There’s a line between genius and madness, and Tim Robinson’s *The Chair Company* is pogo-sticking on it! The HBO show started as a workplace mishap and has now exploded into a fever dream. As a Redditor put it in r/thechaircompany, “I’m constantly surprised at this show each week. One of the best shows I’ve seen as of late.” And they’re not wrong!
With each episode, Robinson portrays humanity absurdly. What began with Ron (Robinson) making a mistake at work has morphed into a surreal exploration of guilt and ego, reminiscent of *The Office*, but with a David Lynch twist. The upcoming episode, titled “I Won. Zoom In,” has sparked wild speculation among fans.
One fan expressed, “Started the show expecting another lighthearted Tim Robinson comedy. (…) now I’m (…) digging for theories to help explain the plot like an actual crackhead.” That might sound dramatic, but *The Chair Company* invites obsession.
Reddit Theories on *The Chair Company*
If you ever doubted that Tim Robinson could inspire the same energy as a prestige thriller, just browse the Chair Company subreddit. It has evolved into a labyrinth of theories and unhinged fan poetry.
A user insists, “I feel like the 5 Rons are going to band together,” while others are fixated on “the literal bug crawling into his phone.” Another theorized, “He gets confronted by family for going crazy again; he agrees to therapy, and the therapist believes him.” Fans are piecing together Robinson’s puzzle, with the show’s world littered with callbacks that have Redditors squinting at screenshots.
The discussions often devolve into nonsense, such as, “They haven’t gotten Tucker, they just got a TECCA [expletive],” which somehow makes sense in Robinson’s universe. The subreddit has ballooned past 15,000 members, and one poster proudly declared it “the best week-to-week watch of the year.”
Tim Robinson’s Comic Universe
*The Hollywood Reporter* called *The Chair Company* a “purposely uncomfortable experience, as likely to make you squirm as laugh,” which encapsulates Robinson’s career. Co-created with Zach Kanin and directed by Andrew DeYoung, the series features Ron Trosper, who refuses to let go of embarrassment until he finds himself in a conspiracy he might actually be right about!
Lake Bell plays Barb, Ron’s obviously exasperated wife, while Will Price and Sophia Lillis round out his family. Lou Diamond Phillips plays the CEO, Jeff, and Joseph Tudisco’s Mike has hobbies that include “listening to two men scream X-rated obscenities at each other on the radio.” Each episode makes you wonder if you should be laughing at all.
As one Redditor summarized, “This show is equal parts *The Office* and *Twin Peaks*, and I’m all in on it.” That’s the beauty of *The Chair Company*: it embodies how we turn our insecurities into conspiracies in the internet age.
*The Chair Company* airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on HBO and streams on Max.
