Severance

I've been saying this all season, so it's hardly surprising, but it is good to get some confirmation from the creator. I'll keep watching for now but it will make the decision to drop the show a lot easier if it continues meandering in Season 3.

I have similar feelings. I think different parts of the audience want different things out of the show. Of course I'm invested in the mysteries and want the answers to them, but my enjoyment isn't necessarily tied directly to those answers. Mostly I'm interested in the characters' arcs: things like Ms. Cobel, Mr. Milchick and Natalie's discomfort with Lumon, Mark S's developing sense of a self distinct from his outie, Helena Eagan's jealousy toward Helly R. Those are all elements of the show which are fascinating to me regardless of any underlying mysteries.

The writing is excellent as are everybody's performances. This show has some of the most expressive eye work in the game--the scenes between Milchick and Natalie are tours de force. I was never really a fan of Lost at all and I think part of that was that the focus was more often on the mysteries than the characters. Also, there's no way to say this politely, but Lost didn't have any performers on the level of Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, Jon Turturro ... you get the point. I'm happy to be on the ride.

I think it would be even more unbelievable if everything was explained

I forgive world building, such as, "why is there a Lumon branded Sphygmomanometer?". I just assume its to demonstrate the reach of the company. However, it doesn't look like they're planning on going back and answering some of the previously focused on plot lines such as Petey, Irving able to recall the Innie Irving black Hallway, or reintegration. Heck, even the goats don't make sense. Just spiritual sacrifices? Thats it? An entire staff with animal breeding occurring inside an office building underground with employees that aren't allowed to remember what they do all day that is raising goats when those goats are just sacrificed to be buried with someone? This feels like writers of Lost where they put things in they thought might be interesting to develop later when they had no idea what they'd mean when put in initially. Lazy writing.

What gives you the impression that they don't have a timeline?

Finally, how long do you see this story continuing for?

We’ve talked about it, and we’re pretty sure that we know how long it’s going. We’re keeping that close to the chest still at this point, but we have a pretty good sense of it.

They don't have a timeline that they're sharing publicly, but it doesn't sound like they're just going to run out the clock until the show gets cancelled.