Hearing notifications? Allow me to explain. I am dumb. I use a mixer to connect an XLR microphone to my computer (they don't use standard computer ports) and a setting got enabled to turn my desktop audio into input. Sorry for the weirdest April Fool's joke ever. It got me too. Like dozens of times I thought the Facebook notification was me getting a message. I kept pausing the edit to check Facebook and then realized what happened. I didn't even realize the discord notifications were in this video until a got the first comments about it, because I am part of so many random servers, I thought I was just unable to find the notifications. I will be more aware of this setting in the future.
Quick note about bonsais, yes they are tiny versions of plants that are supposed to be bigger. But do you know how people are able to achieve this? Not only is the plant confined to a container that is too small, but to keep them looking mini, they are also shaped by being cut and at times being twisted with wires. The bonsai paste you see in the drawer is to help seal their cuts after the gardeners sever their branches. I don't know why none of the TH-camr mentioned this. They showed us the bonsai paste because that's what a gardener uses after they cut a bonsai plant, severing them. It's metaphor for what Lumon is doing to their minds, keeping it small in a container, severing them so they can never be their full self.
You were my favorite creator to follow for Westworld analysis. I'm glad you're seeing additional success with Severance and I hope it continues (and that there are more awesome shows for you to analyze in the future!)
17:24 you missed this part of Milkshake saying to iMark "Shortly before your mutiny, we installed security doors to keep you in MDR. This accompanied a punitive rendition of the Kier hymn performed by Ms. Cobel. DO YOU RECALL?". I thought that you Haxdogma-Westworld-overthinker, of all people, would scream "FIDELITY TEST" at this. my hypothesis is that iMark has been reset to a previous checkpoint of his memories, just after he comes back from the OTC, and Milkshake was checking the process was correct. remember those codenames next to Overtime we saw in the control room? Beehive, Branch Transfer, Clean Slate, Elephant, FREEZE FRAME, Glasgow, Goldfish, Lullaby, Open House.
Interesting. But then I wonder how would Mark retain his memories from the outside? If it were that simple to reset the innies to a certain checkpoint, why not set that checkpoint to before their escape?
That’s a great point! This could absolutely be a fidelity test, along with a couple other questions we see at the very start. Helly asking the length of time and him saying five months, could be related to this as well. Making sure he is retaining information they tell him, or that this version of Mark isn’t already faulty or off course.
Loving the video, currently 29:45 in and just wanted to mention that we've seen from the control room that Lumon has several other options like the OTC and we're already seeing at least one of them. Branch Transfer was one of the options, as was Clean Slate & something like 'Elephant' as in 'An elephant never forgets'. I think we've seen several Clean Slates performed on Mark here and could also have seen Mark. W & the others undergo 'Branch Transfer'...back to the excellent video!
@@rebeccacostello7382 Thanks! I knew there were several I was forgetting. Beehive also seems important, being able to put your workforce into a hivemind state certainly gels with what we know of Kier/Lumon philosophy.
the second helly didnt tell everyone about being an Eagen I paused the show and my friend went “WAIIITTT” and we both freaked out realizing it wasnt her innie
Man, I just don't think it's possible for me to watch any other Severance videos. You literally nail it all in one sitting and I'm always left thinking "....I think he just solved the entire thing." So well done and well spoken. Perfect - can't wait for more videos!
The game with the floaty rings that Ms Huang plays, it looks like Kier’s hands are tied once she lands the ring. That, along with the pineapple bobbing, makes me think it’s all foreshadowing for the torture the innies will endure
Hi - I really enjoyed this video, thank you for making it! I thought it was really breezy but had so many interesting points - while being really funny too! I enjoyed hearing your theory about each member of MDR working on refining a dead loved one. It seems like doubles are really something the show runners are interested in. A little pet theory to build on yours - I think it would be both satisfying and hilarious if Ricken turned out to be an unfinished Kier. The writers sure seem to want Ricken to be more than just a goof and his words have already made such an impact on the story - maybe the silliness of his pontifications are just the crayon-version of Kier.
Bro I LOVE these longer theory videos, plz dont ever feel ackward about their length, cuz I could sit & talk anout this stuff in person for hours! 👊🏽😅 Keep up the great work! (Edit: I frequented all of your Raised by Wolves videos back in the day - don't get me started on how upset I STILL am, over its cancellation - and you even read a couple of my questions/theories out loud on some of your videos, and it's always been a really nice touch how active you are w/the viewers.)
I think you're onto something with the family lineage building up some version of past/dead people. It would probably mean Gemma was chipped without Mark knowing about it, or her body was acquired by Lumon and chipped with the intention of using Mark's grief to test out this process of 'building up' people. Love your videos and theory crafting! I've been watching severance episodes an awkward to admit number of times before the next one comes out! I love how much the show rewards attention to detail, which makes geeking out, theory crafting sooo much fun! Awesome content, keep 'em comin'!!
Thank you so much John, and I totally agree. The show rewards attention to detail in a way that is extremely satisfying. Thanks for becoming a member too :D
I’m only 6 minutes into the video so I’m not sure if it’s mentioned… is there a theory that Ms Huang is actually Ms Casey, a clone? Also, the goats are clones???
I had some die hard favorite youtube review channels before I found yours but you quickly moved right up to the top of my list! Congrats on your new home, and keep them vids coming!!
