The Creator of ‘Severance’ Simply Defined a Key Logistical Query

In the case of Severance, there are rarely simple answers. All the pieces is wrapped in mystery and intrigue. Which, admittedly, is type of the perfect half about it. We like to explore and speculate about what’s happening at Lumon. And but, getting a solution, even a small one, right here and there may be good. Which is what the creator of the present, Dan Erickson, simply did.

Chatting with the Hollywood Reporter, Erickson dodged questions on large subjects just like the construction of season three or the last word size of the collection however did undoubtedly reply a query in regards to the logistics and mechanics of the boundaries of a severed individual. Mainly, he’s requested how Ms. Casey reworked into Gemma by leaving via the emergency door, however Mark and the remainder of the Innies must take an elevator up/down a number of flooring to do the identical. The place’s the road? What’s the boundary?

“So, yeah, that is truly additionally—this can be a entire part (within the present bible) of how precisely that the severance threshold works,” Erickson mentioned. “And principally the corporate can construct it nevertheless they need. And the thought is that there kind of is only a part—in the event you have been to dig via the wall of the severed flooring, you’d finally attain a degree the place you’re past the edge and also you’re now not inside that area the place your Innie is being activated. And so, they’d have principally simply designed it the place that doorway is, the place the cutoff level is.”

Which, logistically, is a bit wonky, however we purchase it. The emergency door was down a protracted hallway, so possibly that hallway goes past the boundaries of the elevator, simply on a unique axis. Both method, we love that he’s thought of this and had a solution. There are a number of different solutions on the interview, together with affirmation that Erickson does, at instances, learn Reddit theories. Click here to check it out.

Severance season three has been in the works for several months now and, it appears, might begin manufacturing quickly. Fingers crossed possibly it hits Apple TV+ subsequent 12 months, or on the very newest, early the 12 months after.

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