Severance has been massively mind-melting this season however lastly, after six episodes, issues are beginning to come collectively. Not that the journey hasn’t been fascinating—it has—however with episode six, “Attila,” you possibly can lastly have a look at every story and attempt to predict the place issues might be going. Will they really go to these locations? In all probability not. However that we will begin having conversations concerning the season’s finish could be very thrilling.
To correctly talk about this episode, and never make it insanely complicated, we’re going to as soon as once more break it down by character. Right here’s our recap of the sixth episode of Severance season two, “Attila.”
Outie Mark
The episode picked up the place the final one left off, with Mark’s outie making an attempt to take care of the progress of the mixing. It’s disorienting for him, bodily and emotionally, however Reghabi assures him it’s regular. His discomfort continued all through the episode too, with a number of cases of Mark’s outie randomly switching to his innie and vice versa. Later, Mark will get fed up with the process and Reghabi suggests taking issues up a notch by including liquid to his head across the severance chip. That is an excessive amount of for Mark and he storms out.
Mark heads to a Chinese language restaurant the place arguably the season’s most intense scene but takes place. Helena arrives, clearly having been tipped off that Mark’s outie is there, and the 2 strike up a dialog that’s bursting with risk. We all know she slept together with his innie however he doesn’t know that. He is aware of that is each his boss and the pinnacle of Lumon Industries—an organization which, he believes, has kidnapped his thought-to-be useless spouse. These two assembly must be a little bit of a powder keg.
As an alternative of leaping throughout the desk at her, although, Mark and Helena flirt. You nearly get the sense they might be nice collectively like their innies are. However when Helena brings up Gemma, feigning regret about it, Mark will get scared. He realizes this girl is evil and flees. When he will get residence, he decides to expedite the reintegration course of by permitting Reghabi to flood his chip.
That ugly course of is a hit, or so we predict. Mark’s sister arrives and because the two struggle, he has an episode, falls down, and foams on the mouth. We’re left questioning if he’s okay, but in addition, what’s going to he bear in mind when he wakes up?
Innie Mark
Within the midst of a few of that, innie Mark has some pretty important issues occur as properly. He’s having the identical blips as his outie, in fact, and has to take care of the fallout from his Mr. Milchick encounter within the earlier episode. Mark pulls Helly apart and hits her with the awkward reveal that he had intercourse with Helena, however solely as a result of he thought it was her.
Extra on that fallout after we get to Helly. Wrapping up Mark although, it certain looks like the gradual melding of his innie and outie is doubtlessly resulting in an occasion the place Mark pulls a Helena and his outie goes to work at Lumon posing as his innie. Or, perhaps, it’s the flip of the season one finale the place Mark’s outte seems at Lumon for a restricted period of time. Both could be very thrilling.
Helly
We’ve already coated the sheer evil of Helena discovering Mark outdoors of Lumon and never simply flirting with him, however taunting him about his spouse. It’s one thing Helly would have certainly hated, particularly after Mark tells her concerning the two of them sleeping collectively. She makes an attempt to justify it as one other tactic Helena would use to drive a wedge between all of them (which is true—but in addition, we all know Helena likes Mark), however she nonetheless wants a while to deal. The entire thing is nearly unimaginable to get your head round. She’s form of been cheated on however probably not as a result of it’s truly herself who’s doing the dishonest,
After some self-reflection, Helly accepts that Mark did suppose it was her and principally she’s mad she didn’t have the expertise he did. So, they resolve to have that have. The pair discover a quiet, empty room, and make these reminiscences. As they go away the room, they’re glowing, which is when Mark will get a nosebleed, an indication that his thoughts is working additional time. However no less than issues appear good between the innies.
Dylan
The principle crux of Dylan’s story revolves round his spouse, Gretchen. His normally abrasive innie has develop into much less averse to battle to verify he received’t lose the privilege of assembly together with her. And the conferences are getting extra intimate, as Gretchen voices her displeasure together with his outie and his innie continues to fall for her. Their newest assembly even ends with the pair passionately kissing, not one thing both of them is sort of but able to take care of.
