‘Severance’ Cast Debunk Fan Theories | Entertainment Weekly

[@SeveredMouse]

Well now I’m more convinced than ever that the goats are the board

[@KyleSorenson1234]

Me too bro they’re really trying to convince us they aren’t

[@dimmak7414]

You hear the board talk in season 1 though

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Naaaah

[@katykins2010]

Maybe the goats can talk. Lumon has enough intelligence to make it possible lol

[@LBPHexagohn]

But more importantly... Are they bored?

[@evanward4303]

Try to enjoy all fan theories equally

[@aasnnithiamhuanok4389]

That's 10 points off

[@ReverendMuncle]

Bravo

[@moxyangel]

I am agog at these theories

[@Dovlov]

Please dont talk

[@MissHussey84]

Nice

[@gentlegirlangel]

Adam Scott is dodging every question like Cobel's behind the camera

[@_KRUGR_]

The numbers mean something. Upper management is legitimately stressed when MDR is cutting it close and legitimately relieved when they finish on time.

[@shannonrobertson9972]

MrTears03 told me about your channel and told me to sub

[@katykins2010]

Could be about population control within society itself based off of Kier ideology, or staffing numbers and unemployment within both the severed snd non severed floors of Lumon

[@Yammenkow]

But maybe they are stressed because the point isn't the numbers but Lumon's ability to make "productive" workers. MDR could just be test subjects and the point is just to show severed employees can be motivated to hit an arbitrary quota for an arbitrary task. Management is stressed because if they don't meet quota, this iteration of the test is a failure and we know from Helly's outie's event that this team was going to be their big showpiece for how severance is good and useful.

[@_KRUGR_]

@ true very possible

[@bellamartel7523]

@@Yammenkowif they were really trying to make them more productive, why not lie and tell them they are curing diseases to give more meaning to being an innie? the way lumon keeps them in the dark leads me to believe the numbers mean something (and if we think about this from an overall storytelling POV, the work meaning something would make more sense)

[@Bryandan1elson]

filming this as an actor would give me so much anxiety. seeing theories and not being able to actually say anything

[@ElishaDavid]

I’m convinced the best theory wasn’t touched on this video because it would give too much away. There’s a TikTok that’s gone viral about water. How it appears throughout the show and that Lumen controls it while there is a worldwide shortage, which is why they’re so powerful. Many of the names in the show are direct references to irl water reservoirs.

[@spinninglink]

@@ElishaDavid ok but what are they "doing". like when they work on the computers in office what are they usually doing for lumen?

[@willisafraid]

​@@ElishaDavidill look ofc bur could you tell me who posted that??(

[@mythrapi73]

the actors most of the time don't know wtf is going on

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@ElishaDavid How is this the ''best'' theory? It's just your regular run-of-the-mill conspiracy theory that baddies control everything in the show's world. It's already obvious that Lumen are powerful and controls/manipulates a lot

[@equerty]

I just love the way Patricia is such a fun person. Seeing movie villain actors as funny people irl is my favorite thing in the world lol ❤

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Yeah, she seemed to have so much fun with the interview

[@fcuk_x]

Shes a perfect GILF.

[@Chriswallace0405]

Watch true romance. she's so cool!

[@PDGAreject]

It was extremely weird seeing her smile naturally and not psychotically

[@yeknommonkey]

@@Chriswallace0405I just hear her saying you’re so cool over and over whenever I see her. 😂

[@AnalogOcean]

at this point i just watch anything on Severance

[@MsClaudz]

@@AnalogOcean at this point I just rewatch the nautilus files vids over and over peppered with an occasional new vid like this 🤣 maybe time to watch season 1 for a third (?) time before s2 drop.

[@AnalogOcean]

@MsClaudz nautilus is awesome!!! I'm going to rewatch again this week before the season premiere and I'm so excited!!

