The Black Mirror Character You Are Based On Your Zodiac Sign

Charlie Brooker's "Black Mirror" takes an approach perfected by "The Twilight Zone" and brings it to the modern era. This speculative fiction anthology series shows a world that's almost ours (or definitely could be ours in the near future) and explores the role of technology in that space. "Black Mirror" has an uncanny quality in the Freudian sense: It shows us something that's both familiar and not, which is where its deepest and most intense tension lies. The name refers to the "black mirror" of our screens, which have become the main source of reflection for many people.

As our relationship with technology changes faster than we can keep up — or rather, as technology changes us faster than we realize — the lines between ourselves and others and within our own moral compasses are also changing. It's harder to fathom the consequences of your actions when it's all on a screen, and there's no sense of who's on the other end. "Black Mirror" plays with this space as it explores morally ambiguous characters and situations. In an anthology series like this, there's no shortage of different characters and scenarios, which means there's an episode that embodies the darkness of each zodiac sign. Read on to find out what might happen if you lean into the shadowy side of your sun sign.

Taurus comes from the Latin word for "bull," which makes sense as this is the most bullish of the signs. While Tauruses can be solid, reliable, comfortable, and cozy pleasure-seekers, they can also be stubborn, possessive, jealous, and obsessed with being right. 

"The Entire History of You" (Season 1, Episode 3) focuses on Liam (Toby Kebbell), the Taurus of "Black Mirror." Liam goes to a dinner party with his wife, Ffion (Jodie Whittaker), where he meets Jonas (Tom Cullens). Liam senses that there's a history between Jonas and Ffion that she's not sharing, and eventually, using "grain" technology — which allows people to scroll through their memories via a chip implant in their heads — Liam discovers the truth about the pair.

Tauruses can be sensitive and intuitive, but more than that, they can be determined to prove they're right. Liam has to know the truth no matter the cost because he needs to know that he's right and that his reality is true and valid. The dark side of a Taurus is the jealous and possessive one, which is something the seemingly soft-spoken Liam frequently taps into, as he and Ffion previously had a falling out over his jealousy over another man. For a Taurus like Liam, having his jealousy activated can be an uncontrollable nightmare, and in this case, it leads him to drastic action from which he can't return.

Cancer is the zodiac's crab and can be equal parts soft and hard (shell). Cancer's ruling planetary body is the moon, so they're a sign that's tied to emotions and intuition, and they're invested in the safety of their physical and emotional spaces. A Cancer can find great importance in the home, which needs to be safe and comfortable. Anything other than that is a nightmare, which is why Martha (Haley Atwell), the protagonist of "Be Right Back" (Season 2, Episode 1), is a Cancer. 

Martha's boyfriend, Ash (Domhnall Gleeson), gets killed in a car accident, and in her grief, she signs up for a new technology that creates an android AI replica of him based on his social media and digital communication. The android Ash looks and sounds like him but doesn't have the human Ash's more fallible and prickly qualities. Martha struggles to accept this Ash, who is almost but not quite like the man she loved, and she questions whether or not to let him in her home at all.

Martha will do anything to protect her heart and home, and she believes having an Ash replica will do that. But it turns out that someone who's supposed to be familiar actually isn't. It's off-putting and disturbing in a very Cancerian way because this technology that's supposed to make her home feel whole again instead creates a larger crack in it.

Virgo is the virgin of the zodiac, although perhaps not in the way you might think. Before the 14th Century, the original meaning of "virgin" was a maiden — not someone who was chaste but rather someone who was unmarried, independent, and autonomous (via Sutter Health). In keeping with this spirit, Virgos love their independence and self-sufficiency, which they often achieve through analysis and organization. The flip side is that they can be controlling and critical — both of themselves and others — and struggle when their sense of self and way of doing things is challenged.

The Season 4 premiere of "Black Mirror," "USS Callister," revolves around Robert Daly (Jesse Plemons), an insecure programmer who puts digital clones of everyone in his life in a video game, where he can be the hero — and also torment people the way he can't in real life. He meets his match with Nanette (Cristin Milioti), a programmer whose clone is brought into the game against her will. When this happens, she decides to revolt and liberate the clones from this circle of Daly's hell.

