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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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Essays

The Apple TV+ Problem

Apple TV+ has more money than anyone and a production slate that cannot be reconciled with itself. An essay on the strangest major streamer.

Priya Nair·21 Mar·6 min

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Severance Season 2 and the Mythology Problem

Eleven months after Severance returned, the second season's structural gambles are clearer. The show's patience has always been its argument; the real question is whether that argument still scales.

Priya Nair·15 Dec·6 min

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Essays

The Limited Series Is Killing the Ongoing Series

The limited series is absorbing the specific talent, capital, and formal experimentation that used to sustain the multi-season drama. An essay on what the two forms do differently, and what we are losing.

Priya Nair·5 Aug·7 min