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‘Bête Noire’ Is a Dark Satire About Quantum Gaslighting
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‘Bête Noire’ Is a Dark Satire About Quantum Gaslighting

Black Mirror season 7, episode 2 proves an interesting standout for the Netflix anthology show

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Apr 21, 2025
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One of Black Mirror’s most defining traits has always been its grounded nature. It takes place in a world not very different from the one we know today. The inventions each episode centers around are futuristic, but rarely depicted in a way that feels nebulous or disconnected from our reality.

So much of the impact in Black Mirror lies in its twis…

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