Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

I watched episode 8 tonight and have many questions. However, I am the one who started the Canadian thread on here. Guess who wrote and sang the Edmund Fitzgerald?

Gordon Lightfoot.

Anonymous wrote:This episode wasn't for me. I feel like we didn't need a whole episode dedicated to what basically amounted to one revelation that I'm not terribly sure changes the narrative much.

I think this changes the narrative a lot, or has the potential to. Cobel is going to align with MDR against Lumon, and unlike Reghabi, she has the knowledge to make re-integration successful. She also knows all the Lumon secrets.

I agree this episode didn't have a lot of action, but it was visually stunning and sets up a promising season finale.

Hating the latest episode. Like watching paint dry.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I
missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

Good question. Also, why would Mark's sister even choose Rycken. His personality is completely and utterly unappealing to me. So insecure and needy.

I don’t know if this is a post-disaster world or just a depressed economic region, but my impression is that there’s not a ton of options for men. He’s irritating but he’s basically a nice guy, literate, not an ether addict. But I do think he probably was always insecure and therefore easier to flatter.

By the way, I get very “Get Out” vibes from Natalie. I would guess she’s also a product of the creepy girls school but also wonder if she has a different type of severing going on.

Finally, this is probably obvious, but severing would be such a great tool for the military. No PTSD. Very easy to get severed soldiers to do anything you want, because they have no context.

I was frustrated with this episode and thought it moved too slowly. I was mad she fell asleep in the bed and left the good looking guy sitting outside in his truck so my favorite part was possibly when he burst in saying he was freezing out there in his truck.

One thing that makes the vibe of this show so weird is we have no context clues. The tech is a weird mix of stuff from different decades. We haven’t seen a grocery store or a movie chain. Even the cars are sort of nondescript, like they could be 30 years old or could be contemporary. It’s very unmoored.

Also do we know where we are? I assumed upstate New York near Niagara but I’m not sure why. It seems like it’s been winter forever which I didn’t really notice until the flashbacks with Gemma when it was spring. Will it ever be spring in this show? Again, it’s unmooring to have no seasons passing.

The repeated references to water are interesting. But I took it as geogrpahical. People who grew up on the Hudson or the Great Lakes or Maine will have water as a constant. Now we know that Lumen is from that creepy town than Harmony is from, on some sort of bay.

I wanted more about the Lyman back story but I guess we’ll have to wait.

PS is Sissy her paternal aunt or her mom’s lesbian partner? The plaque on the wall indicates Sissy is also a Corbell.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

I watched episode 8 tonight and have many questions. However, I am the one who started the Canadian thread on here. Guess who wrote and sang the Edmund Fitzgerald?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

Good question. Also, why would Mark's sister even choose Rycken. His personality is completely and utterly unappealing to me. So insecure and needy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

Overhead shots of water in episode 8 too - I like where you're going with this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

Go ahead - the episode doesn't really advance the plot. I thought it was the weakest episode of the season.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?
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I noticed that too and had the same questions

Netflix cheater!! Wait

Anonymous wrote:https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

DCUM field trip!

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about…why did Irving decide to be severed? We know the reasons that the other characters made this choice, but unless I missed something, I don’t think we know what led Irving to Lumon.

And why are there so many references to drowning and water — not just Gemma’s response to the nurse’s question about fearing suffocation or drowning more, but also:

Irving torturing Helena by basically water-boarding her in the waterfall,

the comment about outie Irving going on a long voyage (did Milchick say that?),

the eerie whistling of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song that is about a shipwreck and drowning,

the picture in outie Irving’s apartment of a sailor who might have been his dad;

and Cold Harbor — the name of the supremely mysterious and important project that Mark is working on and the last room that Gemma will enter.

Also, not water-related, but in the episode 7 flashback scene to Mark and Gemma and Devon and Rycken at dinner, why was Rycken so normal then? He and Mark even seemed friendly. What changed after that for him?

And finally, is it cheating if I watch episode 8 tonight while my husband is out of town? I did that once with The Americans and I still feel terrible about it.

https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/real-estate/severance-building-is-a-real-place-in-new-jersey-and-you-can-even-visit-there/

The shows location is in NJ and you can go into building!!!

Anonymous wrote:In the last scene between Mark and Gemma, he is typing on an old school electric typewriter. Why? Is that some indicator of time?

I thought that at first, especially because so much of the tech is so 80s looking, but they made a big point of Devon showing a picture on her phone when the four of them were eating dinner together earlier in the episode. So the setting seems to be part of the puzzle.

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why Devon would trust Cobel more than Reghabi.

Valid question. I think the main thing is that it's clear that Reghabi is a loose cannon who probably doesn't have her brother's best interest at heart.