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- | ====== Good News About Hell ====== | + | {{page>: |
- | **Good News About Hell** | + | <WRAP infobox> |
+ | | **Good News About Hell** | ||
+ | ^ Episode Number | 1.1 | | ||
+ | ^ Directed By | [[https:// | ||
+ | ^ Written By | [[https:// | ||
+ | ^ Premiered | ||
+ | ^ Runtime | ||
+ | ^ Next Episode | [[Half Loop]] | | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | {{:: | + | ====== Good News About Hell ====== |
- | ^ Directed By | Ben Stiller | + | **Good News About Hell** is the first episode of the first season of // |
- | ^ Written By | Dan Erickson | | + | |
- | ^ Premiered | + | {{INLINETOC width18 2}} |
- | ^ Run Time | 57 minutes | | + | |
===== Synopsis ===== | ===== Synopsis ===== | ||
+ | > Every time you find yourself here, it's because you chose to come back. <WRAP attribution> | ||
+ | |||
A red haired woman is passed out on top of a large conference table in an otherwise empty room. She is awakened by a voice coming through a small speaker that asks her, "Who are you?" | A red haired woman is passed out on top of a large conference table in an otherwise empty room. She is awakened by a voice coming through a small speaker that asks her, "Who are you?" | ||
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The voice on the speaker offers, or demands, that she respond to a five-question survey. The woman, although clearly confused, consents to the unseen questioner' | The voice on the speaker offers, or demands, that she respond to a five-question survey. The woman, although clearly confused, consents to the unseen questioner' | ||
- | Elsewhere, a man is sobbing in a parked car. After pulling himself together, he exits the car and begins to walk toward an expansive, low-slung, modern office building. | + | Elsewhere, a man is sobbing in a parked car. After pulling himself together, he exits the car and begins to walk toward an expansive, low-slung, modern office building. |
- | Exiting the elevator, Mark S. walks the long, brightly-lit and maze-like corridors to his office in [[Macrodata Refinement]]. There, Mark banters with his colleagues [[Irving]] and [[Dylan]] while beginning work on his file. | + | Exiting the elevator, Mark S. walks the long, brightly-lit and maze-like corridors to his office in [[Macrodata Refinement]]. There, Mark banters with his colleagues [[irving_bailiff|Irving]] and [[dylan_george|Dylan]] while beginning work on his file. |
Mark is pulled away by [[Seth Milchick|Mr. Milchick]] to see their boss, [[Harmony Cobel|Ms. Cobel]]. In Ms. Cobel' | Mark is pulled away by [[Seth Milchick|Mr. Milchick]] to see their boss, [[Harmony Cobel|Ms. Cobel]]. In Ms. Cobel' | ||
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The red haired woman is [[Helena Eagan|Helly R.]] At the conclusion of the survey, Mark S. tries to put Helly at ease, but she is agitated and demands to leave. Mark walks Helly to the exit; after several attempts at going through the door to the outside world, Helly finds she can't leave the area. Reassuring Helly that she is neither dead nor in Hell, Mark brings Helly to Ms. Cobel' | The red haired woman is [[Helena Eagan|Helly R.]] At the conclusion of the survey, Mark S. tries to put Helly at ease, but she is agitated and demands to leave. Mark walks Helly to the exit; after several attempts at going through the door to the outside world, Helly finds she can't leave the area. Reassuring Helly that she is neither dead nor in Hell, Mark brings Helly to Ms. Cobel' | ||
- | Helly R. plays the video on a TV back in the MDR area. Onscreen, she sees the image of herself, introducing herself to herself. A version of Helly from about two hours prior reads a statement into a camera, explaining her decision to voluntarily undergo the process colloquially known as " | + | Helly R. plays the video on a TV back in the MDR area. Onscreen, she sees the image of herself, introducing herself to herself. A version of Helly from about two hours prior reads a statement into a camera, explaining her decision to voluntarily undergo the process colloquially known as "[[Severance Procedure|Severance]]." |
Mark attempts to comfort Helly later by telling her, "Every time you find yourself here, it's because you chose to come back." | Mark attempts to comfort Helly later by telling her, "Every time you find yourself here, it's because you chose to come back." | ||
- | At the end of his work day, Mark returns home where he watches television and begins drinking. The next morning he has a confrontation over the telephone with his neighbor, Mrs. Selvig, about the placement of her recycling bin. Later that day, Mark is picked up by his sister [[Devon Hale|Devon]] to go to a non-dinner dinner party at her home, which he has completely forgotten about committing to. Devon confides that she assumed that since Mark was nearing "the anniversary," | + | At the end of his work day, Mark returns home where he watches television and begins drinking. The next morning he has a confrontation over the telephone with his neighbor, Mrs. Selvig, about the placement of her recycling bin. Later that day, Mark is picked up by his sister [[devon_scout-hale|Devon]] to go to a non-dinner dinner party at her home, which he has completely forgotten about committing to. Devon confides that she assumed that since Mark was nearing "the anniversary," |
