The computer terminals used by the Macro Data Refinement team do not have an “escape” key
Narrative
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories are surgically separated between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague shows up outside of work, a journey to discover the truth about their work begins.
Seen in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ben Stiller/Rose Matafeo/Brooke Colucci (2022)
This is normal for terminals in the Data General Dasher D2 series, and these seem to be it. How I would love to go home after work and not remember anything!
But those are the pros as far as the cons go
If that were the case, work attendance would be at an all-time high. With no stress or anxiety about work, you just show up because that’s what you’re paid for.
Overall, it’s an Orwellian-Kafkaesque brain teaser with a touch of Beckett’s Godot dialogue
Without giving too much away, the first two episodes manage to put the viewer in the mindset of the characters who take on the bizarre task of paying severance pay for a large, secretive company. The viewer is then fed a drip-feed of important information in this slow-burner beauty with enough suspense and mystery to keep you glued to it.