Nosedive

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What episode is this?

The one where the social ratings obsessed Lacie (Bryce Dallas Howard) has her own score take a sudden downturn (or nosedive, you might say).

What Easter eggs are there?

There are several callbacks to The National Anthem, the first ever Black Mirror episode where Prime Minister Michael Callow (Rory Kinnear) has to have sex with a pig live on TV.

Firstly, when Lacie is scrolling through her social feed, there’s an update from Callow saying "Just got thrown out of the zoo again :(". We're guessing the zookeepers saw the PM pork show...

Oh, and remember when Lacie hitches a ride with a few fans of show Sea of Tranquility? That’s a programme mentioned in The Nation Anthem. The special effects expert called in to the pig, urm, broadcast says he's worked on an "HBO moon western" called Sea of Tranquility.

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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