A Fan-Favorite Severance Character Might Not Be Gone for Good

As Severance heads into its season finale, its devoted fans—including us obsessives here at io9—have come up with a million theories about the show’s many mysteries. But amid all the Cold Harbor speculation, the Mark/Mark S./Helly/Gemma drama, and the mystifying true purpose of those damn goats, a few things seem already settled thanks to “The After Hours,” the show’s penultimate season two episode. However, in the world of Severance… nothing is every really settled, is it? In case you’re not caught up with “The After Hours,” beware… One of the episode’s most heartbreaking moments came when Irving (John Turturro) hopped a train out of Kier with his dog Radar, leaving Lumon and his entire life behind. His escape came with the help of Burt (Christopher Walken). The two sparked a workplace romance as their innie personas, and later, when they met as their outies, felt a similar attraction. That situation, explored in the latter half of season two, was exceedingly complicated by the fac ... Read full article.