New Delhi, April 5 -- A girl once told me that Colin Firth was clearly Mr Darcy in the streets, but given his Mamma Mia! dance moves, must be disco in the sheets. The charming "in the streets / in the sheets" phrase exposes our duality. The first part is about our public-facing persona, the second who we are behind closed doors. "Obama in the streets, Osama in the sheets." "Times New Roman in the streets, Wingdings in the sheets." We all have sides. The regal can be ridiculous, the demure depraved. It's thrilling that we each contain multitudes, but the trick is knowing when to switch.

Severance is about that switch being a literal one. Created by Dan Erickson, the Apple TV+ series stunned us in 2022 with a fully formed vision of a futur...