Apocalypse - part 2

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Anyone watching??

I kno wit got a bit of a kicking on here last week but I quite like Derren brown.

I would be swearing much more if I were him.

It's not real is it? It would never have got through an ethics committee. This could do him serious harm.

He would have signed a disclaimer during the audition process.

I'm finding it quite emotional. Even if it isn't real

Bit of a rubbish ending. Bet he doesn't really change long term.

The point of it was cheap entertainment

I think it was fucking cruel

It wasn't that entertaining since we all found out he was an actor though

Well that's two hours of my life I'll never get back.

Disappointing!

If had been me, I would have been absolutely furious with my family.

Didn't buy it at all, only tuned in to watch Alan Carr

Dreadful. Unethical. I cannot anyone would put a family member through that to teach him a lesson.

I liked it.

I cried when he was hugging his mummy oh I want to wake up my ds and cuddle him

It was nice enough. It's a shame it was so hard to believe though.

i agree with phyliss. and if i had just experienced what Steven had, and then had to walk into a room with a very smug db standing the last thing i would do is give the fecker man a hug.

and i like db. but i wouldn't if he did THAT to me.

I presume money changed hands somewhere between tv company and family?

Only half paid attention to last half of each programme but totally unconvincing and, agree, completely unethical if hypnotises participant unaware of what might happen. And I've seen DB live and was impressed. But this looked seriously shit.

..OK - I'm a bit of a realist here and probably over-thinking things BUT....

...all these zombies - they would not have had access to food or drink for over a few days/weeks - would they not start to drop down dead anyway - and why didn't he sit and wait it out where (it appeared) that he had access to lots of water and tinned goods...

I did notice the outside porta-loos - nice touch !!!

I very much enjoyed it, I do love a bit of Derren Brown.

I loved the bit at the very end when Steve was talking to "Leona" during his birthday party and she said "I'm actually older that you"

(typo! older than you)

How would it come out one way or the other if it was a hoax? I really hope it was a hoax because it's so unethical and also because I hope there is another layer to this and he is going to pop up after Christmas with something related which used everyone who watched it or something.

Why is it unethical? Loads of people would love to go through that sort of transformative experience in a safe environment. Steve went to auditions in order to try to get on the show. Ok, he didn't know the precise details but presumably he is aware of Derren's previous work and will have signed some sort of release form.

I don't think they knew it was Derren's show at the auditions. It must have been terrifying and I'm not sure that can be justified for entertainment even if it was "for his own good" (which it may or may not have been - only time will tell if he gets PTSD or something similar).

He knew it was Derren brown he was auditioning for, but he was told he had been unsuccessful.

Nope, he definitely knew it was Derren's show he was applying for. Derren tweeted for volunteers himself.

Derren also said there were rigorous screening procedures at the auditions to make sure Steve was mentally able to cope, psychologists on hand throughout filming and plenty of follow-up to make sure he was ok afterwards. And having seen the video of Steve afterwards, he was entirely positive about the experience.