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Season 2 Episode 7: Chikhai Bardo

Aired: February 28, 2025

Synopsis: An old romance intersects with a deadly present threat.

Directed by: Jessica Lee Gagné

Written by: Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

When Mark finds out about the multiple types of abuse they have been putting Gemma through down there he better go scorched earth. I swear if that doctor raped her like he was implying before the chair came down on him

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Every new episode this season has made me feel like i've missed all of the others.

This felt like a fever dream and I loved it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

absolutely out of left field and incredible

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Cinematically, this is one of the best episodes, imho.

The scene towards the end where Mark just recoils from the police at his door because he knows what it means and he just can't bring himself to answer is one of the most emotional scenes I've seen. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Severance is some of the best television I've ever had the privilege of seeing, hands down. It's just brilliant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 44 minutes ago

Seriously, I was expecting "Directed by David Fincher" when that ended, a lot of the shots were similar to Fincher films and very calculated.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Respect to Mark and Gemma for donating blood.

Cinematography and everything was terrific in this episode.

I hope we will get some answers soon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Did you notice which company's equipment the blood donation was using? 👀

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

They were also involved with fertility clinic, Lumon seems to be omnipresent in this USA.

[–] danc4498 3 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Is it bad that I found it kind of boring? Seems like all the comments I’m seeing is how amazing the episode was.

[–] thejoker954 2 points 54 minutes ago

I was bored too. It's the type of episode that should be binged with a couple of other episodes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 41 minutes ago

I'm in the "I liked it" group, but I don't blame you. Not a huge fan of episodes (in any show) that bring the plot to a halt for backstory.

[–] kutsinta 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I thought it was a nice change of pace and a way to learn more about gemma-- the ending interaction between mark's sister and him was #feelsbad whered mark go? TO HIS LOVE 😭

[–] danc4498 2 points 14 hours ago

I listened to a podcast talk about the episode, and I think I appreciate it more now. I just didn’t enjoy the relationship parts of the episode I don’t think. And the Gemma parts just seemed to ask more questions when we already have too many unanswered questions.

I will probably like it more when I do a rewatch.

[–] kutsinta 1 points 15 hours ago

I thought it was a nice change of pace and a way to learn more about gemma-- the ending interaction between mark's sister and him was #feelsbad whered mark go? TO HIS LOVE 😭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Still processing this one... there's a lot to unpack. What's up with the different rooms?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Seems like she has a different severed personality for each one. And they all seemed to be either like chores or fears, I wonder if Lumon is planning severance for everyone to allow them to not have to experience fears.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 39 minutes ago

Their methodology is odd but maybe the logic in the show is that they believe they are "humanly" torturing her as innies to make her outie into the ideal Kier wife for Mark?