Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi series “Severance” has been praised as a radical indictment of the capitalist system. But its satire only scratches the surface.
Honestly it’s all skin deep and not as smart of a show as the praise makes it.
Literally the show performs one of my least favorite tropes for lazy writers that want to write off a character but don’t want them dead or have to figure out a good character arc and then even has the gall to act like it was poignant with a literal:
Oh sure. But for now he’s just on a round trip out and back in so that we don’t have to ask where he is for the finale.
I had no doubts from the fact that they put the character on a train to nowhere. It’s not a decision when faced with the question of what to do with a character next. It’s “exit stage left” so that you can write yourself out of a hole with them later.
Its a good show but the writing is lazy insofar as they don’t have a plan and are giving themselves easy ways forward or out of jams.
He solved a puzzle the writers gave him and concluded his purpose and then Burt’s character was made to be different and then ignored the new character description anyways to conveniently send the character away.
Its already been contrived enough to point it out as such and will be legitimate as an overarching issue if it continues yes.
Rest of the season was pretty great but you can feel easy answer writing, so I am calling out the early symptoms of it. It’s as legitimate as my opinion as far as you are willing to listen to it.
He solved a puzzle the writers gave him and concluded his purpose and then Burt’s character was made to be different and then ignored the new character description anyways to conveniently send the character away.
No, Burt didn’t ignore his new character description, it was a logical continuation of it.
Rest of the season was pretty great but you can feel easy answer writing, so I am calling out the early symptoms of it.
There were several times during this season when it looked like the writers would take easy outs, yet at every turn they didn’t. I feel it’s only fair to give them the benefit of the doubt and see what they have to offer. You’re literally criticizing them for mistakes they haven’t yet made.
Honestly it’s all skin deep and not as smart of a show as the praise makes it.
Literally the show performs one of my least favorite tropes for lazy writers that want to write off a character but don’t want them dead or have to figure out a good character arc and then even has the gall to act like it was poignant with a literal:
Train To Nowhere
There’s no reason to assume Irving won’t be a part of the next season (and, IIRC, the actor already stated he’ll still be a part of the show).
Oh sure. But for now he’s just on a round trip out and back in so that we don’t have to ask where he is for the finale.
I had no doubts from the fact that they put the character on a train to nowhere. It’s not a decision when faced with the question of what to do with a character next. It’s “exit stage left” so that you can write yourself out of a hole with them later.
Its a good show but the writing is lazy insofar as they don’t have a plan and are giving themselves easy ways forward or out of jams.
I’d understand this criticism if Irving had been missing for a whole season, but he hasn’t been missing so far.
You don’t know that they don’t have a plan. It’s a fine criticism if it happens, but you don’t know if it will happen.
He solved a puzzle the writers gave him and concluded his purpose and then Burt’s character was made to be different and then ignored the new character description anyways to conveniently send the character away.
Its already been contrived enough to point it out as such and will be legitimate as an overarching issue if it continues yes.
Rest of the season was pretty great but you can feel easy answer writing, so I am calling out the early symptoms of it. It’s as legitimate as my opinion as far as you are willing to listen to it.
No, Burt didn’t ignore his new character description, it was a logical continuation of it.
There were several times during this season when it looked like the writers would take easy outs, yet at every turn they didn’t. I feel it’s only fair to give them the benefit of the doubt and see what they have to offer. You’re literally criticizing them for mistakes they haven’t yet made.