AsSeveranceheads into its season stopping point , its devoted fan — includingus obsessive here at io9 — have come up with a million theory about the show’smany mysteries . But amid all the Cold Harbor speculation , the Mark / Mark S./Helly / Gemma dramatic event , and the dumbfound true purpose of those blessed caprine animal , a few things seem already go under thanks to “ The After minute , ” the show ’s penultimate time of year two instalment . However , in the world ofSeverance … nothing is every really steady down , is it ?
In character you ’re not caught up with “ The After Hours , ” beware …
One of the installment ’s most heartrending moments came when Irving ( John Turturro ) hopped a railroad train out of Kier with his Canis familiaris Radar , leaving Lumon and his entire life sentence behind . His escape come with the avail of Burt ( Christopher Walken ) . The two sparked a workplace romance as their innie theatrical role , and later , when they met as their outies , feel a similar attracter .
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That state of affairs , explored in the latter half of season two , was super complicated by the fact that Burt has been with his husband for decade , and is also still in cahoots with Lumon in a more evil capability than his innie ’s function as the folksy heading of Optics and Design . However , just when you thought Burt was drive Irving ( and Radar ) to some tolerant ofSopranos - vogue end of the world , he instead bought Irving a train ticket and mildly warned him never to return . The two men shared a poignant farewell , acknowledging their mutual feelings before dutifully define them aside .
With Irv effectively in exile now , fans have enquire if it ’ll be the last we see of the graphic symbol . It ’s a big loss forSeverance , since Irv often served as the emotional heart of the show — as well as being someone secure to call bullshit , especially valuable in a place like Lumon that ’s full of it .
Speaking tothe Hollywood Reporter , Turturro said he would n’t feel satisfied if the train vista was really the end of Irving ’s tarradiddle . “ If someone wanted the story to be complete ? It could be ! But I recollect there ’s so much more here , ” he explained , noting that there ’s a batch more of the lineament ’s backstory he ’d like to dig into .
“ Irving eff a lot that you do n’t know . There ’s a enceinte reason why he ’s making all those paintings , you know ? All that he ’s searching for . Everyone gets severed on this show for unlike reason . Grief , maybe they ’re turn a loss , maybe they ’re the daughter of the proprietor . Maybe it ’s also search for someone , too , ” Turturro said .
There ’s just one more installment ofSeveranceseason two to go — and though Apple TV+ has yet to confirm a third season , it feels like an inevitability at this point . Irving ’s return is less of a certainty , but we ’d sure hump to hear more about him , and Turturro ’s just given us fresh hope that might happen .
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