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.…
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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Revealing my secret agenda!
Time out!
Getting into positions?
Greetings.
Moving along.
Space vista.
Boldly go.