Meanwhile,Episode 2filled in the blanks outside Lumon, tracing the real-world circumstances that precipitated their return.
Finally, this week,the series' action really takes offas the narrative makes some genuine strides forward.
Mark S. and Helly (Britt Lower) or is it Helena?
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Meanwhile, Irving B.
(John Turturro) is sent to Optics & Design, and he’s understandably reluctant about it.
He’s in a serious mood, but it’s unclear about what, beyond the usual.
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As they have in every other instance, the Board speaks to Milchick only through Natalie.
“The Board is jubilant at your ascendance,” she communicates.
“It wants you to feel appreciated, and asks if you do.”
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Among Lumon Departments, Mammalians Nurturable Is The G.O.A.T.
Instead of driving on, Cobel makes a U-turn and heads back the way she’d come.
“Have you come to kill me?”
she asks, with every ounce of seriousness.
Mark S. and Helly politely introduce themselves and ask which department they’re in.
“Mammalians Nurturable,” Lorne replies.
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Elsewhere in Lumon, Irving B. makes his way to the O&D floor.
“Wellness,” Lorne scowls.
“We don’t abide such fripperies here.”
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Mark and Helly continue to press about whether Lorne issureshe hasn’t crossed paths with Ms. Casey before.
“You should have left,” the woman tells the MDR pair.
For Dan Erickson, blood, sweat, and tears are apparently literal.
“They’re not, like, forcing you to be here, are they?”
(It’s a fair question!)
“He dumb?”
“He a dick?”
My numbers went down, but I didn’t even care."
“How do you know about the Exports Hall?
Lorne softens, admitting that Ms. Casey used to host wellness sessions in their husbandry tanks.
They suspect she’s simply been retired, but they also won’t hinder MDR’s search.
They just need to see Mark and Helly’s bellies to check for pouches first.
Old rumors die hard.
The latter says thatif Lumon wants her back, she has some demands of her own: “MDR.
Non-negotiable.Mark S. is so close tocompleting Cold Harbor.
I intend to finish the work that I started.”
“I think you’ve overestimated your contributions and underestimated your blessings,” Helena retorts.
Episode 3 moves several plotlines along in a short amount of time.
The biggest shift, however, is thatMark has now decided to reintegrate his severed consciousness.
New episodes ofSeveranceSeason 2 are available to stream every Friday on Apple TV+.
