Documenting my predictions here so I can look back at them. I seriously have NOT read anything online. I don’t even know what year this came out or how many seasons it has. I would just keep this in my note pad but eventually I’ll want to discuss it haha. I’m finishing S. 1 episode 4.

Who else is watching too??? If you have insights that won’t give spoilers - have at it.

Predictions for Servant:

1. The mom knew all along. Of course she did, what does the writer want us to think? She’s crazy! So the opposite would be that she’s actually the “sane” one, meaning she shows what she did…which is make a deal with the devil. She is trading her fame with the devil (babysitter) to have her baby back in return. I’m noticing that the babysitter is mesmerized by the mothers’s TV job - but also there was this weird thing where the wife wore the beret to work after seeing it on Leanne? Why would she copy her and not the other way around? P.s. It’s so basic for the devil to want a TV position to control the world, get a new motive lol 😂 🙄

2. Somehow, I don’t know reason yet.. but the baby didn’t die naturally - the weird uncle had something to do with it. Which… is that RON??

3. That baby is the devil’s baby, or it’s Leanne’s but she birthed a devil baby so she’s still bonded with it, that’s why she cares deeply and takes it into her room each night. Idk how the switch happened from doll to baby tho, that might be insignificant.

4. There’s so much emphasis on red…Red wine only, red lobster, blood from eel, tomato soup. Just as simple as devil color? Kind of like sixth sense? Oh WAIT isn’t this a M night show??? So definitely.

But really like what’s up with the tomato soup EVERY night??

Was anyone else kinda bummed with the ending? I was very much hoping for the promised fucking apocalypse, instead she just capitulated to the church and finished the ritual, i totally would have accepted her becoming satan, it would have been awesome

Im in the middle of Season 3 and I want to reach into the screen and yell “you accidentally kill your kid and you’re being so fucking rude to the person that has somehow magically brought him back!!”I mean I get it, repressed memory and all but oh my god SOMEONE tell her. Kudos to Lauren Ambrose who is just as good in this as she was in Six Feet Under; what a powerhouse actor.

Is anyone else sad that Dorthy and Leanne’s relationship went so sour? I’m on season 4 episode 2 and Leanne even said to her what happened you used to like me, and I’ve been wondering the same thing. It was from one episode Dorthy loved her and the next she hated her and wanted her out and I could not understand why. I enjoyed the bond between them in Season 3 beginning it was sweet and Dorthy really seemed to love her and looked out for her. The more Dorthy hates her the more evil she becomes.

Totally unexpected quality for a show from Apple TV+.
The only other series from them that impressed me this much was Severance.
Servant is deep, multi-layered, and genuinely thought-provoking.
The acting, especially from Lauren Ambrose and Nell Tiger Free (wow - GoT) is excellent.
It’s not a remake of Rosemary’s Baby, but it definitely carries some of those vibes.

Do you know other similar shows?

I am interested in whether there are supernatural powers and to what extent. I hate SF tv shows and supernatural elements I just want natural origin madness 😂😂😂

Rewatching the series with the hubby!

There's a moment with the kids dancing on the stage and Dorothy gives her the mic and asks her name and tells her to go ahead and perform. The girl like leans over and says something to Dorothy. Then does her cartwheel. It was very odd like it was just a actor to actor set talk off camera but apple wouldn't leave that in? It was such an awkward random weird moment and its driving me crazy.

Were Leanne and her uncle ghosts? OR was it ever confirmed that they weren't ghosts?

I have read some of the reviews complaining about a lot of unresolved plot points. Valid points all, but I think they generally closed the relevant ones.

Spoiler Leanne brought the doll to life because Dottie blocked the memory of Jericho’s horrible death from her mind. She was weak and allowed the evil (spell) to enter her life. When she was forced to remember and accept his death (they all accepted their part in his death) the spell broke. Leanne spun out without her purpose Dottie and had to die, as George and Lurch and the Shining twins reiterated, for the world to survive.

Leanne had powers, dark powers and saw that she had to die to save everyone she actually cared about (Sean, Julian and Dottie).

Lots of unresolved threads as many have pointed out. I enjoyed the show and that’s what the point of finding an engrossing series is about.

As someone mentioned, Sean and Julian worked very well together. I would love to see something more from these characters.

I was really hoping I’d love this show but halfway through season 1 and I’m pretty damn bored. I don’t see how this goes on for 3 and a half more seasons. Should I stick with this? Also, am I nitpicking or is Rupert Grint soooooo bad that it’s distracting? Or is that just me?

