Severance S2 E1 - Hello, Ms. Cobel

Alicia and Adrian unpack the long-awaited first episode of Severance season 2, "Hello, Ms. Cobel". Hear about their takes, hot Reddit theories, and predictions for the season.

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What we know from episode 1:

1. Mark reawakens on the severed floor in a panic, finding Ms. Casey's Wellness room decommissioned, and his whole team replaced.
2. Milchick is now running the severed floor and has a new deputy manager, Ms. Huang—who is a child. Milchick tells Mark that five months have passed since the "Macrodat Uprising", which supposedly made Mark's team the faces of "severance reform". He says that Mark's outie asked to come back to Lumon, but the other three refused.
3. Mark sabotages his new team as a distraction to reach the board and request the other innies' return. Then Milchick sends Mark back up the elevator.
4. The next time Mark wakes up on the severed floor, he reunites with Dylan, Helly, and Irving, and they are greeted by a painting called, Kier Pardons His Betrayers.
5. Ms. Huang takes the four of them to a renovated Break Room, where Milchick promises better working conditions and offers the innies a choice to leave permanently or stay.
6. Once Mr. Milchick and Ms. Huang leave the Break Room, Mark informs the group what he learned while outside, and when it’s Helly’s turn, she lies about what happened.
7. A distraught Irving nearly leaves over his heartbreak at Burt having a partner, but Dylan convinces him to stay.
8. Milchick takes Dylan to a secret room and shows him blueprints for an “Outie Family Visitation Suite”.
9. Finally, in the last scene, the team resumes work, meaning they have all decided to stay. Mark's latest MDR file called "Cold Harbor" is revealed to pertain to Ms. Casey/Gemma.

Plus, listen to the episode to hear about the biggest Reddit theories circulating and our predictions for episode 2 and the rest of the season!

This season of Severance is off to a fantastic start. Thanks for listening. We'll see you next week!