Summary
Although the first season ofSeverance, Apple TV+’s acclaimed original series, hit the streaming platform in 2022, viewers are just now getting a glimpse at the thriller’s sophomore outing — and the tease has huge implications for Adam Scott’s Mark Scout. A science-fiction-heavy psychological thriller,Severancecenters on Mark, an employee of Lumon Industries.Severance’s cast of characters, including Mark, have agreed to partake inthe “severance” program,a procedure that surgically separated his work memories from his personal memories. Theoretically, this helps Lumon employees maintain a work-life balance, but that’s not the reality of it.
As it turns out,Eternal Sunshine’ing a person’s memories on-demand isn’t the most stable or ethical means of creating balance. In theSeveranceseason 1 ending,Mark and his Macro-Data Refinement colleagues are able to regain control of their outside-of-work selves— the “outies” — using the Overtime Contingency in their severance chips. That said,Severanceseason 2is all but guaranteed to chronicle the fallout of Mark’s rebellion against Lumon, which makes Apple TV+’s first look at the show’s upcoming season all the more surprising when it comes to Adam Scott’s determined protagonist.
Severance Season 2 Footage Teases Mark’s Reintegration
Adam Scott’s Character Will Pay For His Severance Season 1 Rebellion
In a new “Coming to Apple TV+” video compilation, the streaming platform revealed a brief glimpse atfootage fromSeveranceseason 2. Among the moments teased were Mark’s return to work, his origin story at Lumon, and a moment in the workplace’s elevator. With the reveal that Mark is welcomed back to Lumon by Seth Milchick, the severed floor supervisor,it seems that Adam Scott’s character will be subject to the show’s “reintegration” process. Later, a quick shot shows Mark on a conference room table that echoesSeveranceseason 1’s opening scene, which features Helly waking from her severance procedure.
…the new season 2 footage suggests that Mark will undergo a reintegration that resembles Petey’s ill-fated season-one journey.
Severance’s first season revealed that Mark willingly underwent the experimental procedure in the wake of his wife’s tragic death, but the new season 2 footage suggests that Mark will undergo a reintegration that resembles Petey’s (Yul Vazquez) ill-fated season-one journey. While other “innies” have been punished in Lumon’s Break Room, Mark, Halley, Irving, and Dylan were involved in a much graver transgression.It’s possible that punishment is a forced reintegration — a desperate attempt to hide the truth from the Lumon rebels.Of course,Severanceseason 1 left many unanswered questionsand cliffhangers for season 2 to explore.
Will Severance Season 2 Also Show Mark’s Lumon Origins?
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AlthoughSeveranceseason 2 is taking a long time, the glimpses into the latest outing promise that it will be well worth the wait. In addition to teasing Mark’s forced reintegration, the early footage suggests some crucial flashbacks. In one clip,Mark walks down one of Lumon’s fluorescent hallways, bright blue balloons in hand. To make matters even stranger, the balloons are imprinted with Mark’s likeness. While the balloons could be a happy reintegration token, it’s also possible that the balloon sequence is a flashback to Mark’s first day at Lumon and thatSeveranceseason 2 will delve into his mysterious origins with the sinister company.
Severance
Severance is a psychological thriller series featuring Adam Scott as Mark Scout, an employee at Lumon Industries who undergoes a “severance” procedure to separate his work and personal memories. However, as work and life personas mysteriously begin to collide, it quickly becomes clear that not all is as it seems. Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle.
