Characters
She is the main character of Nosedive
Who is Lacie?
This is the highest rating you can give someone.
What is 5 stars
This happens to Lacie’s cookie at the coffee shop.
What is she gets it decorated with a smiley face for her Instagram picture?
This is what Lacie wants most in the episode.
What is to increase her rating and move into the luxury apartment?
This is the country where the episode takes place.
What is the United States?
She is Lacie’s old friend who invites her to the wedding.
Who is Naomi?
Lacie’s rating at the beginning of the episode is this.
What is 4.2
Lacie cannot rent a car because of this.
What is her rating is too low?
Social media plays this role in people’s lives in the episode.
What is it controls their interactions and opportunities?
Black Mirror belongs to this genre.
What is dystopian science fiction?
This person is Lacie’s brother.
Who is Ryan?
This is the rating Lacie needs to rent the luxury apartment.
What is 4.5?
In her bridesmaid speech, Lacie does this.
What is she breaks down and ruins the speech?
Lacie is obsessed with her score because of this.
What is she wants validation, status, and a better life?
An example of irony in the episode is this.
What is Lacie trying to be perfect, but everything falls apart?
She is the older woman who gives Lacie a ride in her truck.
Who is Susan?
At the airport, this happens to Lacie’s rating when she loses her temper.
What is it drops sharply (she gets penalized)?
This happens to Lacie at Naomi’s wedding.
What is she crashes the wedding and gets arrested?
The episode criticizes these types of relationships.
What are fake, shallow friendships?
The episode often uses pastel colors (pink, peach, light blue). What do these colors suggest about the society?
What is that everything should look perfect, sweet, and harmless – even though it hides pressure and unhappiness?
She invites Lacie for the wrong reason – to make herself look better.
Who is Naomi?
The system represents this aspect of modern society.
What is the obsession with social media approval and status?
The episode ends like this.
What is Lacie and a man in prison shouting insults at each other – finally free from ratings?
The director most likely wants us to reflect on this in our own lives.
What is how much we let technology and social approval control us?
The title Nosedive refers to more than one thing. What two situations does it describe?
What is Lacie’s rating dropping quickly and her personal life falling apart?