This episode allows you, the viewer, to create choices for Stefan Butler (Fionn Whitehead), a teenager living somewhere in England in 1984. As Stefan tries to finish developing his computer-game, based on the choose-your-own-adventure book 'Bandersnatch', the further and further he expands on it you get to unfold the secrets and darkness the different paths have on Stefan's life and on his surroundings. Some may be cruel, others may be satanic, his story is your choice.This is an entire new experience that should not be overlooked. You start with easy choices, every choice with a timer, to get you to understand the flow of the episode, but as you get deeper and deeper, the decisions start to have more weight and consequences to them. "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" straps you to your seat and does not let you go. Its use of different color palettes create the perfect mood for each and every scene. You will feel lost, you will feel uncomfortable, you will feel intimate, you will not regret watching this episode on Netflix.
Unfortunately, as for the fans of the Black Mirror TV-Series, this interactive episode of 'Black Mirror', according to executive producer and co-creator Annabel Jones, has taken up an "enormous" amount of effort and Season 5 of the tv-series 'Black Mirror' has been delayed to 2019.
Feel free to comment what ending you gave to Stefan Butler, according to fans, there are five different ones, choose wisely.
I love your call for comments at the end-- that has become such a huge part of online journalism! Clear evaluative tone throughout and I love the snarky little jabs at Disney's remakes. Would have liked maybe one more evaluative paragraph, perhaps diving into theme or some other part of the content. Solid title.
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