History Trivia / BlackMirror

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!!Episode pages:
* Trivia/BlackMirrorFifteenMillionMerits
* Trivia/BlackMirrorBeRightBack
* Trivia/BlackMirrorWhiteChristmas
* Trivia/BlackMirrorPlaytest
* Trivia/BlackMirrorUSSCallister
* Trivia/BlackMirrorArkangel
* Trivia/BlackMirrorBlackMuseum

* ActorAllusion: In Sonja's video game collection ''Playtest'', the game ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' can be seen. The actress who plays Sonja, Hannah John-Kamen, was a voice actor for ''Dark Souls II''.
* CelebrityParadox:
** The first episode mentions ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' -- many actors from that show (including two of the main cast) appear in large roles in ''Black Mirror''.
** In "Playtest", one of Sonja's videogames is ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', which her actress is also in.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielKaluuya as [[Characters/BlackMirrorFifteenMillionMerits Bing]] is more famous for his Oscar-nominated role in 2017's ''Film/GetOut''.

!!Series-wide:

* EpisodeCodeNumber: Robert's apartment number in "USS Callister" is 402, a reference to the episode (originally) being series 4, episode 2.

* Trivia/BlackMirrorArkAngel

* ActorAllusion:
** One of the talking heads on TV in ''The National Anthem'' is described as "an actress from ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' who knows the princess." ''Downton Abbey'' stars Allen Leech (Branson), Jessica Brown Findlay (Sybil), and Tom Cullen (Gillingham) are all in the first series of ''Black Mirror'', although Leech is in this episode while Brown Findlay is in the following episode ''15 Million Merits'' and Cullen is in ''The Entire History of You''. It may be specifically referring to either Leech's role or hinting at having Brown Findlay.
** In Sonja's video game collection ''Playtest'', the game ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' can be seen. The actress who plays Sonja, Hannah John-Kamen, was a voice actor for ''Dark Souls II'', in which she played the character [[AlliterativeName Sweet Shalquoir]].
** ''USS Callister'' is not the first time Creator/JimmiSimpson finds himself in an [[Series/{{Westworld}} artificial environment with his co-worker]]. Likewise, it is not the first time Creator/CristinMilioti becomes the latest and pivotal arrival in an [[Series/HowIMetYourMother already established bunch of characters]].
** Joe guesses that Matt's previous job was a marketing director, which was (more or less) Creator/JonHamm's character's job on ''Series/MadMen''.
* CastingGag: In ''Film/ExMachina'', Creator/DomhnallGleeson plays a human with an android love interest. This is a complete contrast to his character in "Be Right Back", where he is the android love of a human.

** The first episode mentions ''Downton Abbey'' -- many actors from that show (including two of the main cast) appear in large roles in ''Black Mirror''.

* DawsonCasting: In "Arkangel" the fifteen-year-old Sara is played by Brenna Harding, who was 21 at the time of the series' release.

* FakeAmerican: Nish masquerades as a British woman visiting America, but she is actually American. Her actress Letitia Wright is British, meaning the trope is actually played straight.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielKaluuya as [[Characters/BlackMirrorFifteenMillionMertis Bing]] is more famous for his Oscar-nominated role in 2017's ''Film/GetOut''.

* PromotedFanboy: Butcher Billy created fan art of the show that became popular online before Netflix hired him, putting his artwork on the cover of the ''San Junipero'' album, and in the episode ''Black Museum'', as well as having him do more original work for the episode ''USS Callister''. [[https://twitter.com/billythebutcher/status/948352586494676993 He even tweeted about it]].

** In Sonja's video game collection ''Playtest'', the game ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' can be seen. The actress who plays [[AlliterativeThemeNaming Sonja]], Hannah John-Kamen, was a voice actor for ''Dark Souls II'', in which she played the character [[AlliterativeName Sweet Shalquoir]].
** ''USS Callister'' is not the first time Creator/JimmiSimpson finds himself in an [[Series/{{Westworld}} artificial environment with his co-worker]].

** In Sonja's video game collection ''Playtest'', the game ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' can be seen. The actress who plays Sonja, Hannah John-Kamen, was a voice actor for ''Dark Souls II'', in which she played the character Sweet Shalquoir.

* ActorAllusion: One of the talking heads on TV in ''The National Anthem'' is described as "an actress from ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' who knows the princess." ''Downton Abbey'' stars Allen Leech (Branson), Jessica Brown Findlay (Sybil), and Tom Cullen (Gillingham) are both in the first series of ''Black Mirror'', although Leech is in this episode while Brown Findlay is in the following episode ''15 Million Merits'' and Cullen is in ''The Entire History of You''.

** Daniel Lapaine has a small role as Max in "The Entire History of You" and a larger role as Pete in "Black Museum."

** Michaela Coel plays the airport lady in “Nosedive” and has a larger role in “USS Callister”.

* WordOfGod: The title comes from the reflection of a screen when it's gone off and how "there's something cold and horrifying about that". [[GeniusBonus This activity in witchcraft is known as scrying, which supposedly induces clairvoyance]].

* CelebrityParadox: The first episode mentions ''Downton Abbey'' -- many actors from that show (including two of the main cast) appear in large roles in ''Black Mirror''.

* ChannelHop: The series began on UK tv station Channel 4, airing Series 1, 2 and White Christmas, before the show was bought by Netflix to be one of their full original shows.

* ChannelHop: Series One, Two and White Christmas were all on Channel 4 before the show was bought by Netflix to be one of their full original shows.

* Channel Hop: Series One, Two and White Christmas were all on Channel 4 before the show was bought by Netflix to be one of their full original shows.