SEVERANCE 2x03 BREAKDOWN! Every Clue & Detail You Missed!

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[@maciejorlik95]

Why is your video so overexposed the last few episodes Ive never seen this problem before on this channel

[@AFguy23]

The belly request was a callback from the first season where there were Burt and Irving talk of rumors of MDR employees having pouches.

[@TheSun360]

It’s crazy how all of these theory channels don’t remember that lol

[@Hobodeluxe007]

we never saw Helli's naval. Could a "pouch" actually be an outie belly button?

[@agarza6475]

@@Hobodeluxe007 We did see Mark's; he had an "innie". So by not seeing Helli's leads to the mystery if this is Helli or Helena.

[@GeekyNerdDad]

Definitely a call back to what Bert said (bummed NRS didn’t get that, seems like they aren’t too into this recap IMO). At first I thought they were looking for belly buttons because clones don’t have belly buttons.

[@agabrielrose]

Irv was like, "I'll have to consult with my larva"

[@louisianimal24]

Can’t believe Mark’s already reintegrated.. Thought that would have been an end of season cliffhanger lol

[@TheDamagedKoda]

Do you think helly is reintegrated?

[@andreagarza1925]

after season 1 cliffhanger 3 years ago, that would have pushed me over the edge

[@jackdavinci]

@@TheDamagedKodadefinitely not, it’s just temporarily deactivated

[@ceylondell2309]

I’m wondering if Helly has been “reset”- so like back to the beginning/starter Helly.

[@dantepierre1948]

I was expecting that to happen near the end of the season also😂this means the season 2 episode 10 cliff hanger is going to be back breaking!!!

[@willkerner1167]

The pacing of this season has been wonderful

[@thefrozenuser]

I’m so glad like a lot of shows recently they don’t fart around the entire episode and get something done in the last ten minutes, they’re really feeding us well.

[@BaldyFade]

In a short span of one season and 3 episodes, it’s become one of the best shows of all time. From the writing to how it’s filmed, top notch.

[@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses]

​@@BaldyFade absolutely agreed. But watch Mr Robot too.

[@tanders4444]

The vibe I got from the unspoken but lingering exchange between Seth and Natalie was recognizing the condescending pandering yet being unable to speak truthfully to their feelings.

[@maxwellmcauliff3600]

they both see the hypocrisy but are too fearful to say anything

[@BaldyFade]

I think in the end Milchick will help them all out.

[@qhorton6743]

​@@BaldyFade it's starting to look that way for sure

[@lalalovengun]

I felt that too!! Great acting from them both!!

[@kim-n]

I feel like when Irving went to O&D, reunited with Felicia and said "It's been so long," it was the PERFECT time for the Felicia to correct him and alert the MDR team that Milchick had lied to them - it hadn't been months but actually a few days.

[@dantae88]

Felicia doesn’t know what Milchick told MDR. And weirdly the innies default to trusting. Like a child would. For all the psychological torture, they are remarkably obedient with the unsevered adults who supervise them. I still think Irv’s egg in the manual will be what exposes the 5 months lie.

[@74.0]

Realistically they don’t know how long has passed either

[@LethalTalentz]

@@74.0 they would though…they’ve demonstrated they can at least assume every time they appear in the elevator one day has passed unless it’s a Friday then it would be two days. I don’t think milchick was able to coordinate this lie with everyone that works on the severed floor.

[@Ajfkoeic]

@@LethalTalentzwhy? If Milchick was going to tell certain employees one thing and others another wouldn’t they find out eventually since they can interact? Also they are apparently showing the training video to everyone and are alleging grand reforms have been made which obviously can’t happen in 2 days so they would have to tell all severed employees that it’s been months so that they think enough time has passed for actual reform/inspections.

[@topher90210]

@kim-n I had the same thought then realized we haven't seen the end of their conversation. That still might happen. Seems like they queued it up

[@TheChrisHype]

Here’s a fun fact: Baby goats are called “kids”. You know… “Hey Kids, what’s for dinner?”

[@BLessed758]

ahhhh...that's a very good observation!

[@anglichaninblin]

Fun fact📕: Lewis Carroll published his “Alice’s adventures in Wonderland” in 1865, the year when LUMON industries were founded by Kier Eagon.

