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&#;Severance&#; Star Christopher Walken Reveals Burt&#;s Romance Storyline Convinced Him to Take Role
If you&#;re tuning intoSeverance, then you&#;re well aware of the existing tie between Irving (John Turturro) and Burt (Christopher Walken). They met in Season 1 at Lumon, with Burt hailing from the Optics and Design (O&D) department, handling art for the office building on the severed floor, while Irving operated out of the Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department.
Their connection was something that grew over moment as rule-follower Irving began taking field trips to see Burt in his department. It was one of the sweeter aspects of Season 1 until Burt was seemingly forced into retirement as a punishment, meaning his innie (the personality of his work self) would cease to exist.
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For those less familiar with Severance, the series follows workers at a company recognizable as Lumon, where some employees can undergo the severance procedure which separates the consciousness of their personal self and existence from that of their serve self and life. The personal life version is
Spoiler alert: This article discusses the plotlines of both seasons of Severance!
Like many people who spend a lot of time online, I couldn&#;t avoid the tweets and online discussions about Severance. And while I’m not the biggest consumer of TV or streaming series, I found Severance intriguing enough to pluck it up (no, it wasn’t FOMO, I’m just a curious person, I swear!). I want to talk about an engaging phenomenon I noticed, which is the lack of compliance with heteronormativity among the employees on the “severed” floor.
First of all, if you’ve stumbled onto this article without watching the show, you may be wondering: what is Severance even about? Who are these employees and why are they getting “severered”? Let me provide you a quick rundown.
Severance follows the lives of employees of the make-believe biotech company Lumon Industries, who decide to undergo “severance”—a medical procedure that splits one’s consciousness into two distinct beings. This involves someone at Lumon drilling a hole into one’s skull and placing a chip in their brain, which
Severance’s Devon Has Always Been Queer, but It Took an Improvised Line To Tell Us
In this week&#;s episode of Severance, we learned that queer actress Jen Tullock&#;s traits, Devon, is also queer, but in an interview with Parade, Tullock confirmed that even though it was only recently revealed, that has always been true of Mark&#;s sister.
Tullock says in discussions with author and writer Dan Erickson, they had determined that as part of Devon&#;s backstory, she had dated people of all genders before meeting her current husband. Tullock even said she had a rugby girlfriend for a stint. But with Devon&#;s comparably limited screentime, living in the outie&#;s world, and having a husband, there hadn&#;t been a natural place to include this information. There were moments that were eventually cut out, but in this week&#;s episode, Devon references Gabby Arteta, whose innie she met at a pregnancy retreat, and calls her the one she &#;had a crush on.&#; Tulluck says she improvised that line, and wasn&#;t sure they were going to keep it in, but is happy they did. And so am I
The Weirdness that is 'Severance'
The Season 1 finale of Severance aired recently and Apple TV already picked up the series for a second season. The final episode delivered, one hundred percent. We’re left with our main personality Mark (Adam Scott) running to tell his sister a crucial discovery he has made, before returning back to his severed self, or ‘innie.’
Severance is truly captivating and original. It succeeds at combining dramatic elements with a bit of humor and satire while enthralling audiences with all the makings of a psychological thriller. We are with this eclectic cast of characters at Luman Industries, figuring out things as they go along. Just what’s around that next office hallway corner is anyone’s guess. The possibilities are endless. Much like the plot, the odd mix of characters are filled with layers of mystery and intrigue.
All of the characters in Severance function with some level of detachment. Not only literally, as most Luman employees lead a work animation mentally cut off from everyday existence, but also metaphorically as each of