Severance 1x9 Reaction | The We We Are

[@MikeTaffet]

When this episode ended, I said out loud to the people I was watching with: “This is the single best edited episode of television I’ve ever seen.” The pacing of this episode is so intense. God, that ending! “She’s Alive!”

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Ugh! I wanted him to yell “Gemma is alive!” Because now everyone’s going to think that he’s talking about the baby

[@MikeTaffet]

@@funnylilgalreactsbut he has the photo in his hand, and Devon is a smart cookie

[@memento81]

@@funnylilgalreacts I don't think they will cop-out of that reveal. The context with the talk and the photo and the highly emotional "she is alive" will absolutely put them on the right track. The second outie Marc looks in his hand at the picture and hears them all asking "what do you mean she is alive" will 100% set him on a path to find out, which means he will have to access his innie to find out more.

[@blb0004]

This episode slaps.

[@6alcantara]

Alive! he cried.

[@6alcantara]

I loved the scene where Hellie recites the words from the break room, this time she really means it.

[@Tara-cv2kz]

for some reason I was not completely getting that scene before. but now it makes sense. she's looking in the mirror, knowing who her outie is, and that's why she said/meant it!

[@Asehpe]

That's the best scene of the whole show for me. I even shed a manly tear as I watched, and upon rewatch the same tear came out every time, like it was meant to be there.

[@dlweiss]

I once saw this episode described as "an hour-long anxiety attack" and I think that sums it up pretty perfectly.

[@maxducoudray]

Two things I picked up rewatching this through these reactions: 1. Helly and Helena both underestimated each other's rebelliousness, which is ironic since they should know their own refusal to back down. 2. All of the more extreme, ridiculous elements of life inside the severed floor, such as the rumors of inter-departmental wars and larval pouches and Eagen divinity and so on makes more sense when you consider the innies have no real world exposure. It's like Lumon is trading on human superstition and the innies' isolation to instill this heightened, mythic world view that helps keep the workers in line. It's actually terrifyingly clever.

[@MayvaAva]

This! Both ahellys are stubborn enough that I highly doubt either of them will be giving up easily, especially when they’re more likely fueling each other’s fire than anything else Helly R.’s stubborn rebelliousness, and Helena’s stubborn adherence to the rules, one loyal to her company, and one loyal to herself

[@panner11]

@@MayvaAva it will be interesting if she ever gets reintegrated, how her two sides will resolve.

[@17thknight]

Thinking back on this episode and realizing that Dylan sacrificed the chance of seeing his children to help them. Him screaming out "I want to remember my son being born!" breaks me every time.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Dylan is the MVP of the season. Helly was phenomenal. I can't wait till next season!

[@raymondamador1487]

​@@funnylilgalreacts You are such an expressive person, you're one of the few reactors that doesn't need words to react. In hindsight I think Mark should've written it down so his outie had the info. Helly should've been telling people that her story is one sided without an interview with her innie. Oh well. The reason FireFly does have future tech is because of the low budget of the show. I look forward to all your reactions to future shows and promise no spoilers. ✌️

[@falsenostalgia-shannon]

@@raymondamador1487I kept yelling “write down whatever you can RIGHT NOOOOW!!!” at Mark and, particularly, Irving (because he happened to be alone, at home, with the perfect opportunity to do that). 😆

[@raymondamador1487]

@@falsenostalgia-shannon Agreed. Good points all around. 👍💯

[@redviper6805]

Just finished it! I want the second season of Severance now! Not tomorrow, not after breakfast. NOW

[@lockekappa500]

Helly reciting the break room monologue in the mirror, and believing it for the first time under this context, is one of the most hauntingly and beautifully ironic callbacks I've seen in a show. Ever. The dread on her face, knowing she's the one who could bring forth the thing she hates most in the world. I love how this show dabbles with our own disdain for ourselves, and how we sometimes are our own worst enemy.

