Gchon00

9/10

This show is fantastic. Severance is a narrative of how we live our lives constantly battling between work and life and what that balance should look like. It uses a unique science fiction storyline to dive deeper into that imaginative idea while using what some may perceive as mundane, but who are very realistic characters. This show does a great job at marrying reality with impossibility, which is what the best sci-fi books, films, and shows do. The actors are all great (Especially Adam Scott) and anyone who truly appreciates the art of acting and directing, or film in general, will truly appreciate this show. Listen, Not every show or movie is for every person. But the people who are giving it one star are stuck in TikTok reality where their attention span is limited to less than 10 seconds. That’s not real life. This show is closer to real-life in an office than it is to TikTok (unless of course, you’re an “influencer”). Not every show or movie needs to have someone blow up or die in the first 5 minutes. And the ones giving this show a low rating because of characters have no understanding of the development of plots through the evolution and growth of characters throughout a storyline. And those who don’t like the actors don’t know good acting. This is a psychological thriller because it makes you think, as long as you have that capability. Take a break from your phones, relax, and enjoy this unique show that tells a story, that has build-up, anticipation, and allows you to be excited about the small details that occur because you know eventually it will lead to crazier stuff. And allow yourself to actually use your imagination to contemplate this crazy alternate reality and your mind wander. You’ll likely enjoy it.

Cortney

0/10

Give it time! This show is a slow burn and I have to admit, it almost lost me a couple of episodes in. I was feeling like there was too much back story and at the same time we knew nothing. Wow, was I wrong. It is an original idea that keeps you guessing. The mood, the tone, the writing, the cast, everything is just perfect. I seriously can't wait for Season 2!

No

0/10

The Mystery of the Mystery things. Not the best X-Files episode I've seen, one of the better episodes of Lost I guess. Style over substance and a strong lack of charisma from the cast. Maybe that's the point, some sterile Coproate Empire attempting to bring humanity to its consumerist knees, but honestly, once I'd gotten to the black goo, I kinda ceased to care. Adam Scott plays Mark, or Malk, or something, someone? Maybe. He's been in some other stuff, you'll recognise him if not actually remember, his careers a mystery, a mystery as bland as this show. There's Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Patricia Arquette lending star power if not "star" performances, but hey easy money, why not? They're absolutely wasted in this, but I hope they enjoy the $$$. It's like the creator really, really liked the "Black Goo" element of the X-Files and wrote a fanfic whilst slacking off from some dead end job. In the interim he saw the buzzword "liminal" on a creepypasta forum and liberally shoehorned that in. This is reflected in some ~retro, mildly anachronistic set design, props and IT-type things. Like a mute-colour palette Wes Anderson, but not good-era Anderson, pastiche of himself Anderson. This needs to wrap up next season. It won't, it'll just get stretched out as fApple's premier show, but this is no reason whatsoever to veer away from piracy - which is realistically how anyone's bothering to watch this slop. It's bizarre how we're actually living in a dystopian nightmare and people choose to watch one. Maybe if the entire thing were condensed to 6x hour long episode it would be tolerable, I'm only hanging on because I'm hoping for an active shooter on set. Gash.