Striking Vipers story
"Striking Vipers" is the first episode of the fifth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by Charlie Brooker and directed by Owen Harris. The episode first aired on Netflix, along with the rest of series five, on 5 June 2019. Directed by: Owen Harris. Story by: Charlie Brooker.
22 total · 4 choice · 10 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| husband and wife | choice | Danny and Theo. |
| love triangle | choice | Danny, Theo, Karl, and Mariella. |
| matrimonial love | choice | Danny and Theo were in a loving marriage and were trying to have a second child. |
| romantic infidelity | choice | Danny had a futuristic sort of quasi affair with Danny in a virtual reality environment. |
| coming to terms with one's own sexuality | major | Karl was grappling with having virtual sex as a woman. |
| friendship | major | Danny and Karl. |
| gender bending | major | Karl (male) had sex as a female in a VR game. |
| human addiction | major | Karl (male) became addicted to having sex as a female in a VR game. |
| love vs. friendship | major | Danny broke off his virtual sexual relationship with Karl in an effort to save his marriage. |
| male homosexuality | major | Karl and Danny had some sort of VR affair. |