Amazing episode, every character had a moment to shine!

the end freeze frame reminded me of how The Graduate ends, like, "now what?"

@ras44ecs wrote:
Holy eejit... say it, forget it, write it regret it! Sorry, I'm getting old and losing my mind. 

I wasn't even thinking about her sketches and the discussion with her mother. I get all the other stuff about the cult (obvious from very early on, praise Keir and all) and her being ostracised. Other than the reveal that she originated the idea of severance and it was basically stolen by Eagan, I thought the rest of the episode was dreary (I know) storywise and I really don't think it changed much. There's probably some vengeance in store since the Cobel character obviously isn't done yet. I still think the writers get a little distracted or disoriented or something. I hope they can keep from going off the rails.

I understand but I don't think they're distracted or disoriented, I think this is deliberate, this kind of series usually works like that. We would all like some revelations sooner, sure, but so far it really works, at least for me

Stiller has said in many interviews that the overall series arc is already planned and there will be no deviations, which is good. 

But the writing and the direction are too good to not be optimistic, at least imho. Thankfully it's not Netflix, they pull the plug very easily.

I expect there's going to be a punishing cliffhanger for a season 2 ending, though, it's unavoidable 

@ras44ecs wrote:
I get the character's disfunction but, I still don't see why she was all up in Mark's family and constantly monitoring him. Did it really show her possessiveness of the severed floor? Maybe I missed something but, I don't want to rewatch it. Also, the severed floor was her only authority yet, at times, they portray her as top of the food chain. I like the show and have to find out what happens. I just think there are a lot of incongruities. 

people!!! spoilers!!!! beware!!!!

the revelation changes the entire show, especially as far as she is concerned and explains why her character behaves like that, in and out of work.

she had the severed floor because she invented the procedure and was probably the most knowledgeable person to guide it.
 

She cares for her work=Mark so much she lives next door to monitor her most prized worker at all times, she has no life apart from watching/managing him and the floor but basically him, without him there's no work

The work is so important to her not only because of the procedure/her life's work and the eventual outcome (Cold Harbor, her literal birth place, the place that made her into what she is) 

but because it's also the only thing giving meaning to her life at this point, without her work she is just a cult member ousted from the cult, aimless, betrayed, no family, no boyfriend, no friends, nothing, the work is all there is

they took the actual modern workplace and made it into a metaphor for cults
imagine inventing something for a company, sacrificing everything and suddenly upper management removing you and putting you on the street like you don't matter: that's Harmony Cobel

before, Cobel was a cartoonish villain, now she has a backstory and although she's still batshit insane, you understand why she behaves like this

God I love this show

other series would do a filler episode to position the pawns before a season ending,
this series delivers amazing moments like Milchick's , Irving's and Miss Huang's
I'm blown away with their artistry

after last week's episode, everything Cobel does I see through a different lens, even a look. Can't wait to do a rewatch of season 1 with all this information

"the numbers aren't moving" lol idiots in upper management who have no idea how it is actually done, distilled in one sentence, poetry [chef's kiss]