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lynn OP wrote (edited )

Outstanding work:

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lynn OP wrote

Addendum: Severance is a 'normie' storyline but I love it anyways.

The thing about Severance is the sci-fi gimmick makes familiar human drama interesting.

I'm someone who consumes queer culture and balks at the mainstream, etc, yada yada. I'm so tired of "Good Guys Beat the Bad Guys", "the Guy Gets the Girl", etc. I love stories that aren't like every other story. I love stories that don't just subvert expectations, but don't even pay any regard to expectations in the first place.

Which makes Severance... Almost odd for me to like? It's very widely acclaimed -- it's even more mainstream than Star Wars right now, I think. And the main character is just a middle-aged white dude who misses his wife. There was even a "dead wife montage", for Petes sake!

That's a normie as it gets, on the face.

The thing is the Severance gimmick makes it interesting. Seeing this familiar human drama forced to contend with the obtuse and obfuscated rules of the universe is fascinating. It gives you a lot to chew on.

And it helps that the writing is delicious. Everyone on the show does everything so very well. I think I'd enjoy the show even if the music was mid, the cinematography was atmosphere, and the acting was stilted. But it's none of those things. It's very easy to appreciate the craft.

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