The Entire History of You story
"The Entire History of You" is the third and final episode of the first series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat, Jesse Armstrong, making it the only episode of the series not written or co-written by creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker. It was directed by Brian Welsh, and first aired on Channel 4 on 18 December 2011. Directed by: Brian Welsh. Story by: Jesse Armstrong.
14 total · 4 choice · 8 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a jealous lover | choice | Fion had to cope with her husband Liam losing his mind because of his jealousy over her ex-boyfriend. |
| recording implant | choice | People had implants that let them record and replay everything that they looked at. |
| romantic infidelity | choice | Fion had been unfaithful to Liam. |
| romantic jealousy | choice | Liam was exceedingly jealous of Jonas over Jonas' interest in his wife Fion. |
| brain-computer interface | major | Most people had implants recording everything they did, saw, or heard, and allowing them to play back their memories in front of their eyes or on a screen. |
| husband and wife | major | Liam Foxwell and Fion Foxwell. |
| invasion of privacy | major | We saw time and again ways in which people were made/coerced to disclose their implant recordings. |
| mass surveillance | major | Liam was made to show his memories at the airport security check and it makes one ponder the extent to which recording implants are used to mass surveil the public. |
| obsession | major | Liam became obsessed with his suspicions about Jonas masturbating to video memories of his wife. |
| old flames | major | Fion's ex Jonas showed up to her party. |