😮 2:58, I think it's because outie Mark has been reintegrated (un-severed) and that's why he's affected by the elevator in this way now. Tinkering with his chip has caused the process of going from innie to outie not so smooth anymore.
@@BaDazai Yes! Good theory!! I think the whole Helly vs Helena debate may be a red herring to divert everyone from the fact we have NEVER seen Mark change like that in the elevator? What the hell happened? Its usually a smooth transition whereas that one looked violent!!!
@Kwekwe Exactly! And in Season 1, Miss Cobbel mentioned to Natalie and the board that Pete was 'showing signs/symptoms of reintegration' before he dissappeared! Mark S's violent elevator switch is 1 of those signs/symptoms and I'm sure as the Season 2 progresses, we'll start to see more and more of those symptoms. I'm sure Outie Mark chose to reintegrate after his innie told his Sister his wife was alive.
1:07:24 I think that's RESP, not RFSP. These are likely medical vital signs. HR is Heart Rate (80 beats per minute), RESP is Respiratory rate (18 breaths per minute), SPO2 is percent blood oxygen saturation (97%). The middle one isn't one I see normally but could be end-tidal CO2 (if so, then I assume 32 mmHg), a metric that might be used when monitoring sedated patients, for example. I am not a healthcare provider, so while I'm familiar with what these numbers likely are, I have no idea what they mean beyond "The patient has a beating heart, oxygen in their blood, and is breathing."
I think you're right about 32 being end-tidal CO2. The text could be etCO2 and 32 mmHg is only a hair lower than the normal range of 35-45. A quick google search shows that one use of etCO2 is to verify the placement of an endotracheal tube, meaning that Gemma/Ms. Casey is sedated and on a ventilator. I think this means that build 25 was created and then she's being refined while sedated, rather than the refinement taking place and then the results being uploaded to a new build.
bro a project in my lab im working on involves all these biomarkers literally and i just had PTSD reading it here. last place i expected to read SPO2 😂
Most of these theories are pretty great but something you could consider for future videos is having a little traffic light meter pop up on the screen when you say a theory to let us know how confident you are this is true. I suspect lot of tv series/film theory channels have tricky decisions to make regarding whether a theory is plausible enough to include in an analysis so this could help people revisit these once more is revealed and see how on the mark [scout] you were with your predictions! Thanks for the deep dive.
42:52 “sired” really stands out as a word that is not used with most people… however, it is used with people that raise horses. This horse was sired by that horse… which takes us back to what Helly asked on her first day “are we LIVESTOCK?”. The answer to her question which her outie would know is “yes, you are with the livestock.”.
Same. I dream sometimes about hard cross-over like they would show Delos and Lumen as competing companies. But because of capitalism we would probably won’t even get an easter egg
it’s been a minute 🥰 been checking back for this and any news on after show lives - yay ! hopefully I can catch you all again post show 🎉 Great video Hax ! excited to get caught up in another cerebral show that kinda mirrors westworld themes 😊
The bees HAS TO be in some way connected to the comment Ricken made to innie Mark when they were outside: “Remember the funny bees?” What a strange comment and interesting too. There’s also a setting in the OTC that’s called “Beehive”.
Hax! Loved your videos since the Westworld days. I’m happy to say this is the most enjoyable Severance breakdown so far. Glad to be on this ride with you.
Wow. Your analysis is incredible and made me think about details I didn't see my first watch. I'm so excited to watch your videos as the season comes out!
5:49 Ben stiller said in video breakdown that the guy looks a lot like you to Adam Scott. Could it be mark in the hallway? Time shenanigans are going on?
1:06:11 The song being played here is "John the Revelator". The lyrics are "You know, God walked down in the cool of the day / Called Adam by his name / And he refused to answer / Because he's naked and ashamed". I think you hit the nail on the head that this is about playing God and trying to achieve immortality. This song keeps playing over the credits and another verse is sung "Christ had twelve apostles / And three he led away / He said Watch with me one hour / 'till I go yonder and pray". It was right after praying that He was betrayed by Judas and arrested. I think this touches on the theme of betrayal by the Macrodata Refinement team.
They seem to want the innies to be believe they are working in just one of hundreds of similar Lumon buildings and yet so much contradicts that - the big Lumon gathering at the end of season one takes place in it, and all the origin stories show it as the unique site were Keir began Lumon. I think it's THEE Severance experimental site that's still in its infancy, but they want the innies to think it's worldwide, established and normal.
I've watched probably 10 YT videos on Severance S2E1 and this is the best. First time watching, subscribed and look forward to more breakdowns on next episodes. Great stuff, thanks!
I did a rewatch and there’s a thing I have heard zero people talk about so far. The MDR replacement crew don’t have outties, and are like Ms Casey those that never leave. It could mesh up all the little incongruences they had. A big tell imo: they all had the sky as their #1 thing. The MDR we know might not ever think of that because on a subconscious level they get to see the sky each day. & what’s more fitting than the desire to see the sky from those that might return down below to the testing floor each day
I absolutely agree, I think they're all from down below. Mark W even remarks at his shock of being brought back after he thought he had retired. How would they have convinced his old retired Outie to come back? Unless, he has no Outie! His retirement was in the 'Cold Harbour' that miss Casey is in.
Excellent job! Note the fire extinguisher on the hall that leads outside to the stairs. Once again it is the illusion of choice. The door that leads outside is actually the place they put out fires with the innies. We saw this in the first episode with Helly.
