‘Severance’ Season 2 trailer: 12 burning questions we’ve got

The Severance Season 2 trailer lastly informed us what occurred after Season 1’s gnarly cliffhanger — but it surely additionally left us with a ton extra questions. To be honest, I would not count on something much less. Would Severance actually be Severance with out a number of scrumptious mysteries to choose by?

From Lumon’s doubtful claims of “severance reform” to a shock area journey, we have damaged down the 12 greatest questions we’ve got from the Severance Season 2 trailer. We hope you get pleasure from every of those questions equally.

1. So “severance reform” is a complete lie, proper?

On the finish of Severance Season 1, Innies Mark S. (Adam Scott), Helly R. (Britt Decrease), Irving B. (John Turturro), and Dylan G. (Zach Cherry) made their manner into the surface world utilizing Lumon’s time beyond regulation contingency. Lumon switched them again, however not earlier than the Innies might do some injury. Most got here courtesy of Helly R., whose Outie is Helena Eagan, daughter of Lumon’s present CEO. Helly R. took the stage at a Lumon gala and revealed how the corporate principally tortures the Innies. There isn’t any manner Lumon would not punish her and the remainder of the Innies after that, proper?

But the Season 2 trailer says in any other case. For starters, the entire group is again collectively, unhurt. And apparently, they’ve pushed Lumon to higher its remedy of severed staff.

“What you all did was one of the crucial painful moments within the historical past of this firm,” supervisor Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman) tells Mark. “However the 4 of you’ve develop into often called the face of severance reform.”

He even palms Mark a duplicate of a newspaper — The Kier Chronicle — as proof. The entrance web page exhibits a picture of the MDR group driving in a parade of their honor. However let’s be trustworthy, that picture has been doctored to hell and again. For starters, the precise photograph of the ticker tape parade comes from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1960 go to to Rio de Janeiro. Simply look:

In the meantime, the photograph of the severed workers comes from the picture Milchick took of the MDR group on Helly’s very first day. I might acknowledge these poses wherever!

So why is Milchick mendacity about severance reform within the exterior world? Is he making an attempt to assuage the MDR group and make them suppose they’re being heard? That looks like a complete lot of effort for workers you may simply hearth. In any case, Lumon’s carried out worse for much less — consider Burt’s (Chrisopher Walken) compelled retirement from Season 1. Why, then, are Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan so vital they cannot simply be fired for his or her indiscretions?

2. I ask once more: What does macrodata refinement (MDR) actually do?

The Season 2 trailer introduces a number of new solid members, together with Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as a Lumon worker who delivers the ominous line, “Their work will probably be remembered as one of many best moments of this planet.”

So what’s that work? Why is it so momentous? And the way does sorting numbers into packing containers have such an amazing affect on this planet?

My finest guess is that the work has one thing to do with resurrection. As we realized in Season 1, Mark’s Outie’s late spouse Gemma was by some means introduced again to life as Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman). Might the good work MDR is doing by some means contain dishonest dying?

3. How will Mark free Ms. Casey?

Innie Mark reveals to his group that Gemma is Ms. Casey and that he needs to attempt to free her from Lumon. I am all for this being the massive mission of the season, however the logistics are already stressing me out. Even when they do discover her, how will they get her out of this very safe constructing? And do they actually suppose Mr. Milchick will not discover the lacking posters they’ve made? In the event that they get caught, I guess these so-called severance reforms will disappear, lickety-split.

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Final we noticed, Ms. Casey was despatched to the mysterious testing ground — the elevator to which Irving’s Outie has been portray obsessively for who is aware of how lengthy. Now that his Innie is aware of in regards to the work from his time exterior Lumon, possibly he’ll at the least be capable of assist Mark discover them. Then we might discover out what goes on down there. (I am guessing nothing good.)

4. Will we get extra Outie motion past Mark?

Final season centered nearly completely on Mark’s Outie’s life, however based mostly on the Season 2 trailer, it seems like we’ll be getting extra of Helly and Irving’s Outies. How will Helena Eagan address being the face of an organization catastrophe? By rewatching safety footage of Helly and Mark’s kiss, apparently. Appears wholesome.

