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Apple Officially Renews 'Severance' for Season 3
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Apple TV shows are made to win awards and snobs. I wish they would make shows for "the rest of us".
Episode 7 was something else. I've enjoyed this show from the beginning, and I loved the finale, but "Chikhai Bardo" had me ranking this show among the greatest of all time. Severance is reminding me of The Leftovers, an underrated and remarkable show created by the same creator as Lost (which was really the show that started it all, on some level).
Apple TV+ is a streaming service that manages to feel like both a billion-dollar experiment and an overpriced afterthought. Hidden paywalls, price creep and a library that still looks like it was assembled by someone who had five minutes before a deadline.
We canceled Apple TV+ and their methodology of releasing episodes one week at a time is so archaic in the streaming age.
Servant was the last straw for us with overextending the mystery, filler episodes, weak character arcs, etc. leaving us with no possible remaining interest in their already limited catalog.
You nailed it. This is for people in the middle and left side of the bell curve. It makes (some) people feel smart. lol. It's a really, really bad show.
If there isn't going to be more seasons, end it properly. But if there is going to be more, makes sense to have some cliff hangers but it doesn't have to be all the time. I just don't like cliff hangers that don't have an ending!
TV has done this for decades and we would have to wait from May or June until September or October to see the conclusion. And if they didn't get the go ahead for a new season in time, they would make sure it ended in a completed form or film it to do both.
Now granted, this digital stuff seems to be worse than TV, wait wise, but same idea.
I find this funny. Watch four hours of a series to get to the part That starts to get actually interesting. Life’s too short and there’s too much other content that starts out strong. Breaking bad didn’t take five episodes to get good.
I somewhat disagree with the opinion for calling the show to an end soon.
I was kinda on that thought after a few episodes of s01, because if every season would be based on the innies interactions in the severed office with sprinkles of the outer world life, (basically season 01 over and over and over again), it would run out of gas for both the production and us the spectators.
What they have done with s02 has been fantastic and utterly completely unexpected, but not in a crazy way either. It is still grounded and true to their lore.
Although I like it a bit less than s01 as I find it slower and tiny tad more bloated, but walking on eggshells here as I haven’t seen the finale just yet… that’s the single task for this weekend.
I was kinda on that thought after a few episodes of s01, because if every season would be based on the innies interactions in the severed office with sprinkles of the outer world life, (basically season 01 over and over and over again), it would run out of gas for both the production and us the spectators.
What they have done with s02 has been fantastic and utterly completely unexpected, but not in a crazy way either. It is still grounded and true to their lore.
Although I like it a bit less than s01 as I find it slower and tiny tad more bloated, but walking on eggshells here as I haven’t seen the finale just yet… that’s the single task for this weekend.
Season 2 was great and the ending was fantastic. Eagerly looking forward to the next season. Hopefully it won't be a long wait.
I struggled to get through one episode 😂 there’s only one guy watching this at my work place. Who keeps getting others to try and watch it. No luck 🤣 this show is like breaking bad for me I watched 3 episodes of that and people keep telling me just wait till season 3 nope 👎🏻 I’m not watching it till season 3 before it gets good it should be good immediately.
I thought the finale was alright. the very end of it was shocking! very excited to see what happens from here.
what would that be? The Bing Bang Theory and Two and a half Men? Please.
I just wish the dystopian sci-fi drama ended the season on a happy ending where all questions and conflicts were resolved. /s
Funny enough the thing I see this having in common with Breaking Bad is a long time between seasons.
Not many people had the lovely experience of having to wade thru that, now they do.
Have you actually watched Severence? It’s a reference to the naming convention used by characters in the show.
Honestly - if that was the last episode I’d have been fine with it. It works as an ending and suggests they had accepted the fact that it might be.
I fully expect another 2 series arc now, and not to see MDR innies for a good few episodes of s3.
Reading some of the opinions here I guess it is t for everyone, but that’s fine - I probably think their fav shows and video games are trash too!
I fully expect another 2 series arc now, and not to see MDR innies for a good few episodes of s3.
Reading some of the opinions here I guess it is t for everyone, but that’s fine - I probably think their fav shows and video games are trash too!
How is the show supposed to make you feel smart? Great acting with good chemistry, interesting setting and it’s not a copy paste story we always see. I feel like you wanted something consumable and formulaic and when it wasn’t you concluded it’s too esoteric in nature?
“…really, really bad show”?? Lol Did this show hurt you somehow? Maybe try “not my thing” it’s going to be ok.
I don't think Apple is controlling what the writer and the director are doing.
It happens when investors ask for another season, but the writer has already perfectly concluded the story. In that way, the next season will be pretty bad.
Right, I can’t wait to see how good Severance’s cast and crew are at programming Siri fixes.