However, itвЂ™s вЂњCrocodileвЂќ thatвЂ™s most akin to Severance in how it shows the lengths someone will go to bury and destroy potentially damning eyewitness recollections. Nowhere is this better seen than in the episode вЂњThe Entire History of You,вЂќ in which everyone has rewatchable access to all of their life experiences. This sci-fi anthology often explores the power of memory in mind-bending ways. Throughout Christopher NolanвЂ™s masterpiece, thereвЂ™s an increasing reliance on Polaroid pictures to guide the unreliable protagonistвЂ™s journey - much like how photographs provide Mark with shocking revelations in SeveranceвЂ™s nail-biting season finale. Lacking the ability to form new memories would complicate anyoneвЂ™s life, but it becomes a full-on dilemma for Leonard Shelby as he seeks vengeance for his wifeвЂ™s death. Jarring images of beds on the beach or oil spilling from computers impart the same message to the viewer: Whether itвЂ™s romantic or professional, even the most difficult relationships are worth remembering.Д®ternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video. Both use surreal imagery in a mind-bending way that reflects the memory-addled minds of their protagonists. Severance is almost as visually stunning as Michel GondryвЂ™s Eternal Sunshine. Much like SeveranceвЂ™s bleak incentive offerings (finger traps, anyone?), Corporate nails the absurdity of everyday life under ruthless global capitalism.Д¬orporate is streaming on Paramount+.

The pilot episode finds multinational corporation Hampton Deville bribing a suicidal employee with birthday cake. This slept-on workplace satire tackles the soul-sucking drudgery of office politics in a bitingly dark way. A conspiracy of clones and mangled memories slowly unravels - putting Lunar Industries up there with SeveranceвЂ™s Lumon in terms of nefarious fictional corporations we love to hate. However, as his return date nears, he experiences a wave of hallucinations and injuries that cause him to question both his career and his identity. After almost three years in isolation mining helium on the moon for Lunar Industries, Sam Bell is excited to finish his contract and return to his family on Earth. If Severance took place in outer space, you might get something like Moon.

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