[@phrophannus]

Adam Scott acting skills are amazing, the way he slightly changes how he talks and reacts to stuff is so cool to see, can't wait for season 2

[@Jabberwocky415]

Very minor correction. Kier was the founder of the company, from the 1800s. Helena’s father appears to be Jame Eagan, current CEO.

[@cloudhill]

Yes, that is the most f'ing painful cliffhanger ever! That whole episode is a masterclass in suspense - so intense and emotional. Amazing storytelling!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I thought I was going to hyperventilate

[@cloudhill]

@@funnylilgalreacts I worried for ya for a second lol

[@ankhtahr1401]

I'm kind of late to the party, but I'm fully convinced that outie Irving is intentionally trying to break down the barriers. He spends his nights painting the same image over and over, listens to the same song, drinks coffee and deprives himself of sleep. I think he is trying to cause his innie to fall asleep and dream of the painting, because he knows that dreams can bleed info between personalities, and the paint dreams seem to confirm this to some degree. He (for some reason) has all this information and the piece of info he really wants his innie to know is the relevance of the testing floor, but also he is fully prepared for being taken over by his innie, key in pocket, all info well prepared and even maps ready to go. Outie Irving is absolutely trying to infiltrate the Severance program. This might also be why the outie learnt all those facts about the Kier cult, turning his innie into a true believer. We know that knowledge is kept intact, like the US states ("Delaware"), so why not also Kier lore.

[@gregdesouza17]

I think the guess is that he is a journalist or investigator of some sort regarding Lumen.

[@SteveLaw-UK]

Also consider that based on the actors ages, Irving could be Gemma's father...

[@MikeTaffet]

“I’M THE ONE who found her!” dead 💀

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Preston is just…. No. But there are theories that he’s innie, and that’s why he acts like a child. He still drives me crazy.

[@liljackypaper]

​@@funnylilgalreactsI'm convinced they are both severed. Remember when Rebeck says she has sores on the back of her head from her bird? I think that's a scary from the severance procedure!

[@mclovin8435]

@@liljackypaper OH SHIT

[@doctaflo]

the way “She’s alive!” is delivered and edited reminds me of shouting something to wake myself up from sleep paralysis

[@merrytunes8697]

Sums it up perfectly.

[@HammishHoss]

Such a banger of a season and finale, the tension was at an all time high those last 5 minutes. Glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. We need a new season soon as possible. Haha "will you go away" is definitely the same feeling I had about Cobell/Selvig weaseling her way into every thing.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😂😂 god that was so annoying! I just wanted him to talk to his sister and see a picture of Gemma. But I absolutely loved when he recognized Ricken! Who knew right?

[@HammishHoss]

@@funnylilgalreacts lol I think we could all benefit from reading a chapter or 2 from "The You You Are."

[@StruggleNation]

The finale damn near gave me a panic attack when I initially watched it, and even when watching this. Loved the reactions...initially planned on watching the first and the rest later but ended up binging all 9 😂

[@ondrejvasak1054]

I don't think it was very comforting to Mark that the first person he saw after activating his innie outside of Lumen was Cobel. It's like a prisoner digging a tunnel out of his cell for 10 years and when he finally escapes trough the tunnel, the prison warden is "comfortingly" waiting for him to give him a hug. No, I think the word you were looking for was "terrifying". In fact, I cannot imagine anyone worse Mark could have seen there.

[@Quzga]

I don't think I've ever been so excited for a season 2 before. This world and story is so captivating.

[@rosskl]

The cliffiest of cliffhangers. This series is a masterpiece!

[@wnightshade]

What an ending. My son pointed out something I missed but is obvious in hindsight... Irv has been denying himself sleep. His outie is slamming coffee and blasting loud musicso that his innie is overtired. We think this is why his outie's life leaks into his innie's mind. He is forcing the barrier down!

[@lystic9392]

Ooh, could be...

[@Madagon367]

I forgot how stressful this episode was. Season two can't come fast enough.

[@marie-helenemartel7147]

Agreed

[@raymondamador1487]

Still think Irving with the longer arms and taller height, should've been the one to hold those buttons. I found these last two episodes relaxing.

