‘Black Mirror’ Star Zazie Beetz Unpacks Episode 4’s Shocking, Transformative Twist: ‘Leaves Everybody Raw and Exposed’
thewrap.comNote: The following Zazie Beetz, Danny Ramirez and Clara Rugaar interview discusses major spoilers for “Black Mirror” Season 6, Episode 4: “Mazey Day.”“Black Mirror” Season 6, Episode 4 (titled “Mazey Day”) lifts the veil on the dark side of Hollywood stardom.
Zazie Beetz stars as Bo, an invasive paparazzo who will go to any lengths to snap a photo of Mazey Day (Clara Rugaar) — until a devastating hit-and-run unravels the starlet’s glamorous life and success and Bo reconsiders the morality of her profession. “It’s a really interesting way to very literally visualize, ‘Oh, you want to uncover people’s dirty laundry, well, then here it is — and it will stain you, too,’” Beetz told TheWrap. “People all have private lives [and] private worlds that need careful tending to in a safe environment, and if you open it up, then it leaves everybody raw and exposed, including the person.”Mazey’s hit-and-run accident happens after a stressful day of shooting on location.
To unwind from the pressures of her work, she takes some magic mushrooms, pairing it with some wine. Things get foggy from there: The exact details of the accident are not revealed to the audience all at once, but it’s clear Mazey faced some irreparable trauma that prompts her to go off the grid, exiting the acting project and seeking medical aid from a notorious doctor.Bo, meanwhile, has taken herself out of the paparazzi game.
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