Biggest questions after Season 2 of “Severance”

How did Irving’s outie know about the Exports Hall?

Something that’s introduced to us in season one is the lives of our characters outside of Lumon. In this case, we learn that outie Irving is an avid painter, as we could have guessed based on his behavior in the office.

What catches the eye of the viewer, however, is that these paintings are not exactly what you would expect. We later discover that they depict the Exports Hall that we come to be very familiar with in Season 2.

Irv’s been working on several copies of the hallway, as it appears to be something his outie form has become infatuated with.

This begs the question, how does Irving’s outie form know anything about the Exports Hall? There are many theories that could go to lengths to explain this, but we get our definitive answer when the show continues with the release of Season 3.

What is the meaning behind the paintings found in Optics & Design?

One of the first conflicts presented to the characters’ innie forms is the newly familiarized O&D wing. Shortly after meeting Burt, the head of O&D, Mark Scout and the MDR crew stumble upon some very concerning paintings, depicting a violent, interdepartmental massacre.

This is revealed shortly after Dylan George tells everybody about the historic O&D coup, which may or may not have happened. The painting raises many questions and backs Dylan’s suspicion that something shady once happened between the two departments, yet nothing is ever revealed.

As the audience, it’s a topic that is very subtly explained to us only a few times, as it’s meant to remain a foggy subject. Hopefully, Season 3 will give viewers a little more detail about the many questions surrounding the O&D department, as some still loom large.

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How will interrupting reintegration affect Mark’s personality?

The storyline of Mark Scout and Dr. Reghabi took the back seat in the last handful of episodes. With the unfinished procedure, there has to be some sort of symptom. Will the audience get a Jekyll and Hyde-related Mark next season?

What is Lumen’s plan B now that Gemma has left the severed floor?
From the limited information granted to the audience, fans are led to believe that Lumen put all of their chips on Gemma. Now that she is out and about, what can be salvaged from the MDR smackdown that occurred on the last episode?

What is Ricken’s deal?

The internet loves to create complex conspiracies on characters that do not get much screen time. For some, Ricken is a perfect candidate for this. It is apparent that the higher-ups at Lumen speak formally and somewhat mysteriously. Could Ricken be somehow related to the Eagon family, or maybe just an author with some screws loose.

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What is the deal with the goats?

There are a lot of questions to be asking after Season 2 of “Severance,” but as the finale revealed that the goats had a whole division in Lumon’s severed floor and are used for sacrifices in some capacity, it seems like the goats are important to Kier and Lumon.

Mamalians Nurture was a strange division on the severed floor that Mark Scout and Helly stumbled upon. They care for these goats a lot, but if they’re just being raised as sacrifices to Kier, why do these employees care for them so much?

It’s fair to say that if these workers are severed, all they know are the goats, and they have developed an intense attachment to them.

But that feels too simple, which is not a quality of “Severance.”

Theories range from goats being severed humans to being a religious symbol in the Lumon universe. But between the goat decorations in Ricken and Devon’s home and how hard the employees from Mamalians Nurture fought to keep these goats alive, there has to be something with these goats that “Severance” will explain in the upcoming seasons. -Sophia D’Ovidio

Sophia D’Ovidio is a fourth-year majoring in digital and print journalism. To contact her, email sgd5184@psu.edu.