Black Mirror’s Biggest Mystery Solved

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The highly-anticipated seventh season of Black Mirror is now available, and among its offerings is the long-awaited follow-up to USS Callister titled “Into Infinity.” This episode includes a guest appearance that could potentially unravel one of the most intriguing enigmas in the Netflix series.

Each individual installment of Black Mirror usually features an unexpectedly grim turn of events. This could range from the unsettling unveiling of a crime witness, presented as a real-life guinea pig, to the chilling revelation that the main character is doomed to be stuck in a simulation for countless eons.

However, in contrast to other episodes of the Netflix series, ‘Demon 79’, titled “Red Mirror’s” debut, concluded unusually on a positive note – one that was also intriguingly vague. Nida (Anjana Vasan) and her Boney M demon companion Gaap (Paapa Essiedu) leapt into an endless abyss at the finale.

It has long been debated whether the events – which included murders, supernatural beings, and the apocalypse – were merely figments of Nida’s imagination, with Gaap being a fictional character. But the latest season (7) of Black Mirror challenges this perception. [Proceed with caution as spoilers are coming up!]

USS Callister: Into Infinity cameos change Black Mirror’s Demon 79

In the climactic confrontation with the USS Callister team, Nida and Gaap briefly appeared as vindictive characters from the Infinity game. This alteration to the ‘Demon 79’ finale not only alters its interpretation but also verifies that they are genuine entities.

In my perspective as an enthusiast, if the occurrences portrayed in Black Mirror Season 6’s episode were merely figments of Nida’s mind, conjured during her murderous spree under Gaap’s guidance, then it seems implausible for both characters to appear as players within that virtual reality game.

It’s plausible that the occurrences in ‘Demon 79’ might have been elements of another virtual reality game, and Nida and Gaap could have been the characters within this game. I encourage you to listen to my reasoning behind this hypothesis.

As they depart from the game world towards the end, it simply signifies that they logged out and returned to their everyday lives. Later on, we find them participating in a different game called Infinity, which is why they appear in the sequel of USS Callister.

If it’s accurate, this would also clarify another enigma: why ‘Demon 79’ was labelled as a “Red Mirror” episode rather than a “Black Mirror” one. At first glance, it was because the narrative didn’t incorporate any contemporary technology – a crucial element in most tales from the Netflix series.

However, if the whole event turned out to be happening within a virtual reality (VR) simulation unbeknownst to us, this wouldn’t just resurrect the narrative in the style of Black Mirror, but it would also add a deeper level of significance to the twist – a hallmark characteristic of the show.

Alternatively, another theory behind Nida and Gaap’s appearances in USS Callister is that they truly ventured into the void. This mysterious realm grants them freedom to move between digital and tangible dimensions, even extending to the Infinity universe at will.

If what’s stated is correct, then ‘Demon 79’ seems to be a classic example of a Red Mirror episode. You might remember that the climactic scene depicted the literal destruction of the planet, an event not yet witnessed in the Black Mirror universe (which interlinks via various hidden references throughout the show), hinting at its existence in a different dimension or reality.

…or perhaps none of this is genuine, and we might simply be characters in an expansive simulation akin to the Black Mirror series.

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2025-04-10 17:21