We all know this as a result of, again at residence, Gretchen lies to Dylan’s outie. He’s making an attempt to justify shopping for a brand new automobile, an ideal instance of the scatterbrained tendencies she has begun to resent in him, when he asks concerning the go to to Lumon. As an alternative of telling the complete reality, or a half-truth, Gretchen goes full lie. She doesn’t simply lie concerning the kiss, she lies concerning the go to as an entire, saying that it was canceled. Clearly, Gretchen loves Dylan, however she is perhaps falling extra for his motivated, extra harmless innie.
Once more, right here we begin to see issues coming to a head. Is Gretchen truly falling for Dylan’s innie? What if his outie finds out? It’s not as if she’s dishonest; each Dylans are the identical particular person, simply utilizing completely different items of their brains. It’s all very complicated and dramatic, which we love.
Mr. Milchick
Earlier than we get to the most important, most attention-grabbing journey this week, now we have to speak about Mr. Milchick. After his very poor efficiency overview, Milchick decides handy the reins of the ground over to Miss Huang for the day to work on some issues. Issues like, correctly clipping a whole bunch and a whole bunch of items of paper collectively. Issues like, making an attempt to make use of shorter phrases which suggests he turns the phrase “You have to eradicate out of your essence infantile folly” all the way in which right down to “Develop up.” Which he repeats again and again to himself. Clearly, Milchick thinks he must develop up and is keen to go to some creepy lengths to take action.
Irving and Burt
After an episode on the sidelines, Irving received this episode’s most tantalizing story. Having accepted the invite the earlier episode, Irving heads to Burt’s home to have dinner with him and his husband, Fields, performed by Fringe vet John Noble. Each single line of the scene was dripping with layered meanings and all of it raised fascinating questions.
The 2 greatest takeaways although need to do with Burt’s time at Lumon. First up, Irving asks him how he ended up engaged on the severed flooring and we be taught that it was spiritual. When severance was invented, their pastor informed them the church’s perception was outies and innies had been completely different individuals and will have completely different fates. So, as a result of Burt believed his outie was going to hell whereas Fields was going to heaven, he determined to get severed for a second likelihood at eternity collectively. Mainly, they thought they discovered a loophole within the afterlife, which says lots about who they’re as individuals.
Subsequent, Fields will get emotional as he discusses the possibility that Burt and Irv’s innies doubtlessly had intercourse at Lumon. The dialog will get tense and it comes out that whereas Burt thinks he and Fields have been utilizing the pet title “Attila” (as in “hun”) for 10 years, Fields is aware of it’s 20 years as a result of it began once they had been having drinks together with his Lumon companion. Irving factors out that severance didn’t begin till 12 years in the past and Burt shuts the dialog down. Later, Burt even makes an excuse that Fields wasn’t himself as a result of clearly, that was a mistake. Burt positively wasn’t at Lumon earlier than severance, proper?
Besides, clearly, he was. Which opens a large can of worms. Did he assist create severance? Was he the primary one that did it? We don’t suppose he’s concerned in a very malicious approach since there’s a really fast scene of Mr. Drummond discovering Burt’s tackle in what seems to be Irving’s stash of secret Lumon paperwork. Why would Drummond want to seek out the tackle be there if Burt was a part of the Lumon crew? Both approach, Burt has some huge secrets and techniques.
But additionally…
It’s price mentioning that Mr. Drummond scene once more. Assuming it’s Irving’s condo, it’s fairly terrifying that Mr. Drummond has a key to it. Do they hold that shut a watch on their workers? Is that how Helena was capable of finding Mark on the restaurant? As a result of that wasn’t random. Additionally, does Irving have anything of curiosity in there? What does that “Frolic” tattoo imply? So many questions.
Oh, and what’s “Winter Tide”? Mr. Milchick stated to Miss Huang that she hasn’t but been deemed “winter tide materials” as a part of her fellowship. What sort of fellowship is that this, precisely? How clued in is she to all the pieces? Is that this some form of Being John Malkovich state of affairs?
So now then…
With Mark’s two halves nearer than ever to being collectively, particularly after his medical emergency, Irving uncovering new details about Burt, Helly’s resentment of Helena, Helena preying on Mark, and Dylan’s innie profitable over his spouse, issues on Severance are heating up. Every of these tales is lastly displaying us a attainable path of the place the story might be going and we adore it. We will’t wait to see if we’re proper or, extra doubtless, simply be amazed at simply how unsuitable we could be.
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