FIRST TIME WATCHING: Severance S2E7

this is way late, and probably doesn't really matter, but the audio on the youtube version of this ahead of the video. I sync my video to the pip video by watching for light transitions, and you were reacting to events a few seconds before they occurred.

wow the timer and the background video was waaay off to where you actually were in the episode. the timer was 2-3s too slow, and the background footage was like 10 seconds too slow. Didn't even realize till halfway through when you kept reacting to stuff with weird timing when it hadn't happened yet. Had to keep pausing your vid multiple times to have mine catch up, and I my episode was still behind

Man I love this show... And this episode is so damn emotional no matter how many times I re-experience it through various reactions (Natalie's being among my favorites). Can't wait for her to finish the season :).

Yeah this episode is just the best. Directed by Jessica Lee Gagné with obviously David Lynch being a big inspiration. The song playing during the happy montage was La Valse à Mille Temps (The waltz 1000x as fast) by Jacques Brel, which is a classic song about two lovers dancing together and things getting disturbing but getting more fun. Perfect fit for this show.

Everything about this show is so good. The directors and actors and staff in general all went ham and killed it.

no filter, flashback sequences for this were shot on film

I love Dichen Lachman as an actress, and I’m glad we got to see more of her range this episode. Her fate is definitely the worst of the show. Stalked for years(?) and eventually kidnapped by an evil corporation who fakes your death, keeps you hostage and forces you to partake in multiple twisted experiments with a chip in your brain just to see what you do… Didn’t Mark say she died like 6 years ago or something?? I know it did NOT take her that long to hit that mf with a chair…

Me and my family are also the type of people who make sure to say “I love you” before we go to sleep or leave each other🙂 it’s just second nature at this point, and in the worst case they would be beautiful last words 😅

there’s 3 episodes left! ep 8 is pretty short though but you’re almost done.

I would say you do a good job picking things up and piecing things together... BUT there are just so many subtle hints and clues all through out. Its like my 3rd-ish watch and I'm still discovering new and vital things each time. I love how strange things are but they always seem to make sense in due time... and though they do answer pretty much every question even if it takes a multiple episodes or seasons, each answer leads to new questions.

Fun fact, the crazy doctor is played by Robby Benson. He did the voice of Beast from the 1991 Beauty in the Beast animated movie.

This episode dropped like a bomb in the fandom earlier this year, truly an incredible directing debut by Jessica Lee Gagne. Couple quick things I'll point out that are not spoilers : Allentown - the Christmas room, is the name of the first file that Mark completed when he was hired and the one that they gave him the crystal portrait that is on his desk for - the one with his face over the word "Allentown". As for what Lumon is doing, there are still not hard answers, but think about how much weight we've seen Lumon higher-ups put on the fact that Mark & Ms. Casey do not remember each other whatsoever ("the chips work" as Milchick says to Cobel in the recap), and also, what Gemma is experiencing in each of the severed spaces we see her in.

One little thing you missed was the Lumon symbol at the blood drive where they met. No doubt Lumon has been stalking Gemma for years before the accident. This explains why Mark had the power to get the team back, including Helly, it’s Gemma who’s important and they’re willing to risk everything in order to complete Cold Harbor. The creep doctor has strong Elijah Woods in Eternal Sunshine vibes. He’s using elements of Mark and Gemma’s real relationship to manipulate her. Drummond mentions that she broke his thumb implying this isn’t her first escape attempt.

Don't worry Nat, you are picking up on most of the things the episode was trying to answer. The names of the rooms are indeed files that Mark and the crew has been working on MDR. The Gemma you are seeing is in the present time-wise, and her accident happened 2 years ago as Mark indicated in Season 1. So that's at least the time she's been at that floor. This episode was loved by fans when it came out, and sorta gave way to factions regarding Mark's lovelife. Prior to the episode most fans were team Mark+Helly but after it and seeing Gemma's plight it gave birth to the Mark+Gemma group.

One of the best episodes of the series overall. For those who wanted some answers this episode delivered. And congrats to the Director of the episode, it was her first major directing job and she blew it out of the park.