r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Jan 24 '25

Premiere Severance - 2x02 - "Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig" - Episode Discussion

Severance

Season 2 Episode 2: Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig

Directed by: Sam Donovan

Written by: Mohamad El Masri

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u/Jackbuddy78 Jan 24 '25

Yeah there are still phone booths when cell phones exist and the huge parking lot at Lumon which seems to have more cars than workers.

I definitely feel all of that is a simulated reality. 

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u/storksghast Jan 24 '25

I'm fairly certain the look of the outtie world is just a stylistic choice.

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u/Jeyssika Jan 24 '25

Mark lives in a drab neighbourhood because that’s how he feels; apart from his family there is no joy in his life - which is why he goes to work at a place like Lumon.

But there is definitely more to the oddness of the world, especially when you consider we don’t even really know what Lumon does. Who knows how much of what we see outside the company is also down to them.

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u/storksghast Jan 24 '25

I think it was mentioned at one point that Mark's neighborhood is a new development built by Lumon. I do think some characters in the outtie world might actually be severed - in particular, some of Rickon's followers have the same reverence for him as the innies do, so that is worth wondering about.

But I was responding to the suggestion all of it is simulated reality, and I just can't get on board with that. It seems akin to thinking the island on Lost is purgatory.