Black Mirror’s Bête Noire episode had a different name, and it changes the entire plot

Black Mirror season seven is the biggest thing on Netflix right now, but did you know the second episode was actually going to be called something entirely different?!

It’s titled “Bête Noire,” a French term that means “a person or thing that one particularly dislikes” in relation to Verity’s hatred towards Maria over a nasty rumour she started in high school.

However, the Netflix show’s creator Charlie Brooker has revealed that it was originally going to be titled “Ring of Truth” and the plot was going to be completely different.

“We weren’t quite sure what to call it. It was called ‘Ring of Truth’ at one point because there was an earlier version where Verity had a ring rather than a pendant,” he told Netflix’s Tudum.

“I kept thinking that was a bit too on the nose. I like the titles to always be slightly mysterious.”

Instead of a necklace controlling the high-tech machine that alters reality, it was going to be a ring, which would have changed the whole storyline.

A ring would have been a lot more difficult for Maria to spot, so she might not have realised how Verity was able to control her mind, leading to a totally different outcome.

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You might have missed it, but the new title is actually cleverly referenced when the manager, Gabe introduces Maria to the big boss of the chocolate company, Mr. Ditta.

He cleverly refers to him as their “chief wizard” of “Chili Flake Bête Noire fame” and the phrase later takes on a deeper meaning when we realise Verity’s true intentions.

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“It’s fun to make it look like [Maria’s] absolutely lost everything in the last few moments and then have her triumphantly, phoenix-from-the-flame style, use this device to get out of the problem she’s in,” Brooker added.

“It’s kind of a joke ending, but hopefully it’s slightly absurd.”

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