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===== Inconsistencies (in order of appearance) ===== | ===== Inconsistencies (in order of appearance) ===== | ||
- | ==== 1. Incoherent dates on Mark’s watch ==== | + | ==== Incoherent dates on Mark’s watch ==== |
<WRAP gallery-container> | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
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**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 2. Continuity error at the receptionist ==== | + | ==== Continuity error at the receptionist ==== |
{{ receptionist.gif |The receptionist makes a call before allowing Mark to proceed}} | {{ receptionist.gif |The receptionist makes a call before allowing Mark to proceed}} | ||
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It is possible that this was done on purpose to illustrate a severed person’s damaged perception of time. However, comparing the time Mark leaves his car after glancing at his watch to when he arrives at the [[Severed Floor]] shows that only four minutes have passed, lending credence to the idea that this may have been a continuity error. | It is possible that this was done on purpose to illustrate a severed person’s damaged perception of time. However, comparing the time Mark leaves his car after glancing at his watch to when he arrives at the [[Severed Floor]] shows that only four minutes have passed, lending credence to the idea that this may have been a continuity error. | ||
- | ==== 3. Slightly tilted clock ==== | + | ==== Slightly tilted clock ==== |
{{ tilted_clock.gif |Slightly tilted clock}} | {{ tilted_clock.gif |Slightly tilted clock}} | ||
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**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 4. Typos and similar errors ==== | + | 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. |
- | === a. Training manual === | + | ==== Placement of armchairs ==== |
+ | |||
+ | {{ severed_floor_lobby_1.png? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <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: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <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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There are various examples of comma misuse or omission as well, although typos and grammatical errors are commonplace in corporate and government documents. | There are various examples of comma misuse or omission as well, although typos and grammatical errors are commonplace in corporate and government documents. | ||
- | === 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? |
</ | </ | ||
- | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{credits_2.jpg? | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | </ | + | === The You You Are excerpt === |
- | === d. The You You Are excerpt === | + | {{ the_you_you_are_excerpt.jpg? |
- | + | ||
- | {{ the_you_you_are_excerpt.jpg? | + | |
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | === e. Different spelling of Macrodata Refinement === | + | === Different spelling of Macrodata Refinement === |
- | {{security_office_id_numbers.png? | + | {{ security_office_id_numbers.png? |
- | **Explanation: | + | **Explanation: |
- | ==== 5. Dylan’s potato chips ==== | + | ==== Dylan’s potato chips ==== |
- | {{ dylans_chips.jpg |Dylan eating chips in one of Petey’s | + | {{ dylans_chips.jpg? |
<WRAP figure right> | <WRAP figure right> | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | **Explanation: | + | **Explanation: |
- | Two possibilities arise: (1) Due to Petey’s mental and physical state after [[Reintegration|reintegration]], | + | A number of possibilities arise: (1) Due to Petey’s mental and physical state after [[Reintegration|reintegration]], |
- | \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ | + | \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ |
- | ==== 6. Varying versions of Petey’s map ==== | + | <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: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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}} | {{ petey_s_map_difference.gif |Varying versions of Petey’s map}} | ||
- | [[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 3, [[In Perpetuity]] (49:43) )) and at another point in a later episode when he is looking at it in a bathroom stall.((Season 1, Episode 4, [[The You You Are]] (6:30) )) Comparing the two closely, as demonstrated in the GIF above, reveals that they are not the same, meaning they are two almost-identical versions of the same drawing. | + | **Explanation: |
- | ==== 7. Different bins ==== | + | ==== 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-container> | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{mdr_bins_1.jpg? | + | {{mdr_bins_1.jpg? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{mdr_bins_2.jpg? | + | {{mdr_bins_2.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# | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Reused elevator scene ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ elevator_scene_comparison.jpg? | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 8. Party hats ==== | + | ==== Party hats ==== |
<WRAP gallery-container> | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{milchick_mdr_1.jpg? | + | {{milchick_mdr_1.jpg? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{milchick_mdr_2.jpg? | + | {{milchick_mdr_2.jpg? |
</ | </ | ||
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**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 9. Fly/gnat ==== | + | ==== Fly/gnat ==== |
- | {{ fly_dylan.png? | + | {{ fly_dylan.png? |
<WRAP figure right> | <WRAP figure right> | ||
- | {{gnat_seven_day.png? | + | {{gnat_seven_day.png? |
A man on the TV talks about a gnat | A man on the TV talks about a gnat | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | **Explanation: | + | **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# | 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# | ||
- | ==== 10. Mixed-up ID numbers ==== | + | ==== Mixed-up ID numbers ==== |
<WRAP gallery-container> | <WRAP gallery-container> | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{security_office_id_numbers.png? | + | {{security_office_id_numbers.png? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{security_office_id_numbers_2.png? | + | {{security_office_id_numbers_2.png? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{security_office_id_numbers_3.png? | + | {{security_office_id_numbers_3.png? |
</ | </ | ||
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- | 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 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. |
- | Also, 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. | + | 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 ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
- | * [[Irving’s Box# | + | * [[irving_s_footlocker# |
* [[Security Office# | * [[Security Office# | ||
{{tag> | {{tag> |