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Full spoilers follow forSeveranceseason 2 episode 1.

So, join me as I discuss seven talking points from the season 2 premiere.

The Macrodata Refinement team looking at Ms Huang in Severance season 2 episode 1

Severance season 2’s first episode has spawned plenty of new fan theories

Let the theorizing commence!

That’s not all.

She’s the first to notice that the Severed Floor’s security cameras have been removed.

Mark S and Helly R holding each other in Severance season 2 episode 1

What are you up to, Helena?

She also asks questions that Helly R wouldn’t.

Her general demeanor just seems… off as well.

Gemma, the wife of his ‘outie’ Mark Scout), and even agrees to help him.

A screenshot of Mark S and Helly R/Helena Egan sitting at computers in Severance season 2 episode 1

Season 2 episode 1 appears to reference 1956 horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers

First, Helena struggles to find the ‘on switch’ on the back of her computer.

Why is this significant?

I’m onto you, Helena…

2.

Sarah Bock’s mystery character standing in a Lumon office in Severance season 2

Nice to meet you, Ms. Huang

So, why has Lumon employed a kid?

And what possessed the nefarious biotechnology corporation to install her as new Severed Floor manager Seth Milchick’s underling?

My best guess is she’s the latest kid to graduate from Myrtle Eagan School for Girls.

A Kier Chronicle newspaper showing the Macrodat Uprising report in Severance season 2 episode 1

Lumon is lying about the Macrodat Uprising and Severance Reform, in my opinion

After Cobel’s firing, Ms. Huang could be getting lined up as Milchick’s eventual replacement.

I don’t buy this at all.

The Kier Chronicle, i.e.

Irving smiles as he places his hands on Dylan’s shoulders in Severance season 2 episode 1

I’m convinced Irving B and Dylan G were fired by Lumon

the print newspaper, doesn’t exist.

you’ve got the option to’t prioritize employee happiness by doing that, can you?

To get the MDR team back to work, of course!

A computer monitor showing Gemma/Ms. Casey and the Cold Harbor program in Severance season 2’s premiere

What is Project Cold Harbor?

Without them, Lumon can’t complete… well, whatever sinister work it’s carrying out.

I believe this is another lie concocted by Lumon.

I’m convinced that Dylan and Irving were fired for the roles they played in the Macrodat Uprising.

A close up of the dark hallway paintings that Irving creates as seen in Severance season 1

How does Irving’s ‘outie’ know about this dark hallway at Lumon Industries?

Helly, meanwhile, wasn’t allowed to return because Helena’s father Jame didn’t want her to.

So, why wasn’t Mark S' contract terminated as well?

Speaking of which…

5.

Dylan G looking worried and shocked in Severance’s season 2 premiere

More family melodrama awaits for Dylan G

How do I know this?

Okay, but what’s this got to do with Gemma/Ms.

Was Gemma actually abducted on an ice-cold night by a port, hence the name Cold Harbor?

Nevertheless, Gemma is in some ways connected to Cold Harbor.

ofSeverance’s first season.

Clearly, there’sanothersecret department or floor that Lumon doesn’t want anyone to know about.

But, how does Irving know about it?

It’s all interconnected!

It seems he’ll get the chance to actually meet them sometime this season.

Will Dylan G fall in love with Gretchen, aka the wife of his ‘outie’?

Would that cause complications in the life of his ‘outie’, especially at home?

Could it cause ructions between Dylan and his work colleagues?