@3:50 at first i thought he was lost bc he was panicked/rushed and people tend to make mistakes in that state of mind, but then when they revealed he was going to the wellness room it makes more sense he was lost - has he ever gone from the elevator to the wellness room? Seemingly only from MDR dept, so it would make sense he'd be lost since he's never taken that path before
The crate looks like a bed. Mark is the only one to see the paper and only briefly. Ben S just said on an Apple video that there is something important about Mark’s tray in his locker.I’m thinking Mark’s watch which goes along with many of your points. Polyethylene = PE He was practicing “kind eyes” with Ms Huang and the red ball.
When Irving says "if he's gone, and I'm gone, then somehow we'll be together", it's the most simplistic estimation of how most of the real world perceives the existence of an afterlife. But it's presented as a means to cope with grief rather then something with substance. Or its the inception of Irvings viewpoint on death w/o having the context pf that being fundamental to a lot of world religion. In fact, in any other real world context, reuniting with a dead loved one would not sound so strange. I think this is an intentional commentary.
I can’t wait to see Natalie diss Milchick. She loved doing that to Cobell and it made Cobell so mad. Milchick thought Cobell had it made and called the shots but is learning the reality of it now. Classic case of be careful what you wish for. My theory is the “family visitation” suite isn’t what Dylan hopes it is. I think it will just be pictures or videos but no human contact. There’s no way the outies would agree to have conjugal visits with their innies and Lumon wouldn’t want that either.
Dude, loving the longer breakdown 👍 Mr Milkshake is the bandit.... I'm in the UK so I don't get a chance to watch the Severance episode till Friday evening with my wife so I miss your livestream sadly.
I think Cobel’s push for memories to transcend the severance chip and her belief in reintegration being a possible could mean that she has an ulterior motive at Lumon. Maybe she was in love of involved with a previous innie (maybe an Eagan) that was reintegrated or reset.
23:50 you seem to have a discord alert sound play through into the video - not a big deal except I rewound a couple times after checking my discord notifications to confirm "ah, he got me". Edit: OK several times, you gotta get that figured out man, it's very distracting!
Yeah so. Let me explain haha I promise, on life of my channel, that this was not intentional. I use a GOXLR to connect my microphone to my computer. There was a setting that turned my desktop audio into an input, and it was recording my desktop audio while I recorded the voiceover. This has been fixed, it should not happen again. No clue how the setting was switched, nor why I’ve had to disable it a couple times now, but going forward this will be a check I do before recording. Forgive me for the harm I’ve caused this world. The Facebook notification literally trolled me during the editing process, probably like ten times. Not even exaggerating. It took me a minute to isolate where it was coming from lmao
Nice! Only 11 minutes in, but liking that this will be a nice long breakdown. As far as the newspaper being faked, I've seen someone point out that it's actually the exact same team photo that they took in season one photoshopped into a famous picture from a presidential parade (Eisenhower maybe?). So, DEFINITELY fake.
Can confirm I was a crossing guard as a 5th grader. In the mornings it was two 5th graders at each intersection nearby the school, in the afternoons there was a school teacher / admin with two kids
The water tower getting a shout-out in the video along with there not being a reflecting pool in front of the building (just a parking lot) really amplify Lumon's connection to water. The ring symbolism you brought up earlier is also very interesting 🤔
do you know what I can search to find that interview? I've been lurking reddit theories but never came across the board being goats confirmed. Infact I was on a post today that was a question on what people think the board is and everyone gave good guesses including the goats but nobody at all ever said anything was confirmed true
Marc S. wasnt lost running through the halls. He’s just never taken the route to wellness from the elevator directly. He always went from mdr to wellness.
41:54 I’m not sure if you missed it but you showed “LAB” which I haven’t seen anyone else mentioning… They are in a LAB, not an office, not an Administrative building. Then you talk about 501. I wonder if this the version, like when software is updated. I think the building is also the 5th version of itself.
Thanks for another great video Hax! Helly didn’t return Marks affection when she came out of the elevator, and at first I thought either the actress or the writing was inconsistent. I confess I was really disappointed, but now I think it’s because it’s not Helly. There are several scenes where or it can be taken either way except the power switch. That’s definitive.
i think the water tower is important because while lumon is a biotech company they seem to have a connection to water. the water tower, the droplet symbol in the logo, the painting of kier looking at the great lakes, the game played by ms huang. Also if i remember correctly there was a whole thing with soaps (?) we know lumon likes messing with the natural order of things as well as with possibly cloning or rebirthing organisms like the the goats, so using water do so would make sense as it’s naturally occurring substance important for life.
PE is the postal designation of Prince Edward Island. There is a Keir Memorial Museum there. It was the church founded by Rev. Dr. John Keir. He was born on Feb. 2 1770. Attended the University of Glasgow. He died on Sept 22 1858.
For the walls curving, it may be because they are computer generated. Ben talked about filming the first hallway sequence and how the big machine to move the camera was big enough for them to resort to CGI on some bits of framing.
That was a very good collection of thoughts and background. Thanks for that. I'm still a bit puzzled about the "Shining Lady" 😁 I really got Westworld vibes on her. I mean, the crate in Milkshakes office... what was it good for? There was a blanket in it. Could that have been the transport box for Mrs. Huang? All in all I'm so excited that we finally get the second season. I'm lovin it 😊
My theory on why Mark was lost in the halls in the beginning - because he's slowly being reintegrated and from time to time the "control" switches back to outie. Which makes him disoriented a bit, because outie could just accidentally skip the right turn and innie could not remember it.
