16+ Times 'Black Mirror's' Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Confused Us

You have just a few seconds to decide on one of two options.

Seems simple enough, right? What could possibly go wrong?

I assumed the movie was just giving us a chance to get a feel for things. I mean, how could the cereal you choose, change how the main character, Stefan's, day unravels?

Again, does his choice of music actually affect the rest of his day? Only time will tell.

You're asked to make a pretty major career decision for Stefan. But it becomes clear pretty quickly if you've made the wrong choice.

But you'd be wrong.

If you accept the offer, you're immediately taken back in time and forced to refuse the offer instead.

What's the point of giving us options if they're just going to choose for us, amirite?

His dad sees that he's been working hard, and not getting enough sleep, so he confronts him. You're then given the option to either shout at dad, or pour tea over the computer.

If you choose the tea option, it simply rewinds, suggesting you reconsider.

It's a bit contradictory that if you choose one over the other, it might rewind and force you to choose the other option.

So, you see why this might be confusing.

I chose to flush them, to keep things interesting.

Obviously, out of interest, you'd be more inclined to select "yes".

But then, once the drugs kick in, you have to decide if you or Colin should jump off the ledge of the building.

Logically, I chose Colin. Better him than me, right?

Okay, so she didn't see him jump off the ledge? Was all of that apart of the hallucination? Is he actually dead?

Confused. So confused.

He manages to unlock the vault and finds files that suggest his entire life has been some kind of experiment, and that his childhood was all staged.

Colin realizes that he's being controlled by an external force (us, the viewers). He breaks a crystal ashtray over his dad's head, killing him.

Now we're asked to decide how to dispose of the body.

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out whether or not the "PACS" files were real or not.

We have the choice to tell him it's us, via Netflix, or the white bear logo.

Okay, so she was his mom after all? I'm still unclear on this.

Anyway, Colin finds his bunny and his mom asks him to go with her to the train.

If you select "yes", you die. If you select no, you live.

It says the movie is an hour and a half long, but that's a huge lie. You'll be at this for a solid three hours if you want to see all the endings.

We still don't know if Colin was actually being experimented on, or if he was just losing his mind.

Either way, he ends up in jail for killing his dad. But then, you're taken back in time again, to Colin sitting down with his therapist.

Colin starts fighting his therapist, and his dad (even though we thought his dad was dead).

This scene simulates a vintage Bruce Lee movie. It's very random and only added to my confusion.

Suddenly, we're not in the '80s anymore, and we're looking at the creator of this movie, as she's making the movie.

It was really starting to get ridiculous, I don't even know why I kept participating.

The camera closes in on what Colin is scraping into the prison wall, and low and behold, it's the white bear symbol.

What does this mean? I seriously do not know.

Throughout the movie, he always admired the original author of Bandersnatch, who decapitated his wife. Except Colin is known for making a video game out of it, going insane, and murdering his father.

Making a "choose-your-own-adventure" novel, video game, or movie will ultimately drive you mad.

Is that the moral of the story? Did I just crack the code? Is that the takeaway?

Was Colin insane the entire time?

Was his dad a crazy scientist running experiments on him?

Did his mom die in a train accident?

Did Colin die?

Why did "PACS" keep getting brought up?

Did Pearl Ritman really pour tea on her computer while making this movie?