Some People Are Only Just Realising Why Black Mirror Is Called Black ...

OK, so you know why Black Mirror is called Black Mirror, right? No. Oh, OK, well it seems you are not alone.

You probably guessed it was something to do with darkness and a reflection of our society, hence the show's disturbing tone that has given us more than a few nightmares.

However, the title is also actually a reference to the reflection you see on a device when you turn it off – i.e. an actual black mirror. Oooh.

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We think ever-hilarious Twitter user Jesse McClaren sums it up best:

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Creator Charlie Brooker hasn't been hiding what the title means, telling Channel 4 in 2014: "What I took it to mean was when a screen is off – when a screen is off it looks like a black mirror.

"Because any TV, any LCD, any iPhone, any iPad – something like that – if you just stare at it, it looks like a black mirror, and there's something cold and horrifying about that, and it was such a fitting title for the show."

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He joked: "I mean, I don't know what else we would've called it – Spooky Technology Time?! It would've been rubbish.

"I quite like the fact that people are watching it on their TV or on their laptop, or their smartphone or whatever, and then as the end credits start running and the screen cuts to black, they see themselves reflected."

Black Mirror, which has just released season four, is streaming now on Netflix. You can read our reviews of all the episodes below:

• Black Mirror season 4 'USS Callister' review: A love letter to what Star Trek is really about
• Black Mirror season 4 'ArkAngel' review: A cautionary tale that feels more like an indie movie
• Black Mirror season 4 'Crocodile' review: Bleak and unrelentingly brutal
• Black Mirror season 4 'Hang the DJ' review: A deliciously twisted romcom
• Black Mirror season 4 'Metalhead' review: This lo-fi thriller is invigoratingly different
• Black Mirror season 4 'Black Museum' review: Three chillers for the price of one

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Sam Warner

Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.