'Severance' Season 2, Episode 6 Breakdown: Love, Loss, and Office Chaos
Alright, let’s talk about Severance Season 2, Episode 6, titled Attila. This episode was packed with emotions, awkward encounters, and some big reveals that are setting up for an intense second half of the season.
We start with Mark, who is still reeling from the realization that his supposedly dead wife, Gemma, is actually Ms. Casey at Lumon. This revelation is shaking him to the core, making him question everything he thought he knew about his life and his grief. When he sits down with Reghabi, he brings up the idea of bargaining —one of the stages of grief—wondering if he can actually reverse the loss he’s spent so long trying to numb himself from. The emotional weight of this moment is huge, and it sets the tone for the rest of the episode.
Meanwhile, back at Lumon, things are getting… messy. The MDR team is struggling, emotions are running high, and even the usually composed Mr. Milchick seems rattled. But the biggest drama of the episode? Relationships. Love is in the air, but it’s complicated as hell.
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First, there’s Mark and Helly. Their dynamic has been building since Season 1, but now it’s hit a major snag. Mark finally confesses that he and Helena Eagan —Helly’s outie—had sex. The problem? Helly had no idea. This scene is both darkly funny and deeply painful, as Helly realizes that her outie used her body to manipulate Mark. It’s a brutal moment that highlights the unsettling reality of severance—the loss of bodily autonomy and identity. But instead of dwelling on it, Helly decides to reclaim control. She and Mark find an empty office space and, well, let’s just say they make their own memories.
Meanwhile, Dylan’s personal life takes an unexpected turn. His innie is developing feelings for Gretchen, his outie’s wife. This creates an eerie situation where Gretchen seems to be connecting more with Dylan’s innie than with her actual husband. It raises a lot of questions— is she starting to prefer this version of Dylan? Is this becoming an emotional affair? And what happens if Dylan’s outie finds out?
On the outside, Irving continues his personal investigation into Lumon, but there’s a bombshell dropped about Burt—his former Lumon love interest. Burt’s husband, Fields, drunkenly mentions that Burt was involved with Lumon long before the severance program even existed. That little slip-up immediately raises red flags. Could Burt have deeper ties to Lumon than we ever realized?
Then there’s the mysterious Mr. Drummond, who breaks into Irving’s apartment and starts digging through his documents. Who is he working for? Is Lumon onto Irving’s activities? This subplot adds a layer of suspense that will likely play out in the coming episodes.
And finally, we have Helena Eagan, who just so happens to bump into Mark at a restaurant, acting a little too interested in him. She flirts, brings up his dead wife in the most awkward way possible, and basically just makes things weird. It’s hard to tell if she genuinely likes Mark or if she has an ulterior motive—maybe trying to keep him under Lumon’s influence? Either way, Mark doesn’t stick around to find out. Instead, he goes back to Reghabi and agrees to undergo a dangerous reintegration procedure.
The episode ends on a massive cliffhanger —Mark collapses mid-seizure as his memories start overlapping. Devon, his sister, arrives just in time to witness it, meaning she’s now clued into what Mark has been up to. Is this the moment where the outside world finally starts to uncover the truth about Lumon?
This episode was all about control—who has it, who’s losing it, and who’s fighting to take it back. Mark wants control over his memories. Helly wants control over her body. Dylan wants control over his personal relationships. Irving wants control over the truth. But in the world of Lumon, control is always an illusion.
With only a few episodes left, Severance is setting up for some major payoffs. What’s next for Mark and his collapsing mind? What’s Lumon really hiding? And is Burt’s past more important than we realized? We’ll have to wait and see.
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