The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained | Black Mirror Season 2 Explained
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- The Ending of Black Mirror Season 2 Episode 3 "The Waldo Moment" (2013) Explained.
An analysis of The Waldo Moment
Directed by Bryn Higgins
Written by Charlie Brooker & Christopher Morris
Starring Daniel Rigby, Chloe Pirrie, & Jason Flemyng
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When Monroe exposed Jamie in the talkshow and talked to him directly, my whole stomach turned inside out
Easily my favorite moment of the episode!
@@BryceEdwardBrown this entire series is a cautionary tale. And the scary part is it's not far fetched, it's just us now but with better tech.
@@Trixims yeah the latest season wasn't very great aside from one episode. Never thought they'd jump the gun and go full into supernatural elements.
Broo lol. I was like ohh snapp bro did his homework 😂
It’s really sad. This episode was right up there with nosedive in the beginning and middle, but towards the end, you could tell that they just had to wrap it up so they could package and deliver it.
Yup everything was cool until she slept with him on the same night they met. Then it all went downhill
Nosedive is mid, really tired of this shit
@@samdixon3719nosedive was beautiful. An honest work of art 🎨
It's a great episode but I believe that the situation could have been avoided if Gwen would have just told Jamie she'll call him after the campaign. Jamie would not have been so overwhelmed during the interview.
True, but I feel like Monroe's personal attack was already too much for Jamie's ego to handle and regardless of the Gwan situation, Jamie would've snapped. Gwan not telling Jamie she'd call him back only added more fuel to the fire
I thought the same thing. I would have told him to wait after the election.
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Right!? She was so weird about it.
Why the hell would you be blaming the irrational reaction of a rejected man on the woman who rejected him for whatever reason? In what world does that make any sort of sense? She told him off so he went on to embarrass her on national TV, that adds up in your brain?
It’s amazing how that’s not very far from reality, here in Brasil the most voted politician is a famous clown, the population used the excuse of: since politics are a circus lets vote on the clown. His catch phrase was “it doesn’t get worse that it already is! Vote for me”. Not even gonna get started about our current president... very realistic episode.
Same thing here in Mexico is so sad tbh
I guess that's why no one wants to go to Brazil.
Same in India (PM) and USA (P)
Same in the US, our last few have been jokes
Same in the Philippines.
"The ones who keep saying they're dissatisfied with the way things are and want to make a change but end up not changing anything" that's funny because you described literally every major leader of modern countries from the past 20 years.
The thing is that change can't happen immediately. By the time it does happen, people will eventually forget about it. Not to mention that some governments will also have to fix the mistakes that their predecessors made in order to create their ideal version of a society so it'll take time before it can happen.
Obviously it's not always like that but these are some factors that a lot of people overlook.
@@anniehuang6321
Yeah a lot of misinformed people think change should happen instantly, not only that but it should happen EXACTLY as they want it to happen
So if the change doesn't go their way they flip out and start talking about how we "live in a society"
That's bs things DO change, just not as fast you think they can, and are you implying that leaders did more change before the past 20 years? You think countries 200 years ago went through radical changes with every new leader?
@@anniehuang6321 i think it also has to do with the fact that many politician's idea of change is undoing what the previous politician did, especially if they are in an opposing party. So in the end, we're stuck in a cycle where any change or the start of change that comes about in one presidency is dismantled in the next usually due to pettiness between political parties.
Nice nuanced political take
Bryce Edward Brown fans after waldo explained finally came out : it's been 84 years ...
Hope it was worth the wait haha
Getting something passed through city council is like trying to suck molasses through a straw! Very sweet.
aye it’s the skyrim guy
Hey skyrim guy
@Johnny Johnson him
@Johnny Johnson OP made skyrim videos and now everyone knows him for that
Omg I love yoi
I suspect that it took so long for a synopsis on Waldo Moment because it was generally regarded as one of the worst episodes of Black Mirror, and perhaps some people like to pretend that it doesn't exist, so to speak, but as you can see from the comments, it's got its fans and champions. Personally, I think it's one of the best episodes, that it takes on notable relevance in the modern era, and people who don't like it have focused so much on the intentional obnoxiousness of Waldo that they completely missed the message (which is well stated in this video so I won't repeat it).
