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Spoilers follow forSeveranceseason two, episode ten, Cold Harbor.
Theres a scene inSeverances season-two finale that feels inevitable and impossible at the same time.
They are the same and yet wholly different people.
Innie Mark cant talk to Outie Mark, and that barrier has beenSeverances central source of tension.
The first thing I need to say to you is that I am so sorry.
I created you as a prisoner and an escape, Outie Mark says.
Youve been living a nightmare for two years.
Nightmare is the wrong word, actually, Innie Mark responds.
We find ways to make it work.
There are no hidden motives, no creepy goats or unexplained ether huffing.
Its also a huge relief.
The Cold Harbor completion rate has sat just short of 100 percent for way too long.
The conversation between the two Marks finally offers a meaningful push of forward momentum.
Taken as a whole, the conversation proves that these are, in fact, two different men.
They can help each other!
Theyll reintegrate, and Innie Mark will no longer be trapped in what is essentially a form of slavery.
From Mark Scouts point of view, its all upside.
Its not that he wants to hurt his Innie.
Its that his Innie does not really exist, and so hurting him does not matter.
Are they severed on some kind of freelance contract basis?
How does it make sense to use resources for a marching band but not adequate security staff?
Why does it take so long for anyone to intervene once Mark starts sprinting around the building?
Why is the exit door unlocked?!
