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Joan Is Awful

"Joan Is Awful"is the first episode of the sixth series of the anthology seriesBlack Mirror.It was written by the series creatorCharlie Brookerand directed byAlly Pankiw.Alongside the rest of the sixth series, it premiered onNetflixon 15 June 2023. It follows Joan (Annie Murphy) as her life is adapted in real-time into a television series starringSalma Hayek.It is released on a fictionalstreaming service,Streamberry, that parodies Netflix; Brooker said the company had no objections to their portrayal. Marketing for the sixth series featured Streamberry and personalisedIs Awfulthumbnails.

"Joan Is Awful"
Black Mirrorepisode
A misaligned grid of women's facial features at the centre of a poster titled 'Joan Is Awful'
Promotional poster
Episodeno.Series 6
Episode 1
Directed byAlly Pankiw
Written byCharlie Brooker
Featured music"Tap In"bySaweetie
Original air date15 June 2023(2023-06-15)
Running time56 minutes
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Brooker described "Joan Is Awful" as the only episode of the series to fit the show's traditional style. It was inspired by the recency of the events depicted inThe Dropout(2022); Joan was written with Murphy in mind after Brooker watchedSchitt's Creek(2015–2020). Hayek encouraged more profane dialogue than was in the script for her character, and the addition of facts about herself.

Pankiw saw the episode as exploring questions about who can make art and tell stories; the women-led stories and a diversity of crew were important to her. Reviewers identified themes includingstreaming services,personalised contentand privacy. It was considered timely as its writing preceded the release ofChatGPTand2023 Hollywood strikesby theWriters Guild of Americaand actors' unionSAG-AFTRA,which drew attention to the role ofartificial intelligenceandcomputer-generated imageryof actors in entertainment industries.

The episode is more comedic than mostBlack Mirrorepisodes and has a happy ending. Reviewers praised its tone and the acting of Murphy and Hayek. However, the episode's pacing and plot received an ambivalent response. Some critics disliked the execution of its themes. The episode makes numerousEaster eggreferences to otherBlack Mirrorinstalments through Streamberry's platform and use of the song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)".

Plot

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Joan Tait (Annie Murphy) wakes up, eats breakfast made by her fiancé Krish (Avi Nash) and drives to work whilelip syncingtoSaweetie's rap "Tap In"(2020). Under instruction from theboard of directors,she fires Sandy (Ayo Edebiri), who worked to reduce the company'scarbon emissions.In therapy, Joan contrasts Krish's blandness with her ex-boyfriend Mac (Rob Delaney) who is messaging her. She meets Mac for dinner and they kiss.

Joan and Krish discover a Streamberry show titledJoan Is Awful.Depicted bySalma Hayek,the unlikeable, fictionalised version of Joan plays out events from Joan's day. Krish leaves after seeing the fictional Mac (Ben Barnes) and Joan kiss. The programme shows Hayek's Joan discoveringJoan Is Awful,with its own version of Joan (Cate Blanchett), before Hayek's Joan is left by Krish (Himesh Patel).

Joan is fired due to the show and told by a lawyer (Lolly Adefope) that Streamberry's actions are legal due to theirterms and conditions.The show is made by aquantum computerusingCGI-basedvirtual actorsandreal-time datagathered from Joan's devices.

To get a reaction from Hayek, Joan—with a penis drawn on her forehead—dresses as a cheerleader and defecates in a church, interrupting a wedding. After this is depicted inJoan Is Awful,Hayek speaks to a lawyer who says that Streamberry can use herlikenessandpersonalitieslike this as she has licensed it to them. Hayek meets with Joan and they plot to destroy the quantum computer.

Hayek persuades a receptionist to allow her into Streamberry's office and lets Joan in. They pass theCEOMona Javadi (Leila Farzad), who explains to the journalist Fatima Klaas (Danielle Vitalis) that Streamberry plans personalised, computer-generated content for all users. Joan was chosen as she is completely average, whilst the negativity of theIs Awfulbrand maximisesengagement.

