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Originally Posted by Torture
100% to your whole post. And on the timing piece - what year even is the show filmed in? They've all got old looking cars and computers but smartphones (and severance technology) exist.
I would be very surprised if the re-integration storyline doesn't come back.
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I think there's a shot somewhere of a driver license that shows the years 1978 and 2020. The assumption is that 1978 is birth year and 2020 is either the issued year or expiration year.
The difference between a few days and a few years is so confusing at times. I've been meaning to double check to see how many days supposedly pass in each episode and see if anyone else thought whether there might be significance. I think some viewers said it was around 3 weeks to around 30 days as certain new day segments are unknown if it's a single day or several days. We're intentionally told that S1 vs S2 is approximately 5 months, but S2 throws us into an unfamiliar severed world that. 5 months vs 1 day from the last time the character was severed mean different things at different points in time depending on the POV. However, I don't think I've seen theories truly wonder if this timing is meaningful in many manner, just that the passage of time exists. We know time down to the hour was pretty important in the Petey part of the story, but then soon after, every day just sorta blends into the next. We know that this is a motif in corporate life and that paralleling these themes has helped to craft such an amazing universe. But again, unsure if this was intentional or just clever stuff to make the universe seem more relatable.
Old car and diner wise, for a while I just assumed that the HQ was located in a small town and those employed around town weren't very wealthy (old cars, small/slightly older houses, older decor vs modern decor etc. Kinda like a town that relies on mining or something. I kinda assumed it was hinting that Lumon is underpaying staff to the point they can't afford nice stuff, but later on it was brought to my attention that this assumption was probably incorrect via a simple question of "why do specific characters live this way, when it's implied they don't have to"?
I also assume it's not a plot hole that the story revolves around the idea that there must be a severe issue with severing yourself. Otherwise, why would re-integration be a thing? Why is there so much concern regarding ignorance in a severed/unsevered state.
Whatever it ultimately is, the cast and directors have been doing a fantastic job in crafting this story and universe.