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====== The Subtle Inconsistencies of Severance ====== | ====== The Subtle Inconsistencies of Severance ====== | ||
- | // | + | The TV show // |
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+ | One of the many things that add to the quality and rewatchability of the show is the attention to detail and consistency present in every scene, each episode, and across the arc of the season. As a rule, the details and continuity of // | ||
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+ | In any large work of art, there are always some things that could be considered inconsistencies. These could be minor mistakes, or they could be elements intended to subtly add to the atmosphere, themes, foreshadowing, | ||
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+ | Please note that most of these inconsistencies have been spotted by professional editors and designers who make their living paying attention to the tiniest details in their work. They enjoy the sport of honing their eye for difference as demonstrated on this page. We hope these observations will be embraced as positive, lighthearted, | ||
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- | ===== List of Inconsistencies (In Order of Appearance) ===== | + | ===== Inconsistencies (in order of appearance) ===== |
- | ==== 1. Slightly tilted clock ==== | + | ==== Incoherent dates on Mark’s watch ==== |
- | {{ tilted_clock.gif }} | + | <WRAP gallery-container> |
- | **Explanation: | + | <WRAP gallery-item> |
+ | {{marks_watch.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ==== 2. Continuity error at the receptionist ==== | + | <WRAP gallery-item> |
+ | {{marks_watch_2.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | {{ receptionist.gif }} | + | <WRAP gallery-item> |
+ | {{marks_watch_3.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | **Explanation: | + | </WRAP> |
- | It is possible that this was done on purpose to illustrate a severed person’s damaged perception | + | **Explanation: |
- | ==== 3. Typos and similar errors | + | ==== Continuity error at the receptionist |
- | === a. Training manual === | + | {{ receptionist.gif |The receptionist makes a call before allowing Mark to proceed}} |
- | Click (or tap) on each image to view it in full size. | + | **Explanation: |
+ | |||
+ | It is possible that this was done on purpose | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Slightly tilted clock ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ tilted_clock.gif |Slightly tilted clock}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
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+ | This could be a function of multiple shooting days, weeks, or as the creators have indicated, possibly even months. If this section of the set had been disassembled to accommodate a different scene, moved, or jostled, it could have knocked the clock askew. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Placement of armchairs ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ severed_floor_lobby_1.png? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
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+ | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{severed_floor_lobby_2.png? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{severed_floor_lobby_bts.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{severed_floor_lobby_3.png? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== The Senior Refiner Morning Checklist ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ mdr_entrance.jpg? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
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+ | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{mark_sitting_at_his_desk.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{mark_and_milchick.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Typos and similar errors ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Training manual === | ||
<WRAP gallery-container> | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | **Explanation: | + | **Explanation: |
- | There are also various examples of comma misuse or omission | + | There are various examples of comma misuse or omission |
- | === b. Macrodata Refinement introduction booklet | + | === The Orientation Booklet |
- | {{ mdr_introduction_booklet.png? | + | {{ mdr_introduction_booklet.png? |
- | **Explanation: | + | **Explanation: |
- | === c. Credits === | + | === Credits === |
<WRAP gallery-container> | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{credits_1.jpg? | + | {{credits_1.jpg? |
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === The You You Are excerpt === | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ the_you_you_are_excerpt.jpg? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Different spelling of Macrodata Refinement === | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ security_office_id_numbers.png? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Dylan’s potato chips ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ dylans_chips.jpg? | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP figure right> | ||
+ | {{vending_machine.jpg? | ||
+ | Macrodata Refinement’s vending machine | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | A number of possibilities arise: (1) Due to Petey’s mental and physical state after [[Reintegration|reintegration]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round important 90%> | ||
+ | **Warning: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Petey’s hair in flashback scenes ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ petey_s_hair.gif |Petey’s different hairstyle in flashback scenes}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Same pattern of wetness across different days ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ wet_lumon_logo.gif |Same pattern of wetness across different days}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
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+ | This continuity error is likely due to the fact that cinematographers often shoot all of the scenes that take place at a certain location while they are at that location. Jessica Lee Gagné, the show’s Director of Photography, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Varying versions of Petey’s map ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ petey_s_map_difference.gif |Varying versions of Petey’s map}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Different bins ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP figure right> | ||
+ | {{mdr_bin_kier_logo.jpg? | ||
+ | An MDR bin with Kier Eagan’s face((A prop from the Severance Activation event at San Diego Comic-Con 2022)) | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{credits_2.jpg?800|Dancer’s ram head mask misattributed to sheep}} \\ [[The Four Tempers Dancers|Dancer]]’s ram head mask misattributed to sheep((Season 1, Episode | + | {{mdr_bins_1.jpg?1400x800|MDR’s printer area features two bins, one with a recycling logo on it}} \\ MDR’s printer area features two bins, one with a recycling logo on it((Season 1, Episode |
</ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{mdr_bins_2.jpg? | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | === d. The You You Are excerpt === | + | </ |
- | {{ the_you_you_are_excerpt.jpg? | + | **Explanation: |
- | **Explanation: | + | Perhaps, the Macrodata Refinement employee who keeps putting trash in the recycling bin((Season 1, Episode 3, [[In Perpetuity]] ([[In Perpetuity Transcript# |
- | ==== 4. Varying versions of Petey’s map ==== | + | ==== Reused elevator scene ==== |
- | {{ petey_s_map_difference.gif }} | + | {{ elevator_scene_comparison.jpg? |
- | [[Petey’s Map|Petey’s map]] is shown up-close a few times, once when Mark discovers it for the first time((Season 1, Episode | + | **Explanation: |
- | ===== Trivia ===== | + | ==== Party hats ==== |
- | * | + | <WRAP gallery-container> |
- | ===== See Also ===== | + | <WRAP gallery-item> |
+ | {{milchick_mdr_1.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | | + | <WRAP gallery-item> |
+ | {{milchick_mdr_2.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Fly/gnat ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ fly_dylan.png? | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP figure right> | ||
+ | {{gnat_seven_day.png? | ||
+ | A man on the TV talks about a gnat | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Although probably not related, it is interesting to note that in the first episode when Mark is at home, a man on the TV can be heard saying, “Indeed, this gnat will spend much of its three- to seven-day life . . . .”((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] ([[Good News About Hell Transcript# | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Mixed-up ID numbers ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{security_office_id_numbers.png? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{security_office_id_numbers_2.png? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
+ | {{security_office_id_numbers_3.png? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ MDR | ||
+ | ^ NAME ^ DIVISION | ||
+ | | --- | ||
+ | | Mark. S | Macro Data Refinement | ||
+ | | --- | ||
+ | | --- | ||
+ | | Dylan. G | Macro Data Refinement | ||
+ | | Irving. B | Macro Data Refinement | ||
+ | | --- | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the subsequent frame where //Helly R.// is added to the screen, it appears that the shift in the names was not anticipated as the three ID numbers remain unchanged. This means that Helly’s ID number is, in fact, Mark’s ID number from the previous screen, while Mark’s ID number is the same as Dylan’s. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In addition, the content of the Transition History column seen in the second image appears to be a direct copy and paste, as all the “In” and “Out” times are exactly the same. This cannot be true since it has been mentioned and implied a number of times that severed employees’ entrances and exists are staggered. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== See Also ===== | ||
- | {{page>: | + | * [[irving_s_footlocker#list_of_severed_employees|Irving’s list of severed employees]] |
+ | * [[Security Office# | ||
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