Black Mirror Tricks Viewers with 2 Versions of Season 7 Episode

This article contains Major Spoilers for Black Mirror Season 7, Episode 2, "Bête Noire".
Fans have been watching two versions of Black Mirror's "Bête Noire" without knowing it. It's a smart play on a popular urban myth, causing quite a stir on the internet.
Black Mirror fans just realized they've been hoodwinked. An X user shared screenshots of a scene from Season 2's "Bête Noire", alleging Netflix has been streaming alternate versions of the episode to audiences. This isn't the first time the show has gone full meta: "Bandersnatch" was interactive, "Nosedive" criticized social media, and "Joan Is Awful" poked fun at streaming services. "Bête Noire" toyed with the Mandela Effect, a supposed phenomenon where large groups of people remember different versions of the same event.
So my friend and I were watching the new Black Mirror episode “Bête Noire” and we noticed that there was a stark difference between our episodes…...
Fans have been watching two versions of Black Mirror's "Bête Noire" without knowing it. It's a smart play on a popular urban myth, causing quite a stir on the internet.
Black Mirror fans just realized they've been hoodwinked. An X user shared screenshots of a scene from Season 2's "Bête Noire", alleging Netflix has been streaming alternate versions of the episode to audiences. This isn't the first time the show has gone full meta: "Bandersnatch" was interactive, "Nosedive" criticized social media, and "Joan Is Awful" poked fun at streaming services. "Bête Noire" toyed with the Mandela Effect, a supposed phenomenon where large groups of people remember different versions of the same event.
So my friend and I were watching the new Black Mirror episode “Bête Noire” and we noticed that there was a stark difference between our episodes…...
- 4/18/2025
- by Manuel Demegillo
- CBR
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