The zip code on the envelope, 07452, is somewhere in New Jersey. With the way zip codes are zoned in the US the Providence of Eagen or whatever would have to be in roughly the same area
It seems like Dylan is being set up to be the distraction or the scapegoat this season. He’ll have a secret that he keeps from the team that they’ll all eventually find out about. That’s going to cause them to focus their distrust on Dylan while outtie spy Helena goes unnoticed as the true threat to the team.
Loved this. Still getting my cable hooked up at a new place, so for now I am spoilermaxxing S2E1 of SEVERANCE. By the time I watch the first episodes of this season I will be an expert.
It’s possible 5 months have passed and the computer hadn’t been updated because it may have taken most of that time for the board to finally make a decision on who would run the branch. It’s reasonable to think that Cobel would be trying to get her position back considering the OTC escape happened on Milchik’s watch and she was the one who curbed the damage of it all. Five months may have passed, while maybe only days have passed since Milchik’s official promotion. Who knows
One thing I noticed is when Mark leaves the first day back his transition to his outtie is totally different than when Milchik seemed to have fired him. The transition seemed totally different. I definitely don't think it's been five months considering Milchik office is still full of boxes and his computer still has ms Cobel on it. Also it's Ms Wong first day. Too many lies going on and those new perks are hidden torture.
I'm curious if they actually brought down Dylans' wife and sons if they would even be his family. We have already seen a possibly severed child so what if they just bring in a severed random woman and 2 boys. Dylan only got to see his son for a moment and if it takes some time to get his perk he might chalk up the difference in face to aging
Hearing notifications?
Allow me to explain.
I am dumb.
I use a mixer to connect an XLR microphone to my computer (they don't use standard computer ports) and a setting got enabled to turn my desktop audio into input. Sorry for the weirdest April Fool's joke ever. It got me too. Like dozens of times I thought the Facebook notification was me getting a message. I kept pausing the edit to check Facebook and then realized what happened. I didn't even realize the discord notifications were in this video until a got the first comments about it, because I am part of so many random servers, I thought I was just unable to find the notifications. I will be more aware of this setting in the future.
lol i was wondering what that was i kept checking my phone 😂 😂
@haxDOGMA big fan, but here's my opinion as a fan from og ep1: Mark killed his wife.
Such an easy mistake to make and so funny lmfao
Quick note about bonsais, yes they are tiny versions of plants that are supposed to be bigger. But do you know how people are able to achieve this? Not only is the plant confined to a container that is too small, but to keep them looking mini, they are also shaped by being cut and at times being twisted with wires. The bonsai paste you see in the drawer is to help seal their cuts after the gardeners sever their branches. I don't know why none of the TH-camr mentioned this. They showed us the bonsai paste because that's what a gardener uses after they cut a bonsai plant, severing them.
It's metaphor for what Lumon is doing to their minds, keeping it small in a container, severing them so they can never be their full self.
gardnerer? like from helly rs story?
also, in the picture, is kier not growing them and using the sword to sever them, like a bonasi tree, while the sun helps them grow
@@pkrmkn31also looks like hes harvesting them. Which, metaphorical or not, is what lumon is doing with the fruits of the innies labor
This is what I’m talking about, great addition Izzy!!
@@izzyxblades you have to cut to heal or something xd
It's been a minute. Also a nod to viewers who've loyally waited almost 3 years for the new season.
@@pandalyn2267 I caught up on everything during the Hollywood strike. So for me, it was almost perfect. There were other shows this year, so I’m okay
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How very Dylan of you. How about a nice finger trap? You could use one.
LOOOOVE THE LONG FORMAT BRO
I’m pumped to hear that, because I shaved another ten minutes off. I just kept writing, I was so excited for new stuff 😂
@@haxDOGMA- Nah, please continue! 😂🙏🏼
Mf basically uploaded the whole episode lmao for free.... but all seriousness I think they’re making clones
It tracks that Helena wouldn’t know that gardeners don’t work at night. She wouldn’t care when they work. It’s beneath her.
You were my favorite creator to follow for Westworld analysis. I'm glad you're seeing additional success with Severance and I hope it continues (and that there are more awesome shows for you to analyze in the future!)
Please break down EVERY episode, you're the best!!!!
ON IT :D
Way better than Pete peppers. He's a lazy clown
@@AC-hj9tv LOL aww i like Pete, but his voice annoys me
17:24 you missed this part of Milkshake saying to iMark "Shortly before your mutiny, we installed security doors to keep you in MDR. This accompanied a punitive rendition of the Kier hymn performed by Ms. Cobel. DO YOU RECALL?". I thought that you Haxdogma-Westworld-overthinker, of all people, would scream "FIDELITY TEST" at this. my hypothesis is that iMark has been reset to a previous checkpoint of his memories, just after he comes back from the OTC, and Milkshake was checking the process was correct. remember those codenames next to Overtime we saw in the control room? Beehive, Branch Transfer, Clean Slate, Elephant, FREEZE FRAME, Glasgow, Goldfish, Lullaby, Open House.
Interesting. But then I wonder how would Mark retain his memories from the outside? If it were that simple to reset the innies to a certain checkpoint, why not set that checkpoint to before their escape?
