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If the image of Adam Scott frantically screaming SHES ALIIIIVE!
Its been almost three years (!)
Thankfully, the wait is almost over.
Apple TV+ is finally bringingSeveranceback on January 17, and its time to ready those melon parties.
(Or waffle parties; Im not here to shame your kink.)
Its time for your staggered entrance into Lumon, folks.
Grab that blue key card and lets go.
Mark Scout/Mark S. (Adam Scott)
What We Know: Marks outie is a hot mess.
at the abrupt conclusion of his visit to the real world.
Gemma is alive in Lumon … somewhere.
Can the innies save her?
Mark might have more to be concerned about than just his (un)dead wife.
Somehow, Mark is very important to Lumon; this is one of the low-key mysteries of the series.
Turns out this floating head was awarded to him for quickly refining his first file, titled Allentown.
(For more on this, check outthis Reddit thread.)
However, she popped up in season one on the severed floor as a wellness counselor named Ms. Casey.
Also, does she live in the Lumon basement now?
Is she the human equivalent of aWestworldhost?
Just thinking about what Lumon is doing to that poor woman gives me goosebumps.
And all three are bringing heaps of baggage to the table.
Aside from the wild romantic-entanglement angle, Hellys true identity will certainly put a wrinkle in this situation.
Aside from her lineage, we actually dont know much about Helena.
We also know that she has an incredibly creepy father, Jame, the eighth and current Lumon CEO.
What that means for Helenas involvement now that shes been co-opted by her not-a-person innie is anyones guess.
What We Dont Know: See above.
We dont know much, but we know we adore Helly and kind of hate Helena.
Is it possible for Helly to just take over permanently?
And thats pretty much it.
What We Dont Know: Since we havent seen Dylans outie, we dont know why his innie exists.
We dont know much about his home situation does he have a spouse or partner?
Does he actually do muscle shows?
or his motivations to work on the severed floor.
Heres hoping we find out more about him in season two.
Irving Bailiff/Irving B.
(John Turturro)
What We Know: Irving is an enigma.
a devout Kier acolyte.
Oddly, this is the same terrifying hallway we saw Milchick walk Gemma/Ms.
Casey down when she was sent back to the testing floor.
What We Dont Know: Why and how does Irving know about that hallway?
Has his brain been rebooted more than once?
Is he an undercover spy somehow?
What will happen to good boi Radar if something happens to Irv?
Wont somebody think of Radar?!
And, on the romantic front, will Irv and Burt ever get to see each other again?
As a self-identified Burving shipper, Im rooting for those two.
However, Devons suspicions about severance and the Lumon agenda may become important.
Why on earth is he so popular and famous for writing complete drivel?
Is something going on with him?
(PSA: There are sometrulyfascinatingtheoriesout there, shout-out to Reddit!)
These are contradictions that hurt the brain.
Will her efforts be rewarded?
Or does a darker fate await her?
(That last one didnt go so well.)
What We Dont Know: Anything about Milchicks life outside of Lumon.
We can guess that he is not severed, as we have seen him in the real world a.k.a.
Or maybe hes just in too deep with his Kier worship.
His tempers dont exactly seem to be tamed, but well see.
The town that Irvings outie lives in is literally called Kier.
(Its on a piece of his mail.)
Lumon itself is apparently allowed to operate without much oversight from city or state governments.
Inside of Lumon, the Kier lore is deep.
What We Dont Know: Oh, so much.
There are lots of questions aboutwhat, exactly, is going on within Lumon.
Questions such as: What do the scary numbers represent and what are the macrodata refiners actually refining?
Whats up with the goats?
What on earth are those ideographic cards for in the Optics and Design Department?
(See: Helenas claim that Helly isnt a person.
See also: Jame Eagans terrible scowl when he talks about Helenas innie.)
Why, exactly, is severance so important to the Eagan family?
And what happens when they find out that severance might actually be a reversible process?
May Kier help us all.