I think The Waldo Moment was ahead of its time. Even back in 2013 the internet was just seen as a distraction and memes were just funny little jokes and clips from movies. It was nowhere near as prevalent and the episode probably wouldnt have resonated with alot of people. Now in the post Trump era where the internet is literally one of the primary political weapons in the game and nihilistic meme culture can be used to grow an extremist movement in a week, where politicians and the system itself are both poorly understood but also the subject of ridicule everyday, Waldo makes so much more sense.
@@angusmarch1066 This video reminds me of a emplemon video about how Trump won the 2016 election. The video basically boils down to that the power of memes helped Trump won the election. It's no wonder the US political landscape changed after that.
@@angusmarch1066 I imagine in the future kids will study memes instead of political cartoons, memes can be nowadays modern-day political cartoons.
What message? The lady slept with him one night after a drink?? Cliché. Or him embarrassing because she wouldn’t see him again?? Or pulling out it’s fake Ding dong in front children? Idk maybe I’m different but that episode was just stupid
@@chilout2496 Literally, a man child that had a one night stand and suddenly loves her and want her to call him and go out in dates, for god sake, He didn't even know her last name, whats her favorite food, does she have siblings? Who are they parents?
Also I don't buy that bullshit of haha you funny lets fuck because you know you are the protagonist
Yeah it's so fucking frustrating how some idiots hear some guy online or on TV say very basic shit that's on the level of "politicians bad" and then go "wow bro you're so smart you should run this country"
Charlie is right no they fucking shouldn't, just saying "X is bad" without suggesting a solution is very basic unproductive shit, it's a sign of maturity when you realise this
And it's important because sometimes you realize (like you pointed out) that what we have might be the best of the worst
Yep 😔💯
I'll admit this is the only episode I didn't like. I just found "Waldo" so annoying that I almost didn't finish the episode. But after your take/explanation I'll have to give it another try.
I like your videos enough to resist hitting the "Skip ad" button lol
This has been the only episode I didn't like either...just started watching the video, maybe I'll feel differently afterwards 🤔
Same 🤔 good thing about black mirror is you can skip episodes cos it's a different story each time 🥳
@Johnny Johnson - Oh gods yes 😆 lmao
@@Sniperboy5551 they explained their dislike in their comment, the message is loud and clear.
We’ve all seen how well it works to elect someone “because they’re not a politician” or just because they’re contrary…
Just look at Ukraine
@@t8spy526 Italy
@@andreyu5640 - America 🤷🏻♀️🙄
America before Biden... the guy who said he would drain the swamp dug it deeper and filled with more beasts and monsters.
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Kinda stupid point considering Zelensky didn't start the war...
Binged all of your Black Mirror videos, they are SO GOOD and made me fall in love with the series all over again! Great job!!
@Johnny Johnson nosedive
@@johnnyjohnson354 there all pretty good, but it depends on what you want... if you are looking for serious then just start at the top with ep 1, if you want something with a deep message and little laughs then ep. 2 of s1 is a better place for you. If you want funny, start with s5 e1.
Maybe people hate this episode because they won't admit just how far we've fallen as a nation to the point where this became real.
The ep was wank love
"His juvenile humor only appeals to the lowest common denominator."
Me: Yeah.... hey wait I thought he was funny.
lol
"Politics is the entertainment wing of the military industrial complex." Frank Zappa.
Everybody asks who is Waldo but not ask how is Waldo.
The man behind Waldo was just not as happy as the character looks.
Not asking where’s Waldo
The Waldo moment mirrors Donald trump being elected as president. He was a reality star and he admitted he loved the campaign as it was fun- he was entertaining to many
Okay commie
Exactly, like the narrator said a politician job is to serve the people not to be idolized. Same thing happened with Obama but the Trump administration took it it to a whole new level.
Watch emplemon's video on Trump, it's scary.
@@Mannyr-bu7qv - Fair point about President Obama. He wasn't able to accomplish much in the end, and things stayed pretty status quo. But he was at LEAST a qualified individual, who didn't embarrass Us on the National Stage.