That’s a great point! This could absolutely be a fidelity test, along with a couple other questions we see at the very start. Helly asking the length of time and him saying five months, could be related to this as well. Making sure he is retaining information they tell him, or that this version of Mark isn’t already faulty or off course.
Westworld got you guys fucked up. Lol fidelity test really ??
They didn't really mutiny, the ran a jailbreak. Mutiny is a maritime law term.
@@getur0 what if everytime he got reset they would add one balloon to his welcoming
Loving the video, currently 29:45 in and just wanted to mention that we've seen from the control room that Lumon has several other options like the OTC and we're already seeing at least one of them. Branch Transfer was one of the options, as was Clean Slate & something like 'Elephant' as in 'An elephant never forgets'. I think we've seen several Clean Slates performed on Mark here and could also have seen Mark. W & the others undergo 'Branch Transfer'...back to the excellent video!
I just left a comment talking about this! the reason to think that is Milkshake doing a fidelity test on iMark.
There was also a “beehive” setting
@@rebeccacostello7382 Thanks! I knew there were several I was forgetting. Beehive also seems important, being able to put your workforce into a hivemind state certainly gels with what we know of Kier/Lumon philosophy.
the second helly didnt tell everyone about being an Eagen I paused the show and my friend went “WAIIITTT” and we both freaked out realizing it wasnt her innie
Man, I just don't think it's possible for me to watch any other Severance videos. You literally nail it all in one sitting and I'm always left thinking "....I think he just solved the entire thing." So well done and well spoken. Perfect - can't wait for more videos!
God i was almost as excited to watch this as the episode itself. Keep up the great work, love the longer format btw
Thank you so much Robert 😃
You have a perfect voice and diction for this. Professional, informative, thoughtful and intelligent break downs.
Awesome work
Excelsior!!
BEST Severance episode breakdown on all of TH-cam ever! Looking forward to the weekly livestreams 👀
See you tonight buddy!!
The game with the floaty rings that Ms Huang plays, it looks like Kier’s hands are tied once she lands the ring. That, along with the pineapple bobbing, makes me think it’s all foreshadowing for the torture the innies will endure
Oh snap! I was curious about the pose they have him in. His hands could be bound!
Also the cluster of floaty rings mirrors the set of 4 rings on the Cold harbor Page. Lumon takes shape into great consideration
Field= Field Trips, they let the innies walk in the snow
That scene cut from Hello Ms. Cobel, to Keir with a red bracelet, back to Hello Ms. Cobel.
Kabala. This show is about cults.
Also Cobel = EL COB= The Chairman of the Board.
Scientology.
Hi - I really enjoyed this video, thank you for making it! I thought it was really breezy but had so many interesting points - while being really funny too!
I enjoyed hearing your theory about each member of MDR working on refining a dead loved one. It seems like doubles are really something the show runners are interested in.
A little pet theory to build on yours - I think it would be both satisfying and hilarious if Ricken turned out to be an unfinished Kier. The writers sure seem to want Ricken to be more than just a goof and his words have already made such an impact on the story - maybe the silliness of his pontifications are just the crayon-version of Kier.
Crayon-version of kier is so funny to me. Haha Thanks for the love Mike, glad you enjoyed!
Bro I LOVE these longer theory videos, plz dont ever feel ackward about their length, cuz I could sit & talk anout this stuff in person for hours! 👊🏽😅 Keep up the great work! (Edit: I frequented all of your Raised by Wolves videos back in the day - don't get me started on how upset I STILL am, over its cancellation - and you even read a couple of my questions/theories out loud on some of your videos, and it's always been a really nice touch how active you are w/the viewers.)
I think you're onto something with the family lineage building up some version of past/dead people. It would probably mean Gemma was chipped without Mark knowing about it, or her body was acquired by Lumon and chipped with the intention of using Mark's grief to test out this process of 'building up' people. Love your videos and theory crafting! I've been watching severance episodes an awkward to admit number of times before the next one comes out! I love how much the show rewards attention to detail, which makes geeking out, theory crafting sooo much fun! Awesome content, keep 'em comin'!!
Thank you so much John, and I totally agree. The show rewards attention to detail in a way that is extremely satisfying. Thanks for becoming a member too :D
I’m only 6 minutes into the video so I’m not sure if it’s mentioned… is there a theory that Ms Huang is actually Ms Casey, a clone? Also, the goats are clones???
I thought he was running towards MDR, then remembered to go check on Ms. Casey.
I had some die hard favorite youtube review channels before I found yours but you quickly moved right up to the top of my list! Congrats on your new home, and keep them vids coming!!
😮 2:58, I think it's because outie Mark has been reintegrated (un-severed) and that's why he's affected by the elevator in this way now. Tinkering with his chip has caused the process of going from innie to outie not so smooth anymore.
@@BaDazai Yes! Good theory!! I think the whole Helly vs Helena debate may be a red herring to divert everyone from the fact we have NEVER seen Mark change like that in the elevator? What the hell happened? Its usually a smooth transition whereas that one looked violent!!!
@Kwekwe Exactly! And in Season 1, Miss Cobbel mentioned to Natalie and the board that Pete was 'showing signs/symptoms of reintegration' before he dissappeared! Mark S's violent elevator switch is 1 of those signs/symptoms and I'm sure as the Season 2 progresses, we'll start to see more and more of those symptoms. I'm sure Outie Mark chose to reintegrate after his innie told his Sister his wife was alive.
@@Kwekweit could also be both 🤔
@@faithfm1 true, that's what l suspect right now!!
