Severance 1x07 REACTION | "Defiant Jazz" | First Time Watching!

[@boydmann6235]

I loved Mark's monologue at the end. Saying that he loved her qualities equally was very reminiscent of Mrs. Casey's instructions for recieving compliments during a wellness session. It makes sense now that during the wellness session with Mark that he chose to sculpt a tree. Even severed, being in her presence pulled that emotion from him.

[@vjeranjanes5783]

damn, didn't even realize he sculpted a tree in reference to her death. that whole moment puzzled me until now. thanks for clearing it up lol

[@mast3rNate]

my favorite thing about this episode is John Turturro’s delivery of the “smug mothafucka” line lmao.

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

Indeed! Followed by "Let's burn this place to the ground", for me. There's so much barely restrained rage in it.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Lol same. You smug mothafucka 😆

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

Fun fact about this episode. None of the actors except Trammel knew that the overhead lighting could do that, so the reaction from Mark was 100% genuine. Hehe.

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

Tramell Tillman, the actor who plays Milchick, is so damn good, and it's one of his first TV roles, too. Portraying a character who's THAT slimy is a real accomplishment, and I hope I see more on him from now on on other shows.

[@liljackypaper]

Not sure I'd call him slimy

[@Grizzly_6623]

12:16 I think part of Milchick’s sloppiness is that his whole job is to babysit very mature toddlers. Him dealing with that level of naivety at work leads to, ironically, his own naivety. For example expecting a real child to just blindly follow rules because that’s what the “children” at work do.

[@redgyrados2000]

I really get the feeling that Milchick doesn't have much of a life outside of Lumon, and that's why he expects children to just obey orders the way his workers do

[@RacieSmith]

It seems that the world of Severance is densely populated by childish/naive people. Even the smart people (Keir and the rest of the Egans) who came up with the severance implant, despite their obvious intelligence and craftiness, also seem a bit childish/naive. Just look at how they attempt to welcome new innies to their life, with the most basic and out of touch dialogue in that instructional manual Mark was reading from. Or how they are seemingly inconsistent with their surveillance.

[@nikolaos9652]

You know shit is going down when the most by-the-book character wants to stage a revolution! And the reveal of the wife's identity! It's a joy to see the reaction

[@demo2080]

Y'all absolutely have to watch the final 2 episodes together next week. It honestly feels like one full episode. SO SO Good

[@gabedavis3294]

Eh. Let them watch them one at a time. Let them feel the tension. :)

[@Diegesis]

They saw the whole show weeks ago. It's been on patreon for a while

[@w00master]

Honestly can't believe more channels aren't doing reacts to this amazing show. Yes, they're out there (like this wonderful channel), but compare it to other shows - it's few and far between. Hopefully, Season 2 will spur more reactions from more channels.

[@RacieSmith]

You're right, and I've watched (or am watching) them all. In fact, I've even rewatched a few as they were highly entertaining. I also rewatched the entire season. It's such a great show. It deserves a Game of Thrones level of awareness/viewership.

[@Diegesis]

The trouble is we make our money on volume and amazing Prestige shows like this have waaaaaay worse numbers than shows like breaking bad that were on AMC

[@w00master]

@@Diegesis That's fair, but aren't shows like Breaking Bad, Sopranos, etc. reactions already super saturated? Wouldn't you want to break new ground with new additional users to add to your subscribers rather than hitting the same folks you're hitting already? I get your points, but the shows like BB, etc. are already over saturated.

[@Diegesis]

You would think so but look at the numbers. Atla is wildly over saturated but it's my best performing series. Severance is under saturated so I should be cleaning up right? But if you look at our viewership for severance ots atrocious. You want a lot of people to watch so a lot of people needed to see the show before you reacted to it. So bigger is better. This is the trap of capitalism

[@nickinskeep]

​@@Diegesiswell I for one am glad that you guys decided to react to this show, despite the forces that be

[@darkphoenix2]

That twist is one of the best "HOLY SHIT" moments I've seen in a show. It hits people so hard because of what it means. And yet, I don't think it's as evil as it first appears. There's more to this show than "creepy cult evil corporation does evil things", I think.