[@johnnydeleon8210]

Same, I binged this show in 2 days and have taken in all these videos and all over the subreddit reading up on everything, this show is such a fresh air amd ive just been consuming everything severence the past few days and quickly have become a super fan

[@francescaa8331]

Lol. I watched so much severance stuff the last week or so. Big channels. Little channels. Lol.

[@cheph]

this is going to end up being one of the best shows ever

[@ElleDursten]

Or a big flop. But I am hoping for the best show ever. Cannot wait for S2!!!!

[@Kaazikin]

It already is 😎

[@jaredf6205]

This show gives me great until it's suddenly bad in season 4 vibes

[@cheph]

@@Kaazikin real

[@natsinthebelfry]

@@jaredf6205 Maybe, but we won't know for another 30 years :P

[@Knockout5111]

His arms are tired from lifting his son! His body is dad tired

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Lol! Thought the same thing but in a less funny way)

[@x.miller3053]

brilliant!

[@schoolgrrlQ]

The Burt and Irv theory is highly reminiscent of the premise of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, if true. Love it

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Yeah, only in Sunshine people did it voluntarily (still sad though) and here they are forced to and essentially brainwashed.

[@gerry5134]

Yessss !

[@leora_in_london]

Also reminded me of the dating app episode of Black Mirror

[@weloverescuedogs2820]

⁠@@leora_in_londonis that the one, god was it in the 1st season? Where they rated everyone? That one was so close to our reality now. We rate and get rated across so many different apps and platforms. ie: Uber and Uber delivery-you get rated by people you pick up or deliver food to, and in turn drivers, can rate the people they picked up and if delivering food, rate the restaurant they picked up food from and the restaurant can rate the drivers as well. Here on YT, TT(rip TT 😢) etc, we’re giving likes or dislikes, subscribing/following, or not, or even unsubscribing/unfollowing.

[@Paxoniseki]

the last theory about lumon controlling more than just their building actually has more behind it, and i think the biggest examples of that are that they have a pretty obvious connection to pip's bar and grille (devon laughs in the first episode and says 'of course it's pip's') which doesn't mean much on its own, but beyond that, they control employee housing which might even have a physical connection to the lumon building (hence the houses on petey's map) and maybe biggest of all, the town they live in is literally called kier, it's on irving's map in the final episode

[@vissna-u5o]

Oh yeah, plus the congress man’s wife being severed in the cabin alludes to that extension of lumon outside of the building.

[@Paxoniseki]

even further: natalie and the board know that cobel has been spending time at devon's house, which means they must have some type of surveillance throughout the area

[@Black_Nest]

Also this ground itself in reality as many big corporation/enterprises in the past and in modern times have build cities and microcosm where their employees can find everything they need to live and therefore never leave the grasp of their workplace (Samsung, Google, mines,...)

[@futurehofer1564]

Pip is one of Lumon's former CEOs, the restaurant that Mark and his date (sorry forgot her name) go is also named after one of the Keagans, but I think this is pretty normal considering that influential/rich families tend to own a lot of businesses. I do agree that they have a bigger hold of that city than we know of but I dont think it is an extension of Lumon.

[@mattgilbert7347]

"I sold my soul to the company store"

[@ellicel]

I love how Scott is so respectful and caring for people's feelings when considering their theories

[@AShvets-zq9gc]

I love how all the theories remind me of times when LOST was running

[@ados380]

I really think that's part of why I love both shows. Binning the numbers to meet quota is just like entering the numbers every 108 minutes.

[@Ryotsu2112]

The LOST run was an amazing time for a TV fan. I would watch every one and talk with my work friends the next day about our theories.

[@brittanymorneweg490]

I feel the same, which is why I don't trust anything in this video, lol Very early on, the creators of Lost said it wasn't purgatory. Mmm hmmm... Also, isn't it common for the whole story, twists, etc. to be kept secret from the actors?

