James (JD) Dittes 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?

James (JD) Dittes I felt that Candace's immigrant status inoculated her from the fever. She had moved from China to Utah, then from Utah to NYC. There simply are no rou…moreI felt that Candace's immigrant status inoculated her from the fever. She had moved from China to Utah, then from Utah to NYC. There simply are no routines that translate. Like most religions, Bob's is compulsed by Nostalgia to return to the Facility, not understanding that staying away was what kept the fever at bay, too. He was fine in the early weeks, because the mall had changed so much, but once he had routines, once he was walking the same patterns he had walked as a child, he was done for.(less)

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