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There will be theories.
Many will be unhinged.
Hello, and welcome back to the severed floor.
I hope everyone had a lovely ORTBO.
Everyone laughed at Kiers tale of children pleasuring themselves?
The marshmallows were wasted?
Well, that certainly sounds like something that might have ramifications back at the office.
And yup, as we saw in this weeks episode, it sure did.
Irv is indeed gone.
Everyone is getting lippy with Milchick.
Distrust is at an all-time high.
Things are weird and awkward for a show where weird and awkward is pretty much the default setting.
It doesnt look like its going to get less weird and awkward going forward, either.
Buckle in, gang.
Milchick is tightening the leash.
Mark is having visions.
Irv and Burt are going to eat a ham.
Its all very exciting.
It also raises some questions.
A lot of them.
But lets focus on these seven for now.
.Is Marks body falling apart now, too?
That rarely works out well.
I suppose we cant rule it out given everything that has ever happened on this show.
And maybe its just, like, a little tickle related to the weather there.
But I wouldnt bet on any of that.
Lets be cautious and add Marks physical health to his growing list of problems.
And buddy, that list sure is growing.
What exactly does one even do in this situation?
Is it fair to be mad at the Innie who still has no clue what happened?
Does he confront her about it?
What good does that do?
You could pull back the layers of this ethical conundrum for days.
Oh, and theres also the thing where his menacing mustachioed boss is now confronting him in the elevator.
Get this man some combination of Mucinex and benevolent ghosts as soon as possible.
His body and mind are falling apart.
.Is this weirder for Helly R. or Helena Eagan?
But consider Helena Eagan for a second.
Do I feel bad for her about any of this?
Nope, not really.
Not yet, at least.
But it is undeniably weird, top to bottom.
There are two ways you might go here:
you might be logical about it.
you’re able to be petty.
Is lobster chili a thing?
Two bowls for Milchick, hey.
Maybe then Natalie will understand how he felt about those damn paintings.
.Speaking of awkward meals, how weird is Irv and Burts ham-and-wine dinner going to be?
Oh, thats gonna be weird.
Just super, super weird.
I hope its the entire next episode.
That sounds like fascinating television to me.
Arguments can be made that this wasnt the most important takeaway from the scene where this played out.
Things like Who was Irv talking to on the phone?
and Oh, Burt didnt retire after all probably have bigger long-term ramifications.
I do not care.
Give me Christopher Walken and John Turturro at a dinner party.
.How close is Dylan to snapping like a stale pretzel rod?
I worry about Dylan.
He somehow knows both more and less than anyone else on the team right now.
Irv is gone and hes pretty messed up about it.
Also, he cant keep his glasses up on his nose properly.
Im gonna say the cheek.
Maybe the chin or forehead.
Something fleshy and plain-looking.
I dont think Id want to be the first person in line, either.
Let someone else jump on that grenade.
Let them figure out where to make the first cut.
Ill stay in the back until weve started sorting it all out.
Being a leader is overrated anyway.
Theres really no correct answer here, for the record, only varying degrees of bad ones.
Like, what if the first person in line goes straight for the eyes?
Or, potentially more unsettling, the lips?
What if someone walks up and bites off the whole nose?
How could you look at the person ever again without thinking about that?
No, thank you.
Watermelon is delicious, but this time its just not worth it.
5, by Lou Bega.
