Andrea answers “What about Bob? I'm still trying to make...”

Katie asked this question about Severance:

What about Bob? I'm still trying to make sense of his character and his fevered/non-fevered role. I thought there was more when we find out Candace is telling her pre-fever story to Bob as a way to gain trust (maybe that is why she appears so naive?), and the connection to 1,001 Arabian Nights. But I'm a little perplexed by the end. Thoughts?

Andrea

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Katie If the fevered could go in and out, that would make the actions of the troupe even more atrocious than they already were. I also thought that perhaps ...more
Dec 15, 2018 09:10PM · flag

Kaylee Bee I felt that at the end Candace was fevered. She was driving in the car, and just staying on the same road. Driving until she ran out of gas. Then she ...more
Jan 19, 2019 07:29AM · flag

Ro I interpreted the repetitive nature of her descriptions as a juxtaposition to being in a fevered state, how the system has made everyone subject to a ...more
Dec 15, 2020 08:03AM · flag

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