Mr Milchek is such an awesome villain. He steals the screen whenever he's in a scene. Hope to see more of him.

Always good to see an upload. Still psyched for the next season. Edit: I wonder if the egg is a metaphor since there's so much symbolism peppered throughout the show. Egg has shell, inner yolk outter egg white. I'm probably just reaching randomly lol

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Yo! Good to see you, man. Yeah, I think you might be right about the egg's significance in the show. A symbol or birth and the idea of being isolated works well with the theme. I just think it's odd that he felt like it was so necessary, even though he hates them, it's gotta mean something lol.

@Christina_Paz

8 ай бұрын

I definitely think it has something to do with rebirth. Hellys question on whether or not they grew her as livestock really sticks with me. I think its all related. @@nautilusfiles

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

I think that might be the case. A joke like that could be a foreshadowed hint that we are supposed to brush off as a joke, initially.@@Christina_Paz

@gillmarry8390

8 ай бұрын

When I think about the process of making deviled eggs it’s pretty parallel to the severance procedure; they take the yolk - the “brain” cell, reshape it and insert it back to the protein, the “body” for this analogy.

Damn, can't believe we were supposed to be seeing it now! Still something to look forward to and I'm wishing SAG-AFTRA the best as they fight the good fight.

Also, I think the dialogue cut was a great decision too. Irivings storyline in the final episode was a masterpiece in show don’t tell and a wonderful showcase of John turturros skill. I wonder if at least the original script they’d been using pre lockdowns are floating around aside from episode 10.

Bit late to the party but about eggs: the foodless dinner party has a discussion about how food isn't life, it is just fuel. So eating eggs likely draws a parallel to how the 'newborn' personalities of innies aren't seen as living people, but merely as fuel.

@Beunibster

4 ай бұрын

And you eat the inside of the egg

I live in Holmdel and go to Bell Works (the new name for the Bell Labs site) quite often. The ground floor is a public space with basketball courts and a turf area, shops, a couple of restaurants, a gallery, and a library branch. If you make the trip be sure to grab a drink at the Bella Bar and check out the view of the complex from the back deck. You can see the stone wall that appears in the show, but the carving of Kier's head is an FX, sorry.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I will definitely take your advice! It's a stunning piece of architecture. It would be great to get an official tour from their office to see some of its secrets.

Well, if I can’t have new Severance, at least I can have some new Severance theories from the Nautilus Files! Thanks for sharing!

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Dawn :)

My uncle, who is a physicist, said they used similar computers in the late 60's, early 70s.

@ktsproductionstudio

7 ай бұрын

Jesus lol

@calvindomin441

6 ай бұрын

Those are what computers used to look like 😂😂😂😂

@calvindomin441

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@ktsproductionstudioyou realize the computers they use in severance are just throwback looking computers right?😂😂😂😂😂idk what connection you think you just made but I assure you, you didn’t 🤣🤦‍♂️

@ktsproductionstudio

5 ай бұрын

@@calvindomin441 huh?

@DanaSarah9904

5 ай бұрын

I was in the USAF Space Command (what is now the Space Force) 1993-99, and the computers we used to send commands to and get data from military communication satellites looked A LOT like the MDR ones. Like, my husband and I both had flashbacks when we heard the sound of the keyboards and saw the screens 😳. So I can testify that if the goal was throw-back computers from pre-internet days, they nailed it

Apparently the SAG/AFTRA strike is moving closer to a resolution, so that’s a bit of good news. I hope this extra time for production planning has been fruitful for the writers and producers; it’s a luxury so rarely afforded a show in current production. Maybe they’ll come up with the Emmy-winning action/dance sequence Milchick deserves!

Something to point after the dance. Broke the skin is a term most often used when talking about the severity of animal bites.....Milchick sees them as animals.

Does the office space and hallways remind anyone else of the Backrooms? Wonder of thats on purpose, definitely adds the eery factor.

5:49 Alfred Hitchcock absolutely *hated* eggs, too. He was actually *afraid* of them. 😳

@oliviabb73849

8 ай бұрын

Growing up and until my mid 20s, I had an insane headache any time I ate eggs. I hated the texture and way they tasted too and got so sick by the thought and sight of eggs. Now I’ll eat a runny egg with nothing else. Weird lol. Glad I don’t get the headaches anymore.

