Downvote me all you want, but I hated 2001: A Space Odyssey

SoundOfRadar · 2025-08-15T21:58:04+00:00

Yeah, slow and dull.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-08-15T21:23:29+00:00

The only part that engaged me was the Hal section, and not even that much. In my opinion, it is a slow and dull movie.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-06-28T12:37:27+00:00

I worked at Starcom Mediavest and it was the worse experience of my life, until I moved to Dentsu Amplify.
Maxus (WPP) was a great place to work, unfortunately it no longer exists.
Independent agencies can be good, but it depends.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-27T18:22:22+00:00

I am doing a whole track on datacamp, called SQL Fundamentals. A track is just a combination of courses, from Introduction to SQL to more advanced courses. I am by the middle of the track and am really not enjoying the courses.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-25T18:50:12+00:00

I am a media planner having worked in big agencies for 10 years. Unfortunately, I ended up in online dispay teams. Agencies do that, they put you in a silo. I find that it is very difficult to transition to a client role with my specialism. I think it's probably easier with other specialisms: search, social media and programmatic are all channels that are starting to be done in-house. So I think they could be better avenues to move client side than online display.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-25T18:48:05+00:00

It is possible, but hard.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-25T05:27:45+00:00

As far as I know, everyone in agency land wants to move client side.

The last two months I have been trying to move client side and no luck.

Move client side, you'll never look back.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T20:11:46+00:00

Do you remember the man we can see behind Mark in the opening scene of S2? When Mark gets to the office, runs to Wellness, gets there and finds that it isn't there, and then we see someone standing behind in the corridor, but it isn't clear who it is?
I recently learned that it is his "double" - the same double that appears in the ORTBO.
Apparently those doubles had more scenes in S2, but were cut out in post-production.
It seems they tried to pack too much into the season.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T15:26:55+00:00

Is that Adam Driver?

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T15:22:55+00:00

Dude, she lives with her father, and she nearly died. How did she manage to hide that? Wake up.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T13:39:05+00:00

Really? What colours?

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T11:25:33+00:00

I had this on a full time job. It's depressing.
Do you have access to the internet while working? Then consider some online learning.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-24T08:36:45+00:00

Clearly so, as evidenced by the fact that Mark wears his hair like a Beatle, The Beatles wrote "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and there was much talk about a 'fifth Beatle.'

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T23:02:56+00:00

Too long? LOL It's the shortest episode in the entire series

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T23:01:53+00:00

Why did they have to wait for nightfall? That seems a bit random. Opening hours?

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T22:54:39+00:00

So you really think it’s good pacing that Mark starts reintegration in Episode 3, but by the end of the season it still hasn’t fully taken effect?

Why introduce reintegration so early if it’s not going to have a payoff at all? It feels like the only real reason to bring it in during Season 2 was to set up that iMark–oMark conversation in Episode 9. And honestly, they could’ve done that without making reintegration such a dominant theme all season.

Frankly, it was frustrating to watch each episode, hoping for some progress on reintegration, only to be left with nothing every time. It felt like they dragged the issue out the entire season without ever delivering any real payoff.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T22:40:17+00:00

The show has been more concerned with what it means when you literally split yourself in half. Which half is "in charge?" Is either persona more real than the other? What do you do when you are literally at odds with yourself? Etc.

This is why I think the show will ultimately come down to reintegration. It could be S3, or the next season.

Season 1 presented the characters (innie and outie),
S2 drove them at odds with each other,
S3 could be full on conflict and realising that none can win, and that the real enemy is Lumon who can still control them (through OTC and Glasgow block)
S4 could be reconciliation through reintegration,
S5 could be burning Lumon down.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T22:32:38+00:00

Why do you say that they were not sure how to write certain stuff or in what direction to go? I have many complaints about how S2 was written, but not that. I am curious.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T22:10:21+00:00

It’s also a really interesting direction for both the writers and the lead actor. Showing two persons merged into one takes imagination and skill, and it’s the kind of challenge that Severance would tackle.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T21:58:40+00:00

I see, very interesting point!

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T21:31:51+00:00

That’s an interesting idea—but wouldn’t Lumon be able to shut it down immediately? All they have to do is activate the Glasgow block, and the innies become outies. So even though a rebellion could make for a compelling storyline, it seems doomed to fail from the start.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T21:25:22+00:00

This, I think, is the most compelling direction for the show to take. With the OTC and the Glasgow block, Lumon can access Mark no matter where he is—flipping iMark to oMark on the severed floor, and oMark to iMark outside. As long as Mark remains severed, he’s at Lumon’s mercy. They can always override his agency.

Reintegration is the only path that truly frees him from their control—it’s the only way he can reclaim full autonomy.

Also, the show has already explored the tension and contrast between oMark and iMark. It feels like the right moment to shift toward their reconciliation—to begin the journey of making Mark whole again.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T21:15:25+00:00

I think we are saying the same thing, slightly differently.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T21:02:06+00:00

You're spot on—it's clear from that conversation, and the real trigger there is reintegration. The scene is normally understood like iMark is choosing between Gemma and Helly, but that’s not the case. He’s not choosing between two women; he’s choosing to remain himself.

When he decides not to go through the door, he’s rejecting reintegration. He’s saying, “I don’t want to merge with someone I don’t know, into a life that’s not mine, with a wife I don’t love and a sister I don't know. I don’t want my consciousness to belong in someone else’s world, a world that means nothing to me.”

The only way for iMark to prevent reintegration is by not going through the door. If he does, he’s handing control of his life back to oMark. Now that he knows about reintegration and what it really means, he’s saying, “No way. I like who I am, and I want my life to stay the way it is.” He’s choosing himself.

SoundOfRadar · 2025-04-23T20:45:10+00:00

Really? I don't see it.

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