How 2017 Was Exactly Like Black Mirror

2017 was an interesting year to say the least.

World leaders started petty fights on Twitter, avocados were in crisis, and robots got one step closer to destroying us all.

There were many moments that made us stop and ask, "Is this real life or this an episode of Black Mirror?"

With season 4 of the sci-fi-but-actually-sort-of-realistic show premiering Dec. 29, we decided to compile some of the wildest news stories of 2017 that, ahem, mirror episodes of the show.

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