@yesitislikethat

8 ай бұрын

@@oliviabb73849 😂 Wow, it’s crazy how stuff like that goes. When I was in my third trimester with my eldest child, I suddenly wasn’t able to eat meat. I couldn’t even stand the smell of it- it all had the most rancid odor.

You are the only KZreadr keeping the hopes for this season promising me. Though the wait is so frustratingly long I hope it hurries.

Someone else pointed this out, but the keyboards for their computers don't have an "Escape" key

HP had touchscreen CRT’s in the mid ‘80’s. They had a light grid that ran across the outside of the screen. The screen would malfunction when dust collected in the light ports that faced up.

Commenting for the algorithms magic to happen, and more people know about your coolness.

8:15 The Hewlett-Packard HP-150 had a CRT with a touch screen in 1983: it had an array of infrared emitters and detectors in the bezel of the screen.

I'm almost always more interested in how a production is made than the actual show, so this is great. In fact, I welcome more. Your slant is more interesting than rabbit hole online. So, if you're up for it, please do. Everything in the show is significant. Hey, what's with Milcheck's hair? Having now seen the actor, I'm wondering if they slapped a wig on him. Most unnatural natural, like it's got some weird product or is synthetic or something. Has a grandpappy retired to Miami vibe. He's my favorite actor, not necessarily character. Don't pick favorite first season of a mystery. But those cold, focused, predatory eyes, over that blinding smile. That's not easy to pull off, unless you're sincere or a really good actor, without looking cringe phony demented. He's beautiful.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Oh, there's a lot more of that. I cut out so much in the edit because people seem to prefer the videos be 10-12 mins or so. Stiller gushed over his performance in an interview, saying that he has a natural, magnetic charisma, but also the ability to turn it completely, like a switch, when he's acting. He's got that magic combo of presence, training and natural charisma. I see big things for him. As for "Milchick", I think you have been right about him here and in the past; he's ripe for a major face-turn. He needs incentive, a moment of clarity and realignment, or Lumon needs to wound him. Whatever it may be, they need to use this man's potential ability steal scenes by keep his arc mainstream. Always a pleasure, GG.

Great video! I can’t stress enough how much I want to see season two! Ugh. I’m losing faith. I’ll just go back and watch Season One…again. I think this will make the third or at least the fourth time! 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 Superb editing as usual!

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Hey, Eva! A rewatch always seems to reveal some new detail I missed, so I'm always happy to watch an episode again.

The use of the Bell labs building calls to mind the Fringe series, and guess who is joining the Severance cast in Season 2, John Noble.

The Fall of the House of Usher needs your love.

The Holmdel complex isn't "Brutalist" at all. It's very firmly "Midcentury American". Saarinen was often criticized for not having a discernible style. He was a neo- futurist designer and maybe a little muted and ultimately Corporatist or even Bureaucratic but not at all Brutalist in the proper sense.

2 MORE SEASONS!? 😍 I had no idea!!

Cool that the strike ended literal days after this video came out. Hope they get back to filming soon. I can't wait. I started watching the show this weekend and I have already seen it twice.

I watched Season 1 over 4 times since it came out but haven’t watched since late 2023. I can’t believe we are still waiting for Season 2. Hopefully they can deliver with alllll that time they had since filming season 1 in 2020.

Pretty sure that Mark cleaning the carpet is an homage to the Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" video

Babies/children I couldn't help but notice the focus on children the show has. I don't know if this is much of a theory, or just an observation of a recurring theme. - We have the actual birth of a child. - Mark and Gemma used to teach and tried to have a kid. - Dylan is a father. - Hellena has a birthright legacy - Innies are like children - Eggs being important - Goats being born - Petey has a daughter - the birth retreat - Young people are rebellious to the older era - Irv's "what's for dinner *kids* - Cobel's motherly abilities - Alexa is a midwife - Reghabi hiding out in a school - You've pointed out strange/child like behavior of Ricken's friends. - Peggy drove a bus with a bunch of kids Almost every character has something to do with "kids" in some way. Not sure if this could be sins of the father, nature vs nurture, what we leave for our children, generational trauma, etc.

Great video as always. If you ever need some video inspo, would love to hear your thoughts on Station Eleven! I really loved both the book and show.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

This show is on my backlog of shows to watch, at the moment, but my friends talk about it, and I hear nothing but good things.

@cloverkill

8 ай бұрын

@@nautilusfilesI feel like it's a good holiday season watch!

