Sweet Vitriol

...this episode would be the lowest rated of the entire show.

It contains single character focus on Cobel and none the 4 main "employees", no "office" scenes, very slow and deliberate establishing shots and 1 percent action (one character slaps another). This episode is very slow and unremarkable out of context.

The greatest shows are always the best on a rewatch and Severance is continually setting itself up to reframe everything we know. If you take what you get out of this episode and apply it to the historical record, it explains Cobel in ways that only showing, not telling, reveals.

While the ending is slightly rushed, the episode gets to the point and rockets forward with what is going to be an explosive finale. Nearly every character's tension level has turned up to 11. And I think the setup is complete, just like last season. Now it's time to watch the fireworks show.

I really liked this episode. It was cold, quiet, unexpected, beautiful and bleak.

The attention to detail is A+++ in this show and this episode was no exception.

I feel like it will bear repeated viewings and I'll catch something different every time.

I felt like this episode added a lot of depth to the character of Mrs Cobel and Patricia A knocked it out of the damn park.

I felt some sympathy for her and how her very difficult childhood has shaped who she has become.

The reveal was interesting and I'm so curious as to how this is going to play out in the next few episodes.

Highly recommend this one.

This felt like an odd episode. Cinematography was absolutely gorgeous as always, and Patricia Arquette does an amazing job as Cobel. However, nothing really happened in this episode. We did get one reveal about the origin of Severance, which is very interesting, and raises a lot of questions, however, this story could've easily been told in a two minute cut scene.

Overall, I'm not freaking out just yet, but I really do hope that the endgame plan for this season is strong. So far all of the clues in the season are very interesting and I'm excited to see where the trails will lead us. Interesting that Ben Stiller directed this episode as well because he usually directs the most important episodes so maybe there's some important details we missed.

Looking forward to next week's episode!

I liked this episode. Shame to see so much negativity here about this episode.

Beautifully shot, beautiful sceneries and landscapes and a great insight to a character I've wanted to see more of.

Harmony Cobel once stunted, and emotionally cold opens up to her fanatic aunt in a rusty dried up town destroyed by Lumon.

We get an insight to who she was, her tragic backstory, and why she is the way she is.

I feel like this episode will age well in the end if the season ends in a satisfying way.

This episode shouldn't be an email. I WANT to see Harmony Cobel being vulnerable, I WANT to see how lumon affects other areas after ripping them apart.

Could it have fit in as a side story in a longer episode? Yes I would agree but just can't sign on on the idea that this is a bad episode.

This is a good episode, but just considering the length and how disconnected it is from the over arching story so far, this shouldve been wrote as a B plot that spanned over 2 other episodes rather than it's own episode in full. Cinematography is great, the acting is great, and we learn more about Cobel and the general backstory of Lumon. I definitely would not call this episode a skip and I think it does a good job at expanding the world, but I do also feel like it didn't need to be it's own episode, especially with how short and slow moving it is. This episode really could've been condensed into 20 minutes of B plot, but I still appreciate the world and character building.