S2E62-Severed ORIGINS-Eternal Sunshine-PT03
Severed: The Ultimate Severance Podcast
Allen Stare
4.8 • 733 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back for Part Three of this ultimate breakdown of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Now we've got Clem and PATRICK headed for the frozen Charles. Stan and Mary are partying over Joel's unconscious body as the mind wipe continues. Meanwhile, in his shorted out brain, Joel is trying to figure out how to hold onto at least a little bit of the memory of Clementine. You thought it was weird?? You ain't seen nothin' yet!! It's going to get REALLY weird this time out!
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 THREE 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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You haven't completely watched 'Severance' until you've listened to 'Severed'.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Severed, the Ultimate Severance Podcast. |
| 0:06.1 | Welcome back, Refiner. |
| 0:15.4 | Thanks for once again listening to Severed, the Ultimate Severance Podcast. |
| 0:19.1 | I'm your host, Alan S. This is part three of the |
| 0:23.1 | Severed Origins series, breaking down the 2004 movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. |
| 0:29.3 | The Severed Origins episodes are based on the things Dan Erickson has listed as inspiration |
| 0:35.0 | during the writing and creation of severance. On the official |
| 0:38.2 | Ben and Adam podcast, we discovered this title is also a favorite of Ben Stillers. Last time, Joel |
| 0:44.7 | discovered his girlfriend, Clementine, had used a mind-wipe company to have Joel remove from her |
| 0:50.8 | memories. Joel visited the company, Lacuna, Inc. to find out what was going on. |
| 0:55.7 | He discovered the procedure is real. Clem had it done, and she's moved on without Joel |
| 1:01.7 | in her memory. Joel decides he also needs the procedure, or he's never going to be able to move |
| 1:07.6 | on with his life. Joel was sent home by Dr. Merswack to gather up |
| 1:11.5 | all those things in his apartment that remind him of Clementine. He brought them into Lacuna in a |
| 1:16.5 | couple of garbage bags. Lacuna then takes those things and creates a memory map. Stan the Tech is |
| 1:22.4 | about to start showing Joel the items and mapping his memory. All of this looks like we're really there with |
| 1:29.8 | Joel at Lacuna. What we have to remember as viewers is that Joel is unconscious in his apartment |
| 1:35.4 | the night before Valentine's Day. All the things we are experiencing are coming to us as |
| 1:40.9 | Joel's memories. Due to some kind of a glitch, his conscious mind is able to see these things just before |
| 1:48.2 | the lacuna techs come along and wipe the memories out. |
| 1:51.3 | Stan is about to start the mapping process with Mr. Berish. |
| 1:54.7 | That's where we're picking it up this time. |
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