Severance (Apple TV)

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Dylan during the last episode

"F*** You Mr Milchek" .... nails lol
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I'm curious as to how Irvs outtie had Burts address....that was random. He was the least productive during this episode IMO.

Also can I get severed until season 2?
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Somehow his outie had collected names and addresses for all the outies. I was hoping he'd do more than try to make a bootie call but alas.
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thepartygoat said:

I'm curious as to how Irvs outtie had Burts address....that was random. He was the least productive during this episode IMO.

Also can I get severed until season 2?
So, could Irv have been working with Petey as well, which is how he has that list?
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Also Irv related:

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That has to be one of the most stressful episodes of tv I've ever watched. Man that was tense!
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aTmLoKi said:

thepartygoat said:

I'm curious as to how Irvs outtie had Burts address....that was random. He was the least productive during this episode IMO.

Also can I get severed until season 2?
So, could Irv have been working with Petey as well, which is how he has that list?


In that one scene it appeared he had a list of names, I'm guessing lumom severed employees. I wonder if he was trying to find his group in MDR.
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Wow what a freaking season finale. Love that so much
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Best finale since the Hatch on Lost.
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Been texting with a friend and she brought up something I totally forgot about...

The goats.

She's convinced there's some kind of cloning going on at Lumen, and that it's potentially extending to humans in some way. I was originally thinking that Lumen somehow faked Mark's wife's death and then severed her memories, but maybe she did really die and Ms. Casey is a clone? Either way, there's a weird focus on babies as well, with the pregnant wife of the Lumen exec who talked about being severed, and then of course Cobel's intimate knowledge of babies/breastfeeding. I don't know what it is, but there's *something* with the goats and babies and potential clones of some kind. There was even weird goat imagery in the waffle sex party thing too.

The other thing we're both convinced of is that "the board" either isn't human or isn't entirely human, hence their need for a surrogate. I was originally thinking aliens or A.I., but they also could be the consciousness/memories of dead Eagans or dead board members in need of bodies. Then that's of course where the cloning could come in as well. Something about the "Perpetuity Wing" and the use of word "perpetuity" there also that hints at eternity, potentially wanting to live forever/be cloned, etc, rather than simply being the name of a museum/tribute for a few employees to walk through every so often.
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All I know is that after last night it feels like this show could finally catch on fire. There's a ton of buzz online (so many reactions echoing that the finale was one of the best TV episodes in years), I've had multiple people text me about it today, and my sisters, their families, and my parents are all about to start watching too. Could be one of those shows that everyone binges based on word of mouth, after the fact, and then we see a huge ratings spike for season two.
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Can we talk about how useless Irv is? Pull your weight dude.
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It was transformative! I'm going to need to change my name again
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That finale was amazing. The scenes with Milchick trying to get into the security office instantly made me think of The Shining. Dylan was definitely the MVP in that episode for holding that delt stretch so long. Give Irv last place. When we eventually get back to Mark S. out in the real, world, everyone's first reaction to him is going to be, "of course Eleanor is alive, they found her." I wonder if his sister is going to understand what he means when he said, "she's alive". Was he holding the picture of his wife at the end?
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He was holding the picture frame of Gemma
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Y'all caught that Dylan asked for a crystal picture paperweight of the MDR team as his reward for being refiner of the quarter, right?
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yes wasn't that revealed in last week's episode?
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I don't think we ever saw what was in his box. Maybe they did and I missed it though.
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TCTTS said:

I was originally thinking that Lumen somehow faked Mark's wife's death and then severed her memories, but maybe she did really die and Ms. Casey is a clone?
In last week's episode, she mentioned something about how she only goes down to work in 30 minute segments for wellness visits (aside from observing Helly for 8 straight hours). That made me think that maybe her Outie is in a coma or something, otherwise what kind of Outie life would you live if you had to randomly be called in to work for 30 minute segments here and there? That said, cloning also makes a lot of sense with that line.
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Finally got to watch it and paused it at least a dozen times for breaks as it was so damn intense. I'm still processing but what an incredible finale.

This show is Lost + The Prisoner and I literally can't wait for season 2.

ETA Brilliant choice to make you believe baby Eleanor is in the car, even having Ms. Cobel leave the car in neutral so it's still moving. Kudos to you Ben, you directed the **** outta that episode!
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BowSowy said:

TCTTS said:

I was originally thinking that Lumen somehow faked Mark's wife's death and then severed her memories, but maybe she did really die and Ms. Casey is a clone?
In last week's episode, she mentioned something about how she only goes down to work in 30 minute segments for wellness visits (aside from observing Helly for 8 straight hours). That made me think that maybe her Outie is in a coma or something, otherwise what kind of Outie life would you live if you had to randomly be called in to work for 30 minute segments here and there? That said, cloning also makes a lot of sense with that line.


