Severance

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This article contains spoilers for Severance season 2’s episode 2.

Many other thematic and narrative parallels can be noticed betweenSeveranceand Mary Shelley’sFrankenstein.

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They long for a normal life like the monster in Frankenstein but are denied freedom and real human experiences.

“Let not weakness live in your veins.

Cherished workers, drown it inside you.

Adam Scott as Mark in Severance

Custom Image by Dhruv Sharma.

Rise up from your deathbed and sally forth, more perfect for the struggle.”

Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle.

Adam Scott as Mark in Severance

Kier Eagan figurine in the Perpetuity Wing in Severance season 1 Episode 3

Severance