That is precisely what the first episode of Black Mirror's seventh season, titled "Common People," is doing—but with a fun bit of misdirection along the way. "Common People" draws viewers in with a couple familiar faces and leads them to believe,

At its heart, “Common People” is a classic example of how Charlie Brooker and his writers have continued to break our hearts through fiction, so that it does not easily become fact. So having this be the premiere and “USS Callister Into Infinity” serve as the finale makes emotional sense.

What would you do for love? “Common People,” the first episode of “Black Mirror’s” seventh season, is a dark look at the intersection of a life-saving technology, capitalism and a long-term relationship.