Dope glad I watched all ur theory videos last night, good surprise for today.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it, Sean! Appreciate the support :)

That was awesome!! Thanks for the snacks until the meal arrives. : )

Kier Egan did eat 3 eggs every breakfast! No clue where that ties into anything whatsoever! Yeah!

Man, I can't wait until you make videos about the second season. Dig your stuff.

Personally I'd love it if Severance had a similar progression to LOST, every season having it's own distinct identity, slowly but surely getting crazier and more outlandish in a way that feels earned and tie it all up with a emotional end that reminds us all it was always more about the characters than some superficial mysteries. All the while providing context and answers to things if you pay enough attention, not just spoon feeding everything to the audience.

@homixidebeno

8 ай бұрын

It's probably only going to have 2 or 3 seasons

@tappajavittu

8 ай бұрын

@@homixidebeno Well season 3 has already been greenlit so, yeah, at least 3 seasons. That doesn't mean Severance can't reach or exceed the conceptual and thematic heights of LOST. I already rank Severance as my #1 scifi show ever.

@Salsa_Shark

8 ай бұрын

That was the issue with Lost, too many seasons… The writers could not formulate proper arcs because ABC kept renewing it due to its popularity. You gotta know when hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em…

The best of the best. You’re my favorite. Best voice, best theories and best jokes! Make sure to hold the comedic timing and don’t force the timing via vocal trip.

Great video! Hope they get started soon

Thank you for upload!

Ben Stiller was messin' wit us all. He actually loves eggs. That tweet was posted on April 1st.

ayy glad things are moving along with S2 at least

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Hey, duko! Yeah, at least it's some relief. I think we can expect to see it only a few months after the strike ends.

is the mystery show Bodies from Netflix. I feel like it right up your alley.

Thanks for this video man!

I didn't think I could love that dance scene even more but now I do

Since getting insight into the lives of other MDR outies, I wonder if the actual episodes of season two will have a severed structure - maybe half in, half out? Life half outtie Irv scheming, half innie Irv screaming?

I love your videos so much ❤

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for saying that! Much appreciated :)

It'd be hilarious if Irving - the innie Lumon worshiper - turned out to be a Dorner employee doing corporate espionage.

Guy Fiere, from the Food Network, also abhors eggs.

Another great video ❤❤❤

@sarak5148

8 ай бұрын

One of the best tbh!

As a non-american, I just figured the vacuum and the colours of the food packages and other non-time-identifiable things were just American things

me tonight trying to lucid dream into an alternate reality where it did come out already ool

@nautilusfiles

7 ай бұрын

😂🙏

Ive watched all your severance videos and have really enjoyed them! I justtt started re-watching severance and I think I have a new theory… one I don’t think I’ve heard before on a forum or your channel (it’s new to me). What if Mark is actually severed more than once?? And his “outie” is actually another severed version of himself?? The way people act towards him in the real world is very bizarre and I’ve been catching more people talking to him in strange ways. What do you think?

And the actors have a deal too! Yay! Don’t know what this means for the timeline but it gives me hope.

The changeling!

I bet your next video is From!!! I've been waiting for you to talk about it. ☺️😍

We got eggs, we got goats... Is there a chicken area somewhere?

I’m with Steve Harvey.

Speaking of Saarinen, have you checked out the TWA Hotel at JFK? That's his work too, and very definitely worth the trek to experience it.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

I've seen, it but not closeup. Maybe it's time to take a quick trip!

Tremell Tillman coming from stage acting makes so much sense. Agree re: Emmy.

@nautilusfiles

7 ай бұрын

Olivia! :)

Thanks!

deep type flow, Jacques Cousteau could never get this low

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Oh Snap! 😂😂 Thanks for coming through, bro!

Wow I missed this uplaod last month! I think the egg connection on a superficial level might have something to do with the fact that you've got the egg yolk insidethe wgg white- an innie and an outie- but both are still part of the same whole. Not sure what the egg shell symbolises, but I agree with Ben Stiller that eggs aren't my favourite food (I used ot enjoy them but I've become allergic over the years). Eggs are also commonly used as an emulsifying agent, so I wonder if that could be representative of the severance process in some manner?

