![]() ![]() The first half of the story is capped by the stunning sequence of Mia in her car, talking to her son with her ex-boyfriend’s body in full view. The Mia of the past had nothing to lose, but the Mia of the present has everything at stake. While her boyfriend’s life has been derailed by addiction, Mia successfully partitioned the crime, or utilized the living fear of it, to rise to power and fame within her career as an architect. Yet the act revealed her true icy nature. ![]() She bowed to her boyfriend’s pressure and even tried to stop him. She didn’t make the call to hide the body. After all, she was complicit, but she wasn’t behind the wheel when the car hit the cyclist. We also learn that there’s no statute of limitations on sin, which is a timely lesson when “That all happened decades ago” has become a common excuse to dismiss wrongdoings just now seeing the light of day.įor Mia (and maybe real-world sinners), it’s a rationale worth believing, whether out of self-preservation or simply because she views herself as an innocent. Through despicable actions, we learn that Mia will sink to any depth to avoid the universe’s bill. In order to protect her new life with its successful trappings and happy family, she destroys another family down to the roots. To think about what Mia ultimately does is astonishing. It’s a good thing she has so many isolated places to hide bodies. Instead of admitting her crimes and sleeping the sleep of the guilty, Mia chooses to go Walter White-ing all over the place. Director John Hillcoat, with the Western sensibilities of The Road and The Proposition, was the perfect choice to see this downward spiral through. What we don’t know is how she’ll respond, and that makes the journey like trudging in the muck toward a loaded gun. We know Mia’s memory will be on full display. We know the insurance adjuster Shazi (played by Kiran Sonia Sawar) will eventually work her way to Mia. What’s most intriguing about this episode of Black Mirror is that the plot is completely laid out for us by the time Mia kills her old flame and orders a hotel porno to create a flimsy alibi. They never paid a price, but the universe has decided, 15 years later, to collect. In her youthful fervor, Mia Nolan (Andrea Riseborough) abetted her boyfriend (Andrew Gower) in hiding the body of a cyclist he hit with his car while driving under a lot of influences. “Crocodile” is a long slog into a tell-tale heart of darkness. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? And what would you do to keep it hidden? ![]()
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