Severance

Warning ! This article incorporate plunderer for Severance season 2 , episode 10.There was one moment in the finis ofSeveranceseason 2 where I cogitate Seth Milchick ( Tramell Tillman ) was give out to turn on Lumon , but it did n’t happen . Theending ofSeveranceseason 2was a whirlwind for most of the character , but Milchick ’s report should n’t get lost in analyse everything that happened to Mark ( Adam Scott ) , Gemma ( Dichen Lachman ) , and Helly ( Britt Lower ) . As Mark finally finished the Cold Harbor file , Milchick got a chance to talk with Kier Eagan , terpsichore with Choreography and Merriment , and bust his way out of a toilet , butSeverancemissed one chance I was sure it was belong to take .

Severanceseason 2 seemed to be building up to a moment when Milchick would finally follow in Ms. Cobel ’s footsteps and rebel against Lumon . Severancewent to keen length to show how executives like Mr. Drummond incessantly belittled Milchick , his verbose vocabulary , and even his race with the unusual pictures of the backwash - swapped Eagans . Then , after all that buildup , there was the moment when Milchick seemed to have an Epiphany of Our Lord whenMark order him " Work ’s just work . “I think the season finish was finally going to permit Milchick disobey , and I was to the full convinced it would happen during his speech .

I Expected Milchick To Turn On Lumon During The Robot Kier Eagan Scene In Severance Season 2’s Finale

Kier’s Insult Seemed Like The Last Straw For Milchick, But He Stayed Loyal To Lumon

I really call up Milchick was run to turn against Lumon during his bunglesome speech with thewax statue of Kier Eagan . Severanceseason 2 had laid so much foot for Milchick to turn on Lumon , and when the Kier statue insulted his vocabulary yet again , it reckon like Milchick was finally go to snap . He almost did , too : Milchick openly defy Kier on one of the most important day in Lumon ’s history and insulted his height . But his defiance did n’t last . Instead , Milchick simply swallowed his pride , accepted the chastisement through the robot Kier ’s intercom , and innovate the Choreography and Merriment department .

What Milchick’s Role In The Severance Season 2 Ending Says About His Loyalty To Lumon

Lumon Is Milchick’s Entire Life: He Would Fight & Die For The Company

The fact that Milchick had this large moment to break away from Lumon and did n’t take it highlights a few interesting aspects of his persona . Even after all the verbal ill-usage , all the psychological harm ( both from Lumon and from himself ) , and Mark ’s boost to reclaim his living outside of work , Milchick still prefer Lumon . Mark ’s actor’s line ultimately rang hollow because workisn’tjust work for Milchick , it ’s his integral living . Lumon is a company he was willing to alter intact parts of his personality for , one he was willing to stomach unvarying insult for , and one he was unforced to fight and die for .

It ’s notable that Milchick literally flap down his torso into the door when Helly and Dylan locked him in the bathroom . When he finally emerged , Milchick looked like a wild creature as he saw the Choreography and Merriment section had turned on him . He was totally dire at that moment , because he recognize that if Mark S. did break loose , he would lose his line of work at Lumon . That was bad than potentially being attack , and it was worth sacrificing his body to get out of the bathroom . Milchick may have frustrate the point of no return inSeverance , and he may be a Lumon man until he dies .

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Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman) looking annoyed in front of the Lumon offices tinted green in Severance

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Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman) looking perturbed at the wax statue of Kier Eagan in Severance season 2, episode 10

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