Season 2’s third episode, however, inverts this dynamic in a specific way.

Instead, the silence lingers, with neither making a move on the other.

Our expectations were already low.

Mark S. (Adam Scott) and Helly R. (Britt Lower) stop during a walk-and-talk in a hallway in Apple TV’s ‘Severance’.

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Tramell Tillman looking at the wilted Mark face balloons

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Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

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Severance

Adam Scott