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The way Irv delivered "She's a fucking mole" is just so good. All the pain of confirming a trusted comrade is a rat, all the pain of telling others, the pain of not being listened to. Peak.
What is up with the fourth appendix though? Is it maybe some sort of way where the innies are being indoctrinated into killing their outie? And they have clones??? Too wild. Love it. Weird about how Marks severance seemed to be back in full force though, and also weird that the outies all went along with the retreat. Maybe next episode will be another one of those where we see the outie perspective at around the same time.
Do you think Irv is gone for good?

I think this show stands out more than it normally would at the moment because 99.9% of current TV is absolute dogshit. It's not high art but it's made with attention to detail, effective use of style and a coherent sensibility that's not just "here's more slop."

I do kind of miss the simplicity of s1 (which I admired for finding a great way to capture the unreality of office life and the feeling of "going to work") but I'm down for where things are headed. My only concern is that in the post-Lost landscape showrunners seem a little too eager to demonstrate they're going to cross every t and dot every i, and not leave the viewer hanging on any mysteries....personally I like a little ambiguity and lingering mystery. Hopefully they don't feel the need to didactically over-explain.

Pretty funny to learn that the show's creator used to work for a company that made doors.

It was absolutely beautiful, no question. The acting is incredible as always, too.

But I do not like the pacing this season. Season one was very steady and purposeful, building slowly to the climax in the last couple episodes. This season started even more frantic than the finale, and has been all over the place since. The events of this episode feel rushed. They feel like inevitable outcomes to what's been set up, but without the escalation in-between.

Still loving this season, but I think I liked S1 more so far.

Im gonna, I'm gonna, but today is the superbowl. Tomorrow, i promise

I'm still wondering about how a show about the cultishness of office jobs got made by a company famous for its cultish work environment.

I have trouble paying attention to episodes after a big cliffhanger that dont address it at all. This was the first episode I skimmed through a bit just because I really wanted to see some of Marks reintegration before having to wait for another week. Also I think him and Helly having a relationship is the worst part of the show, it feels like something that's only included because its expected to be there.

Unrelated to this specific episode, but I heard someone say Burts innie is the one we saw in the season 1 finale. I think the elevator Irving paints lets innies leave work without getting deactivated. I think that's why Burt has followed Irving around after.
"Think of it as a transition" - Milchick, speaking of Burts retirement.
Having Innies take over gives Lumon absolute control over them, since they can be "turned off" at any point

It's solid. Nothing gasp worthy about the whole thing.