882 Quarters is 220.5 Years but…
Dylan delivers Irving’s eulogy in front of a sign stating that he worked 12 quarters (#870 to #882)—or three years—with MDR. If these quarters measure time the same way inside as they do outside, that would suggest Lumon has been operating for around 220 years.
However, since the company was founded in 1865, that would place the story in the year 2085!
Do you think time moves differently on the severance floor, or is the show set 60 years in the future?
Dylan delivers Irving’s eulogy in front of a sign stating that he worked 12 quarters (#870 to #882)—or three years—with MDR. If these quarters measure time the same way inside as they do outside, that would suggest Lumon has been operating for around 220 years.
However, since the company was founded in 1865, that would place the story in the year 2085!
Do you think time moves differently on the severance floor, or is the show set 60 years in the future?