[@8119tomb]

The numbers in front of Milchick on his computer - the first is the number for Mark S, the second is for Dylan. They are the same numbers from the security office in Season 1 when Dylan did the override procedure

[@franciet99]

“Stargazer” might mean that he is homeless. Ricken is giving rich family vibes. Ricken, Harmony, and Irving have the transatlantic accent.

[@waanaabe-4795]

right! someone homeless would have a lot to gain at being severed and living as an innie

[@AC-hj9tv]

I don't get it

[@jairab2873]

I love this theory! Showing all the different ways Lumen can exploit peoples circumstances

[@franciet99]

@@AC-hj9tv he’s a stargazer because he sleeps outside. 🥹

[@dalemorrey-p1952]

Very cool idea

[@duhimdave]

Natalie gives me major Get Out vibes

[@duhimdave]

Ope, I commented to early 😅

[@lovejones1897]

For real

[@miiinkus]

im wondering if the people from the goat room are homeless people that took up a job at Lumon cause it was the only thing that provided “housing” which lead to their longer stays/visible wear & tear…. its just a headcanon and i have nothing to back it up but eh, food for thought.

[@gshak33]

Yeah, someone else commented that “Stargazer” is another term for homeless so this actually makes a lot of sense

[@ashley.taylor174]

Yeah, they look like they’re from skid row.

[@j.p.o.s]

Honestly after this episode, I hope Severance is a three-season story. I feel like Mark’s [redacted] at the end of the episode really set the pace at which they’ll be revealing things to us.

[@radicalpasta7040]

25:11 There is something known as split brain syndrome. It happens when the connection between the two hemispheres of your brain are severed. One potential side effect of this condition is called alien hand syndrome which causes one of your hands to seemingly act on its own. Although the hemispheres are split apart, both are still alive. So the non-talking part of your brain is still active and can respond to stimuli. The hand shake in this part of the episode reminded me of this real life syndrome. For more info on this condition, check out the CGP Grey video "You are two". Also, the reintegration machine in this episode reminded me of transcranial magnetic stimulation. This is the idea of using magnets to effect parts of your brain. TMS can be used to treat some mental illnesses.

[@rubymermaid7005]

Thanks for the helpful info!

[@TheDJ42]

I saw this connection and when I watched this episode I assumed that it meant that the innie was taking unconscious control of that hand.

[@eshanmohotty3704]

Beautiful English 👌🏻

[@shadyhippie]

The Milchick/Kier figure still had blue eyes. If that doesn’t make your skin itch I dunno what will.

[@JTYT0]

Can’t wait for reintegrated Mark to figure out who Helly/Helena is..

[@RayWord-gg6ef]

This is the first thing I thought!

[@KyleTanKH]

It'd be such a tragedy if his reintegration causes him to not be able to sort the numbers properly anymore, and, therefore, truly never see his real wife ever again

[@rubymermaid7005]

Ooh, that’s diabolical! Tragic, indeed.

[@oatlord]

Good theory

[@josephp2109]

The “kier invites you to drink from his water” painting is of Michigan and the Great Lakes!

[@WeedusFetus]

Just commented this, i think this takes place in michigan! We got mark w saying “i broke a lease in grand rapids”

[@reecemartin4354]

Helena’s driver looks a lot like former CEO Baird Eagan

[@chrisrogers4628]

Thought the same!

[@shoWbitz]

👀

[@qhorton6743]

Agreed

[@timr3023]

Who is Baird?

[@waanaabe-4795]

I wonder why Harmony fears him so

[@adrian00xo]

Found out that those balloon lamps are from the 70s designed by Yves Christin made for a company named "Bilumen", coincidence? :)

[@avinashnair3505]

One of the craziest episodes so far

[@AC-hj9tv]

Yo fr

[@DrHarlequinn]

The existence of Mammalians Nurturable implies the existence of Mammalians Non-Nurturable, and I look forward to them finding the tiger enclosure.

[@Nealiosaurus]

I think it's more of a riff on corporate department names, such as "Accounts Payable." Since they deal with goats/mammals, and they are being nurtured it becomes Mammalians Nurturable. I think the opposite in corporate speak would be "Mammalian Reconciliation" or something.

