Warning: spoilers for season 6 of “Black Mirror”. Upon “Black Mirror”‘s epic return after a four-year hiatus, fans have already spotted numerous Easter eggs from previous seasons in each of the five new episodes.
The mind-bending anthology series — that reveals humanity’s worst traits, greatest innovations, and more — released its sixth season today, and it’s full of new and cryptic surprises, whether in outer space or an alternate reality. READ MORE: Annie Murphy Says She And ‘Black Mirror’ Co-Star Salma Hayek Are Desperate To Star In A Buddy Comedy Together: ‘Please, We’re Begging You!’ While filming the new season last September, series creator, Charlie Brooker, said he “always felt that ‘Black Mirror’ should feature stories that are entirely distinct from one another, and keep surprising people — and myself — or else what’s the point?” Despite season 6’s more frightening approach, Brooker still managed to connect the “Black Mirror” universe to previous episodes through several hidden easter eggs, outlined below. Episode 1: ‘Joan Is Awful’ Show Titles On Streamberry In the season premiere, while looking for something to watch on Streamberry, Joan (Annie Murphy) and her fiancé Krish (Avi Nash) scroll through a number of fictional shows that refer to previous “Black Mirror” episodes, such as, “Finding Ritman” (“Bandersnatch”), “The Callow Years” (“The National Anthem”), “Sea of Tranquility” — a fictional show referenced in several pastepisodes — and more.
Notification From Smithereen As Joan’s coworker Sandy (Ayo Edebiri) downs a glass of wine at the bar, she receives a text message from a friend, however beneath the text is a notification from Smithereen — a social media website featured in a Season 5 episode
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