Political Severance

The work is mysterious and abhorrent.

Austin Bragg and Andrew Heaton | 3.20.2025 11:00 AM

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VULGAR MADMAN 10 months ago

More “mystery box” twaddle.

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Dillinger 10 months ago

ya that was fun.

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Super Scary 10 months ago

I was planning on Severance whenever it ends. Hopefully it doesn't get cut short and it gets an actual ending. I'm still disappointed Raised By Wolves didn't keep going.

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1. Zeb 10 months ago
  
  I've been enjoying it quite a bit. But I do worry a little bit that they won't be able to pull off a satisfying ending. I love the surreal weirdness, but I really have no idea where it's going.
  
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  1. Overt 10 months ago
    
    I've watched a few episodes with my wife and decided I don't have the patience for it. It reminded me of some suspense thriller meets a Wes Anderson film. The slow camera and plinking piano drolly playing through sloooooooow scenes with that edge of awkwardness like you see in Life Aquatic or The Royal Tanenbaums.
    
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    1. Zeb 10 months ago
      
      I can see how it's probably not for everyone. I don't find it to be awkward in they way the movies you mention are. But it is pretty self-consciously weird. I just hope the writers have some idea where they are going with it.
      
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      1. Dillinger 10 months ago
        
        I fucking love it and have no idea why ... clearly they have no idea why either.
        
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Fist of Etiquette 10 months ago

I swear to God if the writers are just winging it with the actual show I'm going to lose my shit.

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1. Dillinger 10 months ago
  
  the writers are just winging it with the actual show. ~~mme. dillinger
  
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2. Jgalt1975 10 months ago
  
  I'd like to imagine they aren't just winging it, but past experience shows that all prestige TV series writers are, in fact, just winging it.
  
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Ersatz 10 months ago

that was almost European
... or did I just watch a perfume commercial?

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But SkyNet is a Private Company 10 months ago

The poor federal workers!

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HAL 10 months ago

Either that video had a hell of a budget or AI generated video is much better than I imagined.

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