Severance
Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Severance season 2 ’s sequence 7 .
Severanceseason 1 ward off delving into the details of why Milchick woke up Dylan ’s outie using the Overtime Contingency , but season 2 finally provides some answer . Like season 2,Severanceseason 1 had many defining moments that helped establish its eery and mysterious sci - fi world . However , one of the most memorable arcs in theApple TV+ sci - fi show ’s time of year 1 came towards the end when the innies finally stood up against Lumon by triggering the Overtime Contingency ( OTC ) to see the macrocosm through their respective outies ' eyes .
BeforeSeveranceseason 1 walked through its gripping finale , it featured a scene in which Dylan stole a card from the O&D department . The fact that Milchick used the OTC to retrieve the card from Dylan established that it was significant and bear secret data about Lumon ’s piece of work . However , time of year 1 never disclosed its true purpose . Although many facet of the overarching narrative rest a mystery , Severanceseason 2 ’s episode 7might have finally explained why Milchick used the communications protocol on Dylan in time of year 1 .
Severance Season 2’s Episode 7 Reveals Why Milchick Used The Overtime Contingency Protocol In Season 1
The Card Dylan Stole Is Crucial For Training Lumon’s Test Subjects
A flashback fromSeveranceseason 2 ’s episode 7 bring out Gemma had repair to using IVF handling to get fraught after a spontaneous abortion . After three failed IVF attack , Gemma and Mark decided to back off from the process . This is when Gemma started get letter from the local clinic that was providing her with the treatment . The letters seemingly contain instructions and exercises she had to follow to be able-bodied to litigate the genial toll the treatment had assume on her .
… The O&D card have always been crucial training for Lumon ’s test subjects , explaining why Milchick used the OTC to get one of them back from Dylan .
The letters also included a curing of card , one of which seemed similar to one Dylan stole from theO&D section inSeveranceseason 1 . When Mark enquire her about the card in the flashback , Gemma reveals it represents " Chikai Bardo , " the destruction of one ’s self-importance . AlthoughSeveranceseason 2 ’s episode 7 does not delve into the details of the card , Gemma practices the pose on it during her arrest on Lumon ’s testing trading floor . This establishes that the O&D menu have always been essential training for Lumon ’s test subjects , explaining why Milchick used the OTC to get one of them back from Dylan .
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The Meaning Of The Illustration On The O&D Card In Severance Explained
The Card Is “Mysterious & Important”
Since Lumon ’s work on Gemma is " mystic and of import , " and the cards are seemingly help Lumon machinate Gemma for whatever they wish to accomplish through her , it makes sense that Milchick did not even think twice before using OTC on Dylan . When Mark take Gemma about the illustration on the card and questions if it present a man hitting another , she says that both figures on the scorecard are the same person because they represent one ’s battle with one ’s own daemon . A closer look at the card uncover it showsthe Virabhadrasana Warrior Pose II .
The meaning behind the pose on the card hint that Lumon wants Gemma to live a sure kind of death .
concord to Hindu mythology , Lord Shiva summoned one of his form , Virabhadra , to exact revenge on a baron who harmed his wife , Sati . Virabhadra rose in front of the Billie Jean Moffitt King in Warrior Pose I , chop his head with Pose II , and planted it on a stake with Pose III . The write up terminate with Shiva replacing the king ’s head with that of a goat ( Lumon has goat ? ) and the King becoming Shiva ’s devotee . The affectedness are also used in various warlike arts and interpreted asa metaphor for one ’s spiritual battle against ego and other human defect .
falling out season 2 ’s ep . 7 introduces the conception of " Chikhai Bardo , " making it intemperately not to inquire what it reveals about Gemma and her Lumon future .
The meaning behind the pose on the placard suggest that Lumon want Gemma to experience a certain form of dying . While it remain unknown why they would require that , it should have something to do with her breach barrier . The elusive inclusion of real - world mythology and religious credit inSeveranceseason 2 makes the Apple TV+ series even more enthralling .
Severance is a psychological thriller series featuring Adam Scott as Mark Scout , an employee at Lumon Industries who undergo a " severance " procedure to separate his employment and personal retention . However , as work and life story personas mysteriously commence to collide , it quickly becomes clear that not all is as it seems . Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle .
