Black Mirror
admonition ! This article contains spoilers for Black Mirror time of year 7 .
Black Mirrorseason 7 , like its predecessors , is jampacked with many subtle and clear references to other installments in the serial publication that take up attending to the show ’s recurring themes and interconnected universes . In the sci - fi genre , Black Mirrorhas etched its identity as an data-based anthology series because it dares to usher in a bizarre band of engineering with each episode to foreground humanity ’s toxic human relationship with innovation and obsession with control . Owing to this glide path , theNetflix sci - fi TV show ’s episode commonly have a standalone tale .
The only elision to this rule has been " USS Callister , " which is the firstBlack Mirrorepisodeto get a sequel installment in time of year 7 . Although no other episodes have gotten follow - ups , continuation , or even twirl - offs , they often seem to cross - reference one another in more means than one . Instead of terminate this trend , time of year 7 seems to double over down on it , tissue many deliberate nod and Easter eggs that connect its episode with many previous ones .
18Amanda Mentions Autonomous Bees From “Hated In The Nation”
Episode 1, “Common People”
Rashida Jones ' Amanda inBlack Mirrorseason 7 ’s episode 1 , " coarse People,“is impersonate as a school teacher . During one of her lessons , she briefly talks about self-reliant bee , which seems to be a direct reference to time of year 3 ’s net instalment , " hate In The Nation . " In the episode , Autonomous Drone Insects ( ADIs ) are deployed to foresee environmental catastrophe after bee nearly get to extinction . This reference to the episode hasprompted many viewers to hypothesise that Amanda ’s mastermind tumor was also belike triggered by a bee getting lodged in her brain .
Black Mirror season 7 ’s first installment , " Common People " , has a small but very talented mould , with well - recognise actors from a very unlike literary genre .
The high - tech celluloid brain system in " Common People " can only be put in in those with severe mastermind injury . Since the whole summons of tracking down person with brain wound and then peddle them to technology would not be too cost - effective , it is possible that the autonomous bees from " Hated in the land " were used to attack the brains of several individual . The mass with damaged brains were then pull wires into ante up for the subscription model of the synthetic encephalon technology .
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17Amanda & Mike Visit The Juniper
Amanda and Mike ’s favorite restaurant inBlack Mirror ’s " Common People " episode is The Juniper . While this could strictly be coincidental , the restaurant ’s name seems a picayune too like to the deed of one ofBlack Mirror ’s most extremely spat episodes , " San Junipero . "
16A Theater Plays “Hotel Reverie”
" Hotel Reverie " serves as the third episode inBlack Mirrorseason 7 . The episode primarily revolves around an actor who stars in a remake of a classic romance movie by play in an AI - simulated reality . Eagle - eyed viewers might have observe that Amanda and Mike labour past a dramatic art in episode 1 , which seems to be play the movie " Hotel Reverie " from sequence 3 .
15"Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” Has Been Used In Many Episodes
When Amanda and Mike visit The Juniper in episode 1 , they obtain a match singing Irma Thomas ’s " Anyone Who Knows What Love Is " live . This is not the first timeBlack Mirrorhas have this song . Before " Common mass , " many episodes like " Joan is frightening , " " Men Against Fire , " and " White Christmas " have also played the same lead in different capacities as their background scores .
14"Ditta" Is A Recurring Name
Amanda encourage the love confect from a party foretell Ditta in sequence 1 . InBlack Mirrorseason 7 ’s episode 2 , “ Bête Noire,“Ditta twist out to be the company Maria work out in . Even a vending machine in the hospital where Amanda is afterwards admitted has the brand ’s name imprinted on it , found a vindicated link between episodes 1 and 2 ’s narratives .
13A Tuckersoft Building Can Be Seen Near Ditta
Episode 2, “Bête Noire”
InBlack Mirror ’s spin - off choose - your - own - adventure pic , Bandersnatch , a company call Tuckersoft was boast . The same companionship has also been previously note several times in turn over throughout the series . time of year 7 ’s episode 2 intelligibly features the company ’s building , constitute that both Tuckersoft and Ditta exist in the same universe .
12WayHaven Travel Hotel Is Briefly Displayed
Black Mirrorseason 7 ’s episode 2 give a glimpse of Verity ’s piece of work experience by sport her LinkedIn profile for a few seconds . Her life history background reveal she also work at WayHaven Travel hotel , which was mentioned inBlack Mirrorseason 3 ’s installment 3 , " close Up and Dance . "
11Bernie’s Chicken Gets A Mandela Effect Name Change
Bernie ’s Chicken , a eating house chain , has been remark in severalBlack Mirrorepisodes : " Joan is fearsome , " Shut Up and saltation , " " White Christmas , " and " Metal Head . " In season 7 ’s installment 2 , Verity intentionally shifts her realism to alter the eating place ’s name to " Barnies " just to be able-bodied to gain ground a debate about its spelling in her office .
10Joan Is Awful’s Quantum Computing Device Gets A Nod
Towards the ending moments of “ Bête Noire , " truth claim to have used a “ quantum compiling program ” to be able to pitch realities . The twist she refers to seems to be the same quantum computing twist that Streamberry uses on the titulary character in " Joan is Awful . "
9A Character Dons A Space Fleet T-Shirt
Episode 3, “Hotel Reverie”
A prole in the ascendency way of the central film in " Hotel Reverie " seems to be don aSpace Fleett - shirt . Space Fleetis a fictional boob tube serial in theBlack Mirroruniverse that inspired Jesse Plemon ’s Robert Dalyto produce the central video recording biz in " USS Callister . " Robert also dons a Space Fleet t - shirt when Nanette encounters him at the Heart of Infinity inBlack Mirrorseason 7 ’s " USS Callister : Into Infinity . "
