S2E5: Trojan's Horse (with Michael Chernus)
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How does Confluence improve workplace productivity?
Hey, Adam. Yeah? Is your experience at work a bit dysfunctional lately? I don't know. I think it's... it's... Okay, I'll take that as a yes. Your team could undergo a highly controversial surgical procedure that would mercifully sever any and all memories of that work experience from your home lives. Or you could try Confluence by Atlassian.
Oh my god, well, if it's a choice between those two things, I think I would 100% choose Confluence by Atlassian.
Confluence is the connected workspace where teams can collaborate and create like never before. Where teams have easy access to the relevant pages and resources their projects call for, while discovering important contexts they didn't even know they needed. A space where AI streamlines the things that normally eat up their time, letting teams generate, organize, and deliver work faster. In fact, with Confluence, teams can see a 5.2% average boost in productivity in one year.
So that would equal out, like if we're playing with like, let's just say 100%, 5.2 of those percentage points. Yeah. That's the improvement.
I mean, I'm not great at math, but that sounds very close. Well, I'm doing the math in my head right now as we speak, and I think that's great. So why not keep your team unsevered? In Confluence, the connected workspace where teams can do it all. Set knowledge free with Confluence. Learn more at Atlassian.com slash Confluence. That's A-T-L-A-S-S-I-A-N dot com slash C-O-N-F-L-U-E-N-C-E. Hey, Adam. Yeah? Apparently a lot of people have been calling the hotline after watching episode four and had some pretty strong opinions about it. What? Yeah. And they left some messages. Oh.
Can we listen to them?
Yeah. If you haven't watched episode four, you probably shouldn't listen to these voicemails. But for those of you who have, let's listen to a couple of them. Get Ben Stiller on the phone. We've got questions.
What are listener reactions to Episode 4?
Hi, I just watched the episode of the show that runs called Lowest Hollow. How the fuck could you end episode four like that? Oh, my God. Just watched the episode. Got some questions for you. First of all, what the fuck? Hi, Ben and Adam. This is Sydney H. And I'm just calling to ask, who gave you the audacity? Second of all. What the fuck? I was pretty sure that Helena was actually Helly. So, yeah, I figured that out.
I knew it. I knew it.
But I can't figure out the next episode. Tell me. I need to know what is happening. How could you? I'm also way more mad than this, but I'm in an Airbnb right now and we're in quiet hours. And thirdly, and probably most importantly, what the fuck? Great stuff. Love the show. I hope Adam's having a good day.
That's great. Well, I love the energy and the, yes, the what the fuckness of everybody's reaction.
Yeah. It's amazing to hear people reacting rather than like reading reactions, you know?
Yeah. And obviously it's a lot of stuff that happens in the episode that's probably... It seems unexpected coming off of episode three in terms of the Helly Helena reveal, which, you know, a lot of people had very strong feelings about and different opinions.
Yeah.
Hey, I'm Ben Stiller. I'm Adam Scott. And this is the Severance Podcast with Ben and Adam, where we break down every episode of Severance.
Today, we're diving into the fifth episode of season two, which is titled Trojan's Horse. It was written by Megan Ritchie and directed by Sam Donovan.
And we have a really fun episode for everybody because we have the honor and privilege of talking to the most inspiring writer in all of Kier, Rick and Hale himself, the man who plays him, Michael Chertis. It's going to be great.
So exciting. Michael is the very, very best. And after we talk to Michael, Ben and I will break down some of our other favorite scenes from the episode. And of course, we're going to talk to Zach Cherry. We'll check in with him to see what he thinks will happen in next week's episode.
And okay, you should know the drill by this point, but in case you don't, here's the spoiler warning. We'll be talking in depth about episode five of season two of Severance. So if you haven't watched that yet, please go do that before you listen. Yeah. It's gonna be spoilers all over the place.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How does Confluence improve workplace productivity?
0:02–1:55
2
What are listener reactions to Episode 4?
1:55–4:53
3
Who is Ricken Hale and why is he important?
4:53–11:17
4
What is Michael Chernus' approach to playing Ricken?
11:17–29:44
5
What moral dilemma does Ricken face with his book?
29:44–41:16
6
What is the relationship dynamic between Ricken and Devin?
41:16–45:07
7
How does the episode explore the MDR team's challenges?
45:07–1:06:53