S2E61-Severed ORIGINS-Eternal Sunshine-PT02
Severed: The Ultimate Severance Podcast
Allen Stare
4.8 • 733 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back for Part Two of this ultimate breakdown of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." We're headed to the Charles River for a 'Honeymoon on Ice.' Joel and Clementine, against all odds, are once again an item. We're also going to get to the offices of Lacuna, Inc...the mind wipe guys!
This ORIGINS entry is a trippy 2004 title from French Director Michel Gondry. Both Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller list it as an inspiration. It stars Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey. This is considered one of the best things Jim Carrey has ever done.
Get ready for Part TWO of this enormous movie breakdown.
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Huge thanks to Adam Scott, star of 'Severance' and host of the Severance Podcast for recording a custom intro for "Severed." Make sure to check out 'The Severance Podcast w/Ben Stiller & Adam Scott" wherever you found this one!
A big 'thank you' to friend of the pod Kier Eagan, er I mean Marc Geller! Marc both sat for an interview (make sure to check it out) AND recorded some great bumpers as Kier himself. Follow Marc on Instagram @geller_marc.
BIG Thanks to Friend of the Podcast Hayley Erickson-Goelzer. She is Sister to creator Dan Erickson and also a listener. It took getting approval from Dan's Press Person, but thanks to her follow-through we've got a custom bumper from Hayley Erickson-Goelzer!!
Yes, that is really and truly Primary Director and Executive Producer Ben Stiller doing a custom bumper for 'Severed.' He actually did this bumper for the show while we were recording an interview for the Official Ben & Adam Podcast. Thank you, Ben for the Bumper and for bringing this incredible show to the screen!!
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| 0:00.0 | Severed, the Ultimate Severance Podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome back, Refiner. |
| 0:15.6 | Thanks for once again listening to Severed, the Ultimate Severance podcast. |
| 0:19.5 | I'm your host, Alan S. This is part two of |
| 0:22.3 | the Severed Origins series breaking down the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. |
| 0:28.8 | These Origins episodes are based on the things Dan Erickson has listed as being inspiration |
| 0:34.8 | during the writing and creation of severance. Bonus, this title is also a favorite of Ben Stillers. |
| 0:41.1 | Last time we met Joel Barish and Clementine Kruzynski as they were meeting on the train |
| 0:45.7 | from Montauk. |
| 0:46.6 | This is not the first time they've met, but they both thought it was. |
| 0:51.0 | That's because these former lovers were patients at a mind wipe service. This company, |
| 0:56.3 | Lacuna, will get rid of the memory of a past boy or girlfriend. It's a very slick procedure |
| 1:02.2 | partially handled in your own home. Both Joel and Clementine have recently used the service. |
| 1:07.8 | We don't know this yet as viewers, which can be more than a bit confusing. |
| 1:12.1 | We won't get to the offices of Lacuna until later this episode. Large chunks of this story |
| 1:17.1 | are being told in reverse. Questions are raised with no explanation. It takes a while, but eventually |
| 1:23.5 | we get to the answers. Wiping out the other's memory doesn't really change anything. They |
| 1:28.7 | seem fated to be together. We watched as they again met in the Long Island Village of Montauk, |
| 1:34.2 | rode the train home, and spent the evening in Clementine's apartment drinking blue ruins. |
| 1:39.7 | Clementine mentioned Joel should go to the Charles River with her. They're going to have a night picnic. |
| 1:45.2 | That's where we're picking it up this time. Before we begin, outrageous spoilers ahead for |
| 1:50.3 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. You should have watched it at least once. Multiple |
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