[@matte5705]

My theory with Irving is that his dad, like Gemma is on the testing floor, and he keeps painting the hallway every day and intentionally not sleeping to try to like incept it to his innie and tell him to find the elevator

[@milanova5061]

Interesting!!

[@ShockArcl1te]

Your reaction to this whole series has been so damn good! Every major bomb that dropped showed in your shock and subsequent excitement for what happens next. It was like watching it all for the first time again. Thank you!!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Thank you!

[@wjhull]

This whole series was mind-blowing, but what surprised me most was Dylan--I've seen Adam Scott do serious roles (or at least serious scenes) before, but I've only ever seen Zach Cherry (Dylan's actor) play the goofy comic relief that you see him be in the first few episodes. As soon as he learns he has kids, that character 180 is amazingly well-acted.

[@ShortThe1st]

I think this was one of the best finales I've ever watched. So tense. This episode honestly made me waaaay more intrigued into o-Irv more than any other outtie, the running theory I've seen in the community is that Irving used to have Milchiks job which would explain why he's seen the testing elevator and has a list of servered employees, I don't remember which episode it was mentioned but its stated that Irving has worked for Lumon way longer than he's been severed. If you're interested there's a supplementary book called the Lexington Files (it's like a 30 min read) about a previous MDR employee who managed to communicate with her innie. TL:dr She's convinced that Lumon uses their department for corporate espionage against competitors (even though I got the impression she drew the conclusion through a coincidence). TL:dr 2 The biggest takeaway of the book however is that Lumon purposefully causes accidents (lady in the book was also in a car crash like a certain wellness councillor) that would result in victims signing up for Severance as either a way to get an easy pay check or to process trauma.

[@BunnLilah]

Loved your reactions! I read one theory about Irving that with the loud music, coffee, and repetitive painting, he's intentionally trying to get his innie to doze off or sleep and retain those images in his mind. I'm not sure exactly what purpose that would have but maybe the subconscious is able to transfer memories between the innie and outie somehow? We already saw it happening when Mark made the tree out of clay in a previous episode without knowing what happened on the outside. Maybe Irving is using sleeping/dreaming as a way to smuggle info in and out but with his mind only? Especially with all the sleep/dream imagery that has been shown. Who knows, but I can't wait for the next season!!

[@bowi1332]

We need a montage of your reactions at the end of each episode. 😆 Also, that little hand clapping at the beginning of the episode was definitely something I can relate to. 😅

[@kansmansen8609]

This might be the best season finale of any show I've ever seen

[@funnylilgalreacts]

It's definitely up there. I hope more people start reacting to it because I want to see someone watch it for the first time too 😂

[@kansmansen8609]

@@funnylilgalreacts Me too! I'm surprised it hasn't been picked up by any of the big react channels yet.

[@DarthRayj]

Arcane is the only one I might say is on the same level personally. It's done a little differently, but both shows are 9 episodes of master storytelling and tension split across two very different worlds as they start to collide, and both of them end with cliffhangers that have the potential to either force those worlds farther apart or crash them together.

[@georgekleinfelter7041]

One by one, you've pointed out that all of the people surrounding Devon, including Ricken, are odd. They didn't understand why it wasn't called World War I before World War II had even occurred (Episode 1). They shout things like, "I found your baby! I'm the one who found her!" (Episode 9). They spend an inordinate amount of time making sure that the book they leave on Mark's porch is placed just so (Episode 5) or they make reference to a "hamburger waiter" (Episode 9). They say things like, "I had a bird who pecked the back of my head" and are concerned that Mark may see the hole that remains in their head as a result. Their childlike nature and unfamiliarity with the actual world indicates, I believe, that they aren't just odd -- they're innies.

[@katherineavery4611]

if people could send their innie to do things they don't want to do, like giving birth, what's to stop them from sending their innie to a boring book reading that they don't want to sit through?

[@cookieman2684]

I just finished watching! Amazing show!

