Did you feel it?
That little jolt of adrenaline when you pressed play on the first episode ofSeveranceseason two?
Its the punch in of moment you live for as a fan of pop culture.
Break out the balloons, Severance is back.Image: Apple TV+
That knowledge that, in the next few seconds, something you have been waiting for is finally here.
AndSeveranceseason two is finally here.
Then, as one wouldve hoped, the premiere episode delivered.
Image: Apple TV+
(And if you havent caught up yet,this article should do the trick.)
But, not only is she not there, the room isnt there either.
Mark is basically the audience at this point, though, and doesnt care about that just yet.
Image: Apple TV+
He simply wants to know where his team is andMr.
Milchick (Tramell Tillman) is happy to tell him.
Again, this doesnt really matter to Mark.
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He doesnt believe that and says he wants to hear it directly from them.
All of that happens in roughly the first 10 minutes of the premiere and things are just getting started.
Mark goes back to MDR and gets a bit more acquainted with his new team.
The new group turns on him and Mark makes a run for it.
Milchick catches him and sends Mark away.
Or so we think.
Mark wakes up at Lumon again but this time, hes not alone.
Did Lumon actually ask them to come back?
How did they get them to change their minds?
Were curious, but frankly at this moment we dont care.
Its just exciting to finally see the friends and colleagues back together again.
And, as youd expect, theyre all very confused.
He plays a video for them that he says will be shown to every innie from now on.
You imagine they mean reform as in explaining what the hell everyone is working on, perhaps.
But of course thats not the case.
Lumons meaningful reforms are just new foods and diversions like bobbing for pineapples.
Its all the most random, pointless stuff.
Then, finally, it happens.
Thats a shock to everyone.
But its not as big of a shock as what Helly says.
Irv is reluctant to tell everyone his story too and runs off.
The sadness is too much to bear and Irv wants to leave.
Basically, everyone still has secrets but most importantly, they all choose to stay.
In terms of season premieres, especially after a long hiatus,Severancepretty much nailed it.
It threw us right back into this world and didnt avoid tackling the big questions.
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