The emphasis here is on alien, or so it appears in “Men Against Fire,” a military-minded installment of Black Mirror that pits human soldiers against yowling, vampiric-looking mutant monstrosities in a vaguely defined conflict that isn’t what it seems. The good guys triumph over bad guys in war narratives because they’re purer right down to their very souls, fighting for freedom and righteousness over no-goodniks who’d like to alienate those inalienable rights. They’re won in the hearts and minds of soldiers on the ground, most often through extraordinary bravery and valor in times of great crisis. If pop culture is to be believed (and if it’s not, then good lord, what do we even have left?), wars are not won on the battlefield or in the Situation Room.
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