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Finished severance s02 this weekend. Very disappointing ending to me (that I will not spoil), even though it seems like it's all anyone could talk about a couple months back.
Maybe it's because I just played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and we were spoiled with incredible writing that does foreshadowing excellently with deep and nuanced themes, but while Severance's execution is great in the details the overarching plot left me severely disappointed. As if they got great directors, actors, set designers, dialogue, but just wrote the s01e01 hook and then kind of just made up the plot as an afterthought. Keeping up mystery for its own sake because once the curtain is pulled back, we realize the stage pieces are not that impressive.
It's still good TV but it ain't that deep and IDK why everybody's raving on about it. Anyway thanks for coming to my ted talk.
- Severance S1 and S2 are vastly different in quality
  The first one is very very good. Gripping, with the right amount of suspense and plot advancement.
  Season 2 had sooo much filler, useless plot arcs and a lot of stuff that was only included to make it MYSTERIOUS.
  I was super hyped for S2 but it didn’t live up to the wait.
- i thought it was fantastic. lots of interesting moral questions get explored based on the premise. i cant think of any episode that didnt further the narrative. i dont think theyre keeping mystery up for mystery's sake, you learn about the world as the main characters do. way better than spoon fed exposition dumps. the plots pretty simple: man wants to rescue wife. idk who said to watch it for the plot lol its everything else that makes it worthwhile entertainment
  cant wait for the 3rd
  
  Except that Harbor was a known thing by several characters but we are intentionally kept in the dark for the sake of the plot. It was only a mystery to the innies and the audience. But since a large portion of the cast are executive outies, yes, it was mystery for the sake of the plot.
  
  i shouldve said main character. also they said mystery for its own sake. mystery for the sake of the plot is not the same and also not inherently bad either
  
  That doesn't change what OP said. It's still keeping up mystery for mystery sake. But if you want to nitpick, fine. Helena being "in or out" in the first few episodes was mystery for mystery sake too. The "mystery" is largely being lied too/kept in the dark, not being given a satisfying riddle.
  If the mystery only exists because you deny the audience information the characters know, it's not a mystery. It's just slow lying.
  
  its not nitpicking lol mystery for the plot is totally normal and completely different than what OC said. when would the characters that knew what cold harbor was have explained that? to each other? even though they already know what it is and know that the character theyre talking to knows what it is? thats called shitty writing. revealing it to the main character that doesnt know what it is is a logical point to also reveal that info to the audience. its not like they didnt show that when they were telling mark about it, in that case that would be actually denying the audience information.
  and as i stated the plot isnt really much of a plot. man wants to rescue wife. its all the stuff inbetween that makes it great. im not really sure whats crawled up your ass about it lmao if you didnt like it cool
  insert big thumbsup meme while the ppl who enjoy it have fun watching it
  
  It's really quite simple and doesn't take a novel to understand.
  When the audience is given all the same information as the characters and are trying to solve it at the same time as the characters, it's a plot driven mystery.
  When characters already know the answer and the audience is kept in the dark(especially with editing/cuts) until the last episode of the season, it's mystery for mystery sake. If the plot can't exist without intentionally keeping facts from the audience, it's mystery for mystery.
  There's no harm in being Oceans 11. But don't pretend this is something it's not.
  And just gotta say "man wants to rescue wife" is the most reductionist take on the plot and shows why you find what little that was there as satisfying. The "plot" is about a cult like company that does an insane medical procedure on its employees, and part of the plot is that they did it to a couple and reunited them. At least, that's what we're hunted at. It's also about all we're actually given.
  
  i dont find much satisfying about the plot. i was being intentionally reductionist about it. "all of the stuff inbetween" i.e. the corpo cult, all of the ethical questions raised about severance and the human experience, the style, cinematography, tone etc is what makes it a great show.
  when did mark find out what cold harbor was? when did the audience find out? crazy how that happens at the same time isnt it? if you like spoon fed exposition dumps more power to you
  also i get the OC too. i watched s1 before it got big and had zero expectations and was pleasantly surprised. watching things is for sure different when theres a lot of hype. greatest show of all time? no. great show tho
- This show was the world's most boring acid trip. Some cool cinematography, I'll give it that, but it's just boring.

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