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<\/p>\n<p>That’s what fans would like to know after the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/10\/black-mirror-best-worst-season-7-episodes-ranked-22866351\/\">second episode<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/14\/black-mirror-fans-spot-sinister-hidden-detail-season-7s-shocking-episode-22904978\/\">recently released seventh season<\/a> appeared to show up differently for viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/easter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easter<\/a> Eggs and theories, some viewers have been left utterly confused after noticing that the name of a restaurant in the B\u00eate Noire episode is different for them compared to other viewers. <\/p>\n<p>The episode of Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi dystopian series follows a woman named Maria, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/10\/12\/adult-material-viewers-shocked-after-unexpected-twist-as-they-question-amys-motives-13412298\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siena Kelly<\/a>, as her life is turned upside down when her former classmate Verity, played by Rosy McEwen, enters her life again. <\/p>\n<p>Using a high-tech pendant, Verity slowly changes Maria’s and everyone else’s reality, and many close to Maria become concerned about her well-being. <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At one point in the episode, Maria is talking to someone and insists the chicken shop her boyfriend used to work out was called ‘Barnies’ while everyone else tells her it was called ‘Bernies’. <\/p>\n<p>After researching it online, she discovers they are right, which leads Maria to question what is going on in her life. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"321\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247430399-9aa7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22901116\" alt=\"woman sits behind a desktop computer in scene from Black Mirror\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Black Mirror fans are losing it after noticing bizarre details in the latest season (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And she isn’t the only one. <\/p>\n<p>It seems the show could be gaslighting real-life viewers, as some have taken to social media after noticing the chicken shop name is spelt differently for them compared to their friends. <\/p>\n<p>One user, @actualakio, shared two screenshots of the episode on X, taken with the exact same timestamp, which showed the subtle spelling difference. <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>‘So my friend and I were watching the new Black Mirror episode B\u00eate Noire, and we noticed that there was a stark difference between our episodes\u2026 even the viewers are getting gaslit at 16:40!’<\/p>\n<p>The post quickly went viral, with almost 700,000 views and thousands of comments. Many of the commenters claimed they experienced the same thing, while others praised the showrunners for the cheeky tactic.<\/p>\n<p>@FloatyRedHead23 replied: ‘The showrunners probably did that to mess with people lol.’ <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247430364-bde3.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22901117\" alt=\"a man and woman kiss against kitchen counter with a white and red hat sitting by them\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The episode appeared to show two different spellings of the restaurant (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>@sp00kybinch added: ‘Black Mirror filming two versions of the bernie\u2019s\/barnie\u2019s scene and distributing them randomly is next level diabolical.’<\/p>\n<p>Another compared it to the Mandela Effect, in which a large group of people share a false memory of a fact, event, or detail and believe it to be real. <\/p>\n<p>@iamgeographic wrote: ‘Amazing. They force injected a Mandela.’<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, @Acecostumes also claimed it was happening to them: ‘What the f**k!! Netflix what happened with B\u00eate Noire episode, if i want to go forward or backward I see Bernies but on the TV I see Barnies.’<\/p>\n<p>Netflix has yet to address the disparity in the episodes or reveal if there is something deeper at play. <\/p>\n<p>It’s not the first time a Black Mirror episode has caused a ruckus online, in previous seasons there has been pig f***ing, child killers tortured through forced amnesia, blackmail with a perverse twist and dating app woes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"323\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247428530-5e0f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22901085\" alt=\"three people sitting on chairs watching tv\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The episode is just one of many to cause a stir online (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It’s safe to say that Bernie’s dilemma is one of the least disturbing storylines for fans, but it’s no less unexpected. <\/p>\n<p>Both Charlie and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix <\/a>have been open about the show’s essence, which is its ability to delve into the disturbing crevices of the human psyche and offer both horrifying and revolutionary ways in which technology could evolve in humanity\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><em><em><strong>Black Mirror season seven is available to stream now.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M11S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/31\/16\/96755203-0-image-a-1_1743434867140.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-31T16:27:56+0100″,”description”:”Six new Black Mirror stories have been unveiled by Netflix: Common People, Bu00e9te Noire, Eulogy, Plaything, Hotel Reverie, and USS Callister: Into Infinity.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/31\/5246695355836088604\/480x270_MP4_5246695355836088604.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3502,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496\/revisions\/3502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}