[@dybcreations]

If Irving has seen the hellivator, then it means he’s been retired before and implies this isn’t his first role at Lumon, and they might have a way to either reset innies or sever them more than once!

[@greenytaddict]

I have been getting the vibe from Irving's outtie that possibly he used to be an severed employee that got talked into being severed or like you said reset.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

CLEAN SLATE is one of the security protocols.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Irv has been there 8 years; he has older tech. That could play a part too, like Burt.

[@lalalovengun]

7:35 - 7:52 I’m so glad you spoke on Irving’s suspicions. Irving is smarter and knows more than we think!

[@alexm1463]

The Lumon building is actually the old Bell Labs campus in Holmdel, NJ. The next town over is a rural-ish town called Colts Neck. Might just be a nod to that location.

[@Achilles6996]

A lot of the filming was done in NYC,Long island,and NJ 💯

[@greendreamflatts2045]

It was also an old radioastronomy facility and I wonder if the "stargazer" remark might have been a reference to that.

[@katies3338]

I first thought Salt Lake as the seagulls sounded. Plus the flat landscape, LDS church....

[@clandes7ineindya154]

I think they are in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Hence the Grand Rapids reference and the picture of Kier overlooking the Great Lakes.

[@LivingWellist]

You just blew my mind

[@justinodum6134]

I was thinking the interest expressed in Ricken's book wasn't legit. Rather they are using it as an excuse to keep an eye on Devon, who they think could be a threat.

[@TomEmberly]

While that is totally possible, I do more so lean towards it being some tool they can use to manipulate the innies BUT they have all pretty much read the book already, so something like that would require a reset. Then again, maybe they are gonna be reset and that's the reason Helena went down, to experience love before it's erased.

[@elenfae602]

@@TomEmberly I think it’s both. Last episode Drummond warned them that Mark’s sister was an upstart / a troublemaker (can’t remember his exact wording)

[@luistijerina]

Yep they are totally sinking their claws into Mark’s family, but also Ricken is now seen by MDR’s innies as some sort of revolutionary figure and Lumon is probably planning to co-opt his name and works to spread a pro-Lumon message. Though Ricken’s book is essentially dribble written by a pretentious, privileged manchild, to the innies who so far had only consumed corporate media and propaganda, his thoughts on the ideals of freedom and the pursuit of happiness are life-changing.

[@AlysaAlysaBolissaBananaFannaFe]

They're controlling opposition. Ricken's book inspires thoughts of liberation and Lumon can't have that for obvious reasons. The best way to neutralize opposition is to pretend to align with them and usurp their creation.

[@jennybee42]

I grew up in the Mormon church but left about 10 years ago. I was recently at my family's Christmas party and because there are so many of us it's held at one of the church buildings. I was walking around the halls with my toddler and noticed a painting, it was a teenaged Jesus in a temple. He is white and has RED HAIR. I busted out laughing. I texted it to my friend and said "Why does Jesus look like one of the Weasleys?". Those Milchick paintings made me think of of Opie Jesus and I had a good chuckle.

[@gamecokben]

Early Mormons believed Jesus came to America to visit white skinned native Americans after the resurrection.

[@leighannarutledge6944]

I’m so sorry that you grew up there but I am so thankful that you have since left. I see a lot of similarities between lumon and the LDS Church and I would love to know what you think about this.

[@m1masonmorgan]

The Kier family is giving me some sinister LDS vibes lol

[@AnalogOcean]

The Lost reference has made my heart so full and happy!!! I love this series even more now!!!! What a crazy episode! Didnt expect so many advances in the story so soon! Now it has to make you wonder what they have in store for this series.its gonna get goooooooood!!!

[@timr3023]

The pacing is phenomenal!

[@50prozenteou]

I didn‘t catch the Lost reference 🤔

[@KarliMeaghan]

My first thought when they asked to see their bellies was that they were checking to see that they had belly buttons to prove they're not clones. And Helly's was conveniently covered up.

[@BaldyFade]

It’s just a reference to season 1. There was a silly rumor amongst other departments that MDR had pouches.

