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Severance, Season 2
Let’s begin where the season did: on a high note. The first few episodes reintroduced us to the luminous bleakness of Lumon and its cheerfully traumatised employees. Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan all returned to their grey-carpeted purgatory, one by on, their faces a little more worn, their eyes slightly more haunted. And then—just when we were getting comfortable with the eerie fluorescents and perfectly-timed corporate dread—the show said: “Hold my Kier e-candle.”

Please Enjoy Each Episode Equally
I’m a bit late to the party, almost two weeks, but anyway… I’m happy that Severance is finally back for its second season, after what feels like an eternity in the innies’ break room! Two episodes in, it’s safe to say: the weirdness has returned in full swing. The same unsettling blend of corporate dystopia (perhaps even amped up!), eerie humour, and slow-burning mystery is as sharp as ever. And the cinematography really shines.