Talk:San Junipero

Title meaning
So the title probably refers to the Juniper Networks equipment that runs the heaven datacentre. Can anyone cite this or provide any evidence as I don't want to add it unsourced. carelesshx talk 01:40, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
 * There is no mention of Juniper Networks anywhere in the episode. It is just as likely that it was inspired by Junípero Serra. Keri (talk) 14:22, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
 * To a Californian it's an unambiguous reference to Junipero Serra and also a hint — he isn't a saint (at least not yet) and in any case most California Spanish place names come from the 18th century. Kevinpet (talk) 20:21, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * do you have a reliable source that says this, so this interpretation can be added to the article? — Bilorv ( talk ) 21:25, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Plot Name Clarification
The original opening sentence in the plot section had "the shy and sheltered Yorkie"; changed to "a shy and sheltered woman named Yorkie" for clarity. ---Achiox 17:59, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Spoiler in main section, before Plot
I haven't had enough experience on Wikipedia to make this call on my own, but it seems to me spoilers for the plot are better kept in the Plot section (and perhaps sections following that). Currently, the 2nd sentence of the main section has the following spoiler: "The town is part of a simulated reality the elderly can inhabit, even after death." My suggestion would be to remove this sentence.

I feel it adds little, is already explained in more detail under Plot, and unnecessarily risks reducing readers' enjoyment of the episode. Considering the many mentions of how this plot twist was one of the aspects of the episode that received praise, it's fairly clear it is in fact a spoiler that would impact the viewing experience. Having read the Wikipedia guidelines on spoilers, one of the main arguments for not explicitly tagging spoilers is that sections with a name like "Plot" or "Ending" should be expected to contain spoilers, which further reinforces the notion that they don't generally belong in the main section.

I'd be happy to get the opinions of more experienced Wikipedia editors. If they would like to remove the aforementioned section, that would be great. If there are reasons not to, that would be fine too. And if nobody has any opinions for a while, I may remove the sentence myself. Rovack (talk) 02:36, 4 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Per WP:SPOILER we make no attempt to hide spoilers, and the fact that it is a simulated reality is a significant part of why this episode is well-recieved, and it would be incorrect to remove it from the lede before the plot. --M asem (t) 03:19, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This topic is controversial on Wikipedia but the current guideline is to treat spoilers no differently to any other information. It's a big spoiler because it's such an important part of the topic, which is actually the exact reason it needs to be summarised in the lead of the article. But apologies if this content personally spoiled the episode for you. I find it best to avoid Wikipedia for twist-reliant content like Black Mirror until I'm done watching it. — Bilorv (he/him) (talk) 15:59, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Other featured music
Right after Belinda Carlisle when you hear "Relax, you're quite safe here" and you see Max Headroom on the TV screens in the back, that song is a remix of "Paranoimia" by Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom. Should this be included in featured music? I feel it should but figured I'd see if there were any objections, and maybe get some input on where to best add it. Ehrichweiss (talk) 05:03, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for raising this. If you look at the infobox documentation, it says for the music parameter Television episodes often include numerous songs; only include the most notable (typically songs playing during key scenes). In this case, each of the three songs listed is mentioned under #Setting and music with some important fact about it—how it inspired the ending, how it hints at the plot twist, and how it has significance to a key figure in the episode production, respectively.There are many more songs in the soundtrack, but we do not have space to list them in the infobox, and other websites are dedicated to lists of episodes that play in television episodes. Three is a lot space-wise, and still omits songs that are central to the plot, such as "Living in a Box" (another joke about the plot twist). So this "Paranoimia" song is not suited to the infobox, I would say. — Bilorv ( talk ) 16:44, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I considered that could be the case. I know that the "Relax, you're quite safe here" was kind of foreshadowing of what was going on with the plot twist but didn't know if it were important enough or noticed enough for anyone to pick that out. Ehrichweiss (talk) 22:37, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I've never considered its significance and I've seen the episode about a dozen times (and read many reviews), so I think it's quite an unnoticed one. But you've taught me something new about the episode! I'll have to watch out for it next time. — Bilorv ( talk ) 17:08, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Bisexual lighting
I'm not immovably opposed to removal of the bisexual lighting parts in theory but I'm not convinced,, by your edit summary. The BBC article says that a commonly discussed example of bisexual lighting can be seen in the San Junipero episode of the Netflix show Black Mirror. The Emmy Award-winning episode follows the development of a relationship between two [sic] bisexual female characters. Many point out that these colours mirror those of the bisexual pride flag, and suggest the lighting design is a direct reference to the symbol.

I also believe the Cosmopolitan article is reliable and significant in context; incidentally RSP regards it as "situational" and I can't think of a less controversial situation than citing a professional critic directly in quotes for their opinion on a completely non-BLP topic.

Could you please explain more the other issues you had in mind in this edit summary or come back on those points? Would rephrasing short of removal address your issues? — Bilorv ( talk ) 20:58, 19 October 2023 (UTC)