Severance
Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Severance time of year 2 , episode 8 .
Severanceseason 2 , sequence 8 introduces Sissy , tying her to Lumon and the mysterious past times of Harmony Cobel . Almost every member ofSeverance ’s cast of characterstakes a workweek off in season 2 , episode 8 , with the installment focusing rigorously on Ms. Cobel . The show seldom has nursing bottle episodes of this ilk , but time of year 2 , episode 8 delf deeper intoHarmony Cobel’sSeveranceidentity , be it her past as a " soldier " of Lumon , her family history , or the exploration of her hometown of Salt ’s Neck .
Upon enter the town of Salt ’s Neck , the closed book presented inSeveranceseason 2 , installment 7 ’s endingdisappeared . Cobel was shown research her past tense , reuniting with people she once go at Lumon with as a shaver before ask to chit-chat someone named Sissy . The visit to Sissy boast many big reveals , from the truth that Cobel invented many protocols likeSeverance ’s Overtime Contingencyto what happened to her mother . However , big questions after the sequence include who exactly Sissy is , what connection she has to Harmony , and why their kinship is so strained .
Sissy Cobel Seems To Be Harmony’s Aunt In Severance Season 2
Sissy Is The Matriarch Of The Cobel Family
Although it is not instantaneously sustain during the installment , it is heavily inculpate that Sissy is Harmony Cobel ’s aunt inSeverance . The way of life the two speak to one another and discourse about Harmony ’s female parent , Charlotte , point that Sissy was Charlotte ’s babe . Moreover , a brass on the landing place In Sissy ’s home plate is inscribed with " Celestine ' Sissy ' Cobel , " confirming that she is related to Harmony in some way . Given pansy ’s old long time , her being Harmony ’s auntie sure enough makes the most good sense .
Why Sissy Cobel Is A “Pariah” In Salt’s Neck
Sissy Is Not Welcome Among Her Fellow Residents
What immediately becomes clear about Sissy inSeveranceseason 2 , episode 8 is that she is not pop with the other townsfolk of Salt ’s Neck . Cobel ’s booster , Hampton , describes Sissy as a Ishmael or an castaway , which is evident by her living situation . Cobel had to be driven to Sissy ’s house which is a small building way outdoors of Salt ’s Neck in the quick-frozen wild . No one is indicate to live on around Sissy or with her , further reinforcing the fact that she is not welcome among the other people who subsist in the town .
The reason for this ties back to the overall worldbuilding ofSeveranceby bind to Lumon . Sissy is testify to be a heartfelt follower of Lumon and the Eagans in many ways , yet neither the fellowship nor its founders hold much love in Salt ’s Neck . Severanceseason 2 , episode 8 shows a rundown Lumon factory in Salt ’s Neck , which is hinted at as the generator of the town ’s poor status .
The townspeople of Salt ’s Neck are also shown take a lot of inhalent drugs , potentially linked to the hapless position of the town after Lumon destroy it and stoking resentment towards the Eagans .
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Harmony tell that the factory destroy the town of Salt ’s Neck . Exactly how this happened is not outlined , but it is potential either due to the pollution and adverse environmental impression a factory of that size had or even Lumon abandoning it and causing the economical base of the townsfolk to collapse . Regardless , this issue caused the masses of Salt ’s Neck to contemn Lumon and anything associated with them , explain why a stalwart like Sissy Cobel is consider as an outcast among them .
Why Harmony Isn’t Welcome In Sissy’s Home
Harmony’s Dedication To Lumon Is Slipping
Linking to Sissy ’s condition as a Ishmael in Salt ’s Neck , she subsequently treats Harmony like a castaway in her own home . Severanceseason 2 , episode 8 makes it quickly apparently that Sissy has no substantial love for Harmony , with their human relationship shown to be highly strained . One reason for this is the fate of Sissy ’s babe , Charlotte . This fate was hinted at inSeveranceseason 1 when Harmony cried while clutching breathing apparatus with the tag Charlotte Cobel tie to it . It was let out that Sissy did not like much for Charlotte while the latter was ill .
This is one reason why Harmony and Sissy do not get along , lead to the former not being welcome around the latter . However , the reasonableness for Sissy ’s slightly neglect is another heavy reason for the animosity between her and Harmony . As alluded to , Sissy is a unshakable follower of Kier , the Eagans , and Lumon , something that differed drastically from Charlotte , who was described in the sequence as a non - believer . Therefore , the conflict in feeling that caused Sissy to arguably love her sister less make even more anger and resentment between her and Harmony .
As Harmony becomes more and more disillusioned with the education of Kier , she grows further aside from Sissy , get the latter to resent the former …
Finally , Harmony herself is begin to become a non - truster in Lumon and the Eagans as ofSeveranceseason 2 , episode 8 . As Harmony becomes more and more disillusioned with the teaching of Kier , she grow further apart from Sissy , get the latter to resent the former as she did Charlotte . Sissy key both Harmony and Charlotte as weeds , as fight back to prime she could serve grow . All of this staunch from Sissy ’s devotion to Lumon and the Eagans and the lack of such descriptor Charlotte and , more recently , Harmony , explaining their very strained human relationship inSeverance .
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