(Out of Context) Notes from a first time Severance viewer Pt 3
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Right, here I am back at it again: sharing the notes I took while binge watching Severance a few days ago and reflecting with some additional thoughts. We left finished Season 1 in the last part, so this part will pick up at the start of Season 2 and cover ep 1-3.
ep 1 I crash out in confusion, anxiously wait for mdr to reunite, and try to find out what's going to happen between Mark and Helly since I ship them big time. I started having fun again once the team was back together again lol. I also totally was so invested in Mark x Helly that a lot of the... signs. went blissfully over my ignorant head lol
Since I'm covering 3 episodes (because ep 4 needs a dedicated post) it'll be longer one, but feel free to skim
^I was pretty confident that mdr wouldn't get off that easy, but luckily there wasn't some extreme next level breakroom for them to endure or anything lol
^see I was not about to take Milcheck's lies lol.
^this was me trying to figure out why one of the mdr replacement's description of his workplace didn't sound like the one we're familiar with *at all*. then later on it was confirmed that there are dozens of Lumon buildings, so that case is closed.
^I was crashing out because this episode was so different than what I expected. I can't imagine waiting years for the next season and the writing continues to tease you by not letting you know what the outies did post-finale and not having the mdr reunite until halfway through the ep lol
^Notice how I'm asking the important questions. This one stayed in my head for a very long time. Until ep 5 (I think) where Mark opened the fridge while talking to Helly. That was a good enough answer for me lol.
^idk if you can tell but I really like Helly. I was so excited to see her again that I ignored ~the signs~
^the stop motion video killed me lmao
^when I say I was crashing out while I watched this episode I mean it lol
^notice how I didn't bring up any suspicions lol. For the record, I did pick up on when "Helly" acted weird, I promise lol.
Like when Helly stood still for a couple seconds before hugging Mark back when she first ran out of the elevator (actually, I'm not sure why she was running in retrospect and that drives me crazy)
Or when she said "Mark, are you okay?" a little more heavy handed than felt natural
Or how she seemed too salty to be the sweet Helly I knew. Suddenly Helly was awkward and more serious than before.
I just assumed it was because she was really upset about being an Eagan, but looking back, I think Helly R has enough separation between her outie and herself to handle the reveal. Helly already thought of her outie as a separate person, so it shouldn't have made sense how bothered she suddenly seemed about who her outie was.
^yeah, I was kind of bothered with Irv's writing in s2. I really liked Burt and Irving and I understand how big of a deal their relationship was to Irv, but it was just giving me too many war flashbacks to when I (an isolated feeling aroace) would have to be around kids/teens that took their handholding-level relationship wayyyy too seriously (I thought, at least). I just felt like there was a way to approach their relationship without it being to over dramatic, but that's probably a me issue lol.
^yeah. I just spent a whole upset and stressed over a really seemingly mundane setting just to turn around and I say I loved the show. don't let my seemingly unhappy notes fool you, I was having a blast and I'm in love with every one of the characters lmao. that's how we play it here.
^you know what. I've come around to Helena. I can talk more about it in a separate post, but the more I think about it, the more I empathize with her. And she should totally reintegrate because it would be fun for me lol
^to this day I'm still battling to figure out how much of a subconciousness the outies and innies share
^notice how I'm asking the really important questions here lol
^rip Helena you would have loved the sims etc etc
I was having so much fun watching Helly and Mark's relationship and trying to figure out where they could be going that I totally didn't pick up what was really going on here
Idk what I seriously thought that Helena was doing, but looking back she was definitely trying to figure out how to emulate Helly R. I would also argue that was jealous of Helly R and her relationship with Mark, but that's another conversation so whatever lol
^idk what kind of phone Mark had, but it was most certainly not an apple product lmao
^not sure what I mean by "all the sudden". Really, I'm not sure. Mark has always been #1 diva from day one lol
^we all talk about how cool Milcheck's dance moves are but now I want to talk about how cool it is that he's a leather jacket, motorcycle riding kinda guy ON TOP of that lol
^we need an mdr outie get together STAT
^I could not stop throwing Ms. Cobel shade lol
^I'm slow I know. A while after realized that we saw Ms. Casey going the elevator in s1, but I didn't make the connection before lol. I've also realized that the in-intro sequence, the woman in the elevator flashes between being Gemma/Ms. Casey and being Helly! Which was a pretty cool detail to discover lol
^Mark S sounds nerdy is what I'm trying to say. And he does, he's an absolute dork. I've also listened to Adam Scott talking about he was trying to emulate code switching, which is when you talk differently with the people you're comfortable with (Outie Mark) vs. the people you want to impress (Innie Mark). Which is pretty cool! Mark's innie and outies also have pretty different body language, Innie Mark being more confident and energetic and Outie Mark being more downcast and burdened. Idk why it took me so long to put words to the difference lol
^see, another example of me noticing Helly acting weird and not completely thinking it through lol. I'm so embarrassed how much went over my head, but I guess that's what happens when you binge watch a show instead of watching it episode-by-episode with community conversation in between lol
I think that the real Helly would have kissed Mark, for sure. She's an initiator and she's more familiar with Mark's boundaries. I don't think Mark would have ever needed to take initiative with Helly.
