Oh, how innocent we wereat the end of January, only three episodes into the second season ofSeverance.
We didnt even know whatSalts Neckwas, orwhere Ms. Caseys beentucked away!
First, heres a rundown of our early-season questionssome of which weve since learned the answers to.
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Where is Ms. Casey?
How did Gemma become Ms. Caseyand why?
While we dont know exactly how she became Ms. Caseywas she kidnapped?
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What is Cold Harbor?
What is Ms. Cobels plan and whats in Salts Neck?
Thanks to episode eight, Sweet Vitriol, a lot of Ms. Cobels backstory has been fleshed out.
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We learned Cobels mother, who was one of those ether addicts while she was alive, hated Lumon.
Where is Kier, PE?
Whos on the board?
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The only Eagans weve met are Jame and Helena.
Could there be more?
What is the deal with Natalie?
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Again, no idea.
Why does Lumon want Ricken to re-write his book for innies?
Why is Miss Huang a kid?
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This we now know: like Ms. Cobel before her, little Eustace is a Wintertide Fellow.
She and Mr. Milchick never worked very well together, but he did allow her to graduate.
Why did Helly lie about her Overtime Contingency experience?
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We learned the answer to that in episode four, Woes Hollow.
It wasnt Helly in that scene, it was the duplicitous Helena Eagan.
She was faking that she was her innie so that spy on MDR.
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Who is outie Irv talking to on pay phones?
Whats up with the Exports Hall?
How will Marks reintegration go?
So thats not very reassuring.
Are the Macrodata Refiners actually doing anything?
Cold Harbor) has some kind of impact on the testing floor.
What plan will Cobel, Mark, and Devon come up with?
So what will their next move be?
And speaking of that birthing retreat scene… WTF?
What does that mean, exactly?
Willing or unwilling vessels for his Eagan seed?
You cant just let that twist in the wind,Severance!
Will Mr. Milchick continue to rebel against Mr. Drummond specifically and maybe Lumon at large?
Could he become an unexpected innie ally as the season draws to a close?
Is this the last weve seen of Dylan, Irving, and Burt?
Its pretty clear Miss Huang has departed for goodbut what about these other characters?
All had whatcouldbe final send-offs in The After Hours.
Will Mark have to choose between Gemma and Helly R.?
Mark S. loves Helly R. and Mark loves Gemma.
How will he choose?
Or will the decision be made for him, maybe to the point that nobody ends up happy?
Will Gemma die in the Cold Harbor room?
Will the sinister Helena Eagan triumph in permanently erasing her much, much cooler innie?
And speaking of Helly R… why is Jame Eagan creeping on MDR?
That brings us to the inevitable biggest questions of all.
How willSeveranceset up season threewill fans be left dangling on another cliffhanger like the end of season one?
And by the way,whenwill Apple TV+ confirm season three is on the way?
And how long will we have to wait to see more?
TheSeveranceseason two finale, ominously titled Cold Harbor, arrives next Friday.
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