I can't say the same about Donald Trump. 🥴
@@KabbalahSherry my only problem with Obama is how he did zero for energy transition.
Yess finally!! Underrated episode!! Thanks for this, keep it up, Bryce!! 🤩🔥
Thank you!
A lot of great points made by the show and Bryce. Our political system is slowly warping into this episode. Eerie and incredibly dangerous.
I just started rewatching black mirror and rewatching your uploads. So cool you uploaded today
That's so awesome to hear!
"If i don't steal your house someone else will"🌝
Waldo’s story reminded me how teenage Ben Shabibo’s fans are going ecstatic because of his muscle flexes and don’t care about what he says, and then suddenly he is not a politician, comedian or even a bear.
You could say the same thing about elon musk as well
@@kittykittybangbang9367 - Yep 🙄💯
Wished all your black mirror explained videos were longer
So glad to hear, more on the way!
You’re back 😍😍
Remember the children books Find Waldo? Have we been coached?
Weren't they called "Where's Waldo"? 🤔
@@Gigibaby88 yes
They're called Where's Wally in England.
I’m icelandic and we voted a comedian to be our mayor, it didn’t go so well. Learn from our mistakes
@@alexanderdossantos8320 I always knew soccer was a problem.
The ending was just really genius 😂
Agreed!
Great analysis
Is that my boy edmure Tully? 😂 There's so many episodes with GOT stars I love it lol
Yeah same, In my favorite episode, shut up and dance, had Jerome Flynn in it, fricking Bronn
I find this the most scary episode because it's the most real episode
It already happened with Trump, so I wonder who could be next
The fuck up part is I just got done watching it I said this some Trump shit 😂 unbelievable
@@curtisrivers3292 And the episode came out in 2013
@@curtisrivers3292but Trump is a good president
Waldo could even be a Trump allegory before Trump obviously, it’s very troubling
Not bc he’s a republican before anyone thinks that’s my meaning but bc of his Twitter fingers and talking-off-his-ass thing that a lot of Americans liked about him, he’s almost the embodiment of Waldo
Yeah--I got into Black Mirror after season 4 was out, so it's hard to wrap my brain around the fact this episode was made before 2016
Kanye west feels more like the embodyment of Waldo to me.
Oh yeah, it's like Trump watched this show and just mimicked Waldo. He's idolized now by his followers which is the one thing his followers hate about liberals... nothing was accomplished , people say they made more money, yeah you did but your tax returns were lessened as well. It's just nonsense, it started with Obama but became a whole other animal with Trump
I highly recommend you go watch emplemon's video about Trump. It talks about how the power of memes help Trump win the election.
@@seer5600 even before Kanye West, Arnold Schwarzenegger was once governor of California
Love getting an ad for a politician while watching this. Shit is so meta man
In the ending the arabic news is translated to Waldo peacekeepers continue to bomb...
I like the part where he says Waldo
Oh my
you left me thinking
as I would you would
Awesome to hear!
Yes - Wraith Babes AND Bobler (video game?) advert, both from 15 Million Merits
In SA🇿🇦 we watch the State Of the Nation Address (aka SONA) literally to be entertained and create more memes. There are really a lot of issues we face daily in the country and our politicians are all clowning about. We are not happy about it all, but at the end of the day, it's entertaining and nothing much is done about it🤷♀️ sad really
I really like how they treated Monroe in the episode. It could’ve been so easy to make him your stereotypical evil politician from a cartoon but they actually added nuance and made it so you actually understood his argument. The scene of him arguing back against Waldo and the scene in the car is really good at humanizing him and adding extra nuance and perspective to the moral, them hitting a pothole would’ve undercut it imo making this major point a punchline.
vtuber president
vtuber president
I found Jamie weirdly attractive lol
For a moment there, I am confused by the time you posted this comment.
Same
I havent finished watching the vid but i know it's going to be amazing-!! }:]
Well....it wasnt.
@@HereIsWisdom1318 boo hoo
Lesss gooo!
nice video :OO well explained
Thank you!
Can you do a video on the future of black mirror or make one episode you’d like to do
Definitely, more Black Mirror videos like that on the way!
I didn't really like or understand this episode when it came out in 2013.
Now that we've seen which politicians have been elected in the last decade, it hits harder.
