Tensions Rise in 'Severance' as Characters Confront Dual Lives

Episode 6 of Season 2 explores complex relationships and unsettling revelations about Lumon's severance process.

The episode features a tense dinner scene where Irving meets Burt's outie and husband, Fields, leading to revelations about Burt's past at Lumon.
Helly and Mark navigate the emotional fallout of their innie-outie dynamics, with Helly confronting her autonomy and Mark grappling with reintegration challenges.
Burt and Fields' religious beliefs introduce the idea that innies and outies can be judged separately in the afterlife, adding a spiritual dimension to the severance process.
Mark's reintegration process intensifies, with a risky procedure causing disturbing side effects and possible memory flashes of his wife, Gemma.
Milchick's struggles with Lumon's rigid expectations highlight the company's oppressive control over its employees, both severed and unsevered.