- | The guests at the party discuss Mark's prior career as a professor of History. [[Ricken Hale|Ricken]], | + | The guests at the party discuss Mark's prior career as a professor of History. [[Ricken Hale|Ricken]], |
The Hales invite Mark to spend the night. Unable to sleep, Mark sees a " | The Hales invite Mark to spend the night. Unable to sleep, Mark sees a " | ||
- | Later that day, at Pip's Bar and Grille where he is waiting alone for his meal to be served, Mrs. Selvig | + | Later that day, at [[pip_s_bar_grille|Pip's Bar and Grille]] where he is waiting alone for his meal to be served, |
- | The man explains to a very confused Mark that he is [[Peter Kilmer|Petey]] from work, who is now un-severed and on the run from Lumon security. Mark realizes that this is the man who was standing outside of his sister' | + | The man explains to a very confused Mark that he is [[Peter Kilmer|Petey]] from work, who is now [[reintegration|un-severed]] and on the run from Lumon security. Mark realizes that he is the man who was standing outside of his sister' |
Upon arriving, he runs into Mrs. Selvig outside who apologizes profusely for the mixup with the bins. After a short chat, the camera reveals Mrs. Selvig to be the same person as his boss at Lumon, Ms. Cobel. | Upon arriving, he runs into Mrs. Selvig outside who apologizes profusely for the mixup with the bins. After a short chat, the camera reveals Mrs. Selvig to be the same person as his boss at Lumon, Ms. Cobel. | ||
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===== Cast ===== | ===== Cast ===== | ||
- | === Starring === | + | ==== Starring |
- | * Adam Scott as [[Mark Scout]] | + | * Adam Scott as [[mark_scout|Mark Scout]] |
- | * Zach Cherry as [[Dylan George]] | + | * Zach Cherry as [[dylan_george|Dylan George]] |
* Britt Lower as [[Helena Eagan|Helly Riggs]] | * Britt Lower as [[Helena Eagan|Helly Riggs]] | ||
* Tramell Tillman as [[Seth Milchick]] | * Tramell Tillman as [[Seth Milchick]] | ||
- | * Jen Tullock as [[Devon Hale]] | + | * Jen Tullock as [[devon_scout-hale|Devon Hale]] |
- | * Dichen Lachman as [[Gemma Scout|Ms. Casey]] (credit only) | + | * Dichen Lachman as [[ms._casey|Ms. Casey]] (credit only) |
* Michael Chernus as [[Ricken Hale]] | * Michael Chernus as [[Ricken Hale]] | ||
- | * John Turturro as [[Irving Bailiff]] | + | * John Turturro as [[irving_bailiff|Irving Bailiff]] |
* Christopher Walken as [[Burt Goodman]] (credit only) | * Christopher Walken as [[Burt Goodman]] (credit only) | ||
* Patricia Arquette as [[Harmony Cobel]] | * Patricia Arquette as [[Harmony Cobel]] | ||
- | === Guest Starring === | + | ==== Guest Starring |
* Michael Cumpsty as [[Doug Graner]] (credit only) | * Michael Cumpsty as [[Doug Graner]] (credit only) | ||
* Yul Vazquez as [[Peter Kilmer]] | * Yul Vazquez as [[Peter Kilmer]] | ||
- | === Co-starring === | + | ==== Co-starring |
* Annie McNamara as [[Danise]] | * Annie McNamara as [[Danise]] | ||
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* Marc Geller as [[Kier Eagan]] (credit only) | * Marc Geller as [[Kier Eagan]] (credit only) | ||
* Jeff McCarthy as Nature Documentary (voice) | * Jeff McCarthy as Nature Documentary (voice) | ||
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+ | ==== Uncredited ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Mark' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Trivia ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Quotes & Dialogue ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > Hi, kids. What's for dinner? <WRAP attribution> | ||
+ | |||
+ | > I can sense the questions made you feel afraid or disoriented. Well, the good news is, you're at //an orientation// | ||
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+ | > Mark. [...] I would like to leave the building now! <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > Weaponizing office equipment on your first day. You are going to be fun. <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > I've wanted to pummel Mark myself, but I am his employer. <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > You know, my mother was an atheist. She used to say that there was good news and bad news about hell. The good news is, hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination. The bad news is, whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create. <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > What a lot of people overlook, I think, is that life is not food. You've got life, this complex quality of sentience and activity. And then you've got food, which is what? Fuel. <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > Well, we're at the point where, traditionally, | ||
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+ | > Your house smells like pregnancy. <WRAP attribution> | ||
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+ | > Nothing down there is what they say. <WRAP attribution> | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
- | * [[List of Episodes]] | + | * [[list_of_severance_episodes]] |
+ | * [[good_news_about_hell_transcript]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{tag> |