[@OmriGrin]

Yea, it gives Lost vibes with all the possibilities and mystery, I just wish it wouldn't end up like Lost, Lost kept revealing more and more mysteries without something even close to closure or explanation on many plot lines, extremely lazy writing in my opinion

[@jackcravford8744]

@@OmriGrin because lost writers were making stuff up episode by episode, there was never a bigger revelation. there is a dude who did insane essays on youtube where he goes into details and even picks apart the interviews with the writers how they were making up stuff

[@raining_trees]

I love how Patricia Arquette is relishing the dramatic tension it knowing what we don't😂

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Yeah, she has so much fun with these questions 😂

[@cameron2027]

My theory is that Cobel was a test subject for severance that failed and she lost all her memories from her previous life. That’s why she has a shrine for the Eagan family, similar to how Irving shows his obsession for the Eagans within the Perpetuity wing. I also think severance doesn’t take away instincts or habits. Irving is a pretty good example of this. He’s got a knack for paintings on the severed floor and also paints above ground. Additionally. When his severed self wakes up on the surface, he’s quickly able to recognize that he needs to grab keys, associate them with a car, unlock the car, turn the ignition, back the car out and switch gears to start driving. All of this while he’s only ever used keycards and never seen a traditional key before, let alone a car. Following the same assumptions with Cobel, she was probably a practicing nurse of some sort which is why she’s able to help Mark’s sister. Her position as a nurse may have placed her in prime position to partake in a clinical trial of the severance program.

[@celinavivian1162]

All of the innies have some instinctual knowledge of their outies lives. Like they aren’t blank slates, they know English, how to walk and talk and social norms (mostly). These aren’t things you are born with, so I assume there are some things that are muscle memory that just bleed through

[@Brumak4eva]

Cobel has a medical tag from what is very likely to be her mother on her shrine, as well as a respirator (or something similar) that Lumon was sued over due to a malfunction. I think Cobel harbors resentment towards Lumon for her mother's death and/or injury, and that must tie into why she's so interested in reintegration. Oh, Cobel's name is also on the list of supposedly severed names in the control room! Forgot about that one.

[@ayuxx10]

"I think he gets a flu shot every morning." I'll be a living gooooddddd!

[@spencerericksen4916]

Nice. One of Pierce’s more unhinged moments for sure

[@classicwinger6]

A fellow Human Being! I now consider you a personal friend 🤝

[@GoDomonero]

THOSE ARE FOR THE DAYCARE CENTER

[@AllyourBase3]

the lexington letter makes it pretty clear the numbers do something

[@SeveredMouse]

I agree, I’m fairly convinced the numbers mean something. But I’m also pretty sure that the LL was a red herring, and that the numbers are not setting off bombs to harm Lumon’s competitors

[@kardez671]

I think they’re memories and they’re taking out any “bad” ones. That’s why the outies had 5th grade brains by wondering why The Great War wasn’t called WW1

[@skeletonmaster5600]

Maybe the point of the numbers is to test the human response to a situation. Testing what happens If you give someone basically no information and make them do something over and over. We know lumon is trying to industrialize severance technology, so I feel the severance floor could be a form of limit testing.

[@AllyourBase3]

@skeletonmaster5600 without too much spoilers, the numbers are implied to cause disasters and accidents in the real world.

[@The_Rickest_Rick]

​@@AllyourBase3Like that Stephen King short story

[@nicolel9742]

So excited for S2! Hopefully they get the recognition they deserve from awards season this time around

[@ahmad305]

Severance DID get a lot of award recognition. It was nominated for 14 Emmys.

[@nicolel9742]

@@ahmad305 I know, I was referring to the fact that they came away with virtually no wins

[@kem2271]

Considering how many TV shows exist these days, it's doing pretty well. Plus, getting such a large amount of nominations is an accomplishment in itself.

[@sheaevans-u5y]

Everyone needs to read The Lexington Letter! It hints that Lumon's activities are far more sinister.

