Severance
Warning: Spoilers ahead forSeveranceseason 2, episode 4, “Woe’s Hollow.
Thankfully, one ofSeverance’s override protocolsmeans there is at least a little hope for the character.
It may not be the most promising revelation, but it’s better than nothing.
The show’s quality is proven bySeveranceseason 3 being confirmed before the long-awaited second season has even finished airing.
That being said, some of them are teased way in advance of them actually being revealed.
Sadly, but somewhat expectedly, Irving is fired for his actions.
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“It will be as if you, Irving B, never even existed.”
- Mr. Milchick, at the end of “Woe’s Hollow.”
A list of protocols is revealed briefly inSeveranceseason 1.
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The word “Glasgow” appears in said list, but the word “Block” is omitted.
Presumably, this is to keep the protocol’s purpose under wraps for the viewers.
Interestingly, there is also a protocol named “Clean Slate.”
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So, he could be sent back to work.
It’s a punishment, or at the very least a last-ditch effort to stop an Innie uprising.
There is still the possibility that the original Innie Irving could return down the line.
If anything had gone even slightly differently, he wouldn’t have been the same.
So, he’d be a new character due to his different life.
If so, John Turturro’sSeverancecharacter would be incredibly different the second time around.
