Severance

The second installment ofSeveranceseason 2 reveals how long the innies were alive during the Overtime Contingency Protocol . The history ofSeverancefollows multiple coworkers , Mark , Helly , Iriving , and Dylan , who all undergo the rift operation , which divide their employment memories from their personal aliveness memory . Therefore , while on the severed floor of Lumon Industries , they essentially have no idea what their external lives are like . However , at theend ofSeveranceseason 1 , Dylan ordain theOvertime Contingency Protocolfor his coworkers , which woke up their innies in the outside public .

After the spectacular events of the time of year 1 last , many characters have returned forSeveranceseason 2 . Thecast ofSeveranceseason 2includes Adam Scott , Britt Lower , John Turturro , Zach Cherry , Tramell Tillman , Patricia Arquette , and Christopher Walken . While the first two episode of season 2 have n’t provided answer to all ofSeverance’smysteries , episode 2 did reveal how long Mark , Helly , and Irving ’s innies were awake during the Overtime Contingency Protocol .

Severance Season 2 Confirms The Overtime Contingency Lasted 39 Minutes

Mark, Helly, & Irving’s Innies Experienced The Outside World For 39 Minutes

When Mark ’s innie waken up in the real world at the end ofSeveranceseason 1 , he was at a political party at Mark ’s sister ’s household . Therefore , inSeverance , season 2 , sequence 2 , titled " Goodbye , Mrs. Selvig , " Mr. Milchick , who has been promoted to manager of the severed floor , visits Mark ’s outie , his sister Devon , and her husband , Ricken . During their conversation , he informs them thatthe Overtime Contingency Protocol survive for 39 minute .

Mark ’s innie successfully planted seeds that everything at Lumon is not what it seems .

This think thatMark , Helly , and Irving ’s innies all had 39 minutes to find the bearings in the genuine worldand tell someone about what is going on at Lumon Industries . This did n’t work out very well for Hely and Irving , as Helly ’s outie is actually Helena Eagan , the daughter of current Lumon Industries CEO James Eagan , and Irving apparently did n’t make it to Burt ’s sign in time to talk to him . However , Mark ’s innie successfully planted seeds that everything at Lumon is not what it seems .

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Do The Innies Remember Everything That Happened During Severance Season 1’s Overtime Contingency?

The Overtime Contingency Protocol Made For A Thrilling Season 1 Finale

The premiere ofSeveranceseason 2 break that Mark , Helly , and Irving ’s innies remember everything that happened while they were in the outside populace . It ’s interesting thatLumon does n’t sample to manipulate the innies so that they do n’t commend the upshot of the night properly . Milchick is forever lie in and playing intellect games with the severed employees , but in this case , he and his superiors at Lumon Industries allow them to remember on the nose what happened .

Mark ’s raw project in Severance season 2 is the mysterious Cold Harbor Indian file , which is link to Gemma & has a major theatrical role in Lumon ’s prominent plans .

While the innies do remember what accept place during the Overtime Contingency Protocol , Mark and Irving ’s outies do not commemorate anything . However , since Helly is in reality Helena Eagan , she is aware of the events of the Nox . In the quick aftermath of the Overtime Contingency Protocol , Helena does damage dominance for the actions of her innie . The 39 mo that the Overtime Contingency Protocol lasted will for sure have lasting implications asSeveranceseason 2 proceed .

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