Black Mirror (Season 6) is now available to stream on Netflix
For anyone confused about the ending of the first episode of Black Mirror season 6, let us try to help you out! We will also cover the remaining episodes of black mirror season 6, but here’s the ending explained to Joan is Awful.
Joan is Awful sixth episode of black mirror sixth season which was directed by Ally Pankiw and written by Charlie Brooker.
An average woman is shocked to discover that a global streaming platform has released a prestigious TV drama adaptation of her life, in which she is played by Hollywood star Salma Hayek.
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Juana is horrible Explanation of the ending
Joan’s life is effectively ruined by Streamberry. As the most intimate details of her life are shown to the world, she loses her career, her fiancé, and even loses her ex, Mac, who can’t perform in bed knowing that as long as he’s with Joan he’ll broadcast to the world. .
Legally, Joan cannot sue Streamberry after agreeing to the company’s terms and conditions. She, too, cannot sue Salma Hayek, as the actress has licensed her image to Streamberry, which uses advanced CGI to create the series. Once Joan finds out that she looks like Salma Hayek, she takes matters into her own hands and tries to make Salma look as hideous as possible.
Consuming a lot of fast food, laxatives, and alcohol, Joan crashes a wedding dressed as a cheerleader and poops everywhere. Joan’s attempt to get Salma Hayek’s attention works, as she sees a picture of her recreating the scene of Joan defecating in the church. Salma Hayek can’t sue Streamberry either, so after firing her lawyer, she seeks out Joan.
Image: Annie Murphy as Joan – Netflix
Together, Joan and Salma decide to try to defeat Streamberry by visiting the headquarters where the advanced supercomputer that creates the show is located.
Salma is able to smuggle Joan into the building and together they are able to make it to the office of Streamberry CEO Mona Javadi, who is being interviewed. Eavesdropping on the interview, Joan and Salma discover the location of the Quamputer, which is the advanced quantum computer that is sophisticated enough to create the Joan is Awful series.
Image: Annie Murphy (left) and Salma Hayek (right) – Netflix
Joan and Salma find the Quamputer, and the latter stops the bodyguard. He reveals that the world they live in is the first layer of Quamputer’s simulation of Joan’s life and that the Joan we’ve seen all along has been based on the image of Canadian actress Annie Murphy. The bodyguard is self-aware and knows that he is based on the likeness of Michael Cera.
This reveal means that there are technically an infinite number of Joans within the simulation, with each new series taking on the likeness of another actress, and the cycle starts all over again.
The Joan is Awful series/simulation layers are;
- Real Joan: Watch her life portrayed by Annie Murphy.
- Layer 1 Joan (Annie Murphy) – See her life portrayed by Salma Hayek
- Layer 2 Joan (Salma Hayek) – See her life portrayed by Cate Blanchett
- Layer 3 Joan (Cate Blanchett): observe her life portrayed by an invisible actress.
Joan, ax in hand, approaches the Quamputer. Mona walks in and tries to talk Joan out of destroying the Quamputer, revealing that if it is destroyed, the simulated lives of billions and countless multiverses will be destroyed. Joan realizes that her actions are completely out of her hands, realizing that the reason she is standing in front of the Quamputer in the first place is that Annie’s real world is about to destroy it.
As Joan swings the axe, destroying the Quamputer, we see her appearance change to that of the real Joan, and taking Salma Hayek’s place is actress Annie Murphy. Joan is arrested and taken away by the police, while Annie Murphy is giving a statement to the police.
Joan reveals to her therapist that she is moving on with her life. She’s dating again and has learned that it’s okay to be alone. Joan changed careers and opened the coffee shop she always dreamed of owning. However, for her actions in Streamberry, she is placed under house arrest and a GPS tag is attached to her ankle.
At Joan’s Coffee Shop, we see her laughing and joking with a member of staff before Annie Muprhy walks in. The two have become friends and we learn that for her role in destroying the Streamberry Quamputer, Annie also received a GPS tag. and placed under house arrest.
Is Joan still living in a simulation?
No. After destroying the Streamberry Quamputer, all the simulated realities of Joan’s life were destroyed, including the simulation in which the image of Annie Murphy represented Joan.
We are sure?
Also not. While we were in the first layer of the simulation, we learned during Mona’s interview that Streamberry’s audience did not respond well to shows based on positivity, so they focused on the negativity.
Joan was conveniently able to get back on her feet and achieved her dream of owning her own coffee shop. While her life isn’t perfect for her, it certainly had a happy ending.
If there’s still a TV show based on Joan’s life, it’s likely to be called «Joan’s Diner,» transitioning from black comedy to workplace melodrama.
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