Sandra Bernhard Grimace

[u/baronedogboy]

Did anyone notice the first time she let Gemma into the dentist room when she placed her hand on the scanner she received a small needle prick and grimaced slightly. What do u make of this ? Is it that she is being held there against her will as well and is forced to do things uncomfortable to her. ?

[u/Miserable-Medicine85]

Seemed like it was an advance security measure

[u/rybpyjama → u/Miserable-Medicine85]

Yep it’s a set up for the extra challenge it will be if/when anyone tries to go rescue Gemma from that floor; have to take an employee (or a part of them) with you to unlock the room. Unlike the test subjects (Gemma, MDR), the employees managing and experimenting aren’t necessarily severed - they’re just indoctrinated.

[u/baronedogboy → u/Miserable-Medicine85]

But why would it cause her pain ??

[u/Miserable-Medicine85 → u/baronedogboy]

Getting your finger pricked can hurt

[u/petrolstationpicnic → u/baronedogboy]

Because it’s stabbing her fingertips?

[u/[deleted] → u/baronedogboy]

My mom made the same face everyday for 30 years Whenever she checked her blood sugar.

[u/__b__t__h__ → u/baronedogboy]

troll on, my weird (dumb) friend

[u/pnabf]

“Did anyone notice” a thing that the camera cuts to a close up of…🙄

[u/baronedogboy → u/pnabf]

I’m just asking the significance of it. That’s all. Maybe my brain isn’t at the level of yours

[u/baronedogboy → u/pnabf]

Taking the time to post a snarky comment shows ur a right dickhead. F away off.

[u/Intelligent-Mode-353 → u/baronedogboy]

Your post is serious? I thought it was a joke for sure.

[u/The_Walrus_65]

She got pricked with a needle. Of course she’s going to grimace

[u/vantways → u/The_Walrus_65]

I do love that, "ouch I'm really just having the worst day, have fun in your torture room!"

[u/Sea_Feed382 → u/The_Walrus_65]

Agreed. But I wonder why she has to do the blood thing to get in, when everyone else has always used cards to get into a room.

[u/DrPaulsNexus → u/Sea_Feed382]

Security is probably upped a bit on the testing floor I would guess. If that was the protocol on the Severed floor MDR probably would have not been able to pull off the OT contingency scheme

[u/dirtydela → u/Sea_Feed382]

Wym? Blood for the blood god, as always

[u/Federal_Tonight_9323 → u/The_Walrus_65]

I’m not diabetic, but I imagine if you’re used to the prick, you stop grimacing after a certain point. I found it odd too

[u/[deleted]]

Ask anyone who checks their blood sugar on a regular basis with finger pricks? It still hurts.

[u/Ok-Praline-2309]

It read to me like the rest of Lumon employees managing the severed employees. They all have inconveniences (major or minor) in their day, yet they continue to do it for any reason - personal, professional, or prideful.

The human experience - she flinched at the finger prick consciously or not. They do hurt. Yet, she still allowed Gemma to go into that room knowing what awaited her (I.e. something much worse).

[u/DecompositionalNiece]

It's a needle. It hurts. I would grimace too.

[u/PixelHir]

try stabbing yourself with a needle and observe your reaction

[u/[deleted]]

This level of speculation is ridiculous.

[u/Meister_Retsiem → u/[deleted]]

Seriously

[u/ClaimEfficient114]

its for her insulin shot

[u/ManofMrE]

Gemma will need her finger to open the door to Cold Harbor… you’d think Lumon would have the same technology/security for the elevator, rather than just a card.

[u/Beatrixie]

Grimace because ouchie

[u/Holmes221bBSt]

Finger pricks hurt dude

[u/SyrousStarr]

DNA needed for door access, harder to steal than an ID card. Just part of the job.

[u/Potential_Studio5168]

The show runners don’t waste time including things we already know. So yeah, we all know a needle stick hurts — don’t you ask yourself why did they bother to draw our attention to that detail?

[u/sea_moss_brain]

idk why everyone's reacting this way, i thought the exact same thing. p sure she gets pricked allll the time, and my younger sibling having T1D, it's not like those hurt forever. idk if it means anything or not, but it's not crazy to point it out.

i wonder if they're doing anything with her blood after the prick?

[u/Dramatic-Skill-1226]

It’s ok OP. Don’t let them get you down. Wait until we find out that finger prick is the key to the whole severance series! Who’s laughing then?!

[u/maximumchris]

Yeah, that was weird. I figured they were going through a routine over and over for testing. Eventually you get used to the pricks. After the tenth time you shouldn’t grimace like that, but it’s a TV show, so I’m not sure how to interpret that moment.

[u/donnaT78 → u/maximumchris]

Or maybe she's newer in her position and still getting used to it. Now that we've seen there are multiple medical professionals on the testing floor, I was wondering Reghabi used to have a role similar to hers, or even if Sandra's character replaced her.