Joan and Hayek reach atechnician,Beppe (Michael Cera), who reveals that they are in asimulated realitywhere Joan is based on a Source Joan (Kayla Lorette) with a likeness of Annie Murphy. Javadi arrives and begs Joan not to destroy the quantum computer, which would destroy all realities below theirs. Joan realises that Source Joan has already decided to smash the computer and follows suit.

In the source reality, Source Joan and Annie Murphy celebrate as friends, though they are onhouse arrest.Source Joan starts a coffee shop, a dream of hers that she shared with her therapist.

In apost-credits scene,Source Joan's church defecation is shown.

Production

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Black Mirrorwent on hiatus after its fifth series was released in 2019. Its executive producers,Charlie BrookerandAnnabel Jones,departed from the production company House of Tomorrow and joined Broke and Bones, leading to negotiations for production rights.[1][2][3]During this time, Brooker took a break fromBlack Mirrorand worked on more comedic projects.[4]In May 2022,Netflixannounced that a sixthBlack Mirrorseries was in development. Broke and Bones produced the series, while House of Tomorrow's parent company,Banijay,retained ownership.[5]

The fictional streaming service Streamberry parodies the graphic design, user interface and recognisable branding ofNetflix.[6]

Streamberry parodies Netflix, imitating its graphic design, user interface and 'tudum'sound logo.[6]Brooker said that Netflix were immediately supportive of this idea.[7]In one draft, Joan's Streamberry account displayed each of the series six episodes.[8]Marketing for the episode included a mockup of Streamberry's website, streamberry.tv, as well as Netflix social media accounts briefly changing their names to Streamberry. The tie-in website youareawful allows users to create personalisedIs Awfulthumbnails.[6]Billboards with fans'Is Awfulimages were used to promote the sixth series in the UK.[9][10]

Writing

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Brooker was the screenwriter for "Joan Is Awful".[11]He said it was the only episode of the sixth series to feel like a traditional instalment,[8]albeit more "overtly comic".[12]An early idea had Joan the subject of newspaper headlines over petty colleague complaints. Another saw news networks usingdeepfakesof politicians to createfake news.Brooker was later inspired by the miniseriesThe Dropout(2022), which depicted the creation and downfall of a disgraced tech startup,Theranos.Brooker said it seemed to make drama from "things that happened ten minutes ago",[8][13]and depicted events that the writers could not have had insight into, such as a person dancing with her partner.[14]He also reflected on incidents of ordinary people becoming a "whipping boy" on social media.[15]

Filming finished before the chatbotChatGPTwas released; Brooker was happy with the episode's timeliness. Brooker commented that the entertainment industry was considering a future of "automatically generated entertainment that is endlessly targeted directly at individuals" and what this would mean for writers.[8]He said ChatGPT could be useful to writers, likeAdobe Photoshopto artists, but executives' use of it posed worries.[15]In Brooker's view, ChatGPT does not have the capacity to think but is "an impersonator".[7]

Casting and filming

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Several characters are played by multiple actors at different layers of simulated reality, such asAvi Nash(left)andHimesh Patel(right)for Joan's boyfriend Krish.

An April 2023 casting announcement forBlack Mirrornamed Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek Pinault, Michael Cera, Himesh Patel, Rob Delaney, and Ben Barnes.[16]The director wasAlly Pankiw;she saw diversity of the crew in gender and sexuality as important.[17]Udo Kramer designed sets for all series six episodes.[18]The soundtrack was composed by Ames Bessada, with whom Pankiw had previously worked, and released on 21 July 2023.[17][19]

Filming took place in September 2022,[20]with "Red Book" used as a codename.[21]An American-style bungalow inCrowthorne,England, was used for exterior filming. The owner Jennifer Johnston purchased it with film production usage in mind. According to Johnston, the production crew—numbering 70—added rock gardens and repainted it, also adding shrubs and American postboxes to neighbouring houses.[21][22]The Streamberry office used white, black and red colours to evoke the Netflix logo.[18]

