Chikhai Bardo (Severance) with "Mark Watcher" Eric J. Carlson

Imagine if your Severance experience began with the major revelations of the iconic season two episode “Chikhai Bardo.”Now, imagine if you could get a key crew member to help walk you through that experience.If you are a Severance fan, you’ve probably been mulling over your theories for years, but our very own Kris Ingersoll agreed to break with convention and start his Severance journey with one of the most critical moments of the entire series. Of course, we didn’t ask him to take this leap alone, we brought in Adam Scott stand-in and “Mark Watcher” Eric J. Carlson, the man whose tapping foot greets viewers at the end Jessica Lee Gagné’s signature through-the-floor shot in her Severance directorial debut.In addition to exploring how well “Chikhai Bardo” works as a Severance starting point, we take an intimate look behind the scenes of this all-time great mystery box series just before it swaggers into the 77th Primetime Emmy awards with a whopping 27 nominations. So, pop on some defiant jazz, grab your favorite Russian novel, and go now to the Founder’s podcast.Want to get in touch? Visit our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ page! Follow us on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@MediaLitPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@media.lit.pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@media-lit.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@MediaLitPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Also, hit us with your questions, comments, and episode requests at [email protected].