16 Burning Questions We Already Have AboutSeveranceSeason 2

Severanceis a show that pays strange care to detail . Fans have come in to understand that no choice made — be it a seemingly offhand line of dialogue , output invention pinch , or something you do n’t even find at first — is by probability . It ’s all very deliberate and part of the quirky , sinister nonplus the Apple TV+ serial is carefully assembling .

Whileseason oneleft us with a lot of inquiry , peculiarly after that wild cliffhanger ( and the subsequentyears - long wait to see what happened next),season twohas wasted no time inramping up all ofSeverance ’s whodunit , and introducing some raw unity too .

With that in judgement , here are the most burning interrogative sentence we have aboutSeveranceseason two so far . They ’re not even all the question we have , just themost burningones . Some of these will certainly be answered soon , maybe even in this week ’s quaternary sequence . Some of them will likely haunt us until the season finale … and perhaps beyond .

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1. Where is Ms. Casey?

So far , it’stheenigmadriving time of year two . At the end of time of year one , she was ushered down an ominously dark hall to an even more ominous lift after Ms. Cobel commanded her to be sent to “ the examination base . ” Lumon ’s former wellness director has n’t been seen since . Her absence is worrisome for many grounds : we do n’t know what happens on the testing floor , or even what her position was before she was air there , other than the fact that the longest she ’s ever been “ awake ” is one individual eight - hour stretch . But also , as innie Mark get word in the season one finale ( and all the innies now know , too ) , she has another personal identity beyond being Ms. Casey : she ’s outtie Mark ’s presumed dead married woman , Gemma .

2. How did Gemma become Ms. Casey—and why?

Outtie Mark believe Gemma died in a car chance event , with no reason he should surmise otherwise . His sister Devon and hubby Ricken , who do n’t bring for Lumon , also think Gemma has died . Why would Lumon stage her decease ( admit burn a organic structure after the collapse ) , only to spirit up her forth to the severed flooring ? Why is Lumon so interested in , and seemingly invested in , the human relationship between Mark and Gemma ?

3. What is Cold Harbor?

It ’s the name of the project Lumon is very interested in having Mark finish , seemingly without him actually realize it . He ’s almost there . And it ’s a bounteous deal . But what is it , and why is it so important ?

4. What is Ms. Cobel’s plan?

She was enkindle from Lumon at the death of season one , and her cover was blown when outtie Mark , who knew her as his next - door neighbor “ Ms. Selvig , ” actualise her true identity . When Helena Eagan tries to hire her back , seemingly with a publicity that would keep her away from the cut off story , Ms. Cobel turn over her down and heads off on a road trip — before changing her mind and returning to Kier .

“ I destine to finish the work that I begin , ” Ms. Cobel says to Helena when she ’s make a case for Lumon to put her back in charge of the cut off floor . clear she has some form of grand plan that ties not just into her work on the severed floor at Lumon , but is also the drive reason behind why she kept such uncomfortably close tabs on Mark ’s outtie . It ’s not a sexual pursuit in both version of Mark , as Lumon ’s obviously simulated explanation would have it … butwhat is she attempt to do ?

5. What’s in Salt Neck?

We see a route mark check 238 miles to “ Salt Neck ” at the point where Ms. Cobel decides to turn back . What ’s in Salt Neck ? Does it have something to do with her departed mother , whose ventilation tube she keeps tucked into the Kier Eagan shrine in her basement ?

6. Where is Kier, PE?

Severance‘s dystopiansetting — the forever suspend company town of Kier , PE — is as nebular as Lumon itself . “ PE ” is not a province , and “ Remedium Hominibus ” ( translated : “ A therapeutic , for man ” ) is not a slogan on any American license crustal plate . But the show ’s reality does overlap with our own , with mentions of real city and states as well as the in - creation habit of songs by Metallica , the Stone Roses , and others .

7. Who’s on “the board”?

Never seen or learn , unless swooning atmospherics through that direct - accessCharlie ’s Angelsspeaker counts , Lumon ’s all - powerful board lay down all the conclusion and its word is final . presumptively it ’s exclusively made up of member of the Eagan phratry , but is there anyone else ? What do their meetings expect like ? And are they all linked into that loudspeaker at all times ?