I always found it interesting that they are given finger traps as a reward. It seems odd and potentially meaningful as they’re pretty much meant to prevent them from working but idk why that would be helpful for Lumon. The color especially seems to intentionally contrasts with everything and makes them feel like obvious and important props in terms of set design as well I also noticed some small things on rewatching that may be important, like who was helping Milchick and the security guard wake up Dylan on the outside? Cobel was in disguise with the baby so who was operating the second switch? Or Ms. Cobel humming the kier song to the baby makes me think she’s actually a diehard follower. Maybe she was actually the reason Lumon was able to kill the feeding tube lawsuit, rather than having a vendetta because of it.

I am also an egg hater. They absolutely disgust me, the smell and taste makes me vomit if I try to eat them or someone close to me is eating them.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SEE WHAT😶!?!??!?? I’d heard Ben stiller and Dan Erickson say loads of times in interviews that because of covid and spending extra time with the scripts they condensed the season but from what it sounded like I assumed they were tightening everything that led up to our finale not axing the aftermath😭😭 phenomenal choice though. Ion think I’ve seen or ever will see a season finale that’s as phenomenal as that.

How the hell do y’all find out the filming schedules and then the *slated release windows* ??? Also, im falling to my knees Jesus. My “math” on when the window would’ve been for it airing if the writers and actors got what they deserved to begin with was somewhere between literally right now and very early january with promotion having started in early october. Nasty work Tony Vinciquerra.

pls do White lotus!!!

In terms of the main characters, they might continue to struggle with their own personal histories and grapple with the choices they've made. Relationships could become more complicated, alliances could shift, and new revelations could emerge that challenge their understanding of themselves and those around them.

Is the next show "a murder at the end of the world"

Furthermore, the show might explore the consequences of the characters' actions, both within and outside the company. This could involve legal or ethical dilemmas, power struggles, or even confrontations with external forces seeking to expose the company's secrets.

Are you watching murder at the end of the world? I think it might be something you like and you’d have awesome theories!!

After finding out that the "goat" scene was written as a totally random thought and was not connected to anything....I'm not going to look for theories(i.e. Eggs) when it may not mean anything! 🤨

Most productions, including television, are shot "out of order," but rather by location. It is too expensive to do it any other way. Office exterior, office interior, residential exterior, residential exterior. Might use the outside of one house, but the interior of another house. All scenes in each one shot before moving on to the next location. The contacts necessitate it's shot that way. There are people, like me (in my former life), arranging the production calendar to keep it all straight. And performers just have to deal. That's what they get paid to do....

It Follows also deliberately confused the viewer with tech

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Is it Stiller and Eggs?

Given the mystery surrounding the company and the themes of memory and identity explored in the first season, it's possible that the second season of "Severance" could delve deeper into the secrets and motives of the company. We might learn more about its origins, its true purpose, and potentially encounter new characters who have connections to the company's past or hidden agendas.

So, decades ago Whoopi Goldberg wrote an autobiography called "Book," which has an audio version titled "Audiobook." One chapter is all about how she dislikes and refuses to eat eggs. As of the publishing of that book, her position was IIRC "No egg has passed these lips, and no egg ever will."

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

I love knowing this kind of stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Murder At The End Of The World?

@Satans_Little_Helper

8 ай бұрын

Or Bodies?

I also hate eggs, at least.. Mostly. I don't mind a deviled egg or hard boiled. But God, almost every other way eggs are made I just find disgusting

Severance and Nuclear winter or Peace with no TV. Those were your two options. Stop muddying fate by claiming our timeline is anything other than the only state of perfect iteration that it currently is.

One interesting possible implication of the anti severance political movement is that if severance were made illegal and all companies were mandated to use it this would effectively be a mass murder of all existing innies- the group that advocates are trying to protect. I think you’d have to have some kind of agreement to either load the innie personality into another host of some kind or have the life continue to be split so the innie could live out theirs. Sort of like the cookies rights movement in black mirror.

1992? I don’t know?? They had windows 3.1 Try 1984. Sorry for the nitpick, I’m stoned. These videos remain unimpeachably erudite.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

I got my first pc in 88', and this one looks similar to it and the pc I had back in 92'. The truth is the thick, round-edged, molded plastic look was a popular for a couple of decades, which I think was the goal regarding the set design choices. It's all meant to be as vague a representation of the idea as possible.

Yeah actors NEVER have been paid their just dues. At least give them a $15 dollar "living wage"?

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Oh, the dripping sarcasm! I think you are conflating A-List actors with the typical actor. The vast majority of actors do not make enough to live o. Take minute to learn about the subject.

Love this channel! Thanks for all the great Severance content.

@nautilusfiles

8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching and the kind words :)