Jame Eagan confronts Helly on the severed floor about her "tricking" him in Severance season 2, episode 9, referring to their previous interaction.

The core of Severance's rising tension is Mark's desperate effort to rescue his wife, Gemma, who is also his severed work colleague. In Episode 9, he reluctantly teams up with Harmony Cobel. Their goal? To get to Innie Mark, Mark's workplace counterpart, and extract crucial details.

In the first scene of season 2’s penultimate episode, “The After Hours,” we watch a literal ticking clock as Helena Eagan swims laps in her father’s pool. Cold Harbor, we may infer, is impending. (Again,