“She’s alive!”
This article contains spoilers forSeveranceseason 1.
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The first season ofApple TV+s successful sci-fi dramaSeverancepremiered its final episodeon April 8, 2022.
Thats hopefully where we come in.
That all make sense?
What Is The Severance Procedure?
Who doesnt want to separate their home life from their work life?
Well, onSeverance, you’ve got the option to!
The chip works spatially so a persons perspective will split upon entering a designated building or room.
Theoretically its a perfect utility for highly sensitive work.
Employees cannot leak state or company secrets if they dont know them.
Of course, all science fiction technology has consequences.
In the case of the severance procedure, its the creation of two separate individuals in one body.
Possessing only the vaguest sense of how the outside world works, they quite literally live to work.
They wake up when their outie arrives to work and then never fully check out for the day.
What Work is Macrodata Refinement Doing?
When will they feel compelled to do so?
As Mark S explains to Helly R: Each category of numbers feels a certain way on sight.
Cobel is known to Mark in the outside world as his doddering older neighbor Mrs. Selvig.
Theres also the floor counselor, an enigmatic woman named Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman).
Who Is Petey and What Is Reintegration?
Mark S is the only MDR character whose outie life is glimpsed consistently throughout the season.
Petey experiences its reality-bending side effects and eventually dies, succumbing to Reintegration Sickness.
He also gains a hand-drawn map of the severed floor from Petey before he dies.
What Is Lumon Industries Up To and Who Is Kier Eagan?
A lot of background lore about Lumon Industries and its mysterious creator is revealed throughout season 1.
Lumon is described as one of the worlds biggest biotech companies, founded by Kier Eagan in 1865.
The culture inside Lumon is one of a cult of personality around Kier Eagan.
The town that Lumons headquarters reside in is even named Kier.
His taming of the four tempers is the stuff of company legend.
Various rituals within Lumon represent each of the four tempers: Woe, Frolic, Dread, and Malice.
His writings and experiences are considered the core of Lumons corporate philosophy.
What Are The Other Departments at Lumon Industries?
In addition to Macrodata Refinement, a couple other departments are introduced on the severed floor inSeveranceseason 1.
Another department within Lumon deals with the raising of goats for an unknown purpose.
You cant take them yet, theyre not ready, the man says.
The severance procedure is even put to use outside of the severed floors within Lumon.
What Is The Overtime Contingency Plan?
All of the sleuthing throughout season 1 leads to an important discovery for the innies.
Since Dylan already experienced the outside, he volunteers himself to commandeer the contingency from the inside.
The season 1 finale deals with what they all discover.
She and Milchick spring into action to end the Overtime Protocol.
Helena underwent severance to promote the procedure and built support for its mass legalization.
He immediately rushes out into the world to use an employee directory to track down Burt Goodman.
Unfortunately he discovers that Burt seems to already be in a happy relationship.
The moment he achieves awareness hes mid-hug with Selvig/Cobel.
What are the odds?!?
), he reveals to Devon that he is his innie self.
Just as the Overtime Protocol is about to be cut, innie Mark yells out Shes alive!
to Devon and the rest of the party.
And thats where things stand whenSeveranceseason 2 begins.
All nine episodes of Severance season 1 are available to stream on Apple TV+ now.
The first episode of Severance season 2 premieres Friday, January 17 on Apple TV+.
New episodes debut on Fridays, culminating with the finale on March 21.