1:07:24 I think that's RESP, not RFSP. These are likely medical vital signs. HR is Heart Rate (80 beats per minute), RESP is Respiratory rate (18 breaths per minute), SPO2 is percent blood oxygen saturation (97%). The middle one isn't one I see normally but could be end-tidal CO2 (if so, then I assume 32 mmHg), a metric that might be used when monitoring sedated patients, for example. I am not a healthcare provider, so while I'm familiar with what these numbers likely are, I have no idea what they mean beyond "The patient has a beating heart, oxygen in their blood, and is breathing."
I think you're right about 32 being end-tidal CO2. The text could be etCO2 and 32 mmHg is only a hair lower than the normal range of 35-45. A quick google search shows that one use of etCO2 is to verify the placement of an endotracheal tube, meaning that Gemma/Ms. Casey is sedated and on a ventilator. I think this means that build 25 was created and then she's being refined while sedated, rather than the refinement taking place and then the results being uploaded to a new build.
@@rayharris5241 I hadn't considered the idea that she might be undergoing refinement "live", yeah. Damn.
bro a project in my lab im working on involves all these biomarkers literally and i just had PTSD reading it here. last place i expected to read SPO2 😂
Most of these theories are pretty great but something you could consider for future videos is having a little traffic light meter pop up on the screen when you say a theory to let us know how confident you are this is true.
I suspect lot of tv series/film theory channels have tricky decisions to make regarding whether a theory is plausible enough to include in an analysis so this could help people revisit these once more is revealed and see how on the mark [scout] you were with your predictions!
Thanks for the deep dive.
42:52 “sired” really stands out as a word that is not used with most people… however, it is used with people that raise horses. This horse was sired by that horse… which takes us back to what Helly asked on her first day “are we LIVESTOCK?”.
The answer to her question which her outie would know is “yes, you are with the livestock.”.
Omg! LOVE THIS.
Are we livestock. Yes. Yes, we are.
IRL Lumon doesn’t have a lake in front of it! It has a parking lot so they are lying to them even with that small detail.
Do we ever see the back of the building?
2:42 not saying your are over analysing but hes also transfering back to a consciousness of him running into the room yelling shes alive
This show reminds me of WestWorld. They’re just trying to attain fidelity in digitizing the minds of the wealthy.
Same. I dream sometimes about hard cross-over like they would show Delos and Lumen as competing companies. But because of capitalism we would probably won’t even get an easter egg
Yeah and I think the next step is them trying to put their digital minds into regular people's bodies through the chips
what if severance is the first step to developing westworld technology
it’s been a minute 🥰 been checking back for this and any news on after show lives - yay ! hopefully I can catch you all again post show 🎉
Great video Hax ! excited to get caught up in another cerebral show that kinda mirrors westworld themes 😊
The bees HAS TO be in some way connected to the comment Ricken made to innie Mark when they were outside: “Remember the funny bees?” What a strange comment and interesting too. There’s also a setting in the OTC that’s called “Beehive”.
Many Scientology centers worldwide are so rundown they are literally falling apart.
Hax! Loved your videos since the Westworld days. I’m happy to say this is the most enjoyable Severance breakdown so far. Glad to be on this ride with you.
Wow. Your analysis is incredible and made me think about details I didn't see my first watch. I'm so excited to watch your videos as the season comes out!
5:49 Ben stiller said in video breakdown that the guy looks a lot like you to Adam Scott. Could it be mark in the hallway? Time shenanigans are going on?
That's what I initially thought and then Ben Stiller's comment cemented it for me. We'll see!
1:06:11 The song being played here is "John the Revelator". The lyrics are "You know, God walked down in the cool of the day / Called Adam by his name / And he refused to answer / Because he's naked and ashamed". I think you hit the nail on the head that this is about playing God and trying to achieve immortality.
This song keeps playing over the credits and another verse is sung "Christ had twelve apostles / And three he led away / He said Watch with me one hour / 'till I go yonder and pray". It was right after praying that He was betrayed by Judas and arrested. I think this touches on the theme of betrayal by the Macrodata Refinement team.
This is the first time I’ve come across your page and I’m so happy you did! Wonderful video!
It's common for kids at school to be given the honorary position of helping the crossing guard, that's what I was thinking of
At the very start, mark says that he got a head of himself. Later in the episode we find out he has actually got a head of himself
Oh snap 👀
They seem to want the innies to be believe they are working in just one of hundreds of similar Lumon buildings and yet so much contradicts that - the big Lumon gathering at the end of season one takes place in it, and all the origin stories show it as the unique site were Keir began Lumon. I think it's THEE Severance experimental site that's still in its infancy, but they want the innies to think it's worldwide, established and normal.
I've watched probably 10 YT videos on Severance S2E1 and this is the best. First time watching, subscribed and look forward to more breakdowns on next episodes. Great stuff, thanks!
I did a rewatch and there’s a thing I have heard zero people talk about so far. The MDR replacement crew don’t have outties, and are like Ms Casey those that never leave. It could mesh up all the little incongruences they had.
A big tell imo: they all had the sky as their #1 thing. The MDR we know might not ever think of that because on a subconscious level they get to see the sky each day. & what’s more fitting than the desire to see the sky from those that might return down below to the testing floor each day
That's not a solid hypothesis at all.
They don't have any memory of ever seeing the outside, so of course that's what they want to see.
