r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus

I just finished season two and really liked it. However, Lumon clearly had people to spare, so why not just have them all work towards their end main goal of completing Cold Harbor? Why were they so focused on goats? Why did anyone need to be severed to begin with? I don't know if I missed these or if nobody knows the answers. I have purposely avoided all online theories, etc.

in season 1 finale or season 2 first episode i dont remember we see a newspaper and it talks about the macrodata uprising i think it was called but it shows all the mdr members who did it... wouldnt there innies see the newspaper and be like oh hey thats who i work with and didnt helly release a statement saying that she was not an innie but then wouldnt the people at the gala see the newspaper too?
also i might be stupid and misremembering stuf

I had known about this show for a while, seen some clips on YT.

I finally decided to start watching it yesterday because on the From subreddit people have been unhappy with the show's direction and some mentioned that Severance is leagues above in terms of developing/revealing mysteries and twists.

Boy is that so true. S1's ending was not only compelling but very satisfying too. I had expected them to be cut off before major reveals but no, Mark got out that his wife is alive, Helly exposed the true nature of the office and Irving didn't drive away/get cut off while approaching the door.

What I really appreciate is that this show doesn't rely on conventional horror tropes. No-one is dying, there are no monsters, no melodrama, people are actually communicating with one another.

The sound/music direction is modest. I love piano music and the show is full of it. No big bassy booms trying to tell the audience what to feel.

The cast is relatively small and each character benefits from the same amount of development. You don't get whiplash by zipping back and forth between situations, or bored via the show pulling away too long on characters you don't care about.

I'm definitely getting into S2 immediately.

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Not sure if this is allowed but thought this would resonate with people who are into Severance. Kind of Twilight Zone-ish by Jim Henson in 1969. And clearly the inspiration for the cult classic Cube Movie. Don't know what I'd call this as a genre but curious if anyone has other similar lesser known recommendations.

(An aside, I'm not sure that now all existing sessions of the series are concluded whether or not we're supposed to apply "spoiler" tags. Let me know)

So Rebeck and Patton are on the outer edge of the people oMark is acquainted with, he knows them via Ricken.

From Rebeck's complaints about being pecked by birds on the back of her head to Patton's general strangeness and the way they interact, it seems like they may have been subject to some sort of Lumon's experiments. It doesn't seem like they'd have been severed but it really isn't clear what happens after a severed employee is let go. Burt seems to be fine for the most part, for example.

So why are they weird? I'm thinking it was some early prototype of the Severance procedure. Not enough to create the innie, but enough to prove key aspects of the technology. Also, they may have been a part of this at a fairly young age.

Great show all round, i really never thought any show would make it very interesting like that with such limited location sets with minimal organization, especially in a workplace (I always thought the office was an anomaly but well done severance).

I also really like the surreal parts of the show, the mammal department, the choreography, etc...

season 1 ep. 8 & 9 and season 2 ep. 1 were peak story, i'm confident the show has the potential to pull up multiple peaks if they kept going

Seth Milchick is such an interesting character and oddly enough is the only one main character we never got a backstory for outside being a floor manager in Lumon

I also has the feeling that all the "outie" characters are also severed, didn't research that theory thoroughly but many resemble severed behavior as well.

I know the writers have said that they plan on making 4 seasons. I don't if this plan is changeable. I do love the UK philosophy of quality over quantity when they renew their shows. Even the best shows over there only have a few seasons. I still want more than 4. I'm planning 2 years ahead here because to me there seems to be more potential. I would even be okay with new cast members after 4 seasons as long as its not all new. Idk maybe if the writing is good enough I would watch a show with all new cast of characters.

I had heard for a while that this show was really good so I’ve wanted to watch it for a while. I only knew the basic separate person at work premise loosely going in. I had no idea what I was in for.

This show hooked me hard. I’ve been thinking about it at work and skipping video game time to watch it. I really enjoyed it! That season 2 ending had me cheering and cussing.

While the mystery and the suspense of the show are great, I think what really hooked me is the characters. I started out not really thinking I liked Helly and then she quickly grew to become my favorite. The rules say not to have spoilers so I’m not sure how much I can go into detail about interactions but all of the characters and the way they work off of each other and a lot of them play 2 or more characters, it’s all just so good.

I just wanted to share with someone how really great I think this show is and I can’t believe I have to wait for more now and that you all have been waiting for so long.

I guess now that I finally have Apple TV (3 months free with new phone) I’ll be checking out Pluribus and Widow’s Bay as I’ve also heard great things. How are you all passing the time waiting for season 3?

I just finished my third watch of Severance and while watching S2 E9 I noticed a parallel. When Burt and Irving are at the train station, Irving says to Burt I’ve never really been loved before and he repeats to him “I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready” which is an interesting parallel to S1 when Burt takes Irving to that garden plant place I can’t rmbr and Irving says to Burt “I’m not ready” and they touch foreheads the same way in the train station.

I guess my question is, what’s the deal with Irving? Is he in the process of reintegrating or has he already reintegrated? I rmbr reading a post on here about him sending his innies messages through his watch so maybe it’s that but like what’s his vibe?

I've been recovering from surgery and have nothing to do all day, so I've been binging tons of TV. Finished Widow's Bay, and Severance piqued my interest so I started it and was instantly hooked.

I don't know if it was some weird glitch with Apple TV's UI or what, but somehow I ended up going from Season 1 episode 9, straight to season 2 episode 10 without realizing it.

I was so confused why all of a sudden Cobel was helping Mark, and it seemed like I was missing tons of information (but I figured it's a mystery show so it must be on purpose), and then when season 2 started, I figured the season 1 'finale' I had just watched was a time jump and now the first few episodes of season 2 was going to fill in all the gaps.

The whole time I'm watching season 2 I'm a bit bummed out because I'm thinking "When are they gonna actually go back to the present and advance the story line? Is this entire season basically just a flashback???"

Well having now finished season 2...it is safe to say I am just an idiot lol. >!​!<

I love the core concept of Severance, but the Season 2 finale felt incredibly frustrating and structurally flawed. The writers have boxed themselves into a corner where the characters are forced to make illogical choices just to drag out the mystery. Here is why the current setup fails common sense: Fans are theorizing about how Outie Mark will be "upset" or fight back. But according to the show's physical rules, if the Innie is running around the basement, the Outie is asleep. He doesn't exist right now. His two-season arc of grieving, finding Gemma, and planning a rescue is completely thrown in the trash while his body runs away from his wife. The Innie's choice is self-sabotage: Innie Mark thinks he is choosing freedom and Helly, but he is just choosing to stay trapped in a flashing red corporate prison. He effectively dooms his outie to lose Gemma all over again. Helena's corporate logic is stupid: From a business standpoint, leaving a rogue, suicidal asset like Helly in the exact same department makes zero sense. A real corporation would isolate her instantly to protect their multi-billion dollar investment.

The only way Season 3 isn't a total waste of time is if the show can ditch the physical elevator/doorway geofence. For the psychology to actually mean something, the two consciousnesses need to start bleeding together, fighting for control, or forcing integration no matter where the physical body is standing. If they don't evolve the tech to cause a real mental war within the single brain, the entire escape plot was entirely pointless filler just to hit a dramatic reset button. That's just my opinion What do you guys think? Is anyone else frustrated by how circular this logic is?

When’s this show coming back I’m beginning to forget the storyline. So many shows take forever to come back I just loose interest because I can’t keep up with the plot. I already can’t remember much other than I loved it!

Edit to say - I guess I feel severed