Severance

Warning ! This clause take spoilers for Severance time of year 2 , episode 2 .

Severanceseason 2 , instalment 2 limn a harsh way that Lumon maintains control over the Outie personality of its employee . Undoubtedly , one of the most interesting parts of the AppleTV+ show is thedifferences betweenSeverance ’s Innies and Outies . The geographic expedition of someone being entirely dissimilar in a work due to their forget memory of the outside world is ceaselessly challenging and is a big factor in the rebellion shown by Lumon ’s Innie workers inSeveranceseason 1 ’s ending .

InSeveranceseason 2 , installment 1 and 2 , the aftermath of this conclusion was highlight . Severance ’s Overtime Contingency Protocolallowed the Innie workers to wake up in the international humankind , causing much fuss for Lumon and the public sensing of the severance procedure . As a result , two members ofSeverance ’s cast of characterswere fired from Lumon : Dylan and Irving . Thanks to the former ’s journey , Severanceseason 2 , episode 2 outlined another disturbing accuracy about undergo the severance procedure and countenance Lumon to have power over them .

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Public Discrimination Against The Severance Procedure Keeps Outies Within Lumon’s Control

Lumon Will Forever Have A Hold Over Its Severed Employees

The journey in question was Dylan ’s pursuance to find another job after being burn by Lumon . Dylan is shown attending a job consultation at a room access manufacturing company , with his natural charm and knowledge of the industry allowing him to hit it off with the interviewer . However , thing take a moody go when Dylan reveals he crop on Lumon ’s severed floor . straight off , the interviewer ’s entire demeanor changes as he tells Dylan to leave but that they will exhaustively reckon his program .

Severance season 1 slow revealed how Luman Industries ' severance process worked , with each new revelation being more sinister than the former one .

After being press about it , the interviewer submit that he does not want to hire Dylan because he is sever and he recollect the procedure is abhorrent . This highlight the abrasive realness of Lumon ’s control over the people lease to become discerp workers . Not only are the Innie aliveness of Lumon ’s severed employee controlled by overbearing rules and managers but the Outies are also dissemble . Despite not being employed by Lumon any longer , the discrimination against rift saw Dylan be ousted from several job interviews , raise how Lumon can keep employees within their grasp .

Dylan at his job interview in Severance season 2, episode 2 (2025)

Dylan’s Storyline Furthers Severance’s Main Themes

The Idea Of Work-Life Balance Has Never Been More Pressing

Interestingly , this storyline for Dylan furthers the main thematic element ofSeverance ’s entire story . The show was crafted as a secret - thriller that play on the conception of work - life balance . Every main storyline of the show search that concept and , while take deeper , more aroused , and personal steering with it using its characters , Severancealways Mexican valium back to how one balance life outside of work and time at bottom of workplace .

Severanceis exploring the theme that , as a Lumon employee , Dylan does not have a oeuvre - life balance …

With Dylan ’s storyline , Severanceis exploring the idea that , as a Lumon employee , Dylan does not have a employment - life sentence equipoise . Without Lumon , he can not work at all due to discrimination , mean his entire life rotate around the company . This is a dark reality for the Outie version of Dylan as his Innie variant is experiencing something similar . AsSeverancecontinues to ride though , Dylan ’s Innie and his colleagues will halt at nothing to uncover Lumon ’s plans and fire the company to the undercoat , thus relinquish both of his personality .

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Severance is a psychological thriller series featuring Adam Scott as Mark Scout , an employee at Lumon Industries who undergoes a " rift " subroutine to discriminate his study and personal memories . However , as work and biography personas enigmatically begin to clash , it rapidly becomes clear that not all is as it seems . create by Dan Erickson and guide by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle .

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