I absolutely agree, I think they're all from down below. Mark W even remarks at his shock of being brought back after he thought he had retired. How would they have convinced his old retired Outie to come back? Unless, he has no Outie! His retirement was in the 'Cold Harbour' that miss Casey is in.
@SAPANNow glad nobody asked you 👍🏽
Excellent job! Note the fire extinguisher on the hall that leads outside to the stairs. Once again it is the illusion of choice. The door that leads outside is actually the place they put out fires with the innies. We saw this in the first episode with Helly.
This was excellent, nobody is gas-lighting you!
Haha! Thank you dunxy!! :)
This is the best take/analysis I've seen. Thx
@3:50 at first i thought he was lost bc he was panicked/rushed and people tend to make mistakes in that state of mind, but then when they revealed he was going to the wellness room it makes more sense he was lost - has he ever gone from the elevator to the wellness room? Seemingly only from MDR dept, so it would make sense he'd be lost since he's never taken that path before
Yup, confusion came from different morning path
51:38 This is the exact moment that Helly R become Helenaberg
I can never get enough of your theories. Loved the live, btw!!!
The crate looks like a bed.
Mark is the only one to see the paper and only briefly.
Ben S just said on an Apple video that there is something important about Mark’s tray in his locker.I’m thinking Mark’s watch which goes along with many of your points.
Polyethylene = PE
He was practicing “kind eyes” with Ms Huang and the red ball.
21:21
"I'm Markass." interesting lore implications
i really appreciate the editing
The only breakdown video I was waiting for
When Irving says "if he's gone, and I'm gone, then somehow we'll be together", it's the most simplistic estimation of how most of the real world perceives the existence of an afterlife. But it's presented as a means to cope with grief rather then something with substance. Or its the inception of Irvings viewpoint on death w/o having the context pf that being fundamental to a lot of world religion. In fact, in any other real world context, reuniting with a dead loved one would not sound so strange. I think this is an intentional commentary.
Wholeheartedly agree!
I can’t wait to see Natalie diss Milchick. She loved doing that to Cobell and it made Cobell so mad. Milchick thought Cobell had it made and called the shots but is learning the reality of it now. Classic case of be careful what you wish for.
My theory is the “family visitation” suite isn’t what Dylan hopes it is. I think it will just be pictures or videos but no human contact. There’s no way the outies would agree to have conjugal visits with their innies and Lumon wouldn’t want that either.
Thought it weird that the building referenced itself being “sired” in Lumon is Listening
Yeah I noticed that phrasing too and how odd it was for a building
TONIGHT, WE GET ANSWERS
and the newspaper image is their office pic of them together
Dude, loving the longer breakdown 👍
Mr Milkshake is the bandit....
I'm in the UK so I don't get a chance to watch the Severance episode till Friday evening with my wife so I miss your livestream sadly.
Also, almost guaranteed that ‘field’ in the newspaper is ‘field trips’.
I had the same thought.
I think Cobel’s push for memories to transcend the severance chip and her belief in reintegration being a possible could mean that she has an ulterior motive at Lumon. Maybe she was in love of involved with a previous innie (maybe an Eagan) that was reintegrated or reset.
You have fantastic voice intonation and it’s a joy to listen to you speak
that intro is so rad
So glad you liked it ☺️
24:25. Not just retired but Permanently retired.
23:50 you seem to have a discord alert sound play through into the video - not a big deal except I rewound a couple times after checking my discord notifications to confirm "ah, he got me". Edit: OK several times, you gotta get that figured out man, it's very distracting!
I think it's on purpose to keep people engaged and watching. It's sooooo annoying
He's baiting comments about it I think lol
Yeah so. Let me explain haha
I promise, on life of my channel, that this was not intentional. I use a GOXLR to connect my microphone to my computer. There was a setting that turned my desktop audio into an input, and it was recording my desktop audio while I recorded the voiceover. This has been fixed, it should not happen again. No clue how the setting was switched, nor why I’ve had to disable it a couple times now, but going forward this will be a check I do before recording. Forgive me for the harm I’ve caused this world. The Facebook notification literally trolled me during the editing process, probably like ten times. Not even exaggerating. It took me a minute to isolate where it was coming from lmao
@ You're forgiven ;) Thanks for letting us know, I'm just glad you were able to figure it out.
Despite it’s inefficiency I will exclusively be using the term Treasured Trousers Tightener from here on out
Hax dogma I love your channel I've been watching since I was 16 I'm 22 now. Your videos bring me good vibes when I'm feeling bad :)
Nice! Only 11 minutes in, but liking that this will be a nice long breakdown. As far as the newspaper being faked, I've seen someone point out that it's actually the exact same team photo that they took in season one photoshopped into a famous picture from a presidential parade (Eisenhower maybe?). So, DEFINITELY fake.
Yes! Same photo, Irving has been moved between Dylan and Helly, and Dylan’s head has been rotated, but the same.
Keep up the good work my goat
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Can confirm I was a crossing guard as a 5th grader. In the mornings it was two 5th graders at each intersection nearby the school, in the afternoons there was a school teacher / admin with two kids
We former crossing guards bristle at you insisting we didn’t do this as kids.
Crossing guard duty was very normal for kids to do after school where I'm from
The water tower getting a shout-out in the video along with there not being a reflecting pool in front of the building (just a parking lot) really amplify Lumon's connection to water. The ring symbolism you brought up earlier is also very interesting 🤔
Oh man. The whole Dylan/Gretchen thing really answers the whole chicken or the egg question we had about Gemma and Marks involvement with Lumen.