In the meantime, Irving’s Outie seems to be making some secretive telephone calls — however who’s he contacting? Might it’s Burt, who pops up briefly within the trailer? On condition that Irving’s Innie confirmed as much as Burt’s place within the Season 1 finale, it looks like the pair’s Outies might be connecting.

The trailer would not present us what Dylan G.’s Outie is as much as, however this is hoping we see among the household he realized he had in Season 1.

5. Is Irving retiring?

One of many strangest pictures from Severance‘s Season 2 trailer is that this snapshot of a watermelon carved to appear to be Irving’s face. Might this celebratory fruit concoction be a part of a retirement get together for Irving? It does have the identical festive, but foreboding vibes of Burt’s retirement get together from Season 1.

As somebody who desperately would not wish to see Irving retire, although, I am going to provide up another choice. Perhaps that is an upgraded perk for MDR workers, just like the melon bar or waffle get together. (Hopefully one of many pretend severance reforms is eliminating the waffle events as a result of nothing says unsafe work atmosphere like company-mandated, breakfast-themed orgies.)

6. Is reintegration on the desk this season?

Blink and you may miss a well-recognized face from Severance Season 1 within the trailer, that of ex-Lumon scientist Reghabi (Karen Aldridge). Reghabi pioneered the reintegration process, which merges Innies and Outies. Nevertheless, as we noticed with Petey (Yul Vazquez), reintegration may be deadly.

Reghabi’s presence within the trailer signifies that we might even see extra reintegration this season — maybe this time on one of many core MDR workers. The main candidate is Mark, as he already is aware of about reintegration. Plus, there are some pictures within the trailer of Mark strolling round Lumon in his exterior garments, suggesting that he is recalling a few of Innie Marks’ recollections.

I will not rule the opposite Outies out for reintegration simply but, although, particularly Irving. Might his mysterious telephone calls be to Reghabi?

8. What is that this gentle field?

Some of the intriguing moments from the Severance Season 2 trailer is Outie Mark staring into a light-weight with the phrases, “who’s alive?” written on it. The phrase needs to be tied to Innie Mark screaming “She’s alive!” after he noticed Mark and Gemma’s marriage ceremony photograph. Perhaps he is searching for affirmation that he was really speaking about Gemma? However what does the sunshine should do with it? Is he making an attempt to jog his reminiscence? Talk along with his Innie?

9. Why are the Innies exterior?

One other intriguing trailer second: The Innies are again exterior, solely this time they’re trudging by a winter wonderland in matching black fur coats and hats. Vainness Truthful described the second as a “area journey” for MDR — however why take the Innies on a area journey within the first place? Is that this one other instance of Lumon’s tried reforms? Could not they’ve taken them someplace extra enjoyable, like a spa?

10. Will we get closure on the goats this season?

Excellent news: We’re getting extra goats in Severance Season 2. Even higher information: The goats get a revamped goat room all to themselves, full with sprawling grass hills, a bunch of herders, and even a person dressed as a black goat.

Additionally within the goat room? Gwendoline Christie (The Sandman, Recreation of Thrones), who’s becoming a member of the solid as what seems like a key member of the goat division. Perhaps she will be able to inform Mark and Helly simply what Lumon is doing with the goats. In all probability one thing deeply sinister, however no biggie.

11. Who’re the brand new severed workers?

Different new solid members we meet within the Severance Season 2 trailer are Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and Stefano Carannante, who’re enjoying new arrivals to MDR. How will they slot in with Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan? What are their ideas on MDR’s tour to the surface world? And most significantly of all, can they be trusted?

12. Who’s Miss Huang and why is she a baby?

Definitely, the strangest new character we meet within the Severance Season 2 trailer is Miss Huang (Sarah Bock), the severed ground’s new deputy supervisor. She’s additionally only a child — the one child at Lumon. (Nicely, moreover the child goats.)

So why is Miss Huang at Lumon within the first place? Is that this a part of some twisted new Lumon expertise? A really formidable college extracurricular? No matter it’s, I would like somebody to get Miss Huang out of there and provides her a standard childhood!

Severance Season 2 premieres Jan. 17 on AppleTV+.