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Another superb post. I can tell you love this show very much as do I. I can't get it out of my head. I am grateful for your clever historical/ art posts because I am getting a real education! Wanted to also "yes and" by adding that Pete Townsend/The Who also wrote and performed the song "Who Are You" which as you point out is the central question of the production. Also - I will offer the following (albeit clunky low brow) contribution - There are tons of references to 1970s/1980s movies in Severances as well as pop songs of the era - as you post out. Goofy to bring this up but...the super cheesy movie version of Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers (1973) and the even cheesier sequel The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady - one of the baddies is Cardinal Richelieu played by Charlton Heston - and the other baddy Milady de Winter (Faye Dunaway) may be referenced in Severance via the Milady/ Milord exchange between Mark and Devon is S1E1. Also the main Severance theme includes the melodic allusion to Mission Impossible's theme written by Lalo Shifrin who also wrote the soundtrack to these goofy Musketeers films. There is also quite a bit of Lalo Shifrin's work (or nods to his work) in the Severance soundtrack - The Cat big band version - and other Bossa Nova style themes.

Also did you notice that - in the Exhalted Victory of Cold Harbor - Helly / Helena appears herself "exhaled" front and center on the top of the waterfall. She also appears as Helly to the left of Mark and as shadow-Helly to the right of Mark. 3 versions/personas of Helena - while Gemma only appears once in her Miss Casey persona. Anyway. Lots of random thoughts. I love your posts!

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