[@RacieSmith]

When I watched that part for the first time, I was like, who is that? Should I recognize her? 😅 I wasn't used to seeing her smile, and she also never wore a hat before, so it took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure it out. It also didn't help that I had dismissed Ms. Casey as merely an odd yet unimportant side character. Whoopsie

[@lockekappa500]

The thing about the reveals in this show, they're all so monumental. Genuinely surprising and have such an impact on the narrative. It's rare a show actually earns its reveals.

[@Lastname_the_First]

I love that they cast Sierra from Dollhouse as Casey, so many thematic parallels between the two shows~ now all we need is an actor from Altered Carbon!

[@kenzij]

So according to another person's video in some background dialog someone says that Mark actually made the data refining process faster, like he saw it in a way that nobody else did and now they do the emotions thing. That could be what's special about him, or like you said he could be ordinary.

[@suprasonic2980]

Every time you do one of these I have to watch the rest of the episodes on my own right after haha. This series is just so good

[@CataRDJ]

Can't wait we're at 1x07 already! The biggest plot twist at the end, I remember I gasped so loud and then I realized I had to wait a whole week to see what happens next!

[@LouSassol69er]

2x07*

[@CataRDJ]

1x07, the show only has one season out

[@LouSassol69er]

@@CataRDJ nah 2x07

[@RacieSmith]

​@KillZoneHart1 In another year, probably 😢

[@LouSassol69er]

@@RacieSmith writers strike gonna delay season 2 into oblivion

[@RacieSmith]

I did a big ole double take when I saw 2x07 in the title to this reaction 😅. Then it made me sad because I remember how close filming was to being finished for season 2 before it shut down due to the ongoing strikes, and how it will likely be several months more before we actually do get to see season 2, let alone 2x07 😢.

[@John_Locke_108]

I love this episode. Burt's retirement was so sad and such an amazing scene. The music in this show is so darn good. Didn't think I'd cry during this show but this episode did it. And the huge reveal at the end. Holy cow. Is she a clone? Was her death faked?

[@Slayer8957]

20:45 I dont think Lumen killed his wife out of some nefarious plan. Instead, I think she was secretly severed and working for the company without telling Mark all this time. And after the car accident, she ended up getting permanently stuck as the "innie." They knew how bad that would look, so they covered it all up. Therefore, the company made it so she "died" in the accident and just keep her at the company at all times. And I think that secret department that Petey was talking about is just all the Severed employees who are broken or damaged for one reason or another, that theyre keeping quiet during all this political controversy over banning the severance procedure. They dont want to give ammunition to their opponents.

[@not_llike_that]

That's a fun theory

[@reecye]

You guys are gonna be so glad you decided to do the last two episodes in unison LOL.... can't wait for you guys to see.

[@nathanburr]

You guys…this show…OMG you guys! It’s like watching a prequel to LOST.

[@nathanburr]

You’re sooo close. More Severance More Severance More severance. 🤪 Can’t wait to watch and hear your thoughts.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Milchek’s actor is hot. Those dance moves while corny were fantastic

[@Diegesis]

Ikr!?

[@MapleDivine]

I would be smitten 😂

[@_Shadoh_]

Yeah, only one more week of waiting for the reaction to the last episode!

[@w00master]

It will blow their minds

[@TaiNguyen-um2ji]

Omg been waiting for this Episode reaction…. Thanks you so much :) great reactions as always

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

I have been waiting for this reveal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@bigpictureguys8415]

21:06 I think it’s a fair assumption but an assumption nonetheless that they fake killed his wife. My guess is part of her brain was messed up from the crash and this was the only way she could function.

[@guyperson6417]

Maple vibing on Milchick is so fun and very on brand (See Cowboy Tommy from LoU)

[@thinkbolt]

I knew there would be GASPING! 😂 Great show, ladies!