Murphy and Pankiw worked on the comedy seriesSchitt's Creek(2015–2020), which is referenced in the episode's dialogue.[23]Brooker wrote Joan with Murphy in mind, having recently watched the series. He saw her as "likeable yet relatable, goofy, and flawed".[24]Murphy was keen to participate before reading the episode's script.[20]She described being confused at playing herself towards the end of the episode, in contrast to Cera, who seemed to thoroughly understand the story.[25]

Hayek said that playing a fictionalised version of herself allowed for self-deprecation and exploration of people's impressions of her.[26]She had experienced her likeness being used online in "disrespectful ways".[25]Brooker said that they wrote "more tame" lines so as not to "scare her off", but Hayek encouraged "outrageous" dialogue.[13]Hayek suggested use of facts about her in the script, leading to mention of herdyslexiaandRoman Catholicism.[24]Murphy said of the scene where her character defecates in a church: "I couldn't be more excited about it and I could picture it".[27]Hayek, however, did question whether she would get in trouble for her role in the episode.[26]During filming, crew adoptedpigtailsin "solidarity" with Joan, according to Pankiw.[17]

Pankiw believed the episode asked "who gets to make art?" and "what happens when we consume other people's stories?" She saw the perception of women in media by other women as afeministtheme and liked that the episode had prominent female friendships and women seeking autonomy. Murphy found that Joan's cooperation with Hayek made for an "uplifting female empowerment" story.[17]

Analysis

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The episode is a comedy:i's Emily Bootle called it one of the "most explicitly funny" instalments of the programme.[28]It was considered acringe comedyand adark comedybyTime's Judy Berman andEsquire's Emma Stefansky, respectively, and Alex Cranz ofThe Vergecommented that it was "gentler" than other episodes.[29][8][30]It was compared to the first episode, "The National Anthem",wherein a prime minister is made to have sex with a pig." The National Anthem "also had a near-future setting and, according toThe Daily Telegraph's Ed Power, "juvenile humour".[31][32]InThe Independent,Nick Hilton said both works were "Orwellianfarce ".[33]

Black Mirrorwas released by Netflix from 2016 onwards; it made aninteractive filmspecific to this new medium withBandersnatch(2018).Streaming servicessuch as Netflix are the subject of "Joan Is Awful", as well as the following episode, "Loch Henry".[34][29]Richard Lawson, aVanity Faircritic, saw it as commenting on Netflix's algorithm-led strategy, while Power believed it was aboutbinge-watching.[35][32]Power said Javadi parodiesBela Bajaria,Netflix's Chief Content Officer, while Joan's life resembles the protagonist ofThe Truman Show(1998).[32]

Other themes includeartificial intelligence(AI) and personalised content.Black Mirrorpreviously explored AI in "Be Right Back",which features a robotic replacement for a grieving woman's dead partner.[7]Amit Katwala analysed that personalised content posed threats to publications such asWired,which he was writing in, as they rely on common cultural experiences. Katwala suggested thatlarge language modelsmight then generate personalised articles about the personalised content.[36]Privacy was also a motif: Lawson found the episode to satirise nosy neighbours, while Bootle saw it as aboutBig Brother-style invasion of privacy through data collection.[35][28]

The episode makes liberal use ofEaster eggreferences to other instalments. The song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)"byIrma Thomasis heard when Joan meets Mac at a restaurant, marking its sixth use in the programme.[37][38]The Streamberry platform shows programmes such asJunipero Dreaming—named after "San Junipero"—andFinding Ritman—aboutBandersnatch's Colin Ritman. It contains thumbnails for fictional shows seen in other episodes (Sea of TranquilityandHot Shots), and the cartoonRowdy and Peanut,named after characters in Brooker'sCat Burglar(2022).[39]Streamberry is also key to the following episode, "Loch Henry", wherein a character produces a documentary—Loch Henry: Truth Will Out—that can be seen on Joan's account.[39][40]

A WGA picketer holds a sign protesting replacement of writers withartificial intelligence.

