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March 25, 2022 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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1 hr 20 min
March 19, 2022 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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52 min
March 14, 2022 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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45 min
March 09, 2022 E85: The Batman - Review PLUS: Pam and Tommy - Finale (Hulu)
Pam and Tommy has wrapped up. It isn't a total success but still worth watching and if you have been waiting to binge it, it will probably go down easy (as long as you are comfortable with lots on nudity in the early episodes).
Then I review the Batman, the script has tons of problems but I really love the style and design of this world. If you have watched the trailer (don't do that, by the way) you have already gotten a heaping serving of this dark style.
Lastly, I consider the bonkers franchise management of the DC universe (basically, no curation AT ALL) and somehow this chaos is working for them, financially.
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51 min
March 06, 2022 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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1 hr 2 min
March 02, 2022 E83: Should You Be Watching Euphoria? - PLUS: CyberSecurity and the Ukraine Invasion
Upon the finale of Euphoria's second season, I wonder why this show is so compelling. At it's best, it is one of the most emotional shows on TV. At its worst, it is a schlocky soap opera (usually in the same episode). Maybe that's what ends up making it so interesting.
But first, I think about the consequences of the Ukrainian invasion and what we can do to protect ourselves from the inevitable cyber attacks that will follow.
Resources:
https://www.cyber.nj.gov/
CyberSecurity Basics:
https://www.cyber.nj.gov/learn/cybersecurity-best-practices/#the-basics
CyberSecurity Primer for Business Owners:
https://www.cyber.nj.gov/learn/technical-guides/#instructional-guides
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/763/the-other-mr-president
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-his-invasion-of-ukraine-sputters-putin-finds-himself-isolated-and-out-of-touch-11646000993
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45 min
February 27, 2022 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 StillerWriting Credits
Dan Erickson...(created by)

Andrew ColvilleCast (in credits order)
Adam ScottAdam Scott...Mark
Zach CherryZach Cherry...Dylan
Britt LowerBritt Lower...Helly
Tramell TillmanTramell Tillman...Milchick
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49 min
February 22, 2022 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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1 hr 23 min
February 17, 2022 E80: Reacher (Amazon Prime) - PeaceMaker (HBO) - Riders of Justice (Hulu)
Two series and a movie that all explore revenge and action with a dose of comedy (to varying degrees). The best of the bunch is the foreign film but they all have things to recommend them.
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36 min
February 14, 2022 E79: The Afterparty - Episode 5 - High School PLUS: Kimi (HBO)
We have seen the latest (and possibly best?) episode of The Afterparty. Plus we watched the new Zoe Kravitz thriller, Kimi and we really liked that too.
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1 hr 4 min

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