"It’s one of our bleak ones," the Black Mirror creator says of the episode's ending. "Common People" also includes a reference to the 2016 "Black Mirror" episode "San Junipero." Black Mirror season 7 opener "Common People" might be about,

The best way to sum up the second episode of "Black Mirror" Season 7, “Bête Noire," is to simply look up the definition of the episode title.

It wouldn’t be a new season of Black Mirror without some Easter egg hunting to do. The show is famous for including winks to other episodes, and Season 7 is filled with them. Some are obvious — “U.S.S. Callister: Into Infinity” is a full-on sequel, so it’s full of character and setting returns — while others are a bit harder to spot.