"Joan Is Awful" was seen as prescient for its portrayal of a television series made with no human input.[41]It was written shortly before the 2023 strikes by theWriters Guild of America(WGA) and actors' unionSAG-AFTRA,who negotiated the role of AI in entertainment with theAlliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers(AMPTP).[17]An anonymous SAG-AFTRA member toldDeadline Hollywoodthat actors saw it as "a documentary of the future, with their likenesses sold off and used any way producers and studios want";[42]WGA members feared job losses from computer-generated scripts.[43]The AMPTP proposed that actors be paid for a day of digital scanning so that their likeness could be used as background characters.[44]In contrast, SAG-AFTRA demanded "informed consent and fair compensation" for use of a person's likeness or performance to be altered with AI.[45]The WGA aimed to prohibit AI's usage in scriptwriting.[46]Pankiw expressed support for the WGA strike when introducing the episode at a live screening.[17]

Reception

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Despite an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews fromRotten Tomatoes,[47]critical response varied. WhileRolling StoneandSalondescribed it as the best of the sixth series,The Daily TelegraphandThe A.V. Clubsaw it as the worst.[48][49][32][50]It garnered ratings of four out of five stars inDen of Geekandi,[31][28]three stars inThe IndependentandVulture,[33][51]and two stars inThe Daily Telegraph.[32]

Reviewers widely acknowledged the episode as timely for its themes.[52][35][49]However, writing inPaste,Leila Jordan did not find it sufficiently "surprising or introspective".[52]Lawson stated that "Loch Henry", a "predictable but compelling thriller", explored the same ideas better.[52]Jordan praised the satire of Netflix.[52]Contrastingly, Cranz questioned the episode's logic, including the appeal ofIs Awfulseries and the nature of the simulated realities.[30]In addition,Mashable's Chris Taylor criticised it as an example of satire enabling "pretty awful things" when the target "learns to play along", comparing it toMattel's villainous role inBarbie(2023) or the prominence that the politicianBoris Johnsongained from appearing onHave I Got News for You(1990–).[53]

Critics such asThe A.V. Club's Kayleigh Dray praised the humorous style, withRolling Stone'sAlan Sepinwalldescribing the church scene as a highlight.[50][48]InDen of Geek,Alec Bojalad summarised the episode as "cynical, caustic, and even charming", and Melanie McFarland—inSalon—wrote that it was "hilarious, horrifying and left off-center enough from 2023's actuality to be off-putting".[31][49]Bootle found it to avoid tropes with its "winking sense of humour".[28]However, Power said the episode "isn't nearly as zingingly funny as it thinks it is".[32]

The performances ofAnnie Murphy(left)andSalma Hayek Pinault(right)were widely praised by reviewers.

The acting was widely acclaimed, particularly that of Murphy and Hayek.[32][48][54][31]Cranz said this was because they had different "comedic energy", so their characters were "brilliantfoils".[30]Bootle praised Murphy's "perfect comic timing" and "outrage of a woman coming undone".[28]In a dissenting review forVulture,Ben Rosenstock found that Hayek "ultimately hurts the story" as her character "distracts from Joan" and is an "odd fit" for the programme. He criticised some of Hayek's jokes as "groaners".[51]

Reviewers were polarised on the episode's pacing and plot. Although Sepinwall approved of the "efficient use" of runtime, Bojalad felt it did not justify Joan's extreme behaviour in a church and Rosenstock said it should have been longer to reduce the exposition in the final 10 minutes.[48][31][51]In a rarity forBlack Mirror,the ending is positive.[48][31]Rosenstock lauded it as a "fitting, mercifully happy" conclusion;[51]Dray found the "wildly meta" ending to redeem the "meandering middle" parts.[50]However, Cranz saw it as "a littletwee".[30]

Episode rankings

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"Joan Is Awful" placed as follows in critics' ratings of the 28 instalments ofBlack Mirror:

GamesRadar+andIndieWirelisted the 27 episodes, excludingBandersnatch,where "Joan Is Awful" placed 7th and 18th, respectively.[62][63]The New York Observerdescribed it as the second-worst of the five episodes in series six.[64]

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