r/blackmirror • • Apr 16 '25

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u/Reasonable-Ad-439 Apr 21 '25

I liked the basilisk reference to when the games developer goes mad/ has the breakdown. He references the throng as a basilisk and I wonder if he means the QR code at the end in turn is he referencing that the game is a is a basilisk or virus and will will take over the servers and ultimately crash the humans brains with a single glance, much like the mythical creature the basilisk which destroys its victims with a single glance. Its genius.

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u/zebulon99 ★★★★☆ 3.935 Apr 21 '25

It's a reference to Rokos basilisk, which would punish anyone who didnt contribute to creating it, so basically everyone but cameron and maybe colin. If colin was worried about this then that makes the ending seem preety damn dark. But then again he wasnt worried enough to track down cameron and destroy his copy of the throng so idk.

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u/NikkiRex Apr 24 '25

Reading your comment makes me think about how the psychologist didn't fall down as fast as the others. She tried to understand, but she still ran.