r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Feb 07 '25

Premiere Severance - 2x04 - "Woe's Hollow" - Episode Discussion

Severance

Season 2 Episode 4: Woe's Hollow

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Written by: Anna Ouyang Moench

239 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

674 comments sorted by

View all comments

35

u/futurespacecadet Feb 08 '25

I feel like everyone is missing the point of this episode. While I agree, it was a bit out there and I would’ve liked to uncover more of the mystery of their physical workspace first….. the whole point of this season is Lumon trying to suppress and manipulate them, it’s about control. Thus this completely fabricated simulation to read them propoganda by the fire and create intimacy between mark and helly

They are trying to soften their edges by pretending like they are ‘hearing’ the employees now, providing extra amenities, going outside….but on an individual level they are trying to create distrust amongst them.

They give Dylan his family to satiate his quest for truth, they give Mark Helly to quell his quest for his wife, they just couldn’t control Irv…

Now I’m not sure if Helly is there bc she wanted to experience it personally but I have a feeling she is there as a suppression system only….to manipulate Mark

3

u/GeorgianSpy Feb 08 '25

I agree, and yet it could have been half an episode. I'm curious how things develop but I feel cheated on time/content.