Nobody:
Waldo: Mr Monroe, Mr Monroe !!
I watched 3 times and still can't find Waldo. Help!
It's not so much that entertainment "started to" bleed into politics. Obviously that's going to have some serious implications down the line. But we've basically always had that as a component of the modern era. That's where Andrew Breitbart's line _"Politics is downstream from culture"_ comes from.
No, the reality is actually darker than that (both in the Black Mirror episode as well as our world). Here, our newest form of culture/entertainment IS politics itself. There is nothing separate between our cultural and political systems. Each cultural moment has some sort of inherent political undertones. Likewise, everything in our politics will invariably have some cultural implications. This idea of people treating politicians as celebrities (or the inverse where celebrities are expected to be political leaders) to the point where nearly everyone will mention a politician if you ask them to name famous people.
As far as the very typical (left-wing/progressive) bias displayed by the Black Mirror show goes, it's not surprising that they ALWAYS portray conservatives/right-wingers as the backwards, judgemental, hateful, crass, fake, greedy, rich, and so forth. That's basically the same through-line in all modern media (with some exceptions.) But what people seem to fail to realize is that the morality of any political organization can be reversed or seen from the opposition. It doesn't matter which group you choose as your antagonist, there will be a relatively even split in the audience.
The only reason I say anything about it now is that it seems lazy, or possibly coordinated, for nearly all of the entertainment industry to constantly and relentlessly portray anyone to the "right" of Chairman Mao as corrupt, incompetent, self-righteous, evil, or oppressive. But it's because of this unending slander that hatefulness and resentment arise. It's just really aggravating and fascinating at the same time.
Beautifully put.
Monroe is "stuck up", Waldo guys are "geezers" - so a lot of resentment colours their views.. but "Jack Napier" wasn't exactly living pay to pay cheque (like the "single mum" they used a proxy to bait Monroe...)
I love how his voice sounds like Paul Chowdry 😂
I didn't realize that this just came out, I felt like I already watched this from you lol.
This is the first time I've talked about this episode as a whole, hope you liked it!
@@BryceEdwardBrown I did! It was really well done.
this doesn’t even explain the ending. he didn’t even go over the ending.
Exactly
Back here after a conversation with friends about matt hancock entering the im a celeb jungle
You should do "Inside No. 9"
Considerably better than black mirror
Jon Snow at 4:06
Ay dis Monokuma’s cousin? XD
Whoaaa I just realized Monroe is played by Edmure Tully
Such a great actor!
Waldo is Kanye
The episode started off good but towards the end it chopped off its own foot.
Jamie came off as a bigger pussy by the end. Pissed off at his own character more than those parasites who are cordially sucking the world dry.
It gives the wrong message to just empower any asshole for the sake of voting rather than making a statement.
Not giving a vote or voting a cartoon character symbolizes the fact that politicians are bullshit and we don't trust them anymore. The episode missed a great opportunity in my opinion.
If the ending depicted that none of the parties deserves our vote, that would have made perfect sense.
Am I only one who thought they made this episode and for the Black Mirror as they moved to Netflix just after this in new season and woth that they went and sell themselfs??
This episode sounds almost exactly like that robin williams movie man of the year (2006)
Bearsky for Waldo Moment in Canada in the Next Federal Election! Let's make it happen!
I hear there are secret episodes of season 5 on TH-cam. How true is this?
Yeah, I mean, I know a lot of people like to shit on this episode, but it's one of my favorites
This is poggers
Hope you like it!
Username checks out
there was a point the guy from the agency said you could roll this out worldwide then Jamie said"Like Pringles" and I don't get it
if someone sees this comment and has some 4 minutes to reply I'd appreciate
i kinda thought there were some moments were waldo was funny. but i guess it was mostly in a post-ironic way because i think humor like that is so stupid that it just makes you insane and it becomes funny again. or maybe i am the "lowest common denominator" lmao
I just learn about Ukraine's president used to be a comedian. 🤣🤣🤣
I'm late AF. So in other words, +rump tapped into the waldo effect
can u pls add arabic subtitles to ur videos? thanks i love u
Thanks rohanna terry, so happy to hear that!
