Quotes
Who said this: “It’s not real. It’s a joke, the hashtag.”
Liza Bahar (the teacher)
Why are the copies of consciousness in 'White Christmas' called 'cookies'?
Internet cookies, are small text files that websites store on your computer to remember information about you and your browsing activity.The episode takes this idea to extremes!
What is the full name of the villain who hacks the ADI's in 'HITN'?
Garrett Scholes
Identify a motif in 'White Christmas'.
Christmas time, the snow globe, time (the clock and the adjustment of time in the cookies).
What does ADI stand for?
Autonomous Drone Insects
What is the title of the song played throughout 'White Christmas' - especially significant at the end?
'I wish it could be Christmas every day.'
What is the name of Joe's 'daughter' in 'White Christmas'?
Mae
Which area of policing did Blue work in before going 'into the field'?
Tech Crime - Digital Forensics
Why do we see a long shot of Blue sweeping her hand through the ADIs making a G shape at Granular HQ?
It shows us how the ADIs can be programmed to behave abnormally, how they can be controlled.
What is the technology called in 'White Christmas' which allows people to see what other people are seeing?
Z Eyes
Finish this quote by Blue: “The thing’s a moral lesson...
...He wanted us to find it and spread it.”
What is the significance of this dialogue, “What about the others who chipped in, are you going to tell them off too? I didn’t DO anything.” How does it convey an important idea?
It's commenting on the modern culture of public shaming, how people believe an online presence alleviates individual responsibility when everyone shares opinions - relate to ‘trolling’.
What is the name of the Chancellor in 'HITN'?
Tom Pickering
What type of angle is used from the 'cookie''s perspective when the 'cookie' is talking to Matthew and why?
Low angle. To show Matthew's power and control in contrast to the cookie's powerlessness.
How many people who played the Game of Consequences were killed in 'HITN'?
387, 000 people
“That’s slavery.’ ‘She’s not real.’
"She thought she was real. It’s barbaric."
‘It wasn’t really real so it wasn’t really barbaric."
Why is this quote/conversation ironic?
It is ironic as Joe is code too (a consciousness). Not real Joe, and he doesn't know it.
Matthew does know and is justifying his behaviour in both scenarios.
‘Follow me. I’ll show you the way… Fall into me and drown inside me. I know you will see. The beauty of me.’
Explain the significance of these lyrics.
Could symbolise the internet - how we are drawn into social media and its power.
Or could symbolise Garrett Scholes and how he drew people in to their destruction.
What is the name of Joe's girlfriend in 'White Christmas'?
Beth
How are techniques used to contrast the two victims, Jo Powers and Clara Meades?
CU show Jo smiling/laughing. Clara upset.
LS show Jo pouring wine, eating cake. Clara is shaking, nervous, smoking, ignoring her phone.
Dialogue 'It's a cake. It's its job.' 'Leave me alone'
What is written on the bottom of the snow globe in 'White Christmas'?
Finish this quote by Tessa: "Suddenly there’s a million invisible people talking about ...
...how they despise you. It’s like a mental illness. The way people enjoyed kicking me; that’s what got to me."
What is the significance of the song '‘I wish it could be Christmas every day’ in 'White Christmas?
It relates to the end where Joe's cookie is trapped and subjected to to constant torture as the song plays loudly. And it is Christmas outside. Trapped in a time where real Joe unwittingly caused a tragedy.
Which company does Matthew work for which makes 'cookies' - copies of people's consciousness?
Smartelligence
What two techniques (one visual and one verbal) work in combination near the end of the film when the 'end-game' is executed and the ADIs head off to their targets? And why are they effective?
The haunting song/music and the drone shots/establishing shots showing the ADIs all over London. Or cross-cutting between the imminent victims.
All creates sombre/haunting mood of the tragedy about to unfold. Sheer scale of the tragedy.
Who directed 'White Christmas'?
Carl Tibbets.
(Charlie Brooker wrote it)