[@TTM9691]

Wow, I'm going to miss these Severance reactions from you, I can't wait for season 2, right? They're filming it right near me, they should be wrapped up in May. It's been over a year since this aired. Been pulling my hair out ever since! These Severance reactions have helped! VERY grateful to you and RV Reactions and all the other great reactors who have done this series. YOUR reactions were very special, very emotional and brought tears to my eyes and goosebumps on my arms! There are SO MANY unanswered questions, but we DID get some answers so......it's a very satisfying episode.....until it ends! You are WONDERFUL, a great reactor, great edits, great commentary.....we will definitely meet again in Season 2, if not beforehand! (I'm actually more of an old movies person, even when I was a little kid, so I don't actually watch that many series).

[@crystalfire5564]

I was really tense during this episode too. I just wanted them to get to the point and tell someone! Dylan had so much strength and stamina to hold onto the switches for so long.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I think I suffered from adrenal fatigue afterwards lol. So much stress!

[@craigvancil4410]

@@funnylilgalreacts He does have the strength of 2 men after all.

[@erinngeyougladididntsaybanana]

The week I waited for this episode was the longest of my life

[@DirtyDanR]

Finally! So glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. Kudos for being EXTREMELY intuitive, especially about Helly (I didn’t pick up on before this episode). The season one finale answered just enough questions to leave you satisfied… but still left so many unanswered. What does MDR do? What about the baby goats? Now it’s safe to go check out the Lexington Letter.

[@DirtyDanR]

Oh, and what the hell is a revolving? Also, if you rewatch the prior episode, you will notice on the computer screen in the security office, that the overtime contingency (OTC) is not the only thing that they can do with the chips.

[@earlgaytea]

i was happy about devon being able to talk to mark about gemma even if it's not her mark because i can tell she needed someone to talk to about her since i believe she told mark in an earlier episode that she loved her too

[@laioren]

22:26 "So many things to be happy about and still heartbreaking." I think you said that perfectly. I have no idea if season 2 is going to be as good, or if they're going to "hit the reset button" and everything in this episode won't have mattered. But for right now, the season 1 finale of Severance is the best season 1 finale of any show I've ever seen. I really hope they don't undo any of the stuff that happened in this episode.

[@MotelsonMars]

One of the best episodes of TV ever made. Can't wait for season 2!

[@thoso1973]

I know how you feel! One of the best season finales of all time. Severance is tremendous; the best written series on streaming right now.

[@bluebaconjake405]

Oh god. Im scared that some kind of affair will happen next season between mark, helly, and gemma. What if somehow they accidentally merged both of their memories like Petey did and mark is going to have HUGE conflicting emotions. And i wonder if mark's sister will tell him that his wife is somehow alive in lumon and thats the main motive for outie mark to break into lumon.

[@Kmarie479]

Your reaction to this entire show was great. I just binged this show two days ago and then i watched your reaction. Both were so good. I cannot wait for season 2.

[@Khalodotto]

Lmao i had the same reaction in the end just now. Loved your reaction and hearing your thought process

[@lockekappa500]

Incase you didn't catch it, Ms. Casey told Irv that he "liked the sound of Radar" back in one of his wellness sessions. Makes sense when we finally got to see his dog's nametag. 🐶

[@letiquia]

She realized that on a previous episode when outtie Irv was out on a walk and called his dog Radar.

[@juegodynamics]

SO excited to see the upload!!!

[@jamesmorrissey8432]

Liked, subscribed and so happy to see this show get the attention / reaction it deserves. You seemed to be exactly where I was when this ended.

[@theKonfusion]

I watched This finale and spider man across the spiderverse in the same day. The amount of cliffhanger in the same day just melted me.

[@Denashi]

What an episode! I was so stressed out during the last scenes, I literally got up from my chair and paced back and forth in front of my TV!

