#havent reread or edited this bc i gotta do actual work and chores. but hear me now: irv forever.

[crimeronan]

still thinking about that last ten minutes of s2e4 of severance like. an entire day after watching it. god. what good goddamn writing. what fantastic fucking characterization. irv being the one who's clever enough and hypervigilant enough to clock that something is Wrong with helly, him having played politics with mark and dylan and helena, his "don't trust her," the whole thing with the montauk monster, "it must have seemed paranoid, irrational," the way irv way back at the beginning of the show is the most rules-abiding devout follower of the cult of kier, the way his character arc culminates with him drowning an eagan and spitting on the cult that used to be his entire self, him screaming "BRING HER BACK" because this eagan has functionally Killed his dear friend and he loves his dear friend more than he'll ever love the eagan legacy, irv's complete character transformation from The Rules Guy We Can't Trust to the "I'LL RIP YOUR THROATS OUT IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME MY LOVED ONES RIGHT FUCKING NOW" guy, the way he cradles helly when he does what he set out to do, the way he has sacrificed himself for his loved one just as surely as throwing himself in front of a bullet, the sardonic peace on his face at the end knowing there's nothing more that can be done to him, especially when he's been suicidal from the start of the season...... AWOOOGGAAAAA!!!!

television of Ever!! EVER EVER EVER!!!

THANKS!!