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Spoilers maybe: severance season 2 just doesn't feel the same as one (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)

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Season one we have no idea what’s going on but the beginning of season two we know too much for there to be much mystery. Yeah we don’t know Helly’s motives and what they’re working on but neither of those are as interesting as the first season’s total confusion.

Examples:

Random farm scene

Knowing helly knows

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

It shouldn't. Characters and stories that don't evolve are just re-runs with different names and faces.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was still surprised when helly was Helena the whole time. I thought she was keeping the secret out of shame or worry that the others would reject her. Then watching back you realize Helena was watching helly like an actress studying a subject to mimic them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, the reveal took my by complete surprise. I thought the same with why she was keeping it secret.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Season 2 is different from season 1.

Season one explored a science fiction idea, what if we could separate ourselves from ourselves.

Season two however is world building. Don't get me wrong season one has that as well, for instance the weird Kier dinner in the house, but season two has world building as the focus.

Season two needs to ask all (many) of the questions that will pay off in the finale, so it needs to expand.

[–] Semjaza 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was worried it was going to be essentially reset to be more of S1. I glad that after what I was worried was a fairly safe eps. 1 and 2 to reset the status quo that it hasn't been scared to break the status quo since then.

Excited to see where it goes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What are you liking so far

[–] Semjaza 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Apart from it not returning to a status quo... Seeing how Lumon is screwing over the upper tiers as much as the bottom.

It remains well made and has yet to descend into a pastiche of itself, and in fact has a plot that is slowly moving forwards.

Though I reserve final judgement until the series is done.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Good point on the upper tier. Hasn’t considered that.