[@joannemcdermott2321]

It’s been almost 3 years since I’ve been waiting for this cliffhanger to be resolved 😇 I’ve no doubt it will be worth the wait 🤩 with only one more week to wait now for S2 - so excited 🥳🥳🥳 I eagerly await your awesome reaction ❤

[@ADogWithGlasses00]

What an incredible ending/cliffhanger! I was on the edge of my seat watching this episode

[@buddhabatman]

This show and finale is incredible, I'm so glad you got to experience it. Can't wait to see your season 2 reactions whenever it comes out!

[@gregmac8268]

You summed up my feelings exactly, it was so damn intense. I have recommended this to so many people, and they all come back with this very reaction! We all have to wait :( This is so cruel to make us wait... gah!

[@ZacharyFinch]

Easily one of the best season finales I’ve ever seen. Top 5, no question.

[@TheEldritchStrom]

Can't wait for the next season! Agggghhhh!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Me either!!!

[@Arthureld1919]

20 days until the new season!!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I CANT WAIT

[@DaveyPB]

Great reaction to an amazing mind-blowing episode 👍 I can’t wait for season 2, and look forward to your reaction to that as well.

[@pallenda]

That tension building at the end was so brilliantly done. I think maybe only last episode of season 1 of Homeland had me more at the edge of my seat.

[@bowi1332]

13:28 The face most of us made. 😱

[@funnylilgalreacts]

💯

[@marie-helenemartel7147]

Yep. My reaction to the finale was similar to yours, except with a lot more shouts at my tv. What a brillant show, what a great, incredibly stressfull finale. Great reaction.

[@dwmarch]

I found this episode and the last episode of season 1 of Andor to be two of the most tense TV episodes I have ever seen. I love how when we go back and rewatch from the beginning, certain things play out differently knowing who Helly really is. The scene with the goats for example. The guy looking after them thinks it's a surprise inspection and he's panicked because a freaking Egan is standing there staring at him expectantly.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Woah, I didn’t even think about that!!

[@ferchrissakes]

Great reaction. I’m late to the party, and I don’t know why I slept on this when it first came out. You talking about the outies breaking in is interesting, because the only people they literally can’t rescue are themselves. You can imagine a prison break, but if they’re breaking in, they’re not in there. The show really succeeded in making each severed character two different people, so much so that you want the two halves to help each other - but that’s the only thing they can’t actually do.

[@flyz456]

I’m glad I stuck with this, the ending made me want more like a good series should. Great reaction.

[@magus104]

The whole severance device adds so many questions. Like obviously its not ethical to create essentially a whole new person who is literally just doing slave labor as they dont get to benefit from the money being made from the job. Their life is literally just work. But what happens if you sever someone in a coma? Would the innie self be able to actually be awake and use the body? In the case do you just leave them an innie all the time? Or do they take cases like where Marks wife was in a car accident and she should have or could have died so they see it as an opportunity to make a full time slave by leaving her as an innie the whole time? Or was her outtie self brain damaged so only the innie is still alive? Which is kinda similar to the coma thing. Then theres the whole pregnancy thing. Like oh you want to have kids but not deal with the pregnancy and birthing bits? Oh just get severed... Then what about people with addictions? Just server them so the innie would be the one suffering through the withdrawls and consequences. Also what about prisoners? We have so many people serving life sentences just using up tax payers dollars for essential free food and a roof over their head. Not an ideal living situation obviously but still they are not an active and productive member of society any more but they are now actually more of a burden on society... So sever them and now their criminal self just stays locked away while their innie go go be an active member of society again?

[@datdudeinred]

18:30 😂😂

[@legendsofabhaile]

Thanks for getting me hooked on this show, it's super weird and interesting and I love that. Leftovers vibes.

[@dcsignal5241]

1 week to go until season 2.

[@michaelfreeman1997]

22:33 pretty much sums it up!

[@AdmiralZhou]

So good! Still waiting for them to announce the season 2 release date

[@Smulan77]

This is the fourth reaction video to this episode I've watched, just so I can be reminded of the experience.

[@Broski8137]

I love how irv innie was an absolute believer. But his outside life with the sleep deprivation and painting the hallway and tracking Burt down is evidence that his outie has been trying to blend the memories sometime and was starting to rebel before his innie. In contrast Hellys innie was rebelling from the jump and her outie was a true believer.

