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@goodworkmb Palantir HQ speedrun @jackstebb.ins #palantir #speedrun #scientology

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Length · 29 Apr 2026
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Video #37340 · Skit

Chaotic chase through absurd officefrom @goodworkmb

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Overview

The video follows two men as they are chased through a chaotic and surreal office building, presented as Palantir headquarters. The chaser, filming the action, pursues them through hallways and past bizarre scenes in meeting rooms, including a presentation on 'Uses for Blood,' a room where money is being thrown around, and another where a man is tied up. After a frantic chase down a stairwell with more strange encounters, the two men escape onto a city street, where they seem disoriented before deciding to go to an M&M store.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Initiate chaotic chase sequence
  2. 2Encounter surreal obstacles
  3. 3Reach a false climax
  4. 4Abruptly shift to normal reality
  5. 5Reset chase with mundane goal

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Action SequenceSkitMockumentary Sketch
Elements
Dynamic Handheld CameraFoley Sound

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 55%

Deepest recorded Palantir run

Verbal hook · 15%

Hey. Stop.

Visual hook · 30%

The video opens with immediate action and conflict, showing two men physically blocking a third with a pole, filmed with a shaky, handheld camera that creates a sense of urgency.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

The video begins in media res with an unexplained, high-energy physical conflict, immediately establishing a sense of urgency and a curiosity gap about the context of the chase.

Payoff

The narrative tension is immediately deflated as the protagonists pivot from their life-or-death escape to a new, comically trivial objective. This anticlimax serves as the final punchline, reframing the entire preceding sequence as absurd and restarting the core action (running) on low-stakes terms.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Absurdist Gauntlet

A high-stakes, fast-paced chase sequence is repeatedly interrupted by a series of surreal, nonsensical, and unrelated tableaus, culminating in an anticlimactic and absurd resolution that resets the initial action.

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    The Unexplained Eruption

    The protagonist breaks free and a frantic chase begins through a seemingly normal environment. The camera work is shaky and follows the action closely, immersing the viewer in the chaos.

  2. 2

    The Gauntlet of Non-Sequiturs

    The chase is repeatedly interrupted as the protagonists run past a series of bizarre, static scenes that have no logical connection to the narrative. Each reveal is punctuated by a recurring, jarring sound effect, creating a rhythmic pattern of tension and absurd comedic relief.

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    The False Climax

    The chase leads to a dead end or corner, where the protagonists are confronted by one or more antagonists. This beat builds to a peak of tension, suggesting a final confrontation or capture is imminent, and often includes a narrative twist.

  4. 4

    The Reality Snap

    A sudden, hard cut transports the protagonists from the surreal, high-stakes environment to a completely mundane, everyday setting. This abrupt shift breaks the established tension and disorients the viewer.

Themes

  • corporate satire
  • absurdism
  • workplace culture

Techniques

  • handheld camera
  • fast-paced editing
  • sound design

Trends

  • speedrun meme

Post caption

Palantir HQ speedrun @jackstebb.ins #palantir #speedrun #scientology

Text overlays

  • title · throughout

    Deepest recorded Palantir run

Transcript

Hey. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. No. Guys, really need to get out of here. What? God. What? Let's go to the M and M store. Okay. Let's go.