Severance
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Tranny Chaser
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I wouldn't mind the mystery box if I didn't feel jerked around this whole season. First episode back, oh man what happened! Nothing much actually. Oh. Episode 3 Mark gets the first reintegration procedure and we follow up on it not at all in episode four. It doesn't seem to do much of anything. Later on we move up to full brain surgery, the episode after is at least connected as it's the flashback/Gemma episode but doesn't play in to anything else. When the audience can't wait to see what happens next "nothing" should not be the answer. Why even have the reintegration subplot at all this season? It does nothing and goes nowhere. We could have spent that time doing anything else.
if you're not going to tell me much could what you do tell me progress from episode to episode? Could we build anticipation and momentum throughout the season?
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Tranny Chaser
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Well that's really bad then. I thought for sure Reddit and Team Normie would like it.
I really do think this season is going to horrible on a second viewing.
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Cad
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The reintegration plot was equally useless since it should have influenced Mark to not worry about disappearing since he will be part of the main Mark. That was the whole point of it I thought, was to allow the innie to escape Lumon effectively and rejoin his outie. But no he gets Gemma out and then runs back with Helly which makes no fucking sense because Helly will ditch him the moment she gets back to her outie, and he will be alone (and also have abandoned his wife and his outie).
What a dumb fucking plot, honestly.
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Lanx
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Gravel
Mr. Poopybutthole
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Finally finished.
Speaking of dumb, where are Mark and Helly running to at the end of the episode? We literally just established that they've decided to stay on the severed floor forever (until they're removed). There's no where to go. May as well have fucked her on the floor right there in front of Gemma. The only purpose of it was for some artsy fartsy cinematography with that song.
Cad
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The other dumb thing - how do you motivate the innie to work? He gets no pay, no rewards, no off time, just work. And he knows for a fact there is a world outside since they wake up in the elevator each morning already dressed and rested.
It's essentially a completely retarded concept without more explanation which they won't do.
Kiroy
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not to mention innie marks choices prove fuck all since they’ve already fucked with his chip AND he’s had tons of conversations with outies.
Kiroy
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their death? They already agreed early in the episode they were both fucked and reintegration was his only chance
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Tranny Chaser
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It's a doomed romance ending. They're running to a future neither of them has but as long as we have one more moment together it's all that matters etc etc etc. All the drive in this season is love triangles. We've got several. Innie Outie Dylan + Wife, Innie Outie Irving Burt Fields (extra layers with this one) and Innie Outie Mark Innie Outie Helly + Gemma (also extra layers). We basically got bait and switched from a story about the indomitable human spirit to a daytime soap opera.
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spronk
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if you liked 12 monkeys (i loved it) make sure to catch Dark on Netflix, it also ties up everything similar to 12M and is an absolutely mind fuck of a show that ruins mediocre shows after you watch it
sadly its all white people, no muslim immigrants in germany shown so its pretty unrealistic
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Mr. Poopybutthole
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Yeah, watched Dark a few years ago based on recommendations from here. My only complaint with that one was the language part since I hate having to read when I'm watching TV. Definitely a top tier one though.
TJT
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Yeah this is what annoyed me. The only reason you would have such a setup is because you are psychotically paranoid about anyone getting the slightest idea of what you are working on. Yet it doesn't require any Cthulhu technology to work on either. Its just regular office work in a fucked up office.
Burns
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Well that might explain why I have hated the two Lindelof shows I have tried to watch after Lost. I guess I need to give the 12 Monkeys show a try too. I know it's well rated, but I never gave it a chance because I love the movie and figured that would hurt watching the show.
They hadn't tested their connection in any way that would have evoked memories of their real life together.
As the "kids" say, the finale was very kino. While i appreciate that there was actually some explanations of WTF is going on overall, I still really only appreciate it as a fantastic 70s ass sci-fi dystopian cinematographic wank fest. And i'm all for that. The whole season has been shot exceptionally well.
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