[@JohnDoe-nt6sn]

@@BaldyFade I had the same thought as KarliMeaghan, the "silly rumor" is just a decoy

[@CentaurusRelax314]

My thought, as well-the _clones_ thing, engineered but not nurished via the navel.

[@luistijerina]

@@BaldyFadenot just a silly rumor. Lumon intentionally creates propaganda for each of their departments in order to portray other departments as hostile and inhuman. The dehumanization is essential in keeping them at odds with each other and therefore not able to come together and organize against them.

[@xsparik]

I’m still cracking up from the last episode of calling him Milkshake 😂

[@ItsHasooni]

The pouch question 100 percent confirmed to me that Lumon has lied to every department about each other to try to keep them separated 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@subtletactics]

Helena is Mephisto

[@bluemacaw1473]

AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂😂 Amazing reference!!

[@HonestTaalib]

Great callback!!

[@spaceploit8484]

dont get it?

[@shmemalen]

I thought that pattern that was made in the salt or sand when Asal was reintegrating Mark was similar to the pattern in the bottom left of the screen in that brief flash of Ms. Casey’s face on the cold harbor file

[@rachelvoiles9699]

The pattern is brain synapses and neuron activity.

[@waanaabe-4795]

one and the same- definitely one of the variables to keep in check for completion of the project-brain actvity

[@Erinlikeshiking]

At 18:25 they're asking to see their stomachs because as Bert has previously revealed, there's a rumor that MDR has pouches.

[@Mrs_PinkMarie77]

Yep, I was going to 😅 say this!

[@Achilles6996]

I JUST finished the episode...I open the KZbin app and BOOM..this is the first video I see. Let's goooo

[@TheDamagedKoda]

That ending was wild huh haha

[@losdagodg3625]

Nice

[@Julieroo28]

Did anyone else immediately think “more cowbell” during the goat scene? Christopher Walken has said that the SNL skit (obviously) follows him everywhere. 😂

[@rubymermaid7005]

OMG, you’ve right - that’s hilarious!

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Lots of those references based on actor's life experiences(Stiller's Star Trek fandom, Dylan actor noted as a very good baby, etc.). It is a peek into the writer's room.

[@wannabef]

Actually, I had flashbacks to going to a football game at Mississippi State where the fans all have cowbells. It’s a nightmare.

[@truejaneysue8269]

I'm thinking that the fact that Mark's watch shows he clocked in on one day, and then the watch shows him leaving on the next day, only shows that he works the night shift. It would make sense that clocking out after midnight would be the next day.

[@jabeezus5200]

He said a few times that he leaves at 5:15 (to stagger the exits)

[@nermanus]

It's odd that they showed Mark's belly button in that scene but not Helly's/Helena's. Maybe Helena was created by cloning rather than being born.

[@francinesux]

i was thinking if the scene of Helly and Mark in the tunnel was a reference to "Being John Malkovich"

[@jb6973]

SAME.

[@jonkerwin]

Absolutely. That movie had a plot involving everlasting life as well.

[@CalamityCannon]

There's no way it wasn't intentional, and I loved it. Side note, someone pointed out how funny it is that they finished the walls of the animal chute (or race/walk/alley/run, depending where you live) the same way the severed floor human hallways are finished, which is absolutely pointless effort if they're just goats...

[@waanaabe-4795]

@@jonkerwin did it? I don't remember, other than wanting to live in someone else's head for a while...

[@waanaabe-4795]

@@CalamityCannon were there human size doors for the employees?

[@kiaj9117]

the fact the parking lot is always empty no activity but When Mark walked inside it was an office full of people at the check in .. As if inside people doesn't leave... is it reality?

[@stevebenson8806]

I didn’t catch the white rabbit reference, but when they crawled into that miniature version of the hallway I had real strong Alice in Wonderland vibes!

[@wwfnbafan]

Guess you could say this episode was the Goat!

[@yeuxdal]

1. I think the alcoholism theory is off, sorry 2. I also think Ricken is Rick N., a wiped former Lumon innie whose writing shows a bleed-through

[@Julieroo28]

Hmmm…I thought it was strange that Mark called him Rick in the pilot episode and Ricken corrected him.

