Michael and Janet are about to mess with the fabric of reality once more - cause really, why not? - but didn't count on their charges walking in on them. Michael's proposed arson doesn't fly with Janet, though. Longer version of the GIF found here. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not…
Eleanor's emotional outburst at the group's imminent breakup leads to some disastrous cake mangling. I'm sure it still tastes good, though. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
At the engagement party for Tahani and Larry Hemsworth, Michael and Janet monitor the events and make themselves useful at the same time. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Tahani knows how to grab people's attention, though it certainly helps with a rock like that. And how did she get the slideshow to play along? Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Jason lets the love show when it comes to his favorite football team. It's certainly colorful, you have to admit. Longer version of GIF found here. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Getting back to The Good place after our Bandersnatch interlude, we find Michael and Janet back on Earth... but Judge Gen definitely wants some words with them. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
I can't say that this is the "right" Bandersnatch ending to choose, but it's certainly the one that haunts. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Definitely the most frightening and difficult and heartbreaking choice in Bandersnatch. In a way, this is what made the whole story work, being forced to make this choice and all that it holds. The Netflix option was the comedy, this is the tragedy. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright…
Following through on the Netflix metafiction aspect, this "choice" makes clear just how silly and ridiculous the game has become. Panem et circem is what comes to mind, especially with Stefan's closing words. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as…
Going back to the Netflix sequence, I do love how metafictive it all gets and becomes this fun, dopey punch-em-up as a result. I'm a sucker for metafiction in general and I think it was done wonderfully here, it forces the viewer to consider his own motivations for playing along. Right-click to save the GIF.…
And again we see that Colin is clearly a man of belief and conviction. Another wonderfully funny, gruesome, quintessentially Black Mirror scene. Honestly, I would watch a whole other movie about him, he's the best part of Bandersnatch in his own right. Maybe even a story about him and Pearl? Right-click to save the GIF.…
To show just how much Colin believes in his expanded worldview, we see him accept Stefan's decision to kill him... though he doesn't want to suffer too much, and makes a suggestion accordingly. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as…
Colin popping up again in a reset is not surprising. Colin remembering... well, that enters a whole new level, doesn't it? I love how it reinforces that his seemingly paranoiac rantings have a basis in the story. Longer version of GIF found here. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright…
In true Black Mirror fashion, I love how this horribly gruesome scene becomes hilarious with a very subtle reaction by Stefan. Actually, just being offered these options is itself amusing, but how would any of us react if told to do this? Longer version of GIF found here. Right-click to save the GIF. I most…
The monster that pops up in Bandersnatch is... sorta scary? It's actually kind of funny, in a rubber suit kind of way. If anything, the glyph is much more disturbing in the long run, in a conspiratorial, Pynchonesque fashion. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being…
One of the great choices of Bandersnatch. I have to confess, I had a hard time choosing Stefan, even knowing it's all fiction. I think that speaks to the power of games, of narrative, of empowering choice in the reader. And it's not even the most harrowing choice... Right-click to save the GIF. I most…
A bit of Philip K Dick, a bit of Aldous Huxley... Colin opens up the doors of perception for Stefan, though whether or not it was Stefan's choice to make is highly arguable. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as…
My favorite character from Bandersnatch is definitely Colin Ritman, especially the way he carried himself - that combination of matter-of-fact curtness and deep-dish quirky worldview. It's both deeply familiar and also geekily endearing. I don't know if I've ever seen actor Will Poulter before but I'll definitely keep an eye out for him in the…
Obviously, I'm quite smitten with Bandersnatch at the moment, not just for its format but also the story itself. The title is clearly taken from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky but there is also a nod to one of the clear inspirations for Jerome F Davies, Philip K Dick. A visionary who made readers question reality and…
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