[@liljackypaper]

Rebecks bird "sores" have got to be a scar from the severance procedure, right??

[@gerbie42]

I'm quite a stoic person but this episode had me all tense and on the edge of my seat, just brilliant! It's estimated that Season 2 will release either late 2023 or more likely early 2024, can't wait!

[@Csaba__]

Im so sad its over ahah for now at least. cannot wait for the 2nd season and to see your reaction to that i probably already said this but i love you for reacting to this awesome series!

[@steve4167]

PS Kudos to Ben Stiller of all the people! Unexpected to say the least!

[@spikedblade]

Filming was mostly finished when the writers strike happened however they film by location so there could still be large gaps in each episode. Lets hope both strikes get resolved soon (in the writers and actors favor)so they can get back to work on this amazing show!

[@dxnes5067]

best cliff hanger ever

[@TTM9691]

PS: Although it is completely different, Stiller and Arquette did an earlier miniseries with Paul Dano and Benicio Del Toro called "Escape At Dannemora", a true crime story about a prison break. Arquette is amazing in that, and totally unrecognizable. I watched that show soon after I finished this episode, just because I needed to scratch the Severance itch!

[@deeesher]

It's been a year, so not sure if you're still checking the comments here. But when I originally watched this series, I spent weeks scouring KZbin for Easter eggs and theories. Two of the most seemingly inconsequential were, what state is PE, and "I'm the one that found the baby!". The comments and behaviors of most of the people at the book reading are not normal! I don't think it's strange writing, I think it's people that don't know how to act in the real world. And the state PE, when they've mentioned Delaware and Montana seems like something to be explored. One other theory was that Cobel was trying to destroy the company from inside, so being fired suddenly derailed her plans.

[@LittleVeganTempest]

Each time I hear/see the "she's alive' part i wanna cry

[@mranima748]

PE is Prince Edward Island I believe

[@Rebel8MAC]

Wooooow i totally made that guess from the second episode about elena!! I was like watch shes doing.......... some Undercover boss stuff

[@CaptNondescript]

Can't wait for season 2!

[@ballroomdru]

Wow, I remember this.

[@twite5462]

This is one of the greatest finales of all time

[@ericgallini3988]

You know Angela is invested when the f-bombs start flying🤣

[@rayhutchinson640]

Beautiful climax!!!

[@everlastingpass1on]

Told you this finale would have you on edge. This finale had people shouting at the TV.

[@Asehpe]

Thinking about Helly's reaction to the gala party and her tearful apology in front of the mirror... think a little about how she feels. She was already angry at her outie (she called her "that bitch" and was hoping to kill herself in a way that would traumatize her), but she wasn't ready for how important Helena was: the poster girl for getting severance implants on everybody?... Damn, it's like finding out you're your own worst enemy, like the hero finding how he is also the demon lord. There were a few cases of that in literature already, but not very many.

[@Csaba__]

Oh yes they started filming the second season!

[@xanthespace5141]

Random thought: sometime this year season 4 of For All Mankind should come out, I've been wondering if you'd be interested in watching the show. It's alternate history of a continuing Space Race as the Soviets land first on the Moon. And it's also on Apple TV! From Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore, so it's good drama as well Its first two seasons are some of my favorite TV ever (though more due to my space nerd bias and stuff probably)!

[@RickyS-sy8qu]

@10:47 How could you possibly think that inny Helly would be supportive of severance after literally watching her attempt self annihilation a few episodes ago?

[@Thevikingninja117]

I need season 2 soooooooo bad.

[@bromanvt]

Thanks for this! As we wait, may I suggest Patriot (Amazon Prime), it's a gorgeous look into each of us

[@Dizz1978]

Leave it up to Balf to ruin a moment! He’s always doing that!

