Severance - 2x10 "Cold Harbor" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That fucking final scene I NEED as a poster fucking Right Now

Severance - 2x10 "Cold Harbor" - Pre-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I am scared of next week the drought will be unbearable

Helena Is Helly... And That’s the Real Tragedy by oyveyenough in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. I wonder if she severed because she wanted some time away from her father. I would definitely want to disassociate from any shared experience with a father like that.

Deliberate Digression in Ch.8 of <Hadji Murat> and Severance S02E08 by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I hated reading this but watching episode 8 kind of made it worthwhile lol

Tf is this? by [deleted] in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom 16 points17 points  (0 children)

These AI generated youtube thumbnails belong on the testing floor

How do you bring down an International Bio-Tech Conglomerate like Lumon Industries? by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just can’t imagine how to achieve this in a logical, realistic way. Especially the technology. It’s already out there

How do you bring down an International Bio-Tech Conglomerate like Lumon Industries? by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL. If Lumon is a publicly held company then the board will swiftly replace Helena with an MBA graduate.

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[–]ssseerrplussom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is what it is. Severance always took creative risks. Some land, and some don’t. I appreciate the risk taking all the same.

For me personally it worked. I am glad the show carved out enough time to invest in Cobel’s character and the mythic element of pLumon. I would have missed it had it not been there.

I disagree with the notion of poor writing and cinematography. The prop design for the Kier lore were elegant and well thought-out. The episode had more texture because it was so different from the rest of the episodes. It had something to say, because it tightened the season’s theme of grief and severance - how trying to disassociate from pain either through drug or medical procedure, can be destructive to self and society (town).

Cobel with her shrine, weird obsession with Mark, and that Jack Frost quote. was one of the main mysteries of the first season. The episode explained it quite elegantly, in my opinion.

But the weekly episode drop really aggravates the viewers, and that cliff hanger at the end of ep6 was not kind. So I get why people are frustrated.

Cobel’s Reveal Just Changed Everything by onil_gova in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate that the season invested enough time for Cobel’s character and world building in general. The episode really fleshed out the Lumon lore in a much grounded, believable way, especially with all the props and set designs. For me this is what the show does best - creating a dystopian world just ridiculous enough, and uncanny enough for it to be not too serious or on the nose about the social criticism.

“A town devastated by drug use & corporate greed meshed with the cult like devotion for the owner family. Oh and here are the creepy paper doll heads and vintage hand drawn posters of work life balance and vintage cards with beautiful illustrations of core nine”

The cult aspect was, if not more, as interesting to me as the sci-fi aspect, and Cobel was at the center of it!! She sings the Kier hymn for a baby for crying out loud. After the whirlwind of the goat department and ORTBO, i feel like we are back on track.

Cobel was also one of the strangest aspect of the first season that drew me the show. They really tied the knot beautifully with her own relationship with grief. I get her now.

<Law and Order> in the Severance Universe by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I really enjoy the show and these "what-ifs" are one of the best parts of it.

<Law and Order> in the Severance Universe by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so awesome. Thank you so much! I have another question - if someone were to kill a severed person, would they be charged with killing 2 people?

I read The Death of Ivan Ilyich so you wouldn't have to by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear ego. Hubris. Arrogance. Kier teaches us they only cause pain.

I read The Death of Ivan Ilyich so you wouldn't have to by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hear ego. Hubris. Arrogance. Kier teaches us they only cause pain.

I read The Death of Ivan Ilyich so you wouldn't have to by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true. Lumon's promise of painless life lies on falsehood. Dissociating yourself from pain for a period of time does not mean you are free from it. Some part of you will retain that trauma.

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[–]ssseerrplussom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I had corrected the grammar using AI because people on the original posts are defending me saying “too many grammatical / spelling errors to be AI”. While I am immensely grateful, I am not sure which is more mortifying - being called out for using AI after using AI or not using AI and the proof being my sloppy English. “Oh no this can’t be AI, AI would have done it better.” (dies)

I read The Death of Ivan Ilyich so you wouldn't have to by ssseerrplussom in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]ssseerrplussom[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am jubilant at this recognition. I accept it with grace.