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Warning : There are spoilers ahead for Severance season 2 , episode 3 , " Who Is Alive ? "
A rough reality about Ricken Hale ( Michael Chernus ) is affirm inSeveranceseason 2 , episode 3 , " Who Is Alive ? " In season 1,Ricken is premise as the flakey and pseudo - cerebral brother - in - law of Mark Scout(Adam Scott ) . Out of everyone inSeverance ’s cast of characters , Ricken provides some of the best comedy , often due to his lack of ego - cognisance . There is a stark collocation between Ricken and his married woman , Devon ( Jen Tullock ) , who is more hard-nosed , aware , and has concerns about what is go on to her brother at Lumon Industries .
Ricken demonstrate to be more than comical rilievo in time of year 1 , though , as a written matter of his latest self - supporter record , The You You Are , ends up in the script of Mark ’s Innie and his fellow severed employees inLumon ’s Macrodata Refinement Department . Given the sheltered nature of the Innies ' life , Ricken ’s words have an inspirational and profound effect on them . Severanceseason 1 ’s endingsees Ricken fear for the safety of his small fry , Eleanor , and encountering Mark ’s implicated Innie , which makes his response in season 2 , episode 3 all the more disappointing .
Ricken’s Lumon Book Deal Proves He Prioritizes His Ego Over His Family’s Well-Being
His Self-Help Book Is Being Modified For Lumon’s Innies
When Devon refund home , she discover that Lumon ’s example , Natalie ( Syndey Cole Alexander ) , has been invited in and is play with her married man . Ricken has been offered a book deal with Lumon , who want a modified interpretation ofThe You You Areto be available to all Innies . Thrilled by the thought of his work being recognized and widely read , Ricken is eager to accept Lumon ’s offer , and does not hesitate at the idea of get together with them or even at ask in one of their representative into his household .
Milchick and Natalie ’s awkward house painting scene interaction from Severance season 2 ’s episode 3 let out a lot about how Lumon do by its employees .
While he does not have villainous intention and is not trying to hurt anyone , Ricken ’s natural process prove that his self count more to him than doing what is best for his family . Ricken bonk thatLumon ’s Harmony Cobel(Patricia Arquette ) lied about who she was as she embedded herself in his family ’s lives . He recognise that Devon has serious worry about Lumon , including that they are mistreating Mark , and that they may be cover the truth about Mark ’s married woman , Gemma ( Dichen Lachman ) . Nevertheless , Ricken prefer his own self and subconsciously snub his family ’s concerns .
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What Ricken’s New Partnership With Lumon Means For Severance Season 2
It Will Affect Lumon And Ricken’s Marriage
Lumon will doubtlessly weaponize Ricken ’s authorship and use it as an endeavour to confirm control over the Innies . Much like the Family Visitation Suite , hall passes , and other " perquisite " that have recently been inaugurate , Lumon will brag Ricken ’s book as a signaling of them listening to their employees , and being generous enough to furnish literature from the extraneous world . The modifications to the original book will surely be a unexampled way of communicating the dogma ofSeverance ’s Eagan familyto Lumon ’s employees through the guise of ego - assist writing .
Lumon ’s sinister shock on Mark ’s family has now officially cash in one’s chips beyond him and Gemma inSeveranceseason 2 .
on-going meetings with Ricken can also help Lumon keep a close eye on Devon , who they know who is still wary of them , and on Mark ’s Outie , who they do not realize has just been reintegrate . Ricken and Devon have always seemed like an odd pair who may be too different for each other , but if Ricken becomes increasingly connected to Lumon , thismay lead to a breaking point in his marriage to Devon . Lumon ’s sinister impact on Mark ’s family has now formally gone beyond him and Gemma inSeveranceseason 2 .
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