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The Independent UK
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Clarisse Loughrey

British people less likely to waste tea in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Netflix has revealed a few choice statistics about the decisions viewers made during Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Viewers from the UK, for example, were statistically less likely to make the choice that Stefan throws tea over his computer, versus smashing it to pieces, compared to the rest of the world. 

While 55.9% of international viewers chose to “throw tea”, UK viewers only chose the option 52.9% of the time. 

Bandersnatch offers viewers the chance to guide the fate of a young programmer, Stefan Butler (Fionn Whitehead), who is adapting a fantasy choose-your-own-adventure novel into a video game in 1984. 

The film has multiple endings, including one where Stefan breaks the fourth-wall as he steps off the television set and another that sees the leading character kill his own father.

The least watched ending sees Stefan go through a mirror to venture back in time. From there, the child Stefan can change history by travelling with his mother on the doomed train, thus killing himself.

Netflix revealed on Twitter: “Out of the 5 main endings, the one where Stefan goes on the train with his mum *fights tears* was the path least traveled.”

The streaming service also revealed that 73 per cent of viewers decided Stefan should accept the job at the fictional games company Tuckersoft.

Meanwhile, Black Mirror’s official account also revealed another statistic about arguably the biggest decision in the film: 60 per cent of people decided Stefan should have Frosties instead of Sugar Puffs.

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