The funniest episode until.. of course the ending
It's really hard for me to pick a favorite episode of Black Mirror because honestly, I love them all. But The Waldo Moment is definitely in my top 3. Among so many other political happenings, It so perfectly predicted and portrayed Trump that it's almost sickening to watch. I mean Waldo not only sounds like him but LOOKS like him! After watching your San Junipero ending explained though, I have to ask: what do you think is up with the Bisexual Lighting with Waldo?!?!
waldo and trump are more or less the same being. like all you have to do is turn trump into a cartoon and they more or less the same thing. i mean waldo got people to rage when he lost the vote and trump got people to riot when he lost. honestly really dose show how broken the system is.
why is no one mentioning Niko Omilana??
Charlie Booker sure had the last laugh with this one after it got negative reviews and was called far-fetched and things like that at the time...
They predicted vtubers but so far no vtuber presidents
Really was not into this one at all & I guess from reading the other comments I'm not alone 🤷♀️
It's a hit or miss for most people
That's guy behind waldo is like the president of Ukrain!!!
Bear pun counter is going nowhere, so BEAR with it!
GradeAunderA moment
You dont seem very enthused to so this video.
I am, I swear haha
So we were the children tired if sre boring veggies and the second a stranger came slong with a lolipop we happily went right along no questions asked. Peoples inability to be able to rationalize lead them down a path not to what was good but rather what was popular.
Just think we coulda had our own waldo moment if filthy frank had got into politics just as a meme or troll. I think he'd be voted for maybe even be the president of the whole world by now. Oh how I wish people like John Stewart and Kyle Kulinski ran for office, but yea he's right the comedians the pundits they may have fair points and even tell the truth way better then any political figure ever had that dont mean they have the answer tho. That dont mean they can fix it, tho I will say Zelensky in Ukraine is showing you can be a comedian and still care still be a good leader(despite all the russian bots saying "oh he's taking all the money tho") he's more of a real courageous man, more of a leader, and more of a comedian then putin and all his oligarch friends put together.
I exist.
I validate your existence.
@@gert8439 Thank you.
I find this and Metalhead the worst episodes from this series.
From its other episodes, we see many fantasies and technologies that seem beyond our dreams if not only a few years away from reality.
This episode, it’s just a boring political race.
Wow this left me very excited and mind-boggled…
Click bait title..... You never actually explained the ending 🙄
Ended with 45 becoming President.
I hated this episode. It felt like an episode with many missed opportunities, and instead focused on the most boring things; all topped off with an annoying on-the-nose ending.
It was still quite enjoyable tho
Man, this episode aged like a fine milk for Ukraine. lmao.
🤣Man's an actual clown
Waldo is just a Political VTuber
While watching this episode all I could think about was Donald Trump
Most people tend to think the same thing
If at any time you decide you want to talk longer, I’ll listen. So, maybe? Longer videos?
It almost seems like you are condensing your thoughts for us. I’m here to tell you, we don’t want that.
WAS THIS PRE trump lol
Yup, 2013!
@@BryceEdwardBrown so predictive programming
There are so many parallels to Trump and his raise to power that the episode scares me all the more.
All the while, I could only think about Deez Nuts and Donald Trump.
Even thought I am quite pessimistic about politics, I am quite happy to live in Canada. Our politics are quite ridiculous, but not as much as the USA's.
IDK Trudeau is an absolute Clown lmao.
I liked Waldo and thought he was funny 😭😭😭
It's 2023, now we know what happens when a comedian runs a country.
Ukraine
One of the worst episodes.
Wtf was this episode. It didn't even end
I didn't like this episode that much upon my first viewing but revisiting it made it better!
this literally feels like life in British Columbia under the vaccine passport mandate
My least favourite ep lol
Haven’t watched all of Black Mirror yet, but really hated this episode. The whole concept was lame, the ending was rushed and felt forced, and overall the ending was completely unbelievable and cringe.
I didn't like this episode because the stakes didn't seem high at any point. At worst, Waldo becomes a political figure who can always be shut down and Jamie needs to find another job, which really makes the episode boring overall
Didn't you see the after credits he's homeless
remember when ukraine's zelensky was compared to this episode