Editor’s observe: The under recap accommodates spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episode 6.

Final week’s installment of Severance was a serious episode for everybody inside Lumon’s creepy halls. Milchick’s (Tramell Tillman) efficiency overview went about in addition to anticipated, Dylan G. (Zach Cherry) found Irving B.’s (John Turturro) instructions to the Exports Corridor, Mark S. (Adam Scott) and Helly R. (Britt Decrease) have been at odds, and Irving’s outie earned the privilege of a dinner date with Burt (Christopher Walken) and his husband Fields (John Noble). There are numerous potential factors of entry for Episode 6, “Attila,” however we enter it with Mark Scout recounting his vivid recollection of Gemma/Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman) to Dr. Reghabi (Karen Aldridge). His discuss with Gemma “did not really feel human, it felt like a nightmare,” Mark says, earlier than asking why his spouse was “rattling off a bunch of information.” “All I do know is she’s important,” Dr. Reghabi replies. Mark discusses the bargaining stage of grief, the place one would do something to convey somebody again into their life, “however for me, it’d really occur,” he realizes.

The episode cuts to Dylan G. describing Irving’s sketch to Mark and Helly as “a black hallway with a black elevator that solely goes down.” Mark and Helly surmise that Lumon should be protecting Ms. Casey on a decrease flooring, and Dylan notes that there have been instructions… and that he left it behind the poster within the Break Room, as a result of he does not need to get in bother proper now, presumably so he does not run the danger of shedding out on these visits together with his outie’s spouse, Gretchen (Merritt Wever). Helly volunteers to gather it, clarifying whether or not “it is behind the poster of [him] really being courageous,” however Dylan simply walks out, and Mark is not keen to decide to a search. “Did everybody sever their balls within the elevator this morning?” Helly exclaims, however Mark is simply too hungry for a retort. When he opens the fridge, his imaginative and prescient warps between rows of Lumon-approved snacks and his outie’s stash at residence.

Mark Fesses Up in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Episode 6

Milchick is pensively sitting in his workplace when Miss Huang (Sarah Bock) enters. When she asks about his efficiency overview, he replies that “many legitimate considerations have been raised, which I sit up for addressing.” Earlier than Miss Huang can go away, Milchick turns in his chair and will get severe. “I really feel I ought to remind you,” he says, “you can’t graduate from this fellowship till I’ve deemed you Wintertide materials. It will imply: utilizing your time nicely, focusing by yourself duties, and eradicating out of your essence infantile folly.” She says she understands, and Milchick notes that he’ll be in any other case occupied at the moment and asks her to keep watch over the severed flooring… from her desk. Her face drops, although she thanks him.

Huddled in dialog inside a Lumon lavatory stall, Helly and Mark have moved on to discussing Milchick’s elevator threats. “They’re attempting to intimidate us, divide us,” she surmises, whereas Mark tries to get a sentence out. “It is in order that we can’t work collectively, as a result of they know what’s going to occur if we do.” Mark lastly fesses as much as what Milchick had been threatening him with: “Helly, we shared vessels.” Understandably, she does not comprehend his which means, so he clarifies, simply as awkwardly: “We had, uh, intercourse.” She takes it in stride, pondering he is referencing Ms. Casey, however when Mark clarifies that it was Helena, Helly’s expression adjustments. “It is most likely one other tactic, one thing to drive a wedge between us,” she muses earlier than declaring her must go on a stroll and leaving Mark within the lavatory alone.

Milchick works alone within the darkened provide closet with an enormous stack of papers and a jar of paperclips; his efficiency overview is clearly nonetheless weighing on his thoughts. In the meantime, Dylan G. and Gretchen are having one other assembly within the Outie Household Visitation Suite, the place he is attempting to guess the primary date she had together with his outie (it was Thai meals). Regardless of his incorrect guess of “scuba,” Gretchen admits that his outie did take scuba classes — but additionally that he is “had a number of phases,” together with woodworking. Dylan’s evaluation is that his outie should need to discover one thing he excels in, however Gretchen outwardly admits that she wonders if he is “simply not glad.” Dylan has a tough time believing that since he is all the time glad to be together with her. “I want we might actually be collectively, on a regular basis,” he confesses, a press release Gretchen appears confused by at first. When Dylan asks if they’ll strive hugging once more, Gretchen agrees, and the 2 embrace warmly at first earlier than hugging turns into kissing.

