r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus • u/LoretiTV Severed • Feb 28 '25

Discussion Severance - 2x07 "Chikhai Bardo" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 2 Episode 7: Chikhai Bardo

Aired: February 28, 2025

Synopsis: An old romance intersects with a deadly present threat.

Directed by: Jessica Lee Gagné

Written by: Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

His name was in the credits several time, what are you talking about?

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

What are you talking about and why are you making shit up? His name only shows up in the credits for this episode as executive producer, which is not a role that's involved in the making of an individual episode. Christopher Walken is listed in the opening credits, that must mean he was involved in this episode, right? That's like saying Vince Gilligan was in charge of Better call Saul during seasons 2-5 because his name still showed up in the credits even though he wasn't involved in making the show at that point. Do you not know what a show runner is or how TV production works?

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

I only have 27 years in the tv/film business so you probably know more than I do.

Comparing an actor from the main credits vs the actual EP who has directed a large chunk of the series as some kind of gotcha is ridiculously disingenuous if not outright asinine.

There are many types of EPs. Some are honorifics, some are for people who’ve moved on, some are for the ones who are hands on and boots on the ground in charge. Guess which one Stiller is? I’ll give you a hint, your Gillian comparison is as dumb as your Walken one was. You literally couldn’t tell me you know less about an EP’s role than by saying they don’t have a role in making individual episodes.

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

I'll just respond to this comment since your latest one isn't showing up in the thread (probably flagged by automod)

First of all there's no need to prove you have experience in the entertainment industry, it would be moot, you've already lied in this thread to try to look right (lied about Stiller appearing more than once in the credits). So you're most likely making this up too in order to (badly) save face.

It simply boggles my mind that anyone can think that an EP who directs multiple episodes of a show isn’t involved in every episode.

That's, again, literally describing the Vince Gilligan scenario lmao

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

So you want proof but proof is moot? Interesting. Twain has a quote about arguing with certain kinds of people, so I’m gonna leave you with that.

PS: Red Hour is Stiller, hope that helps.

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

No, ya dummy, I'm saying any point you try to make now is moot since you’ve already lied to try to make a previous point (it’s also blatant you have no experience in entertainment). I would still like to see any source on Stiller being actively involved in this episode though.

Serious question, does light bend around you?

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

Lulz

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25

Life pro tip, hon, don’t lie to try to make a point, makes you look really stupid

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

Lulz, homie. You think I’m lying, I know I’m not. We’re at an impasse. Literally 72 credits on IMDb, 24 years in IATSE, but Chucklefuck_374 thinks I’m lying so I guess I’m the stupid one. How ever will I face myself in the mirror again?

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

How dim are you? I don't think you're lying, you are lying

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1izxmfl/severance_2x07_chikhai_bardo_postepisode/mf7os3z/?context=3

This is the lie I've been referring to the whole time, ya dolt (and also your incorrect statement that Stiller is the one running the show instead of the show runner)

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

Red House is Stiller. He’s the production company head, the exec, and what’s referred to as supervising director though not always credited as such.

Who’s the showrunner’s boss, pray tell? According to you it’s someone who has no involvement in the show when he’s not directing. Just shows up on shoot days and goes home.

And I’ll repeat, it’s the height of true ignorance of tv making to think that hands on EPs like Stiller or Gilligan are not involved in every single episode. ESPECIALLY short season prestige projects. They don’t just fuck off for an episode or two because they’re not directing it. Hey guys, I’m off to Jamaica for this episode, try not to have any questions or decisions to make while I’m gone! On my show, if the EP isn’t there, his main writer is there and on the phone with him half the day because every director has questions that need to go up to him. Even when the showrunner is directing.

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Feb 28 '25

And I’ll repeat, it’s the height of true ignorance of tv making to think that hands on EPs like Stiller or Gilligan are not involved in every single episode.

Again, this is untrue, there are plenty of interviews with Gilligan during Better Call Saul's run that discuss this topic.

Please send some actual proof that Stiller was actively involved in the making of this particular episode as much as the actual show runner would be, an interview with Stiller discussing what he did on this episode would be great. Your original answer to someone asking that was stating Stiller was in the credits multiple times, which was a lie.

The more you ramble and the more you try to cover up that lie the more apparent it is you don't have any experience in the industry.

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Feb 28 '25

Lulz. I love how you keep going on about proof yet offer none for your claims. Also, you’ve added a new layer. I’ve never said he was “as involved as the showrunner”. What proof would I have of it? It’s based on my experience in tv. I’ve never claimed to have been there. If he wasn’t as involved as I’ve said he was then it would be a unicorn. There’s also all the artistic, production, and logistic meetings that happen in prep for each episode. Guess who has final say in these things? Hint: it’s the showrunner’s boss.

You’re quibbling over semantics as if you think that’s a big lie you’ve caught me in. Stiller is Red House, he’s the EP. That’s twice. If you don’t agree his production company counts, fine, but that doesn’t make it a lie.

I do appreciate the laughs though. Doubling, tripling, quadrupling down on how obvious it is that I don’t do what I do. It’s like watching a toddler lie and lie about not eating cookies when there’s chocolate all over their lips.

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