Woe's Hollow

This episode made me feel all the emotions. A beautiful and surreal mix of creepy, funny, and jaw dropping uncanny visuals I never thought the show could pull off in an outdoor setting yet HERE WE ARE!! John Turturro was by far the highlight performance in this, but the rest of the cast shined bright as well. Tramell Tillman once again absolutely crushes the character of Mr Milchick, whenever he gets mad at the employees I also feel as if I, the viewer, am in trouble too. Also as always, the cinematography was a work of art in this episode. This was an awesome change of pace in the show and one that will leave quite an impact.

What a stunning piece of television. It's so refreshing to see a bold and unusual approach to storytelling in a time of oversaturated media. Tense, challenging, and I feel caters to those of us who revel more in the asking of questions than in the answering - reminded me of the glory days of Lost.

The bleak setting brings a new angle to the ever present frame of ominous isolation that the Innies exist within; whilst still keeping the small creature comforts, that we know to have motivated them in the past, in their world. It's exciting to experience these characters in a wildly different context. I need to go back and listen to the story read from the book again to see if I can glean extra meaning from it!

Phenomenal performances from both John Turturro and Britt Lower.

Masterfully acted throughout. John Turturro is ELECTRIC in this episode and if he does not win an Emmy for this I will be gobsmacked. This episode showed that the Severance creators are not in the slightest bit afraid to take a risk and turn their tried and tested formula on its head to create an hour of truly peak TV. Woe's Hollow is a genuinely unsettling and unnerving episode, peppered with rising tension building into an explosive finale that well and truly sets the stage for a barnstormer second half of season 2. It finally gives a definitive answer to a question that has been looming large over this season, but as is usual with Severance, raises another thousand in its place.

Why on earth is this episode rated 9.1? Honestly, it's a bit crazy to me. While I've been a fan of the show so far, this episode definitely felt like a jump away from the logic that had, at least, been somewhat acceptable. It veers dangerously into the realm of fantasy, and that shift really threw me off. The weakness in the plot and the departure from the tone that was originally set makes me question how it earned such a high rating. 9.1 is reserved for something really special, and for me, this episode just didn't deliver on that level. I think there are different expectation and of view anyhow for a person who has a littlebi of knowledge of series or movies the rate is not correct. This made me think am I so weird or what am I missing? Well, in this episode not much to miss.

Ben Stiller and his writers are being awesomely experimental with this second season. I respect them for not making it safe and formulated to follow the highly successful first season. But it is also risky. If this doesn't all come together they will lose the audience. But I have faith in them. So far.

Goats, Team building occurrences is frozen forests and founding fathers that seem to have dealings with the occult are all tantalising storylines but I just hope it can be neatly stitched together into something feasible by season's end. This episode was a nice break from the sterile hallways of their office too. Dylan shone in this episode because he looked just as confused as the viewers. But again, I trust these guys, we will get the answers soon enough.