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Severance Gets Lost in Time
Like “The Constant” did for Lost, “Chikhai Bardo” finds emotional resonance — and perhaps a clue — in the shifting “whens” of this story.
Mark is asleep, recovering from the reintegration surgery performed by Reghabi and therefore on the verge of being “complete.” Gemma is under the impression that she’s almost finished with her tasks at Lumon, i.e., going in and out of various rooms in the deepest recesses of the office complex for reasons that remain opaque by episode’s end. While that question seemingly refers to the notes this man is forcing her to write, she’s also clearly exhausted by what appears to be a repetitive bit of play-acting where she pretends to be Dr. Robby’s wife during the holidays, over and over. Where “The Constant” leads up to a borderline Hallmark Christmas movie ending, “Chikhai Bardo” does the opposite, spending close to an hour slowly tearing Mark and Gemma apart.
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