Black Mirror is back by popular demand—only now it's a choose-your-own-adventure movie, so get ready to take full control of your nightmares! Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is Netflix's new ~interactive film~ and it's equal parts terrifying and cool thanks to the fact that it lets the viewer pick what's about to happen. Truly, you get to decide everything—from what cereal the main character eats, to whether or not he takes LSD.
Here's what you need to know before diving in—and yes, there are mild spoilers ahead, so prepare to be BanderSHOOK.
So, What's the Plot?
Considering how convoluted the movie experience is, Bandersnatch's basic plot is actually pretty simple and very meta: Stefan, played by Fionn Whitehead, is a programmer in the 1980s making a game called—wait for it!—Bandersnatch. The game itself is based on a choose-your-own-adventure book (the kind we all read as kids), and as Stefan struggles to finish the project, he basically spirals into mania. You and me? We're right. there. with. him.
Will It Even Work on My Old-Ass Computer?
Yes, probably! Bandersnatch's interactive element (which basically just involves clicking things with your track pad) is supported on game consoles, browsers, and various Android and iOS devices. Meaning that you should be able to watch it on your ancient computer as long as your browser is up to date. But apparently you're fresh outta luck if you have an Apple TV, so sorry!
What Happens If I Can't Decide Which Button to Push?
The movie decides for you, that's what happens. Basically, you'll finish Bandersnatch within 90 minutes or so no matter what—though if you make your choices super fast it could take you only about half that long.
FYI, you can't rewind or jump forward like in regular movies, so you're basically stuck in the moment with Stefan. Though when the story ends, you can always start it again from the beginning.
How Many Endings Are There?
A lot! In an interview with The New York Times, creator Charlie Brooker said, "I don’t know how many endings there are, we don’t know what we’ve created here," while Netflix clarified that "there are five main endings with multiple variants of each."
So, how many variants on those five endings are there, exactly? Apparently, a trillion. Literally.
Show! Me! The! Memes!
Don't care about the movie but care deeply about the memes? It's cool, I gotchu:
Welp, guess there's nothing left to do but join everyone else in ruining poor Stefan's life:
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