Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s Dream Within a Dream

4 days ago, Netflix released its Christmas special “Bandersnatch.” The episode is the latest installment of the sci-fi anthology Black Mirror, but no prior knowledge is needed to play or watch it. There’s been debate over what exactly Bandersnatch is–a game? An interactive movie? TV episode? Something in-between?

Regardless, it’s a choose-your-own-adventure story that’s extremely meta. Our protagonist, a shy young programmer named Stefan, is obsessed with turning the choose-your-own-adventure book Bandersnatch into a full-fledged computer game. Presumably he also struggles with a mental health issue of some sort, but that’s never clarified. When he lands a new job at Tuckersoft, his troubles quickly escalate.

Why I Can’t Finish Season 2 of The Boondocks

I love The Boondocks – or so I thought, never having seen past the first season. So when we settled in for a rewatch, I was floored by the dramatic change of tone in Season 2. The much-loved intro suddenly got an upgrade and became flashier, faster, and louder – like their sound guy had gotten too excited and cranked the volume all the way up.

3 Reasons to Watch Game of Thrones (If You Haven’t Yet)

If you’re seriously behind the times like me and are looking for reasons to binge-watch an entire series, look no further. (Spoilers up to Season 4)

Currently Crushing on: Broad City

While I was sick for four days last week (yeah, read it: FOUR LONG MISERABLE BORING DAYS), I decided to binge-watch Broad City. If you’re not familiar, the basic premise of the show is the day-to-day shenanigans of two college-aged but-not-in-college BFFs living in NYC, aka two broads in a broad city.