Needs Some Introduction - Severance / The Agency

E95: Better Call Saul Season 6 - Episodes 1 and 2

Better Call Saul season 6 is off to a great start with 2 episodes on par with their best. The tension from season 5 carries over immediately. And there are already some new mysteries to be resolved.
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E93: Severance - Other Shows Like Severance PLUS: Better Call Saul - Catching up with Saul Goodman

First, I have a long list of Severance related recommendations.
Next, Sona and I discuss the morality of Better Call Saul and discuss Season 5 (and the show in totality) as we prepare for next week's 2 episode premier.
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E92: Severance Episode 9 - The We We Are (Repost) PLUS: The Outlaws (Amazon Prime)

Sona and I aren't huge fans of this trend of ending shows on cliffhangers but it seems to be the current way of the industry. We did really enjoy the episode and have so many questions about what is to come. 
Plus, I recommend the very entertaining comedy/thriller show The Outlaws on Amazon Prime.
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E90: Severance Episode 8 - What’s for Dinner? (REPOST) PLUS: Thoughts on the Oscars, The Girl From PlainVille, Pachinko

We get to see a bit of Irv in the outside world. Now we know why he has black under his nails. He likes Motorhead (wouldn't have guessed that). Helly and Mark kiss (!!). Is he cheating on his wife? Probably not, since he can't remember her anyway.
Then we discuss the embarrassing spectacle that the Oscars are. I recommend The Girl from Plainville on Hulu (at least the excellent pilot episode) and the AppleTV+ drama, Pachinko.
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E88: Severance Episode 7 - Defiant Jazz (Repost) PLUS: Deep Water (Spoilers)

Here is the full episode. If you happened to catch the preview, fast forward to 40 minutes. 
Diafiance is definitely the theme of the week. We open with a surprising act of violence. 
There is a huge reveal at the end of this episode which makes me have to go back and rewatch all the interactions between two specific characters. There are lots of questions. 
Is Cobel in perpetual Innie mode? How much does "the board" know about the actions of the rebels? Why is such a supposedly important project so understaffed? Will we ever see Innie Burt again?
Then we spoil the terrible (but still kind of fun) Deep Water on Hulu.
You can get all the links to the Lumon Industries (videos and PDF) from the following link...
https://mashable.com/article/severance-lumon-industries-linkedin
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E87: Severance Episode 6 Hide and Seek PLUS: Thoughts on Master (Prime) and Deep Water (Hulu)

I love this week's episode. It appears that the wheels may be falling off this Severance project. But that remains to be seen. The 70's paranoid thriller vibe is stronger than ever. Perhaps the show will pivot completely into thriller territory.
Sona likes it too. Less goats makes Sona happy (and me too, honestly).
Plus I do briefly give opinions on Master (a failed but very ambitious and stylishly creepy drama with overt horror elements) and the hilariously straight faced psychodrama Deep Water that is worth recommending purely for the stupid fun of it.
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The team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.
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E86: Severance Episode 5 The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design PLUS: After Yang (Showtime)

Sona and I both have issues with some of the weirdest touches in this week's episode. I worry that it is getting quirky for its own sake. But overall this is another strong episode. We do hope that the mystery starts to resolve somewhat in the upcoming weeks.
Also, I saw the new After Yang movie on Showtime and it moved me for reasons I can't quite put my finger on. Sona is reluctant to take my recommendation.
Irving and Dylan confront Burt about his lies. Mark and Helly discover a strange new department.
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E84: Severance Episode 4 - The You You Are PLUS: The AfterParty - Season Finale AND: Thoughts on The Tourist (HBO Max) and No Exit (Hulu)

The AfterParty wraps up with it's finale, Maggie. It's a good wrap up and the show did play fair but it just feels like it was a missed opportunity for something more interesting and more funny. Plus I review both the new Jamie Dournan show from Australia, The Tourist and the snowbound Hulu thriller, No Exit. I am a bigger fan of the former rather than the latter but there are good central performances in both.
Then Sona and I discuss last week's Severance episode before I break down the most recent episode.
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The Afterparty (AppleTV+)
Maggie
An unexpected eyewitness emerges to help Detective Danner piece together the true story behind Xavier's demise.
Directed by
Christopher Miller
Writing Credits
Christopher Miller...(created by) Christopher Miller...(written by) Nicole Delaney...(executive story editor)
Cast (in credits order)
Tiffany Haddish...Detective Danner
Sam Richardson...Aniq
Zoe Chao...Zoë
Ike Barinholtz...Brett
Ben Schwartz...Yasper
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Severance (AppleTV+)
The You You Are
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E82:Severance Episode 3 - In Perpetuity PLUS: Thoughts on The Afterparty

Another interesting episode of this quirky thriller. Plus brief thoughts on The Afterparty.
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AppleTV+ Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon's misdeeds.
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Directed by
Ben Stiller Writing Credits
Dan Erickson ... (created by)
Andrew Colville Cast (in credits order)
Adam Scott Adam Scott ... Mark
Zach Cherry Zach Cherry ... Dylan
Britt Lower Britt Lower ... Helly
Tramell Tillman Tramell Tillman ... Milchick
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E81: Severance Episode 1 and 2 PLUS: The Afterparty Episode 6

Target is giving away AppleTV+! 
We have seen the first two episodes of the AppleTV+ thriller, Severance. We are definitely intrigued. 
Plus we get into the new animated episode of The Afterparty.
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