The "Severance" Season 2 Finale Left Me Stunned
Wow. The Season 2 finale of Severance was nothing short of mind-blowing. I mean, I expected twists, but this? This was something else entirely. The episode, titled Cold Harbor , didn’t just push boundaries—it shattered them, leaving us with more questions than answers and a gut-punch of a twist that I still can’t quite get over.
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First, let’s talk about Chikhai Bardo , the penultimate episode. It was a stark contrast to the cold, eerie, fluorescent world of Lumon. Instead, we got something unexpectedly human—a flashback to the love story of Gemma (Dichen Lachman) and Mark (Adam Scott). The cinematography alone made it feel like a different show entirely, with warm, natural lighting and a film-like graininess that made every moment feel more real, more alive. But that only made the revelations about Gemma’s fate all the more gut-wrenching. We learned that Lumon didn't just fake her death in a car accident. No, they took her, severed her into multiple consciousnesses, and locked her away in some hidden hellhole where she’s been endlessly tortured. And for what? To serve some bizarre, cult-like agenda where she’s seemingly being sacrificed in a ritual involving goats? Yes, goats.
And then came the final blow. Just when it seemed like Mark had finally saved Gemma, his innie—completely unaware of the love and pain that came before—abandons her, running back to Helly. That moment was brutal. Logically, I get it. The show has always emphasized that innies and outies are fundamentally different people. Innie Mark has no memories of loving Gemma, no reason to feel connected to her. But emotionally? It was devastating. She finally had a sliver of hope, only to lose it all over again.
The rest of the finale was just as intense. The rebellion inside Lumon hit a boiling point. Milchick found himself fighting off an uprising, and we got glimpses of an even bigger, darker plan at play—one that seems to revolve around bringing back Kier Eagan through some twisted scientific experiment. Is he alive? Digital? Something worse? And then there were the eggs. So. Many. Eggs. Raw eggs, segmented eggs, egg bars—it’s as if the show was subtly screaming at us that everything in this world is part of some strange life cycle. Birth, growth, severance, death, resurrection. It’s eerie, and it makes me feel like we’re only scratching the surface of what Lumon is really up to.
But amidst all the chaos, I can’t stop thinking about Gemma. The show has always been about human suffering in the face of corporate control, but her story is particularly heartbreaking. She has known nothing but pain—before Lumon, during Lumon, and even in her so-called escape. That final moment in the elevator, where she switches back into her severed state as Ms. Casey, was gut-wrenching. "Mark S? What’s taking place?"—a simple, confused question, but one that sums up the entire tragedy of her existence.
So where does Severance go from here? A Season 3 seems inevitable, and I have no doubt it will be just as bizarre, dark, and mind-bending as ever. But if there’s one thing I need, one thing I’m begging for—it’s justice for Gemma. After everything she’s endured, she deserves something more than just being another piece in Lumon’s horrifying puzzle. And after a finale like this, I can only hope the show delivers on that in the next chapter.
Until then, I’ll be rewatching, overanalyzing, and probably dreaming about eggs.
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