] “Admit it. I’m your favorite perk.” Leave it to John Turturro’s grieving Irving to deliver the biggest smile of the , in the middle of one of its saddest moments.
Just as he’s set to end his innie life for good, Dylan (Zach Cherry) comes in to pull his friend back from the brink — and a winking (if still sad) Irving can’t waste the opportunity to take a shot at Dylan’s love for finger traps, caricature portraits and all the rest of Lumon’s incentives. But when it comes to the , the favorite perk is a little different: the endless Easter egg hunt from week to week! As one of the most notable mystery box shows of the moment, and director ‘s Apple TV+ thriller always has something huge hiding in plain sight — and there are at least three big theories worth exploring right here in the premiere. So without further ado, let’s take a look at what is already putting on the board for season two.
Lumon is Lying tells Mark it’s been five months since the , and that he and the other members of the MDR team are heroes who saved the day. Is that true, or just another Lumon lie? Lots of reasons to think so, including the fact that — hey, it’s Lumon..
. they lie! Everything we see in the episode in terms of an outside world update comes from Lumon, and since when did we trust these guys? Add that Milchick is still unpacking his new office, that Ms. Cobel’s (Patricia Arquette) name is still on his computer screen and things aren’t looking fully on the level.
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