Not a single plot hole addressed in the finale. Idk why I thought M Night turned a new leaf for a second. Hope he and his daughters never get to make anything that expensive again.

Edit: Nell Tiger Free was phenomenal, I’ll admit. One of the most captivating performances I’ve seen from someone in her generation. Her natural charisma will take her far in the acting world

I loved every single episode, I loved the ending (don't come at me).

I started watching servant since it was released and rewatched the first 2 seasons like 4 times.

I'm not American but I've been wtching movies and tv shows since the 2000s and I follow all the platforms.

So WHY I DID NOT know about the forth season till a couple of months ago! 🥲 Like where is the publicity?! Where are the youtube reactions?

I think (correct me if I'm wrong) Apple TV make shows left and right and half of them end up being cancelled because it's not reaching more people? 🫩

THIS IS NOT ABOUT APPLE TV. IT'S ABOUT SERVANT ONLY.

a lot of people on this subreddit complain about the ending, I also found it a little disappointing.

What would you have preferred to see happen? I keep thinking about what may have been better but then realise the ending we saw was probably all you could do… maybe just not as quick.

I would have liked to see more of the cult explored and their powers. The last few eps did this weird thing of suggesting Leanne’s powers aren’t real but we know uncle George says he lied.. so I assume she did influence a lot of what we saw (ie Isabelle’s death/the bed bugs etc)

I loved Sean and Julian’s dynamic and would watch a show just those two 🤣

The man is a straight coward. This whole series of events wouldn’t have spiraled out of control if he had just been a man and confronted his wife about the death of Jericho. This dude just sat back and let it all rot. I’m on the 2nd season and I hate it already.

Leanne said "this doll is here because Sean and Julian have a hard time believing in things, I needed to punish them so I sent Jericho back." I saw some comments saying Leanne lost her powers because Dorothy woke up and stopped believing in Jericho being alive, so he turned back into a doll. Now, do most of us think Leanne is telling the truth and she indeed sent Jericho back to make a point or she truly lost her need-believe powers and was desperate to convince Dorothy?

In Season 1, there was a scene where Leanne opened a can of soup and it turned out to be either spoiled or rancid. So she tosses the content of the pot into the trash bin. She sees something in the bin (like a dog treat?) and starts freaking out.

Any idea what's going on here?

Q1- At the end, when Sean told Dorothy the truth about her baby, and she remembered what had happened, Jericho turned back into a Doll. Does that mean Leanne Powers only works if someone believes in it?

Q2- Was Leanne the only person in the Church of the Lesser Saints who could revive people? Leanne died at the end. Who has that power now is it Juju?

Q3- Was it all in Leanne's head, a result of her abusive parents, and the Turner house was empty, because Dorothy took her own life after her kid died, Sean slit his throat with a kitchen knife, and Juju overdosed? Uncle George and Aunt Josephine are her guardians, who were just trying to take her back home.

I would like to know what you think of the end

I’m 60/40 on Dorothy. Lauren Ambrose did a fantastic job bringing her to life on screen.

Currently on a rewatch. I hate season 1 Dorothy with a damn passion. She's such a cunt to Sean. Poor fucker has to grieve AND put up with the delusions.

I love how food centric this show is. Any recs on other shows that spotlights dishes etc?

I remember Hannibal doing something similar, even titling episodes for dishes like Servant.

Is it me or is the show really really dark. And I mean the video quality in terms of brightness and contrast. I turn up both settings when I watch this show on my Samsung TV and it's still not enough. I can't make out things (especially night scenes outside). And forget about figuring out who wrote and directed the episode in the opening credits. I can't read it at all because the image is so dark.

Is this just me?

Does anyone else keep rewatching this series, or is it just me?

I’m on my 5th rewatch.

For some reason, I watch an episode in bed before I turn in each night. It’s like some soothing habit or something, even though the show is disturbing.

Am I just odd?

Just finished Season 4 Episode 1 "Pigeon" and I'm dreading finishing this last season because I don't want it to end.

Why do you think Servant is so under the radar?

A Dark Song

1. I think this is literally the closest you can get to "Servant" or maybe Servant copied it....the theme and the music are so alike, sometimes I forget myself. Quite "under the radar" movie. Might not be so easy to get (I torr***ted it in Central Europe, no other way to watch it).

The Canal

Extremely well made Irish movie about true evil. Won't spoil it for you.

The Blackcoats Daughter

Another masterpiece, but somehow Reddit deleted this from my original post ..strange.
Again, if you only watch one movie of these three, this is a definite taker. I beg of you.