We’re nearing the end of Severance season two and the finale’s got a lot to address before we can be satisfied with signing off. After all, if we already had some pretty big questions last season, there’s plenty more now.
Severance director Ben Stiller has confirmed that we’re in for a mammoth finale that’s over an hour long (76 minutes, to be precise!). So, here are all the burning questions we hope the big finish answers.
Also, spoiler alert!!
1) Is Mr Milchick about to go rogue?
Mr Milchick (Tramell Tillman), current head of the severed floor, has had a bit of a rough season, with the ORTBO going off the rails, Irving being dismissed, a poor performance review, and those odd black Kier paintings that he went out of his way to hide.
It’s had many hoping for a killer plot twist in Milchick backing the Innies. We might’ve even seen a glimpse of this when he stood up to security chief Mr Drummond (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) last episode (coincidentally also making “devour feculence” my new favourite swear word).
So could we see ol’ Milchick turn against Lumon and join the MDR revolution?? Fingers crossed.
2) Do we learn more about Gemma/ Ms. Casey?
In an episode that was equal parts insightful and devastating, episode seven finally shed some light on what’s been going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman). We learnt more about her romance with Mark (Adam Scott), the trials of their miscarriage, and how the grief and desire for a baby might’ve driven her to Lumon and the testing floor.
But the mystery remains: how did she “die”? How did she get to Lumon exactly? Why did Lumon target her and is she really the only one?
And if her Innie is going through these bizarre tests in various rooms — such as going to the dentist, writing thank you cards on Christmas morning, and riding out a turbulent plane ride — why does Ms Casey the counselor exist?
What are we in for next episode?? (Image: IMDb)
One Redditor suggests it might’ve been a “personal project” of Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), who hoped to prove there’s no recognition between personalities when severed. How was she gonna prove this? By putting Mark and Gemma face-to-face, duh!
But others reckon there might be more to Ms Casey than meets the eye, with another user pointing out Cobel almost seems excited about reintegration. She even dug around in a dead man’s skull to get proof it exists.
I’m so keen to learn more about what’s going on here.
3) Is Mark going to re-integrate — and what’s Devon’s role here?
Cobel has had us pretty confused all season about where her loyalties lie. Is she a Lumon gal through and through? Has she finally seen the light? Is she really going to help Mark? Given her investment in his Innie completing Cold Harbour (more on that below) we’re left wondering if we can really trust her to help Mark reintegrate and save Gemma.
As for Mark’s sister Devon (Jen Tullock), her behaviour has been a little sus. According to one Redditor, the presence of goats (considered a Lumon symbol) in Ricken and Devon’s house raises a few flags. Let’s not forget, she also chose Cobel over Reghabi, which left many of us scratching our heads.
Another popular theory notes Devon uses an Android this season, and we know the supposed Apple clause of how villains can’t use an iPhone on screen. So can she be trusted?
4) What is Cold Harbour?
We’ve seen the room labelled Cold Harbour but we genuinely have no idea what awaits on the other side. Also, we’re yet to get more details on why it has to be Mark specifically (potentially related to his grief?). Some theories suggest Gemma might have to re-experience her miscarriage over and over (already sobbing at the thought of that one) while others suggest it could be literal drowning or even a car crash that kills her. All we know from Cobel’s clues is that it’s meant to be fatal.
Even more devastatingly, there’s the irony that Mark severed to escape the grief, only to unknowingly contribute to the experience of Gemma dying all over again.
Another theory suggests Cobel might not mean a literal death. So, whatever lies in the room could instead involve Gemma’s Outtie being erased, or removed from Mark’s memory.
“That’s something I could see Lumon selling to the masses, a way to erase grief,” they said.
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
Seriously, WHAT is Cold Harbour?? (Image: IMDb)
5) What happened to Irving and who has he been talking to?
He’s probably my favourite character, so I’m pretty invested in this one.
At the end of season one, we got a glimpse of Irving’s research into Lumon, including that big trunk full of military medals and secrets. Reddit’s had a lot to say about whether he’s ex-special forces looking into Lumon as a powerful global force or whether he’s still on duty.
The black elevator paintings of the export hallway certainly have us guessing on whether he’s trained to somehow “pass information” between his Innie and Outtie. His secret calls from the pay phone haven’t helped either.
So as we see him seemingly leave Kier in episode nine, are we going to get any more answers on what’s going on?
6) Will Mark have to choose between Helly & Gemma?
There’s been an undeniable love triangle brewing this season as Innie Mark finally explores his relationship with Helly and Outtie Mark chases answers about his wife’s death. Is this going to come to a head in the finale?
Severance has never hesitated to imply heartbreak for the Innies, as we saw with Dylan’s (Zach Cherry) latest storyline, so is Mark going to face the same fate? Can he save Gemma and somehow hold onto Helly R?
Quick side-note, according to another bonkers theory, all the sex this season is primed to end up with a pregnancy and the babies in the opening credits are potentially pointing to this. If that’s the case, what will Helena/ Helly do with it? And will it throw a spanner in the works for Mark?
7) What’s up with Ms Huang and the Wintertide Fellowship?
We now know Cobel and Ms Huang (Sarah Bock) have been involved in some kind of Lumon fellowship for young people, having previously heard a fleeting reference from Mr Milchick early in season two on whether Ms Huang is “Wintertide material”.
There’s a few parallels between the two, having both worked for Lumon since they were a child and displayed a devout allegiance to the company. For many, Ms Huang’s character is meant to indirectly show us everything Ms Cobel likely went through to get to this point.
Initial theories were rampant that Ms Huang might’ve been Gemma and Mark’s child or even Gemma’s clone. Now people reckon she might have a greater role in the finale — could she help Mark, Devon, and Cobel get into the building? Could she have something to do with stopping Innie Dylan from quitting? According to one Redditor, a plot twist could see her tamper with Dylan’s settings, so that when he goes in the elevator, he’s not going to switch to his Outie.
“it’s where his [story] arch has been leading all season, plus he’s the only one who didn’t get to go out last season. Since he quit, if his wife is complicit, which she might be, he is free to live forever outside. Huang was listening in on all their meetings, so she probably thinks it is what the wife wants as well,” a user proposed. A bit of a stretch but it’s a pretty interesting idea.
Look, let me be the first to admit there are plenty more questions fans will probably wanted answered, like who is the Lumon board? What’s up with the goats? What is Reghabi’s deal? Why is Lumon getting Ricken to write a book??
So I can’t wait to see which aspects the Severance season finale finally addresses — and which questions will just have to wait for season three (still waiting on that confirmation!).
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