^because she's cute and charming. I figured it out.
^no Petey in s2 was awful.
^talking about Getchen here. I really like the scene between them. It was awkward, but also funny and cute
^still wondering if the goat people ever leave
^seriously. it's a good one
^talking about Dr. Reghabi here lol. The way she just pops up with no backstory or anything and steals the show every time lol
^The basement brain surgery scene was so good lol. I also kept becoming increasingly sure that Mark x Helly wasn't going to happen. Which was fine. I accepted it. I shipped them not expecting anything to manifest, anyways.
Well just wait until I lose it next episode: Woe's Hollow.
I love how Spike had the full intention to kill Buffy but as soon as he saw her crying all of his murderous instincts went out of him and awkwardly tried to comfort her and sit with her. This is my mans
HI I NEED TO GET THIS OUT SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK (++ A LOT OF CURSE WORDS)
SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK DISCOVERY: TERRA FIRMA PART 1 | EPISODE 9
FIRST OF ALL, HOLY HELL THOSE FIRST 10 MINUTES just sent me flying!!! Watching Philippa being increasingly testy as her death is just SOOO in character and I didn’t even had time to hate her because I just... I empathize. That’s how I am when I’m sick or ill, I get testy with people trying to help me
OK SKIP TO THAT DUEL SCENE BECAUSE WTF. Like I said in my previous posts, Michelle hasn’t handled a sword in so long!! SEEING HER JUST SNAP IS JUST UGHHHHH WOMAN!!!
HER FACE-- like it goes through 10 fcking different emotions in the same time I can’t even comprehend how it’s humanly possible. She’s heartbroken, she’s frustrated, she’s just... wow.
I’M GONNA SKIP AGAIN TO THE MIRROR UNIVERSE
p.s was that a Q!!!
I LOVED IT.
I mean, gosh. She’s learned how the Prime Universe works and she BROUGHT IT WITH HER! SHE SAVED SARU (tbh i was worried Michael was gonna stab her right there and then)
I LOVED SEEING ALL THE MIRROR CHARS! LANDRY IS BACK OMG, CAPT. KILLY! MIRROR HUGH UGH I LOVE U ALREADY. OWO U FCKING SCARY WOMAN.
p.s If you’re gonna mention Lorca A LOT kindly bring him back (yes for more Jason Isaacs)
AND HOLY FCK MIRROR!MICHAEL JUST TOOK IT OUT THE PARK (I love how Sonequa got this chance to show her other acting ranges). Like wow. I’m just speechless at this point.
SHE DIDN’T KILL MICHAEL! I always kinda thought that this was the time she decided to kill her off due to her association with Lorca (my headcanon is that she ordered her shuttle to be exploded or something because she couldn’t bear to kill her herself.)
THIS IS PHILIPPA’S RUBICON. This is what immediately popped into my mind. This is where she descended to who we knew in Season 1. She crossed it when she decided to kill Michael. Now we have to see her with another rubicon-- to kill her or not to kill her AGAIN.
MICHELLE YEOH. GOSH. THAT CROWN. FCK. HER PERFORMANCE? JUST AMAZING. Fcking amazing. I have no words for her. This is just a masterpiece and she elevated it.
THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE OF THE SEASON FOR ME. All the things I expected? NOPE just throw it out to the nearest black hole and surprised me.
THEORY TIME: This is not really happening it’s all in her head?
[notes: i’m gonna go back to edit this, i’m just lost of words and I can't be bothered to translate all my thoughts rn.]
P.P.S: GERSHA PHILLIPS BLESSED OUR SOULS THIS EP. BO YEON KIM AND ERIKA LIPPOLDT WENT FCKING THERE. I LOVE IT.
My mum has now watched up to 3x03 and had.........very interesting reactions. 😂
Also wish I had taken a picture of her during 3x03 cause she was fully leaned in to Rio at the start then was levitating off the couch with how disgusted she was at the Death sex reveal.
When Dean was talking about *heaves* toys and outfits, she said “Why couldn’t we save this energy for Rio?! Dean doesn’t deserve her! Why is he in her bed though, Taylor, weren’t they getting divorced i’m confused?! I don’t wanna see this at all, why are they still married, why would they do this?” lolololololol
(also when Dean said “Am I just a sperm bank?” my mum said “I would not want his deposit.” and i had tears.)