8. What is the deal with Natalie?

Her demise - ray grin and panicky eyes cable emotions her mouth will never speak , for 90 % of what Natalie says is via her role as a spokesperson for that mysterious Lumon board . We have seen more of Natalie in season two so far through her interactions with Mr. Milchick , and — in instalment three — her visit to Ricken and Devon ’s house to sweet - talk Ricken into re - writinghis ego - aid bookfor innie use . But we still have no theme what her actual personality is , or if she even has a somebody that can be detached from Lumon ’s hold over her .

9. Why does Lumon want Ricken to rewrite his book for innies?

possibility : the fellowship does n’t have any intention of pay a variation of Ricken ’s book to the innies , despite pretending that it now cares about innie well - being . This is just a dodge to feed Ricken ’s ego and get him on Lumon ’s side , and maybe Devon too , since they ’re so involved in Mark ’s life and were also fond of Gemma . ( We love Lumon thinks Devon is “ uppity , ” so maybe they ’re trying to keep her glad ? )

10. Why is Miss Huang a kid?

When Mark S. returns to Lumon in the season premiere , he meets a new extremity of the management squad : Miss Huang . While the histrion who act her is 18 , the character look to be about 12 or 13 . look at her role — she ’s Mr. Milchick ’s second - in - control — she ’s presumably not severed employee . Butwhywould Lumon rent a tween to fill up that position ? Should n’t she be in school , maybe the same schooling where she was previously a queer sentry go ?

11. Why did Helly lie about her “Overtime Contingency” experience?

We know who she really is . Why did she give back on telling the balance of her innie cohort ? And why would n’t she come up with a less suspicious binding story than one ask a “ night gardener ” ? Is Helly hiding an even bigger prevarication ? Does she even own a “ economise the Gorillas ” t - shirt ?

12. Who is outtie Irv talking to on pay phones?

In season two , we see Irv go out his flat under cover of night and go to a speech sound booth . “ My innie got the content , ” he tells someone ’s spokesperson mail . But we do n’t get laid who or why ; presumably , it ’s building on the detective work we knew innie Irv was doing in season one , including collect a inclination of figure and speech of other severed employees . ( One of whom is Burt , who we see watching Irv from afar he ’s take one of those earphone calls . )

13. What’s up with the Exports Hall?

Felicia , Burt ’s former co - proletarian , catch a glimpse of one of Irv ’s drawings — a recreating of the near - monochromatic painting his outtie does over and over . She identifies it as the Exports Hall , and explains that ’s where Optics and Design used to deliver its loading , though now “ they send a guy . ” We also know that ’s the same hallway where Ms. Casey was send out at the close of season one . What ’s down there ? Why does outtie Irv call back it so vividly , and innie Irv have nightmares about it ? Why is everything about it so haunting and ominous ?

14. How will Mark’s reintegration go?

It seems very improbable that Mark will sustain the same fate as Petey in season one — he ’s the main character reference andSeveranceisn’t about to shoot down him off . But how innovative has Reghabi ’s proficiency really gotten since the Petey fiasco ? And how willSeveranceaddress the blending of his two minds if she ’s successful ?

15. Are the Macrodata Refiners actually doing anything?

In time of year one , itseemedlike MDR was being tasked with meeting real goals — quota for complete their cloudy number - grouping work before the quarter terminate , with rewards handed out to the top performing artist . ( Two Christian Bible : waffle company . Come to cerebrate of it , we still have a lot of questions about that waffle company ! ) But they do n’t really know what the data is used for , and neither does the consultation . Is there a practical program , or is it all a sham to hide whatever Lumon ’s true purpose is — another mysterySeveranceis by all odds going to take its angelic meter solving ?

16. The goats. Seriously. What the hell?

Even after episode three took us inside the goat department , which we now know is called “ Mammalians Nurturable , ” we still have no idea why Lumon has a goat section . In fact , after touch the people who work there , we now have infinitelymorequestions about the goats .

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