Men Against Fire

Episode aired Oct 21, 2016
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

43K

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Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Future soldiers Stripe and Raiman must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants.Future soldiers Stripe and Raiman must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants.Future soldiers Stripe and Raiman must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

43K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The term "roaches" used in the episode can be regarded as a reference to Rwandan genocide in 1994 - during the atrocities, Hutu-led broadcasting stations would often use word "roach" (inkotanyi) as euphemism for Tutsi to avoid potential allegations of engaging in hate speech.

Goofs
When Arquette is talking with Stripe in a cell while he is seated & Stripe is against one of the walls, he speaks to Stripe but his mouth doesn't move in time with his character's speech pattern when the camera is looking over Arquette's shoulder towards Stripe.

Connections
References The Terminator (1984)

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Featured review

7/10

The season's most thought-provoking episode

To me, this episode felt more like an episode of Black Mirror than any other this season. The thing I like most about this series is the way that it makes me ask myself ethical questions that I never would have thought about otherwise while I'm watching. It brings up the topic of morality relative to near future technology. That is what has been in some ways lacking from this season... until this episode. Admittedly, the episode is a little bit heavy-handed at times, a little predictable at others. But at least it was working with big ideas, putting them out there, and making me think. For that reason and that reason alone, I liked it more than any other this season.

The episode follows future soldiers as they hunt down and kill genetically inferior "roaches" in some part of Europe. The subjects of eugenics, consent, and propaganda in the modern age are all brought into question by the episode.