The chapter one of the third season of Black Mirror, a series of science-fiction, describes a society obsessed with punctuation, they spend their days punctuating (with their cell phones) their interactions with the people around them. Everyone is apparently happy and educated to get such stars. No one faces anyone, no one is natural, because the important thing is to always get, before anyone, 5 stars.
Lacie, the main character, is a young woman obsessed with her qualifications, is chosen by a popular childhood friend as a bridesmaid for her upcoming wedding, and, obviously, she says yes because it's a way to surround herself with "VIPs" who will vote for her as a whole with 5 stars and if she gets a higher qualification, she'll get everything she ever wanted. During the trip to attend the wedding, Lacie has a run-in with one of the customer service workers. After a bitter discussion her personal qualification starts to decline so fast, leading Lacie to take a trip where she will meet other low-ranking characters that she would have never met if all this hadn't happened to her.
I liked this chapter because it shows a terrorific but gripping society that makes you think in some questions like: to what extent do we live by the ratings we receive on our Social Networks? What importance do we give to our online image? What would I do if I were her? "Nosedive" has the purpose of judge a possible future society where the puntuation is the only thing that matters. An added value is the photography, if you pay attention, you will see that during all the chapter, it is used a range of pastel colours, trying to simulate a filter of a social network. In combination, this chapter is believable and unforgettable for everyone.
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