Milchick Offers Himself a Pep Discuss in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Episode 6

Again with the remainder of MDR, Helly’s curled up in a nook of Lumon’s infinitely white hallways whereas Mark stares blankly at a pc. Whereas Gretchen and Dylan G. smooch, Mark and Helly mirror on their very own intimate moments, and there is a verifiable makeout montage earlier than Helly and Mark rendezvous within the hallway. Helly’s determined that she’s principally mad that Helena used her physique and stole that have, however then rattles off a laundry checklist of why she’s indignant together with her outie — “that she used me to trick my buddies, used my physique to get near you, that she attire me within the morning like I am a child. That she controls me, and this firm, and all of us. It is disgusting.” Mark asks if she desires to know what occurred on the ORTBO, however Helly does not need Helena’s reminiscence of getting intercourse with Mark; she desires her personal. “Would you want that?” she asks. “Yeah, I might like that,” he shyly replies, “however how?” Helly takes him to an workplace filled with unused, plastic-covered desks: “Ta da, a tent.” They crawl underneath one, excited however nervous as they begin to kiss, disrobe, and make their very own intimate second — collectively.

We return to Milchick, who has completed paperclipping so many papers that his palms are shaking. Rereading his efficiency overview, he focuses on the criticism that he “makes use of too many massive phrases.” He activates a light-weight, seems right into a mirror hidden in the back of a shelf, and repeats what he stated to Miss Huang into it. “You should eradicate out of your essence infantile folly. You should eradicate from your self infantile folly. You should abandon infantile issues,” he tells himself with growing anger. “You should develop up. You should develop up.” Every phrase turns into less complicated and angrier earlier than being decreased to repetitions of “Develop!”

Mark and Helly are glowing as they stroll down the hallway, having had a a lot better day than Milchick. “Was it completely different with me?” she asks, and Mark solely solutions her with a kiss earlier than each of them notice his nostril is bleeding. After they go to get him examined by Miss Huang, she asks if Helly punched him. “Not at the moment,” Helly replies. After a couple of extra questions on his signs, Mark instantly phases again residence as his outie underneath Dr. Reghabi’s care. “Are you at Lumon or in your basement with me?” Reghabi asks. Mark cannot keep in mind. Reghabi factors out that the crossover reminiscence is an effective signal, particularly such a current one. She desires to “flood” his severance chip to hurry reintegration alongside by means of the pre-existing gap in his head, however Mark, pissed off and disoriented, storms out to seek out one thing to eat.

Outdoors Lumon’s partitions, Irving waits nervously in his automotive earlier than his dinner date with Burt and Fields. When he lastly knocks on the door, Burt pretends to not know who Irving is… he youngsters! Irv’s first assembly with Fields is cordial however odd: the previous husbands name one another “Attila” and Fields teases Burt about “feeding him a pile of free corn.” “What your innie ever noticed on this Philistine is past me,” Fields says earlier than shaking Irv’s hand, who apologizes for the sooner disruption at their home through the Time beyond regulation Contingency. “Nonsense,” Fields replies. “What’s mine’s yours,” he says, earlier than peering over to Burt.

Because the three sit down for dinner, Burt curiously explains that Jesus led him to Lumon. After Burt’s earlier, wild years, Fields requested if Burt thought he was going to heaven… and knew the reply was no, so the 2 ultimately sought out a Lutheran church. That day’s sermon occurred to be on severance, and the pastor defined that innies have been thought of to be full and separate people with particular person souls that would go to heaven individually, prompting Burt to change into severed so his innie might spend the afterlife in heaven with Fields. Whereas they’re having this dialog, Drummond (Ólafur Darrl Ólafsson) breaks into Irving’s house. In the meantime, at their house, Dylan’s outie asks Gretchen about how her newest go to to Lumon went, and she or he lies and says it was canceled.

Mark Scout, Meet Helena Eagan in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Episode 6

Now sitting at a Chinese language restaurant, Mark has simply completed an enormous quantity of meals earlier than he glances up and spots Helena Eagan sitting at a close-by sales space. She clearly is aware of who he’s, and comes over to introduce herself. “I hope they’re feeding you at work,” she says, in reference to the huge quantity of plates in entrance of him, and sits down, saying she’s “heard good issues” about his work. “Thanks, I’ve heard nothing in any respect about my work,” he replies. She apologizes for the sooner Time beyond regulation Contingency fiasco and guarantees it will not occur once more. He asks whether or not she is aware of all about it, and she or he retorts, “I am, like, the pinnacle of the corporate, Mark.” He apologizes, and she or he flirtingly replies with, “You ought to be sorry,” earlier than the pair banter backwards and forwards.

