Severance

Great Show—Can't Tell You Why

I'm up to date on Severance, but I still couldn't explain much. The whole innie vs. outie concept is fascinating, and uncovering Mark's connections to everyone keeps things intriguing.

Trying to explain a theory or guess what's really happening? Impossible. I’m not even sure if Kier is real or what’s what anymore. People are talking about water and spotting differences but I'm terrible at picking that all up.

Season 2 Episode 7: Chikhai Bardo

Aired: February 28, 2025

Synopsis: An old romance intersects with a deadly present threat.

Directed by: Jessica Lee Gagné

Written by: Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman

Season 2 Episode 6: Attila

Aired: February 21, 2025

Synopsis: Bonds are tested. Mark continues on his path of discovery.

Directed by: Uta Briesewitz

Written by: Erin Wagoner

Since I've seen the episode, I've been thinking about the story he told, and I don't think it's "canonical" like the handbook. I'm almost certain that it's either:

• a Lumon "fairy tale", either only for use in team building exercises like the ORTBO, or possibly also told outside (did Helena know it?)
• or a story made by Milchick specifically for our group, possibly AI generated (since "Dieter Eagan" is an anagram for "AI generated")

It felt very much like a scavenger hunt for a child's birthday or something similar, only in corporate form. Milchick thought that he could fulfill the groups desire for "adventure", and thus make them focus on work once more.

What do you think?

Trigger warning SA

I haven’t seen anyone else talking about this, but Helena straight up raped Mark S in that tent and he’s traumatized as fuck in E05. And all anyone has to say is that they “slept together.” Milkshake even puts it on Mark S, asking if he told Helly R that he “…fucked her outie.”

It’s like if a guy pretended to be his twin brother so that he could sleep with the brother’s crush. I think we would all recognize that as rape right away. I hope it gets recognized for what it is later on in the season, because so far that hasn’t happened.

The whole show is about lack of consent, and how it doesn’t matter if you don’t remember what happens to you, so I guess it’s on point, but I’m just feeling so bad for Mark S and I’m worried nobody is going to recognize what happened to him.

Season 2 Episode 5: Trojan’s Horse

Aired: February 14, 2025

Synopsis: Tensions emerge after the team suffers a loss.

Directed by: Sam Donovan

Written by: TBA

Season 2 Episode 4: Woe’s Hollow

Aired: February 7, 2025

Synopsis: The team participates in a group activity.

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Written by: Anna Ouyang Moench

Season 2 Episode 3: Who Is Alive?

Aired: January 30, 2025

Synopsis: Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan search for answers.

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Written by: Wei-Ning Yu

Great writeup! There are so many things I am missing when watching, so I love to read fan theories and articles like this

The claymation video was probably the best part of the first episode. The Rankin Bass nod was fantastic.

For those of you that aren’t old enough to catch it…

“Hilariously, the video (which is narrated by Lumon's literal office building) doubles as a claymation recap of season 1—right down to a not-on-my-Severance-bingo-card reference to the Heat Miser in The Year Without a Santa Claus.”

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a63454008/severance-season-2-episode-1-recap/

Season 2 Episode 2: Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig

Aired: January 24, 2025

Synopsis: Outie Mark contemplates the meaning of a message. Lumon grapples with the fallout of the Overtime Contingency.

Directed by: Sam Donovan

Written by: Mohamad El Masri

This time intro is more horror like.

Themes of finding your identity are strong. Maybe two Mark's will cooperate, like in the scene where Innie? carries Red Mark. There will be conflict about feelings for Helly and Gemma. This and last scene may suggest, that reintegration isn't solution for everything.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24680929

Apple CEO Tim Cook — now Tim C — is greeted by Mr. Milchick when he enters the Lumon offices in Severance season 2 promo video shared by Ben Stiller.

https://youtu.be/OraR-G4RiLc?si=W-4f2yGCBbwmQdL4

LOL, "The mouth which is busy smiling cannot bite." Yeah, I bet that hits home for Milchick.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24548111

'Severance', the Apple TV+ series from Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson, has generated $200M for the streamer, according to Parrot Analytics.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24566780

"Severance" production designer Jeremy Hindle and animation director Michael Granberry tell IndieWire about the stop motion scene in Season 2.

I think this show is making the same mistake as “Stranger Things” by just stretching the same characters and story across five seasons. The first season was perfect. I’d rather see a new storyline in season two with new characters and a time jump. The season one characters have had their story already told.

Also casting directors please stop casting the same people over and over. Here comes Alia Shawkat fresh off her 20 episode stint on “The Old Man”. Next thing you know, Pedro Pascal is going to pop up on Severance too. One of the nice things about Severance is all the actors I hadn’t seen before or seen in a long time (Bob Balaban!).

Amazing episode! But I'm not sure how to feel about this decision yet, guess we'll have to see which theories are correct.

When the short animated movie starts, we clearly see a projector with three separate projection sources, one with a lens for each base color:

Since they are each positioned with a slight offset and angled, the projected pictures can't work well for all distances. The further you get from the actual "perfect" distance, the more the different color channels will be offset visually. And yet, what do we see when Mr. Milchick steps in front of the screen?

Obviously the whole fandom has been intensely discussing multiple theories:

• Lumon has developed projector technology lightyears ahead of our own
• Most of the production cost for this season went into growing such a talented child actress, so Apple saved money on set design
• Mr. Milchick is actually a flat surface that merely looks like a 3D person due to optical trickery

I'm not sure which one I agree with the most. What do you guys think?

I have just finished season 2 of Mr Robot, and decided to rewatch S1 of Severance. Seeing Petey's glitching in the shower reminded me of Elliot's struggles, and then Daydream played, which was also used in Mr Robot S2 opening.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24367700

'Severance' Season 2 features new and returning characters joining Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette and John Turturro in the dystopian orbit of Lumon.

https://severanceballoon.com/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22893627

Hope this trailer finds you well.

Severance Season 2 premieres January 17 on Apple TV+