This past Friday, we received episode 8 of the second season of Severance. I don’t have to reflect for too long to be able to say this was the worst episode of Severance we have ever seen.
Why didn’t I like it?
I think it was this whole idea that Harmony Cobel invented the entire severance process. I don’t know what the point of that was. The severance process seems extremely complicated and intricate. It made sense to me that only a giant corporation with the resources of Lumon would be able to makesomething like this a reality. The concept that a single individual (from Saltlick) was able to convieve of this thing… I don’t like it.
Overall this was kind of a nothing episode. There was maybe 10 minutes worth of plot advancement delivered in a 40 minute episode. It just wasn’t good.
I loved Severance season 1. Since season 2 started I have been skeptical of the plotting. I have lost faith that the show is taking me on a satisfying journey. The revelation that all of the severance concepts we know from the show were contained in a notebook from the mind of Mrs. Cobel further undermines my confidence. I hope season 2 finishes strong, but I am not feeling great after episode 8.