Nanette lives a true Virgo nightmare as she loses her autonomy and agency while she's stuck in Robert's game, but luckily, she's a Virgo through and through — she's analytical, precise, and organized, both professionally and personally. While a Virgo may not be an obvious choice for the leader of a mutiny (that would probably be more in the Aries or Leo wheelhouse), it's definitely the sign to get things done and make the rebellion happen.

The zodiac's scorpion is like its symbol: mysterious, dangerous, and kind of sexy and scary. Scorpios can be passionate, sexual, and intense, and these characteristics often lend Scorpios their power. But they can contribute to their dark side as well, as Scorpios can be vindictive, obsessive, and sting you with their bite.

"The National Anthem" is the first episode of "Black Mirror" and sets the tone for the series, so it makes sense that it would feature a Scorpio at the center to embody the intensity of the show. Prime Minister Michael Callow (Rory Kinnear) finds himself in a pickle when a member of the royal family is kidnapped and will only be released if Callow has sex with a pig on live television. In Scorpio fashion, Callow tries to scheme his way out of this situation, but to no avail.

Ultimately, he's confronted with a super intense, kinky sex act, which normally might be a positive for a Scorpio, but in this case, it's a nightmare because it's out of his control. Of course, it's also a nightmare because it's public humiliation with bestiality, but on a deeper level, there's nothing a Scorpio hates more than losing control and power. Callow has to make a choice — not just to save this princess, but to also save or risk his own power with this act, and the way he deals with it makes him the biggest Scorpio of "Black Mirror."

Ambitious, pragmatic, and bossy, Capricorn is a goal-oriented sign that can thrive in an authoritative role like a boss or mother, but they will also do anything to achieve their goals. And there's the deeper need for control that often drives any single-minded need or fixation.

Jodie Foster directs "Arkangel" (Season 4, Episode 2), which is about Marie (Rosemarie DeWitt) and her daughter Sara (Brenna Harding). Marie is a classic helicopter mom and Capricorn: When Sara runs away as a kid, Marie enlists her in Arkangel, a child monitoring system. Through an implant in Sara, Marie can see what her daughter feels and experiences, which is the perfect solution for this Capricorn, who needs to protect her daughter at all costs. But things go awry as a teenage Sara discovers her mother's super intense invasion of privacy, which leads to the opposite of Marie's goal — Sara runs away for good.

Capricorns are great at getting things done, but there are limitations to this approach, and it can be confining to others. Having control issues isn't specific to any sign, but each one deals with it in different ways, and for a Capricorn, it comes in the form of taking charge. For Marie, who's both a mother and a Capricorn, the loss of these things breaks her as she's forced to give up control of her daughter and let her live her own life.

The fish of the zodiac comes in the form of Pisces, who are the dreamers of the astrological signs. Like their animal symbols, Pisces can swim through the waters of the subconscious, tapping into fantasies, feelings, and intuitions. They often have their heads in the clouds, which is safer than reality, where an inconsiderate comment or action might hurt their sensitive nature. This can prevent them from acting in reality, which is why "San Junipero's" (Yorkie Mackenzie Davis) is the Pisces of "Black Mirror."

Yorkie is a woman who's lived almost her entire life in fantasy. After an accident left her paralyzed at 21, she's been stuck in her head, and thanks to the technology of San Junipero, she can now freely roam a fantasy world for the rest of her life. Pisces can often be romantic, and Yorkie finds a cure for her longing and loneliness in Kelly, with whom she shares that deep Piscean "I just feel this is right" connection.

Yorkie is already dealing with a lot in the real world, so luckily for this Pisces, she gets to live out her dream and be in a fantasy where the person she imagines herself to be in her head gets translated to a virtual space. Not only that, but the person she loves chooses this fantasy life with her. It's a rare win in the world of "Black Mirror," as this Pisces finds a technology that suits her completely.