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While it is another bleak ending in Black Mirror Bandersnatch, this secret finale is well worth the effort, as it’s far more endearing than the others.
Near the beginning of the movie, a conversation with Dr. Haynes revealed that Stefan’s mother died in a train crash when he was young.
He confides that he blames his father, as she was only late because Stefan’s dad hid his childhood toy bunny, stating he was too old to be playing with it.
Since Stefan is fixated on looking for his bunny, he makes his mother late for her train while she waits for him to find it. To make matters worse, he doesn’t even end up going with her, meaning their last interaction was a negative one.
Following a set of particular circumstances and a dream sequence, Stefan is able to right this by going back in time and placing the bunny under his bed.
This time when his mother asks him if he is still coming, he is able to say yes, due to no longer being distraught by the lack of having his bunny.
The catch is that they are still late. This means that they both get on the same train that killed his mother in the past.
The thing that changed in this scenario is that Stefan is now also on the train. It is implied he died along with his mother after showing them both on the train.
In reality, we are shown that he died in Dr. Haynes’ office during one of their sessions. One moment he was talking to her, the next he was dead.
While certainly still macabre, this ending is far more positive than the others, as Stefan gets some semblance of peace by getting one last moment with his mother.