[@michaeldance4132]

As if they weren't sinister enough lol

[@awesumtoast97]

And it's canon to severance omfg

[@PauliesLeftWalnut]

What’s the Lexington letter?

[@the1betterpodcast84]

whered you guys get it?☺️

[@silencelikethewindovertake2629]

Irvings painting, make me think that he was previously in Milchiks position sending people down to the testing floor. Which is why the paintings are always of the corridor with the red arrow. He would have to be at the entrance of the corridor to have that view.

[@shaytal100]

Oh, The Big Lebowski reference from John Turturro! I love him so much!

[@UKProgRock]

Clocked that too. The guy is a bloody legend

[@shaytal100]

@@UKProgRock Well, that's just your opinion man! 😀

[@UKProgRock]

@shaytal100 this aggression will not stand, man!

[@shaytal100]

@@UKProgRock 😂

[@greenytaddict]

Also loved him in Don't Mess With the Zohan😂

[@sarahc.7400]

Adam’s responses make it clear that he has so much appreciation and respect for his fans. Very humble and cool.

[@HiteshRajBhagat]

Just listening to Adam Scott makes me think that he could be a diplomat :) His responses are so articulate and well thought out. He's careful not to shut down any theories (because these fuel further interest) while providing just enough of a glimpse into what's coming next.

[@celinavivian1162]

He seems very intelligent

[@Almeqdad7]

Mark my words, this series will be the greatest one day.

[@terry.1428]

Nice wordplay

[@Krazzy_Boy95]

The theory with red/blue/green, corresponds to Mark, Cobel and helly outfits in this video. My mind is going to sit on that tonight.

[@ulexite-tv]

And the lavender backgrounds in this video relate to that new purple room -- an unknown department

[@rossbooth4635]

My theory: "The Board" are a group of the super-wealthy obsessed with achieving immortality by transferring their consciousness into a new body. This is the true objective of Severance, and everything they are doing is in service of that research. This helps make the numbers game make sense, since the severed employees are really test subjects. It also helps explain why they never fire people. The more employees shenanigans go on, the more Lumon learns.

[@cindytartt4048]

Yup. I reckon that’s it.

[@sanitarium017]

This is my conclusion as well. I hope it isn't it, though. It's boring.

[@darlingdear2687]

i think it's about new age slavery

[@tananza17]

I don’t have a theory but found it interesting that when Helly first had to say that “I’m sorry for the stain that I am” statement, she heard an angry man mumbling and Dylan heard a baby crying only to later find out that Dylan had a kid.

[@nothere413]

She hears her shame in the voice of her father. (Like many of us do)

[@ericaschoenberg7782]

see i just thought the “baby” was the goats and the “mumbling man” was the board 😂💀

[@jratcliff63367]

My theory about Ms. Casey is that she has been in a coma since the car crash. She is still in a coma, but with the severance chip a severed portion of her personality can wake up and function.

[@WardollInc]

That's not how the human brain snd body work, even for a scifi show

[@jratcliff63367]

@WardollInc The entire premise of the show is silly and its a comedy. I'm pretty sure they aren't consulting medical journals for their plot lines.

[@x.miller3053]

@@jratcliff63367on their podcast they talk about researching medical procedures. they had a neurosurgeon consulting on the show (who also appeared as Helena's surgeon!)

[@UV-mu9ox]

Perry literally said they leave some people down there permanently

[@UV-mu9ox]

Perry literally said they leave some people down there permanently.

[@VarietyD11]

The colour ls definitely mean something. Blue/green things being Lumen and severance, red things are reintegration the outside. Like the employee pass cards, furniture, and clothing being blue. Rickens book, marks outies clothes, the light when they try escape are all red. And Peteys robe is red and blue when hes dealing with the struggles of being reintegrated and having flashbacks to his innie.

[@cheetah219]

I like the color theory. During defiant Jazz MDE, the lights turn red and music gets discordant when Dylan hits his last straw and crashes out because all he is thinking about is his son and how management isn't severed

[@neskire]

Helly has red hair and wears something blue. Even when she wore a yellow dress I noticed that her shoes were blue.