Though Mark attributes the severance process to her, Helena clarifies that it is her father’s (Michael Siberry) invention. “You must meet him someday,” she suggests. “You wanna take me residence to Dad already?” Mark asks. “Yeah, I feel it is lastly time,” Helena jokes, and he agrees. When Helena admits that she’d love to listen to about his experiences, she stumbles over her phrases to specify the trauma of the Time beyond regulation Contingency — “and I do know you have already been by way of a lot with shedding your spouse and all… Hanna.” Helena’s nonetheless feigning ignorance and empathy about Gemma’s accident, however all of the flirtatiousness is gone from Mark’s demeanor as he corrects her on his spouse’s identify. He begins coughing and excuses himself politely, however earlier than he can go away, the 2 stare at one another for a protracted second earlier than Mark strides out of the restaurant with a transparent drive.

Again at Irving’s house, Drummond searches by way of Irving’s collected info on Lumon, his checklist of severed workers, and so forth, specializing in Burt’s identify and deal with. In the meantime, Burt is explaining that he and Fields used to name one another “hon” earlier than, “about ten years in the past,” it grew to become Attila. Fields clarifies (in opposition to Burt’s protestations) that it wasn’t ten years in the past, it was twenty, “as a result of I keep in mind we have been having drinks together with your Lumon companion, fairly startled him.” “Did not the primary severed workplace open 12 years in the past?” Irving asks, and Burt agrees, earlier than attempting to chop Fields off from wine. Fields then bluntly asks if Burt and Irving’s innies had intercourse at work, however clarifies his perception that “innies need to expertise love,” and hopes that Irving and Burt’s innie relationship was a gorgeous one.

Burt Could Have Been Severed Earlier than It Was Cool in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Episode 6

Mark runs again down the steps into his basement, apologizes for abruptly leaving, and says he desires to renew the reintegration process instantly. Dr. Reghabi inserts an enormous needle into Mark’s mind port to take action, promising the reintegration might be quick as soon as the chip is efficiently flooded. Instantly, his notion alternates between seeing intimate moments with each Gemma and Helly. He wants to remain nonetheless, however Devon (Jen Tullock) knocks on the door, so he rushes upstairs in opposition to physician’s orders, greeting his sister — who has one other “dumber” concept to attempt to get a message to his innie, if burning pictures into his retinas failed. A visibly sweaty Mark tells her he is “attempting one thing else” and that she does not want to fret about it. Shortly after that, he sees pulsating visions, will get indignant, and claims to odor one thing odd earlier than realizing he is having bother establishing a grip on his water glass.

Mark falls, and Dr. Reghabi emerges from the basement as Mark seizes, his mouth foaming. Elsewhere, Irving and Burt say their goodbyes, and the latter apologies for Fields consuming and getting “fuzzy” on the small print — “like saying I labored at Lumon 20 years in the past, which is, after all, earlier than severance even existed.” (You are awfully obsessed about rigorously solidifying that timeline, Burt.) Irving suggests they meet for dinner once more someday, and Burt asks if he means all three of them — or simply the 2 of them. “Both method,” Irving replies, though Burt’s face is unreadable as he watches Irving stroll away,

We’re left with quite a lot of questions on the finish of Episode 6, however before everything: will Mark survive the reintegration process? That foaming on the mouth didn’t look promising. What’s Burt hiding about his historical past with severance and Lumon? What’s Drummond on the lookout for, precisely, and what’s Helena’s plan for Mark (assuming he survives)? She was awfully flirty, and it is an attention-grabbing improvement that he has a standing invitation to fulfill her father. Dylan G. clearly has a way of function that his outie counterpart lacks, and Gretchen seems to be more and more enamored with him… so is she going to cheat on Dylan with himself? The episode completely leaves us hanging on what occurred with Irving’s drawing and directions to the Exports Corridor, to not point out Milchick solely specializing in the primary two criticisms in his efficiency overview. If that is any indication, count on Milchick to return out swinging with a harsher managerial model subsequent week.

New episodes of Severance Season 2 can be found to stream each Friday on Apple TV+.