[@rubymermaid7005]

Interesting. Do you have any evidence that led you to these beliefs?

[@yeuxdal]

@ just his weird manner, and the weirdness of the name change. And we know he worked at Lumon. IMO the language of his book resonates with innies bc it’s written by one, and it’s soaked in the culty, weirdly old fashioned writing style of Lumon.

[@LowTide941]

@@rubymermaid7005lol evidence? People just yell things into the ether without much thought.

[@rubymermaid7005]

​@@yeuxdal, when did anyone say that Ricken worked at Lumon? I have no memory of hearing that he did.

[@ahwhite2022]

Salt's Neck and the lack of Trees reinforced the whole "Inspired by Mormonism" thing to me. Not so much suggesting the latter is a cult or like Lumon, but a "what if a spooky cultish corporation was founded in a similar way / era?" Sort of a combination of LDS and Kelloggs.

[@taroka1119]

Ppl keep associating goats with cloning but in mythology, they are metaphors for fertility and verility. Also, there's a story about goats being killed by Thor for sustenance and then he brings them back to life the next day, and he repeats this kill, consume, ressurect every day

[@TheDylamcs]

5 boxes in the computer, 5 brain waves. There is something hiding here.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Yup; good catch.

[@kandices]

Ok I coulda swore I saw the creators say the goats were a funny one time thing but we loved them sm they brought them back lmao

[@theresa4194]

I listened to the official podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott (highly recommend!) and Ben mentioned he was glad everyone loved the goat moment in season 1 cause it has to do with the overall story!

[@waanaabe-4795]

I think the cast said they were really important to the plot

[@brendielahooha]

Wait. Seth Milcheck talks to Dylans wife apparently. Gretchen calls mr milcheck by his first name (Seth). On the first season, mr milcheck enters Dylans home (to use the contingecy function), and Dylan doesnt think much of being in a closet alone with Seth. Dylans kid also didnt seem to spooked by Mr Milcheck.. Dylan has trouble finding jobs, maybe he would accept help from family or friends (to get a job) Is Seth Milcheck related or close to Dylan and Gretchen????

[@AthanMercado]

I’m happy you’re breaking down Severance even outside of the normal comic book films and series. Hope you also look into Silo series even though s2 just ended right before Severance s2 started.

[@smoove8125]

Apparently MDR is rumored to have pouches, burt mentioned this before.

[@josephp2109]

This episode started to annoy me. There are obvious questions Mark should be asking but didn’t. Like “why are you asking if we’re here to kill you??”

[@RosaMartinez-fg4ku]

This seemed similar to Dylan's reaction to ODR visiting MDR in Season 1. Similarly, ODR believed MDR wanted to kill them initially because of the 'Macrodata Refinement Calamity' painting vs what painting MDR saw, which was 'The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design'. It appears Lumon convinces each department that the other departments are violent and intent on killing them. This is possibly done to prevent them from teaming up, so to speak.

[@queenbrii2266]

Oh the idea that the old CEOs might do a kind of body snatcher, mind swap thing makes those paintings MUCH creepier. Is it so he gets more comfortable with the idea of Kier being inside him? 😬 Literally in his skin 😮

[@michaelbarlow3544]

"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

[@raymundodelacruz5173]

Severance is Late stage capitalism + the Divine Comedy 😂

[@guzwuz]

The “Keir Invites You to Drink his Water” painting looks like the five Great Lakes with Michigan in the middle including Grand Rapids where the other Mark came from.

[@dankahaner]

Kier is literally Owen Wilson, guarantee he plays him when they do flashbacks. That’s not an accident.

[@ritabullock5860]

Would make sense since Wilson and Stiller are friends

[@oldzach]

@@ritabullock5860 severance is a zoolander continuation

[@Layoorah]

Haven't heard anyone talk yet about how on the screen at the end of Ep1, on Marks computer showing Ms. Casey/Gemma, there are those 4 white amoeba looking circles that look a lot like the 4 white circles shown on the screen at the end of Ep3 when Mark is being reintegrated when Reghabi asks him "What does MDR stand for"

[@mjm0787]

Pouches is a reference to a rumour Burt mentioned in season 1 to Irving; that O&D thought MDR all had pouches that produced larvae that ate them.