[@daniniamut1362]

10:38 he is quoting the Big Lebowski hahaha

[@jeremylacasse2400]

As the dude famously says

[@jeremyphillips3087]

And simple helly didnt get it

[@MsClaudz]

He’s amazing. It touched on cheesy but he’s too cool for that.

[@Beunibster]

Is he or is that just, like, your opinion, man?

[@stephj740]

I screamed when Turturro said that. And I mean, the green carpet really does tie the room together.

[@bexyPTX]

This should be fun to come back to once the new season comes out

[@Sayali312]

I love how you can see the joy in the cast listening to the theories. Them know we enjoy the show much and think about it to expand the world. You can tell they enjoy working on the show and the community of fans

[@grey-tiefling]

Patricia is hillarious, and John just adorable. What a brilliant cast of the brilliant show!

[@IcedKwoffe]

Patricia arquette seeming like a lovely person and not a terrifying boss is a concept I'm unfamiliar with

[@calebjeter6012]

I love that John referenced “The Big Lebowski” at 10:46

[@albolfoni838]

Bro exactly what I thought 😂

[@fullmetalandtheflame438]

9:17 - The Parks and Rec Ben Wyatt crossover fan theory is the best. Almost wish that were true 😂

[@mikewilliams6025]

John throwing "That's your opinion, man" has got to be a Lebowski reference.

[@EddyG0rdo]

Of course it is lol 😂 what else would it be!!!

[@ashtree333]

Some of the theories are bananas hahah

[@kem2271]

This video has helped me see how much of a simple human I am that probably isn't thinking hard enough.

[@Mellie_H]

I thought the same thing, lol! On the bright side: We aren't people who obsess over a tv show, and have bigger things to think about.

[@dorkultra]

Ms Cobel is totally spilling the beans, I love it

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Debunking theories is not the same as spilling beans lol, we still don't know anything

[@MightiestBeard]

It just felt good when Turturro hit us with "Well, that's just your opinion, man"

[@Lethargiccharge]

John T dropping a big lebowski reference was incredible 😂😂😂

[@positivelight_]

I don’t believe a thing these Outies say 🤨😂🫶💗 such an amazing show though!!

[@benr979]

Obsessed with this show rn

[@SamSpiegelStauber]

I was thinking Irv helped to construct or design the elevator floor,,, how else would his outie know 😭

[@inezsanchez1034]

I’m so excited! This is my absolute favorite show and season 2 is premiering on my birthday! 🤩

[@Themastermindscanvas]

Happy Birthday!!!

[@manuairikka1611]

Ms Casey is acting strange because she's been alive / awake for 17 hours. She said that to Mark in season 1.

[@beseggg]

i think its because she's pregnant

[@Imbadatleague]

@@beseggg😮

[@futurehofer1564]

this doesnt make sense because when Haley woke up she wasnt being weird like that and she had never "been alive" before

[@charmzon]

Yea but helly acted normal when waking up

[@mattgilbert7347]

107 hours I think

[@SebastianSierraJaramillo]

My favorite part of this video is the "requiem for a tuesday" clip 😅

[@pinksealproductions4360]

I love the way Turturro brings in a Lebowski quote 😍

[@HorseJoint]

I can’t wait to BINGE the whole of Season 2 man. So I can see all of em talk. I love their personalities. 10:41. That’s amazing that he made this reference😂

[@EddyG0rdo]

Good luck. You’ll have to wait until the end of March

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

7:21 this also holds some water with how Cobel reacts to Casey and Marks interaction even if it’s wrong it makes sense to believe that now

[@TheEs150]

Patricia Arquette is next level

[@brandon9909]

This show is incredible. Cannot wait for season 2

[@KierraLovesHipsters]

I love Patricia’s energy! She seems like she’s so delightful. Cant wait to see Ms.Cobel again.

