Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig

Honestly really enjoyed it. Im still yet to see an episode worth $20M, however thats not necessarily a bad thing. This episode is more of a different perspective on the information we were given in the prior episode. Which leads to the one critique i have for this... why wouldnt they release those 2 at the same time, then let us wait a week and come back with the new story as it unfolds. It kind of feels like a write off so they can extend people's attention and using that as kind of a way of abusing the power they have over us. Thats definitely not something i think is the shows fault my any means, more of a flaw on the side of Apple. However, the episode is still great. Its still what we do want to see, i would have just liked these first 2 to be released in tandem with one another... then give us the rollout for the next week with the new story. Nonetheless, love this show.

Ben Stiller is a national treasure. Sure, Meet the Parents is a classic. Heavyweights and Dodgeball are both great Stiller flicks. Night at the Museum, also an amazing franchise that is a TON of fun to watch. Add in Tropic Thunder and forget about Zoolander, and I'm making a pretty good case for his body of work.

Severance is Ben Stiller's chef kiss. This show is true art. It's says a lot without saying anything. All the fake smiles, the lies, and the two faced leaders make this a case study for the work environment in today's society. We have become a society built on phony smiles and fake hellos. Our politicians are the easiest examples, but it trickles down to our bosses. We traded trusting our fellow co-workers for a paycheck.

I wonder if there is actually a point to reviewing episode after episode, when there is not anything new to say. The show goes on the same way - mystery, atmosphere, more mystery, more atmosphere. On and on it adds layers of mystery on top of layers of mystery. But the problem is, you have to throw some resolution. But this show simply doesn't do that. Instead, the mystery just widens, but there are no answers, and it is becoming tiresome. What is Lumon's agenda? What do the severed workers do? Why is Mark so important to Lumon? After one whole season and two episodes of the second season, we should have at least some answers, but there are none. Still not a bad show, but more and more it is form over substance.

Season 2 is off to a bang, as this episode is just as good if not better than the first. Here, we get to see the aftermath of the overtime rebellion as Lumon has to do damage control. This was what we had been waiting for since the end of Season 1, and I honestly loved it. Especially seeing Helly's outside reaction to everything that happens. Helly is also the only one who knows the entire picture. Britt Lower gives such an amazing performance, and she is as cold as Outie Helena. Helly is definitely my favorite character, and I'm interested to see where Helena goes from here. Adam Scott also kills it. I really liked seeing Mark with his sister again. Overall, the entire cast shines as they play multiple roles, and everyone is perfect in their role. Even the characters who aren't severed, such as Mr. Milchick, have a duality to them. It was nice to see Dylan and Irving's outies for the first time. It's so strange to see how different Dylan's Outie is from his Inie. I also loved that Irving may know more than he is letting on. The question is, why is Mark S. So important? Why try to remove the others but not him? I don't know, but I'm confident the writers do. All in all, this is my favorite show right now and already one of my all-time favorites. Here is to seeing more of the Inies and Outies overlap in the future.

This episode had a great cinematography and recording, perhaps it is the episode with the best artistic direction of the series, that also creates expectations about the second season, which in my case, had been somewhat "broken" with the first episode and made me imagine that the series would take a totally different path from the first season, but they caught my attention with this second episode that complements the first, makes it better and resumes the entire path of its predecessor, making it more interesting and putting, once again, the taste of curiosity in our mouths hungry to know what will happen next.