[@littelbro14]

I also haven't seen anyone mention yet that the blobs in the bottom left of the Cold Harbor screenshot are the same blobs from the white sand instrument during reintigration.

[@shmemalen]

I just commented this too! You’re the only other person I’ve seen who noticed that

[@WharfRat44]

I saw it in one of these recaps YT videos. I’ve watched so many now, wish I could remember who. Def looks the same!

[@Dylangreen2122]

Each episode is soooo good! I hope they keep this pacing

[@АлексЖемчужин]

Idk what you guys will do with that info, but watch that outer Mark wears is actually Russian/USSR vostok watch, initially, a series for commander military personnel, now publicly available. This watch in particular seem to have a small parachute element to it which is a paratrooper “VDV” squad insignia. Pretty weird seeing Mark wearing this watch since it’s really niche and not well known 2:17

[@Amish_Trivedi]

I think we may have just seen the best episode of the series.

[@NT-or9wh]

Nah, nothing tops season 1 finale. That was a Tour de Force.

[@thobaniklaas]

apparently episode 6 is by far the best episode, it eclipses season 1 finale.

[@Amish_Trivedi]

@ I had an opinion. All it was :)

[@Amish_Trivedi]

@ A friend mentioned that the NYT review said next week is when things get really insane.

[@kim-n]

3:14 If Mark's locker is in the block of 10 - 18 as you depicted (no matter what side you read it from), he's clearly locker 14, not 15.

[@CalamityCannon]

I was going to say the same - all the other sets of lockers we see are sequential left to right. But the eagerness to make the Lost reference happen is strong. I don't blame them. To be fair, it might still be intentional by the writers, but it could have been shot at 14 instead of 15 bc it puts Mark in center frame. Cinematography taking priority over niche lore

[@tobee_gamer5816]

Dude the contrasting between the beginning of the first episode of season 1 and the end of this episode was insane

[@EricMesa]

You over read the pouch thing. O&D says in season 1 that MDR are rumored to have pouches

[@JonathanGrandt]

8:05 “as Natalie steps around him.. never even blinks” (literally blinks)

[@katie5737]

When I saw the tiny barn my first thought was “what is this a barn for ants?!?” And when they found the little door I could only think of being John Malkovich

[@clandes7ineindya154]

That picture of Kier overlooking water, those are the Great Lakes. Since those are the largest source of fresh water in the world, maybe Kiers wealth comes from controlling water in a world where it is scarce. Hence the logo of a water drop. Weirdly we never see anyone drinking water.

[@kathrynbedrosian3464]

I’m convinced the The Cure for All Mankind means that they are in the singularity. The goal is for Keir to live forever.

[@alilearnseverything7884]

Thank you for this! Pretty certain the dancing animal was a ram rather than a goat though?

[@JoshuaRieth]

Does Outie Mark know that Helena is an Eagan? That's going to make some interesting dynamics.

[@alarikaguilar7543]

13:28 Wildlings.. north of the wall lol

[@katies3338]

Maybe they're goat experiments gone wrong?

[@doomsloth7884]

I keep seeing people say the car in opening is probably Gemma car crash dying. Am I not seeing that car look exactly like Cobels car?

[@charlescuthbertson709]

Thought the same thing. Matched hers

[@DoubtfireClub]

In the painting "Kier invites you to drink his water" the character in the painting is looking at Grand rapids Michigan. Michigan with the five Great lakes, and apparently some extra mountains thrown in?

[@JasonGuySmiley]

Now I've got Mammal by TMBG in my head 😂

[@unbanunbanunban9083]

12:55 The set decorators don’t know what goat poop looks like

[@woopimright]

Aren’t they like balls of poop ? Haha

[@maddymcneila6441]

It might not be the goats pooping in there 🫣

[@itsbigcliff5178]

​@maddymcneila6441 it could be stargazers

[@anjmarie320]

I’m so glad someone else got Goodfellas vibes with that scene!