Children often assist as school crossing guards. I did when I was a kid in the 80's
So Ms. Casey Iteration 25. Sounds a lot like James Delos in Westworld Season 2. Remember the fidelity tests?
Absolutely!!
The board is the goats, it’s been all but confirmed during a cast interview
do you know what I can search to find that interview? I've been lurking reddit theories but never came across the board being goats confirmed. Infact I was on a post today that was a question on what people think the board is and everyone gave good guesses including the goats but nobody at all ever said anything was confirmed true
@ I’m joking, the goats are not the board.
Unless…..
Marc S. wasnt lost running through the halls. He’s just never taken the route to wellness from the elevator directly. He always went from mdr to wellness.
gold tier analysis
41:54 I’m not sure if you missed it but you showed “LAB” which I haven’t seen anyone else mentioning… They are in a LAB, not an office, not an Administrative building.
Then you talk about 501. I wonder if this the version, like when software is updated. I think the building is also the 5th version of itself.
Oh snap, it could be BUILD 501 of LAB 👀
Welp. Earned my subscription. Excellent work here
Thanks for another great video Hax!
Helly didn’t return Marks affection when she came out of the elevator, and at first I thought either the actress or the writing was inconsistent. I confess I was really disappointed, but now I think it’s because it’s not Helly. There are several scenes where or it can be taken either way except the power switch. That’s definitive.
@1:10:00 my mind IMMEDIATELY went to "Hell is other people" lol
i think the water tower is important because while lumon is a biotech company they seem to have a connection to water. the water tower, the droplet symbol in the logo, the painting of kier looking at the great lakes, the game played by ms huang. Also if i remember correctly there was a whole thing with soaps (?) we know lumon likes messing with the natural order of things as well as with possibly cloning or rebirthing organisms like the the goats, so using water do so would make sense as it’s naturally occurring substance important for life.
PE is the postal designation of Prince Edward Island. There is a Keir Memorial Museum there. It was the church founded by Rev. Dr. John Keir.
He was born on Feb. 2 1770. Attended the University of Glasgow.
He died on Sept 22 1858.
For the walls curving, it may be because they are computer generated. Ben talked about filming the first hallway sequence and how the big machine to move the camera was big enough for them to resort to CGI on some bits of framing.
Best Severance youtuber in the game boyyyy
The iceberg picture was a hint from the creators suggesting you should make a theory iceberg video!
That was a very good collection of thoughts and background. Thanks for that.
I'm still a bit puzzled about the "Shining Lady" 😁 I really got Westworld vibes on her. I mean, the crate in Milkshakes office... what was it good for? There was a blanket in it. Could that have been the transport box for Mrs. Huang?
All in all I'm so excited that we finally get the second season. I'm lovin it 😊
God, I miss overthinking the HBO show about robots with you.
We’re back baby!!
@haxDOGMA Yay! You're looking a bit tasty there, mister! 😜
My theory on why Mark was lost in the halls in the beginning - because he's slowly being reintegrated and from time to time the "control" switches back to outie. Which makes him disoriented a bit, because outie could just accidentally skip the right turn and innie could not remember it.
I love when they use "real time" having the clocks correctly go with the story (assuming it isn't a Luman trick) is cool.
The zip code on the envelope, 07452, is somewhere in New Jersey. With the way zip codes are zoned in the US the Providence of Eagen or whatever would have to be in roughly the same area
It seems like Dylan is being set up to be the distraction or the scapegoat this season. He’ll have a secret that he keeps from the team that they’ll all eventually find out about. That’s going to cause them to focus their distrust on Dylan while outtie spy Helena goes unnoticed as the true threat to the team.
Loved this. Still getting my cable hooked up at a new place, so for now I am spoilermaxxing S2E1 of SEVERANCE. By the time I watch the first episodes of this season I will be an expert.
remember the chips store data from the people they are in. this most likely has something to do with cold storage / cold harbor
It’s possible 5 months have passed and the computer hadn’t been updated because it may have taken most of that time for the board to finally make a decision on who would run the branch. It’s reasonable to think that Cobel would be trying to get her position back considering the OTC escape happened on Milchik’s watch and she was the one who curbed the damage of it all. Five months may have passed, while maybe only days have passed since Milchik’s official promotion.
Who knows
I like that intro! music was really good.
“The work is mysterious and important”
1:00:56 I also believe this is a lumon tactic to break the group up and possibly see if they turn on each other and rat each other out etc
One thing I noticed is when Mark leaves the first day back his transition to his outtie is totally different than when Milchik seemed to have fired him. The transition seemed totally different. I definitely don't think it's been five months considering Milchik office is still full of boxes and his computer still has ms Cobel on it. Also it's Ms Wong first day. Too many lies going on and those new perks are hidden torture.
I'm curious if they actually brought down Dylans' wife and sons if they would even be his family. We have already seen a possibly severed child so what if they just bring in a severed random woman and 2 boys. Dylan only got to see his son for a moment and if it takes some time to get his perk he might chalk up the difference in face to aging
My assumption is that the kid was from the Orphanange, likely she was a crossing guard there. She may not be severed
Could Ms Cobel, Mr. Milchick and Ms Huang all been from the orphanage?
In Canada we use students as crossing guards. The toughest ones get to be captains.