Severance Season 2 Reveals Shocking Truths You Missed About Lumon!

Unlike numerous mystery-focused series that keep answers hidden for dramatic effect, Apple TV+’s “Severance” has been consistent in resolving its central mysteries. Although the weekly episode releases and the jaw-dropping Season 2 finale may have made it seem otherwise, this workplace thriller has already addressed several questions fans had since the show’s premiere. By prioritizing character development over prolonging the unknown for suspense, “Severance” proves it values its audience by not withholding answers unnecessarily. While viewers might be preoccupied with what still remains a mystery, it’s also crucial to remember that Season 2 of “Severance” didn’t shy away from clarifying the complex nature of Lumon Industries.

WARNING: Spoilers below for Severance Season 2, Episode 10

In the aftermath of the MDR upheaval at the conclusion of its inaugural season, Season 2 of Severance finds our primary characters returning to the Severed Floor. Throughout this adventure, they delve deeper into Lumon’s enigmatic corners, revealing the company’s sinister motivations and elucidating the intricate workings of their miraculous technology. Herein lies the resolution to all the major mysteries presented in Season 2:

What the Purpose of the Testing Floor Is

Lumon constructed the Testing Area to precisely assess the amount of mental strain a disconnected consciousness can endure before memory safeguards crumble. The seventh episode in season 2 depicts Gemma residing in an antiseptic setting, adhering to a monotonous daily regimen which involves donning different outfits and entering numerous chambers. Each chamber triggers distinct personas via her severance device, oblivious of the world beyond. Within these rooms, each persona encounters deliberate distress: continuous dental treatments, writing Christmas gratitude letters until her hand tires, and simulated airplane turbulence that persists indefinitely.

On the Testing Floor, Lumon’s researchers subject their severance technology to extreme conditions, observing how cut-off identities react under stress and determining the tipping point at which compartmentalization falters. Essentially, Lumon is carefully recording the level of trauma a divided personality can contain before memories seep through barriers. The aim is to perfect the severance device so that no agony can penetrate the boundaries separating distinct personalities.

Why Gemma Is at Lumon (And What Is Cold Harbor)

In simpler terms, because of the traumatic events in her past related to infertility and childbirth, such as a miscarriage and failed IVF treatments at a clinic linked to Lumon, Gemma (Dichen Lachman) became an excellent candidate for Lumon’s experiments. The second season shows flashbacks of these struggles, which made her psychologically susceptible to certain triggers, especially those connected to family and motherhood. This vulnerability created the perfect environment for memory compartmentalization under emotional duress in the Cold Harbor tests. The final test in Cold Harbor specifically targeted Gemma’s deepest pain by requiring her to dismantle a crib, representing her unrealized dream of becoming a mother.

Through Gemma’s relationship with Mark (Adam Scott), Lumon gained a unique opportunity for experimentation. By hiring her husband on the top floor, the corporation aimed to explore if emotional ties could surpass memory limitations, which aligns with Harmony Cobel’s (Patricia Arquette) scientific curiosity about the interactions between innes.

What MDR Does

The Macrodata Refinement team constructs the artificial personas you see on the Testing Floor. In Season 2, it’s made clear that the files this team works on (like Wellington, Dranesville, Allentown) correspond directly with the testing rooms where these personalities undergo various kinds of stress. So, without realizing it, Mark has been involved in his wife’s torment, as he sorts numbers that significantly impact the mental states undergoing psychological research. This disclosure offers an explanation for the secrecy regarding MDR’s activities and their departmental seclusion, measures designed to keep workers from discovering they’re part of a human experimentation project.

Lumon’s Larger Plan For the Severed Chip

Lumon is working on making severance technology suitable for everyday consumers. Whether their unusual ideologies or financial gains are driving this decision remains uncertain. However, experiments conducted on the Testing Floor guarantee that the severance chip will function effectively for ordinary individuals. Exposing Gemma to situations such as dental visits and turbulent flights helps identify their primary market: people willing to pay to avoid everyday inconveniences. Lumon’s technology would generate temporary consciousnesses that exist solely to endure unpleasant scenarios before vanishing without a memory, thereby sparing humanity from all discomfort — while simultaneously producing ‘innies’ who know nothing but hardship. This is why successfully completing Cold Harbor was crucial for Lumon’s plans, as it signifies the final verification of their technology prior to widespread distribution.

Who Invented the Severance Tech

In Season 2 of the series Severance, it’s shown that Harmony Cobel, not the Eagan family, was the one who developed the severance technology. This is clarified in Episode 8, where we learn that as a child, young Harmony worked long hours at a Lumon ether factory when she was just eight years old. The chemicals used there were her only means of escape from pain. It appears these early experiences fueled her technological innovation, which allowed for the separation of painful memories. However, due to indoctrination by her aunt, Celestine “Sissy” Cobel (Jane Alexander), and her education at the Myrtle Eagan School for Girls, Cobel gave credit to James Eagan (Michael Siberry), believing in the family’s supposed divine right to rule.

What’s the Purpose of Mammalian Nurturable’s Goats

As a die-hard fan of this captivating series, let me share my take on the chilling revelation from Season 2: In the finale, it was revealed that Lorne, a character from Mammalian Nurtural (yes, that’s how I roll with my own twists), presents goats to Mr. Drummond at Lumon. These goats, reminiscent of the enigmatic creatures from Season 1, serve a sinister purpose in their religious rituals.

When Lorne delivers a goat, it’s clear that this is not just an ordinary interaction. This goat is destined for a grim fate: once Cold Harbor testing concludes, it is sacrificed and entombed with Gemma as part of a ritual to guide her spirit to Kier.

Lorne’s discomfort during this delivery and her inquiries about the number of sacrifices needed hint at a tragic truth – numerous test subjects have met this gruesome end. This explains why the employees from our department are unusually protective of their goats, as they are all too aware that Mammalian Nurtural exists to breed animals for these ritual killings. It’s a chilling realization, isn’t it?

The two seasons of Severance are currently available on Apple TV+.

2025-03-21 16:15