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722 points gaws | 2 comments | 01 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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teej ◴[01 Feb 25 22:42 UTC] No.42903220[source]▶
This is a recreation of a fictional computer program from the excellent Apple TV show - Severance.

The work is mysterious, and important.

Season 2 is going now. It’s one of my top 3 shows of the last decade, highly recommend it.

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inopinatus ◴[02 Feb 25 00:14 UTC] No.42904030[source]▶
I am enjoying the form and structure but still uncertain about the substance.

I do hope they have a narrative arc planned with a satisfyingly metaphorical conclusion and will not, like certain other shows in a similar genre, meander from one surrealist allegory to another because additional seasons were ordered. The only truly exemplary production I can name in this vein being the sole season of The Prisoner (McGoohan, 1967-68).

Be seeing you

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UncleOxidant ◴[02 Feb 25 05:55 UTC] No.42906329[source]▶
I think people are hoping it doesn't end up like Lost where so many of the quirky details ended up completely unexplained in the end.
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willis936 ◴[02 Feb 25 13:22 UTC] No.42908467[source]▶
It cannot be another Lost. The Severance mystery box has an anti-plutocracy, humanist foundation. It would be really hard for them to not make it satisfying.
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1. ethbr1 ◴[02 Feb 25 23:24 UTC] No.42912964[source]▶
It's trivial for writers to not be able to live up to the expectations of a huge number of dedicated fans.
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2. willis936 ◴[03 Feb 25 12:55 UTC] No.42917728[source]▶
I agree, but I think that's a higher bar than "not being satisfying", which is what Lost was (putting it very generously). Fans often get carried away with mystique of mystery boxes and anything short of an orgasmic existential experience would be a letdown, but that doesn't mean in an absolute sense it would be an unsatisfying or bad end.