Although 75% of his character is the embodiment of a nice guy,Dr.

Ricken Lazlo Hale is a more pivotal character than you might think in Apple TV+‘sSeverance.

But thanks to the release of his latest book, hes caught the attention ofthe sinister companybehind severance.

Michael Chernus on the cover of The You You Are

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We even sympathized when he confided in Mark a sense of impostor syndrome about the way he speaks.

“Just remember, hang in there.”

Whats So Great About Rickens Book in Severance, Anyway?

Ricken Hale (Michael Chernus) performs a reading of his book “The You You Are” at a party in Severance on Apple TV+.

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The vocabulary that embellishes his sentences gives less-learned minds a sense of true education.

This kind of charged verbiage is starkly similar to that of Lumon andits founding father, Kier.

Much likethe way most cults operate, Lumon authorities likeMr.

Adam Scott, John Turturro, Britt Lower, and Zach Cherry in Severance Season 2

Milchick(Tramell Tillman) andMs.

Dylan G. (Zach Cherry) Mark S. (Adam Scott), and Irving B. (John Turturro) find a strange book in Severance.

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