[@elock]

The innie Mark would 10000% know what the "who is alive" question is about. He would not be confused

[@px43]

I just noticed at 8:35 that painting kind of looks like it's trying to represent the great lakes.

[@jamesonhiggins]

8:38 Michigander here. That is 1000% a really garbage picture of the Great Lakes. Based on angle, he’s invading from Indiana. Good luck, buddy.

[@mathesonstep]

I thought this was coming at the end of the season my mind is blown

[@petecookson8033]

So glad you mentioned the roses and love spreads

[@rowanross1518]

i just really hope episode 4 is not a flashback

[@LethalTalentz]

My gf said it prob a flashback to his first day or week

[@fab1to]

Guys, don’t be afraid of it is a flashback episode. I’m at the point that I trust everything they are serving us and I’m open for the ride.

[@hayleyy_.j]

It won’t be. Listen to critics reviews. They said episode 4 is THE episode of the season. It’s gonna be good.

[@asmrpadawan9432]

Part of it will have the innies outside on a field trip. Part of it may be a cobel back story

[@craighaley1658]

The town in Severence is the town of Bonavista on the island of Newfoundland. At least partially anyway. Many of the exteriors were shot there.

[@philgagliardi]

The pattern that the sand makes during Mark's reintegration is the same pattern on the screen on the bottom left in Gemma's screen that they flashed at the end of season 1. Representing the 5 brainwaves.

[@TheHi-NoteFunClub-BeatsByMike]

Do NOT be sorry... Lost is life.

[@Achilles6996]

💯

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Goats are a red herring. The're raised for milk...Mr. Eagen's favorite breakfast - 3 raw eggs in a glass of milk. Lumon's upper management breakfast every day.

[@TR-ry1xv]

I feel that they are trying to perfect the same "reintegration-like process" but between a grown clone and a computer where the brains of Kier and other board members are saved one. That is what mark's team is troubleshooting and where the goats are going when ready to experiment.

[@tarynnM]

The goats are scapegoats, in the original religious sense.

[@bobanut]

gulls can be found in more places than just the sea

[@crytlmeen]

Yeah, when they’re in a bay they’re called bagels!😂

[@chriswehunt3841]

Omg please drop episode 4 thoughts I need to process the episode with someone 😭😭😭

[@Alpha23TV]

8:30 “rise up from your deathbed” certainly lends credence to the idea that it’s a resurrection play…

[@rickw2023]

…like Gemma?

[@chaos.corner]

"Kier invites you to drink his water" - Is that middle lake in the shape of a rabbit?

[@CSLintheCASINO]

11:00 anyone else see Kier standing on top of a person laying on the ground (arm on his side and leg bent with knee sticking up) in the painting?

[@Achilles6996]

THIS 👀

[@shmemalen]

I thought I saw this too but wasn’t sure!

[@titan061]

YES!

[@betanick14]

I wonder if it's meant to look like that on purpose 👁️ 👁️

[@boulderbite]

Kier standing on the cliff in the painting overlooking the valley and lakes, is a simplified view of the Great Lakes.

[@solarpixiejournals]

I think the desire to see the bellies was a variation of the rumor told to O&D that MDR had a larval offspring in their bellies, a rumor to keep the departments separate.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Very strange that we have never seen innies eating lunch. Snack machines only and used to only have access to 2 tokens per day. Now unlimited tokens are available.

[@djdisconap]

I just realized the kier painting is him standing over the great lakes

[@kekem1864]

The painting that hung over the water fountain at 8:36 shows Kier standing above what looks like the Great Lakes. He’s positioned at the bottom of Lake Michigan, which would be around Chicago or more to the east-maybe near South Bend, Indiana. Could that be where Harmony was headed. That could explain the seagull sounds.

[@jimfromzerosurge4846]

The painting of Keir inviting you to drink his water shows the map of the Great Lakes. That would put Lumon in the midwest?

[@coverversionoftheday9941]

The painting of Eagan on the mountain top is obvious overlooking a slightly distorted version of The Great Lakes. This dovetails with Grand Rapids, seagulls, and snowy landscapes. The baby goats remind me of the Eraserhead baby. Helena's bodyguard/driver reminds me of Keyser Söze's driver in Usual Suspects.