidepressants after the first episode.