[@nickschultz6223]

Can't wait for next reaction. I might even have a waffle party 🤣

[@redgyrados2000]

this comment is ... interesting, considering what the "waffle parties" turn out to be

[@RacieSmith]

Waffle parties are tight!

[@nickschultz6223]

​@@redgyrados2000😉

[@John_Locke_108]

When I turn 50 in a couple of years I'm gonna ask my wife to give me a waffle party.

[@nickschultz6223]

@@John_Locke_108 Congratulations on your upcoming bachelorhood 🤣

[@sumdimsum3195]

Gemma is probably not dead and in a state of comma, Lumon faked her deaths. Also the candles that ms cobel stole from mark’s house and it showed up later in the wellness session with Gemma is to see if they can recognize each other while cobell watching from the monitor

[@TwiPrime]

"Emotionally dysregulated"! Way to know current thinking on this mental health challenge! :D

[@TheBrandonMinich]

I have been waiting for the reaction to end of this episode and it’s here now let’s go

[@vfplayer]

Interesting perspective on his ex-wife and the way you guys are talking about them “recruiting” people. Because I always thought his wife wanted to get away from him for good, so rather than a simple divorce, or even severance, she did a fake death AND severance of her own choosing. Then Mark did severance to get over the “death” of his wife and the pain it caused him. They didn’t force her into the program, she chose it, just like Mark chose it.

[@SteelCityJW]

17:05 This melon party about to turn into a lemon party 😂

[@emil87th]

I really wish I didn't know that reference.

[@Grizzly_6623]

It’s waffle time baby

[@tekoneiric]

I think the people they recruit for MDR are probably neural divergent, possibly even people with synesthesia. What they do on the computers seems like it's something that people with synesthesia would be better at.

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

Dude!

[@MapleDivine]

DUUUUUDE!!!

[@esinach]

Why go straight to "they killed his wife"? Surely it's more likely she died in the car crash at stated. And it seems like they might be trying to cheat death ultimately at Lumen. The severance op seems to give life to someone who is dead. But they have no "outie", that outie is probably proper dead still.

[@rabbitfishtv]

Or they killed Mark’s wife off because she was too close to discovering something, and then convinced him to become severed to “help” him, but actually to keep an eye on him in case she had told him secrets!

[@djkwon]

My theory is that they got Mark to try to get closer to Ricken. Ricken is their true target

[@joyshiiii]

I think, Mark allow himself to be severed because he already knew that his wife is in there and want to know how to retrieve her from them. He's a teacher, he might as well done a research. Wild guess. 😊

[@jasonsypsa7074]

They did not kill his wife but they did steal her body and revived her with the chip somehow.

[@streetlevelaudio4388]

The scary part is, the actual department I work in real life is called L&D 😮

[@Diegesis]

Lesearch and development?

[@lastmouseontheleft]

PRE-LIKED

[@nicolasvargas3579]

I need maple to watch the rest of marvel

[@kevincamp2913]

Very twisted... and realize that his wife has no outie life. She is stuck in there all the time. Otherwise they would be together as outies.

[@buddabudda]

"You brought him into this world without his permission." I get what she's saying, but I still hate that line. Everyone is brought into the world without their permission!

[@wavehellhole]

and depending on where, when, how you are born, things can be quite awful for you.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

13:14 exactly. The show overlooks this for convenience sake. Something we as an audience just have to let go

[@lockekappa500]

Or, they just dont have that technology. Or Grainer is the one who would be keeping track of this, so no one is there to notice. Remember things are going off the rails by this point. Grainer JUST died, Milichek is bit. Selveg is dealing with her own shit.

[@Parker307]

I do not like the dolphin noises

[@bigpictureguys8415]

15:13 another thing we as an audience just have to let go.

[@lockekappa500]

Dylan did it by himself, why couldnt Graner? Graner is like 6 inches taller than him.

[@kakimotoK20]

I really appreciate Arianna's reactions they are always so on point and thoughtful, she's got good fashion, a great smile, but mostly dem t**ies are out. She fine af

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

"You brought him into this world without his permission, based on your own desire for emotional convenience." people that have babies instead of adopting parentless kids.