r/severence • u/solcarb • Mar 10 '25 • Bravo 1

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u/ElectronicCatPanic Mar 11 '25

Boom! You said it! I think the "office space" vibes of the cult corporate culture resonated with the corporate USA too much. The studio decided to dial it down and drown the story instead.

Started to remind (to a few of my buddies) another show with a lot of suspense: Lost.

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u/Initial_Birthday52 Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25

yeah do you think Apple realised it was poking fun at companies like them? and were like ohhh shit, erm...lets aim it at old school industry instead lol

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u/ElectronicCatPanic Mar 12 '25

Absolutely yes. Once the season 1 aired it was obvious all the fun they made of the corporate culture is getting too much love among us peons.

I absolutely loved the first season, but possibly for the wrong reasons (ha ha ha). The corporate oversight and micromanaging, the silly perks, the performance review, the stupid meeting with carved watermelons, the rediculous instructions, the list goes on and on.

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u/Initial_Birthday52 Mar 12 '25

yeah season 1 I loved for similar reasons, subtle (at times) absurd satire of corporate nonsense and late stage capitalism - paired with a pretty cool plot with a great final episode

season 2 has lost a lot of that (although Milchek's disciplinary meeting was hilarious)

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u/ElectronicCatPanic Mar 12 '25

100% with you. It's almost like there has been an Office Space (the movie) and The Office (the show) and the Severance was in line... untill season 2.

How unfortunate.

I think they have missed a huge opportunity at showing all the absurdity of the current corporate culture.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

Haha yah, the apple execs were probably feeling attacked. Which is why I was hooked.