[@jonathanmcintosh9258]

I’m excited to see more of this show after just discovering it few weeks ago

[@MrWedge72]

Genius work, genius actors,genus history!

[@EricaRayack]

John Turturro quoting The Big Lebowski had me 😆

[@margaretfk]

The big Lebowski reference was appreciated!!!

[@pratyushpadhy29]

Well, that was awkward... my entire fanfic just got debunked. 😬😂

[@COMPANYONmusic]

Okay but Irv quoting The Big Lebowski, “that’s like your opinion, man” was everything

[@kennyb8412]

"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"

[@LampDoesVideogame]

I think the theme song takes inspiration from Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks theme song, quite a bit.

[@that_sam_94]

Just 7 days until season 2!!!!

[@Saserino]

My theory : Since they are severed, and based on the booklet the numbers elicit some emotions from the severed folk, the numbers itself don’t matter but the reaction to the numbers does. In a severed state their brains work differently and since Lumon is a bio-engineering company primarily working on the brain, they take this information and utilize it for their bio-weapons/clones on the outside. Each department of Lumon works on a separate region of the brain and the office is modeled like a brain. The innies perform and then the outies are observed. Bit of a half baked theory but I think it goes somewhere..

[@mtrps_]

3 years between the seasons, just meant i could watch all the episodes more times equally.

[@Massangler1856]

John Turturro casually dropping "that's like, your opinion, man" without anyone acknowledging it or even pausing the conversation is hilarious.

[@mikeg4691]

That last theory is like the Truman Show

[@shubhanshjain]

How I’m supposed to believe these outies knowing everything? 😅

[@halp2]

10:36 that sounds like "am i livestock?" lmaooo

[@jeremygman2710]

Love John Tuturro’s Big Lebowski reference.

[@erikstrom1770]

I feel very lucky to have just watched this show for the first time I only need to wait a week to find out what happens

[@moopleaf]

I saw what I consider the best theory yet on a review website somewhere! theirs was that the chips change your perception of certian stimuli as an extra security measure, which is why the numbers are elicit emotional reactions, why O&D are manufacturing seeingly innocuous items and the baby goats are there in general. The "martial arts instruction card" is probably MUCH more important than what we see, considering Milchick didnt even describe what was on the card to Dylan. Now WHAT is being hidden is another story haha

[@cheetah219]

They often mention how the severance floor is planning an expansion. I saw those data cards as a way to hide training for severed soldiers and security teams

[@reubenward]

Love that Turturro drops the big lebowski reference

[@buhbabs]

it's rare to see all the actors sound and even act so similarly to their characters. Is mark and irving even a different person?

[@GerardJohnBlazing]

1:05 This seems mysterious.The fact that she thoroughly debunks this over and over makes me think it's real.

[@awesumtoast97]

A parks and rec crossover is what I needed today! Its just uncanny CGI but like I'll accept that theory while rewatching parks my 181st time

[@aydenking]

Getting a Big Lebowski reference from John Turturro was fantastic

[@trsmith2442]

Turturro saying, "Well that's your opinion, man." is just perfect.

[@TheTubeGuy1]

shoutout MUSIC theory that was dope!!

[@bcoates87]

10:43 John Turturro quoting the Big Lebowski made my day.

[@alyssaguerra8770]

That second theory sounds so good!

[@iallan]

The things I want to know is why the town so empty, why the lighting is so dark in the real world and so bright in the innie world.

[@OfficialBunnE]

“ I read the goats are bored” ❤😂 me too

[@StassiMusic]

Adam Scott is a goat that made a wish to be a human. I won't explain further.

[@va-v]

4:30 I find this theory interesting because we actually do have one thing with the color red that is connected to Lumon: the chip.

[@herrerajld9695]

I was expecting for season two ❤❤❤❤ thank you guys..