Cloning…that would explain the sheep…
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Desert Power said:

That finale was amazing. The scenes with Milchick trying to get into the security office instantly made me think of The Shining. Dylan was definitely the MVP in that episode for holding that delt stretch so long. Give Irv last place. When we eventually get back to Mark S. out in the real, world, everyone's first reaction to him is going to be, "of course Eleanor is alive, they found her." I wonder if his sister is going to understand what he means when he said, "she's alive". Was he holding the picture of his wife at the end?
I think she will understand the implications
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That was stunning! Wow!
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Coffee koozie Dylan…coffee koozie!
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NC2001 said:

BowSowy said:

TCTTS said:

I was originally thinking that Lumen somehow faked Mark's wife's death and then severed her memories, but maybe she did really die and Ms. Casey is a clone?
In last week's episode, she mentioned something about how she only goes down to work in 30 minute segments for wellness visits (aside from observing Helly for 8 straight hours). That made me think that maybe her Outie is in a coma or something, otherwise what kind of Outie life would you live if you had to randomly be called in to work for 30 minute segments here and there? That said, cloning also makes a lot of sense with that line.


Cloning…that would explain the sheep…


Goats!
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TCTTS said:

Been texting with a friend and she brought up something I totally forgot about...

The goats.

She's convinced there's some kind of cloning going on at Lumen, and that it's potentially extending to humans in some way. I was originally thinking that Lumen somehow faked Mark's wife's death and then severed her memories, but maybe she did really die and Ms. Casey is a clone? Either way, there's a weird focus on babies as well, with the pregnant wife of the Lumen exec who talked about being severed, and then of course Cobel's intimate knowledge of babies/breastfeeding. I don't know what it is, but there's *something* with the goats and babies and potential clones of some kind. There was even weird goat imagery in the waffle sex party thing too.

The other thing we're both convinced of is that "the board" either isn't human or isn't entirely human, hence their need for a surrogate. I was originally thinking aliens or A.I., but they also could be the consciousness/memories of dead Eagans or dead board members in need of bodies. Then that's of course where the cloning could come in as well. Something about the "Perpetuity Wing" and the use of word "perpetuity" there also that hints at eternity, potentially wanting to live forever/be cloned, etc, rather than simply being the name of a museum/tribute for a few employees to walk through every so often.


I got a sense of some kind of consciousness transfer / eternal living theme from Helena's dad, he said "One day you'll sit with me at my revolving."

Other wings have goats, paintings, 3D printers, the number sorting…. I wonder if those jobs were just added for weirdness or if the writers will actually tie it into supporting some larger scheme.
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Incredible and we are going to be waiting for a long time. Dammit.

The weirdo chick at the reading. I think one of her lines to mark was, "I have small eyes so I have read things close to my face." Or something like that.

Lol.
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So this book seems to be causing some weird awakening in thought for some people but Mark's outie apparently thought it was stupid. I wonder what the brother in laws role will be in the season 2 plot line. What inspired him to write the book?
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'The you you are' sparks a counter cultural religious movement within the lumon innie community.
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bmks270 said:

So this book seems to be causing some weird awakening in thought for some people but Mark's outie apparently thought it was stupid. I wonder what the brother in laws role will be in the season 2 plot line. What inspired him to write the book?


I think his outie thought it was stupid because Ricken is absurd and his friends/followers are a collection of weirdos. Any normally grounded person in real life would avoid that group at all costs. BTW, that black guy that hangs out in the group seems like a sociopath. Listen to some of the things he says. And then he takes credit for finding the baby when mark actually did.

Yet, in the absence of no other external stimuli or influence the innies find Rickens book awakening too. Really interesting dichotomy.
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Quote:

I think his outie thought it was stupid because Ricken is absurd and his friends/followers are a collection of weirdos.
80% of the excerpts we heard from the book were either ridiculous, or incredibly trite.
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GreasenUSA said:

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I think his outie thought it was stupid because Ricken is absurd and his friends/followers are a collection of weirdos.
80% of the excerpts we heard from the book were either ridiculous, or incredibly trite.

Yes, the innies though are living in a world where they are completely shut off from reality and this book is the only outside source of information they have....about anything.

So I can see how they would become reverential about that book on the inside. It's hilariously dumb when up against the reality of the larger world though.
 
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