This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
the_subtle_inconsistencies_of_severance [2022-08-01 11:55] – Saeid | the_subtle_inconsistencies_of_severance [2022-08-18 19:32] (current) – Saeid | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
===== 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> | ||
Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
**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}} | ||
Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
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}} | ||
Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
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. | 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. | ||
- | ==== 4. Placement of armchairs ==== | + | ==== Placement of armchairs ==== |
- | {{ severed_floor_lobby_1.png? | + | {{ severed_floor_lobby_1.png? |
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
Line 60: | Line 60: | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{severed_floor_lobby_2.png? | + | {{severed_floor_lobby_2.png? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{severed_floor_lobby_bts.jpg? | + | {{severed_floor_lobby_bts.jpg? |
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP gallery-item> | <WRAP gallery-item> | ||
- | {{severed_floor_lobby_3.png? | + | {{severed_floor_lobby_3.png? |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ==== 5. Typos and similar errors | + | ==== The Senior Refiner Morning Checklist |
- | === a. Training manual === | + | {{ 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> | ||
Line 97: | Line 115: | ||
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. The Orientation 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? |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | === d. The You You Are excerpt === | + | === 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: |
- | ==== 6. Dylan’s potato chips ==== | + | ==== Dylan’s potato chips ==== |
- | {{ dylans_chips.jpg? | + | {{ dylans_chips.jpg? |
<WRAP figure right> | <WRAP figure right> | ||
Line 144: | Line 162: | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ==== 7. Petey’s hair in flashback scenes ==== | + | ==== Petey’s hair in flashback scenes ==== |
{{ petey_s_hair.gif |Petey’s different hairstyle in flashback scenes}} | {{ petey_s_hair.gif |Petey’s different hairstyle in flashback scenes}} | ||
Line 150: | Line 168: | ||
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 8. Same pattern of wetness across different days ==== | + | ==== Same pattern of wetness across different days ==== |
{{ wet_lumon_logo.gif |Same pattern of wetness across different days}} | {{ wet_lumon_logo.gif |Same pattern of wetness across different days}} | ||
Line 158: | Line 176: | ||
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, | 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, | ||
- | ==== 9. Varying versions of Petey’s map ==== | + | ==== 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}} | ||
Line 164: | Line 182: | ||
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 10. Different bins ==== | + | ==== Different bins ==== |
<WRAP figure right> | <WRAP figure right> | ||
Line 174: | Line 192: | ||
<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? |
</ | </ | ||
Line 187: | Line 205: | ||
Perhaps, the Macrodata Refinement employee who keeps putting trash in the recycling bin((Season 1, Episode 3, [[In Perpetuity]] ([[In Perpetuity Transcript# | Perhaps, the Macrodata Refinement employee who keeps putting trash in the recycling bin((Season 1, Episode 3, [[In Perpetuity]] ([[In Perpetuity Transcript# | ||
- | ==== 11. Reused elevator scene ==== | + | ==== Reused elevator scene ==== |
{{ elevator_scene_comparison.jpg? | {{ elevator_scene_comparison.jpg? | ||
Line 193: | Line 211: | ||
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 12. 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? |
</ | </ | ||
Line 209: | Line 227: | ||
**Explanation: | **Explanation: | ||
- | ==== 13. 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 | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 222: | Line 240: | ||
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# | ||
- | ==== 14. 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? |
</ | </ | ||