[@robertclewlow5649]

Great thanks for spoiling the whole plot ! With your video thumbnail 👌🏼

[@conorbobonner]

Haven't seen any fan theories yet saying that Lumon was started by Barney to finally get Ben Wyatt to work there

[@ayla1849]

Adam’s daughter learning to play the theme song is so cute 😭😭

[@Nothing_Israel]

Was John Tuturo making a Big Lebowski reference? “That’s just your opinion, man!”

[@RobertDiaz-p1e]

The goats are multiple copies of another goats consciousness 💪🏽

[@nectarineuroticism]

John Turturro appreciating the intelligence of the theories! Thanks, brother. 😂❤ EDIT: I'M CRYING. NOT WHAT COULD MAKE HIS ARMS FREQUENTLY SORE.

[@XMachete]

my pet theory is the chips are AI and are essentially being trained on human experience, and being refined to eventually be loadable with preserved consciousnesses, providing immortal versions that can be uploaded into a host and controlled by Lumen.

[@ellen4956]

I think they're more of a relay device that sends information to a larger system that can be used for that later, to preserve what they have of that person's traits and personality. If they are reanimating people after they've died, they would have to reprogram the brain. At least part of the original memory would be gone from lack of oxygen.

[@futurehofer1564]

I really hope it isnt that because it sounds boring, falling back to the basic AI excuse would just be super lazy

[@mattgilbert7347]

I do think that the AI training thing maps onto MDR if only as analogy

[@ninereeds1810]

I agree that there's a connection between the numbers and human consciousness. In the Lexington Letter we learn that the possible emotions invoked by the numbers are WO (despair), FC (joy), DR (anxiety), and MA (rage). Wo = Woe, FC = Frolic, DR = Dread, MA = Malice a.k.a. the four tempers found in each human consciousness according to Keir Eagan. And we know that Keir was all about conquering these tempers in order to control oneself.

[@LTSmash414]

Nah that's Westworld

[@xKagryx]

10:44 Nice callback, John!

[@littleluce]

4:21 isn’t he sore just because he holds his son? Some theories don’t have to be very complicated

[@thxant]

Makes a lot of sense actually

[@rosecity_chris]

Why would he be sore from that? I have 2 kids and I've never been sore from holding them.

[@michellexbeauty9832]

That’s what I was thinking, and Milchick said he had multiple kids (if we assume that’s true) then he probably carries his kids a lot

[@michellexbeauty9832]

@@rosecity_chrisperhaps he’s not just holding his kids- maybe he does lots of activities with them, including physical sports or something. I think it’s an interesting assumption that Dylan may be has sore muscles from playing with his kids. There’s a good chance Dylan’s outie is very close with his kids

[@cheetah219]

Yeah I agree here. My buddy was telling me he works out simply so he can hold his children easily as they get heavier

[@lucho8841]

Who's gonna tell Adam that Theodore didn't win an Emmy for the theme song?

[@English_Harry]

All im taking from this is somehow... Someone out there... Thought the intro to the show was claymation.

[@CheefIndian]

The show does give off Truman Show vibes and for me personally big CIA mind control experiments from the 1960's under Sidney Gottleib. I just watched the season over the past 2 days and came away loving it, the concept is soooo good. Themes of work/life balance, consciousness, subcsoncious thoughts, color theory, mind control, memory blocks, trauma and ptsd, corporatocracy, the machine-like nature of capitalism, what is the self, ignorance vs knowledge, meritocracy, nepotism, conformity, rebellion, and ofcourse how jazz makes a person feel haha. Glad I didn't have to wait a few years for season 2, can't wait to watch it.

[@richardhuff1256]

Turturro with the Big Lebowski throwback for the win!

[@lynetteadams7415]

Finally, someone else sees the blue/red thing. The colour distinction is in Mark's clothing (red PJs/blue work clothes) in the opening sequence. Petey, who is un-severing, wears Mark's red/blue striped bathrobe. Ricken's red book cover.