This new Black Mirror story explores the relationship between video games and players.

TheBlack Mirror: Playthingcreator revealed that the newsci-fishort’s ending meant exactly what fans had suspected it did.

Playthingis the fourth episode of the belovedNetflixseries' seventh season and stars A-listers Lewis Gribben and Will Poulter.

Black Mirror Plaything Ending

What Happened in Black Mirror: Plaything?

Black Mirror: Playthingis just one of many stories in theBlack Mirrorcanon about humanity and its connection to technology.

Yet, it has people talking thanks to its exciting and cryptic ending.

Black Mirror: Plaything screenshot of a hand reaching out of a shadow

And according to creator Charlie Brooker, this is precisely what he was trying to get across.

We dont quite give you that much information."

Star Lewis Gribben has a different idea of what the ending means, though.

Will Poulter as Colin Ritman holding a disk out in front of him in Black Mirror

Hes taken their freedom and enslaved everyone to be peaceful and not have any bad tendencies.

However, this level of ambiguity was not always the plan.

You see people waking up and opening their eyes.

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We made it clear that [the Throng] had merged with people.

Cameron says that this is not great for all of us.

I was channeling the thought of IOS upgrades for humans."

Silo Season 2 Creator Confirms What We All Suspected About the Ending

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