Severance‘s Penultimate Episode Was Both Heartbreaking and Fascinating

How can Severance season two almost be over? We waited what felt like forever to see what was next for the team at Lumon and now, with only one episode to go, it all feels too sudden. Especially since this week’s penultimate ninth episode worked as a revealing but slightly stunted place setter, moving all the pieces on the board to exactly where we needed to be. It’s heartbreaking that it’s almost over, several of the stories in the episode were heartbreaking, and when you arrive at this episode’s final line, it’s fascinating to consider the brilliance of the storytelling. “The After Hours” was, once again, one of those episodes that jumped between all the characters so we’re going to break it down by individual character/storyline. Full spoilers below. Helena/Helly The episode started with Helena so we’ll do the same. We see her getting ready for her day in what we can assume is her family’s house, since her father Jame Eagan, CEO of Lumon, is there. It’s a very creepy scene layere ... Read full article.