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Nosedive was so off putting

posted 8 years ago by jdiz115
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I can forgive the shove down your throat social message aspect of it but the lead actress was just unforgivably annoying. She was more annoying than the other fake annoying people. And what was that wedding scene... I'm thinking she's gonna give this profound speech but it just turns into some silly running around and screaming. Then the ending?? What a wasted opportunity.

Also I have to say that the "honesty" = real person is also false. Yes there is an abundance of fake news but nowadays we have this counter culture of "just being honest" people who use "honesty" as a means to justify their rudeness. I hate that when these issues people seem to think it's either honesty or fake.... um whatever to happened to having tact? 95% of "honesty" is people being rude and putting themselves first... and if that were the case I'd much prefer a fake people society.

[–] DavidTL 8 years ago

The episode was really in your face and unsubtle that I didn't enjoy it hugely. It is too much over the top, and also too many questions about the world itself I want answering more than this woman's arc. A very forced arc, and I felt even though in this world she has screwed up, I felt her development and downfall (or nosedive!) was very obvious and happened too quickly. It was as if something happened previously to trigger the start of her snapping but we never saw. So instead she just seems to snap and be practically crazy anyway.

And was voting like currency in this very awkwardly clean world? Why did the man get locked out of his job because of his low score? She that day was after loads of 5 stars and being friendly all around but wouldn't help him then shocked when he 1 stars her? For me, I needed more insight into her character and the world for it to be more believable. But reality is episode was so over the top in it's approach and message it felt flat for me.

[–] norway-jm 8 years ago

She that day was after loads of 5 stars and being friendly all around but wouldn't help him then shocked when he 1 stars her?

She didn't help him because he was too low rated for her to risk association with. When she saw the counselor to find out how to get up to a 4.5 to get into the prime group for the condo, and asked why her rating wasn't going up faster even though she kept getting 5 stars, she was told that getting rated by "low quality" people (service workers, people with low ratings, etc.) wasn't helping her. She was advised to concentrate on sucking up to high-rated people.

So she decided to stop wasting energy on being nice to the little people who couldn't raise her rating, and focus instead on "high quality" people like Naomi and the co-worker in the elevator just to get her ratings up. Being an actual high-quality person took a back seat to faking being a high-quality person for the sake of social media popularity. And when she stopped faking being a fabulous, happy, fun cheerleader, she became less popular.

Which of course was the message.

[–] valkor-1 8 years ago

It was actually a brilliant commentary on society today. It seems like everyone dumb enough to have Facebook or yelp is indeed being less than honest just to get more likes or 5 stars. Sad but true

[–] charactercombo 8 years ago

I agree. However, I think the it was executed poorly. Maybe that was because of the Netflix move and personal expectations. Maybe it was because US actors don't have the same gravitas as UK actors. Maybe it's simply the UK accent. I don't know. While I appreciated and was onboard with the social message, I less than moved by its execution. On the flipside, I think "Hated in the Nation" had a very similar social message except is had better acting and execution.

"No talking from things that don't talk!" - Jaye Tyler

[–] CosyCatNap 8 years ago

The profound speech would have been such a HUGE corny stereotype. Besides, didn't you notice she got drunk just before the wedding?

The truck driver was honest and tactful as well. She seemed to be a kind person.

But I have love in my heart - Yes, as a thief has riches, a usurer money

[–] guanzilla 8 years ago

It's like people being down voted on Uber for driving the wrong brand of car. I liked the idea of this episode, but not how it played out as much.

[–] MissLolLol 8 years ago

That actually happens? Wow, I'm just grateful for a cheap cab journey.

[–] Meldove 8 years ago

I think that was the one disappointment was her speech as the end, I also was expecting some profound, meaningful speech. She had gone to all that trouble to get there only ramble in a nonsensical manner, I was expecting so much more and was terribly disappointed. That was her opportunity for her big speech and it ended meaning nothing, just a lot rambling.

However, I did like the ending when she trading insults with other prisoner, it seemed meaningful to me - two people really connecting on a level that two people don't normally connect in that society. If we noticed throughout the episode, people barely communicate, it's all through the rating system. Maybe, I'm a hopeless romantic, when they are released from jail I could them forming a real relationship.

[–] ricardobender 8 years ago

I too was kind of expecting a great speech but... would that be realistic? I mean, maybe suddenly she's pissed off by the raking system society, but is it enough to let someone see things clearly and know how to put that into words? I think that the insult exchanging was something more genuine.

[–] gato_negro_9 8 years ago

I too was expecting a "profound" speech, but to my pleasant surprise it was way more real but still sincere and insightful. She rambles a lot, like one would expect in that situation (drunk, shocked, stressed out), but she calls out all the phonies and her fake friend and reflects on herself.
And the ending was *perfect* for me.

PD: Of course it's obviously suggested that she will hook up with the guy.

[–] verycoolnin 8 years ago

I loved this episode, that's kind of the point.

[–] sean42787 8 years ago

She was perfectly annoying, just like most of my friends are as I see them through facebook

[–] DeAd_MiKe_187 8 years ago

You should be off pudding.

[–] phelix-josie 8 years ago

But pudding is wonderful!