[@mattlinfante]

When the credits rolled, I threw the remote that I had in my hand across the room. Such a good ending.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I feel this so much 😂

[@cheriegoldie7179]

So glad you reacted to this show.... not much quality TV made these days. I've also enjoyed your reactions to the last of us.😢😊

[@stukay2803]

*SEASON 2 CASTING SPOILERS BELOW* Season 2 went into production back in October, so if they're not done with principal photography _now_ they ought to be soon. I kind of expected some news this past weekend, but alas. There's been a couple of BIG name actors cast (Gwendoline Christie, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson & John Noble et al) so I'm hoping there's some news very soon. Officially it's still to be scheduled, but _Severance Season 2_ and _Slow Horses Season 3_ are so high on my anticipated shows list, honestly, I *do not care* what else comes out between now and then. As long as these 2 make it out this year, I'm golden. HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!!!

[@Ysckemia]

oofffff John Noble, outside Lord of the Ring and Fringe i know nothing of him but in both he was great and terrifying. he could be great both as a boss or as a severed employee😨

[@stukay2803]

@@Ysckemia Saw him on stage not long after _Return of the King_ came out in a one-man show based on "the Scottish play" where he basically just did "the highlights". Remains one of my favourite things I've ever seen on a stage. (Doesn't knock off Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones in _Driving Miss Daisy_, but close). The only other thing you need to know about John Noble is, he's played Unicron. Probably the best since Orson Wellles.

[@BreinGames]

Episode 7 where they reveal mark’s wife at the end was pretty epic. That’s where shit hit the fan.

[@Jigsawn2]

Don't worry, they are filming right now, or have already finished. So hopefully sometime near the end of the year or next year? This is one of the best TV season finales ever, the whole season builds up amazingly to this episode and its so tense as a result. I just hope they can keep it as good, its hard to beat the mysteries, buildup and concept of this first season. But thankfully the main writer has the whole plot already outlined for the series so there should be solid ground. What I love about this show is its so ripe for cool scenarios. You can follow the outies as well, you could have someone like Mark getting reintegrated and 'spying' inside Lumen, and then there's all these new avenues to follow like people who are severed out in the real world, like the woman who gets severed just for her pregnancies.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Xander shared a Reddit theory that Rebek is actually a goat… and I’m not even saying that’s crazy. Everything is on the table. I can’t wait for next season! The sooner I can come out the better.

[@Jigsawn2]

@@funnylilgalreacts Oh my god, what a theory! Hahaaa. The crazy thing is in that world it could actually work, I'm guessing they read into the bird pecking her on the neck thing. I hadn't even considered that animals could be involved, but then we'd be looking at full-on consciousness transferal, whereas the show currently just has a person's brain 'split'. I'm here for it though if they go down that route. I also read a similar theory where the 'revolving' that Helly's dad mentions in the bathroom could be that he will transfer his consciousness to a new body. That would fit with why he looks so awful.. and I guess could even mean that he is actually Keir or at least from earlier in time when the tech was first made. So many possibilities!

[@gregflorez7891]

I need that season two or at least a trailer !

[@ritatownsend7408]

Good ga-reif, this episode should have a stress warning. About Irving, it makes sense to me he’d go to Burt’s house. As his innie self, Burt would be a familiar name to him. Irving lives alone and is under time pressure to find someone trustworthy fast. (Though who’s trustworthy in this town is up for debate). Also, there is a possibility that Irv and Burt may know each other on the outside as they are both artists, though innie Irv couldn’t know this. And, they’ve made it clear that they can and will go into the houses of the employees so leaving a note to oneself where your outie can easily find it is not a good idea. If you hide a note, who knows when it’d be found. Irving’s hidden Lumon info is essentially the note he’s left for himself. I just put my mind in a pretzel twist.

[@danmabee]

i want to see an innie who's terrified to get in the elevator to leave because if their outie decides not to come back, it means they're dead.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

I think that is why they do that repetition thing with the staircase and door as shown with Helly R. in the first episode; for the innies their perception starts and ends with the "gateway" to the priso... I mean office.

[@ZheToralf]

I've never been so tense for an episode ending since max running from vecna.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Omg right?! My stress levels were through the roof