For anyone who hasn't seen it, I would highly recommend it. It's basically a modern day Twilight Zone.
As some of the other comments have pointed out, episodes 1 and 2 are good but not great. There's a review on AV Club [1] that address it really well, but the general sense is the producers were not quite sure what tone to strike. They tried to mix shock value with sci-fi, a bit of audience pandering and some humor, and it ended up kind of flat.
Episode 3 is where it really takes off. I won't give spoilers but it hit so hard I later realized I wasn't prepared for it. I watched it twice to see whether or not it still had value outside of the "shock", and even the second time I found that it was a fascinating look at where we might be going.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, Robert Downey Jr. bought the rights to turn episode 3 into a movie. The story will center on a widower who uses the technology to reconstruct a vast conspiracy. [2]
One thing I have noticed from reading reviews and comments about the show is that there is little consensus about which episodes are the best. Many people (I being one of them), actually think episode 2, "Fifteen Million Merits" is the series best.
Personally, I love every episode, and I even think the "The Waldo Moment," which is by far the messiest episode, made some important points about the dangers of bad and lazy criticism.
I'd say some other things but want to refrain from spoiling anything. While I usually hate it when people care too much about spoilers (as you note, a work should still stand up upon re-watch), this show at some points relies on the viewer's lack of knowledge to create a tone/mood/point.
As some of the other comments have pointed out, episodes 1 and 2 are good but not great. There's a review on AV Club [1] that address it really well, but the general sense is the producers were not quite sure what tone to strike. They tried to mix shock value with sci-fi, a bit of audience pandering and some humor, and it ended up kind of flat.
Episode 3 is where it really takes off. I won't give spoilers but it hit so hard I later realized I wasn't prepared for it. I watched it twice to see whether or not it still had value outside of the "shock", and even the second time I found that it was a fascinating look at where we might be going.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, Robert Downey Jr. bought the rights to turn episode 3 into a movie. The story will center on a widower who uses the technology to reconstruct a vast conspiracy. [2]
[1] http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/black-mirror-the-national-anthe...
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/feb/12/robert-downey-jr...