Season Guide
Severance — Season 1
Season 1 Review
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Season Review
The perfect season: Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan begin asking what the Macrodata Refinement numbers mean, and the show builds its mystery with Kubrickian patience: beige corridors, waffle parties, and a finale that detonates everything at once. Every episode deepens the dread; the overtime contingency is one of TV’s great cliffhangers.
Episodes
1
SummaryMark is promoted to lead a team who've had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Severance running at…
2
SummaryThe team train new hire Helly on macrodata refinement. Mark takes a day off to meet with a mysterious former colleague.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Severance has better hours than this…
3
SummaryMark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon's misdeeds.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Severance has better hours…
4
SummaryIrving finds an intriguing book at work. Helly aggressively pursues a meeting with her Outie. Mark attends a funeral with Ms. Selvig.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without…
5
SummaryIrving and Dylan confront Burt about his lies. Mark and Helly discover a strange new department.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Severance has better hours than this one.
6
SummaryThe team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
7
SummaryMark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Severance keeps its grip throughout.
8
SummaryThe team prepares a plan. Mark attends Devon and Ricken's party.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Severance keeps its grip throughout.
9
SummarySeason finale. The team discovers troubling revelations.Our TakeA standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the whole series. Severance at the top of its game.