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This is the last episode of season two(which is also the last season so far).

Black Mirror, Season 2 Episode 2,

"The Waldo Moment"

Summary:
Jamie Salter is a failed comedian who performs the voice and movements of a blue cartoon bear named Waldo, who interviews politicians and other authority figures. Waldo the bear is extremely popular with the British public, and a pilot for his own series is commissioned, but despite the character's success Jamie is depressed and unsatisfied with his life. Waldo's producer, who owns the rights to Waldo, suggests that Waldo should compete with real politicians for the next selection. However, on one TV show, Waldo and Jamie are humiliated by saing Waldo is nothing more than a joke and Jamie himself hasn't achieved anything in his comedy career. This aggravation causes Jamie to angrily fight back with every candidates and even try to break the van of Waldo. Though he tries to destroy the cartoon figure, it's been taken over by the producer itself for he can't bear to lose such fortune. Ironically, nothing has ever changed for Jamie. During the end credits, Jamie is shown to have become homeless, and is living on the street. He sees Waldo on a nearby monitor displaying what is assumed to be political adverts on a global scale and angrily throws a bottle at the screen, which leads to him being assaulted by two police officers.

Here's the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJdJdJUhaIc

Vocabulary:

nightmarish 惡夢似的

profane 瀆神的, 褻瀆; 好咒罵的

by-election 中期選舉(尤其指英下議院之補缺選舉)

execs 演奏(樂曲等); 扮演(角色等)

 vacuousness 空虛; 無所事事

MP =member of Parliament 國會議員

constituencies 選舉區的全體選民

cogent 使人信服的; 切實的; 有力的

think-tanker 智囊團〔為某個機構或政府就某方面問題出謀劃策的委員會〕

spoofery: A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody 愚弄; 欺騙