"Black Museum" follows a young woman (Letitia Wright — who's about to blow up, thanks to her role in Black Panther) whose car runs out of gas outside a strange museum: the "Black Museum." The proprietor (Douglas Hodge) lets her in early and tells her stories relating to each of the odd and disturbing artifacts on display. The narrative unfolds in three parts, similar to Black Mirror's "White Christmas" episode. Both Wright and Hodge deliver strong performances, but it's not enough to buoy the episode's ultimately weak story.
Only one of the three tales, about a convict wrongly imprisoned for his crime, is truly memorable (it's also incredibly bleak). But there's a reason you should wait to watch it last, regardless of how weak you might find the episode to be. "Black Museum" is packed with Easter eggs from previous episodes in the season, like a bathtub from "Crocodile" and the iPad from "Arkangel." It's not that you won't understand the story without having seen the first five episodes, but there are little winks and nods you'll miss.
