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Severance Season Two and the Geometry of the Hallway
Apple's second season of Severance is built almost entirely out of a single architectural unit. The hallway is the show's argument and the season's discipline.
Priya Nair·8 May·6 min
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Apple's second season of Severance is built almost entirely out of a single architectural unit. The hallway is the show's argument and the season's discipline.
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