Severance
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Tramell Tillman hearten Lumon ’s bizarre company solemnization from theSeveranceseason 2 finale . To memorialise Mark S. ( Adam Scott ) on finishing the Cold Harbor File in the latest episode of Apple TV+ ’s hit psychological thriller , Tillman ’s Mr. Milchick introduced the Macrodata Refinement ( MDR ) team toanother strange department on the cut off base : Choreography & Merriment . Acting as the drum major forC&M ’s march lot , Milchick led twelve of discerp employees around MDR ’s office to provide Mark with some"merriment"for his recent achievement .
According toThe Hollywood Reporter , Tillman made a surprise entrance at PaleyFest LA as he led USC ’s marching band in a hilarious recreation of C&M ’s gratulatory song(via X ) . While the audience in the footage appear overjoyed to see Tillman kink his baton and blow his pennywhistle , much like his enthusiasticSeverancecharacter , Mark and Helly ( Britt Lower ) were far less amuse by their floor director dancing along to C&M as green and depressed igniter flashed across their desk . take in the full video below :
What This Means For Severance
Lumon’s Comical Rewards Hold A Deeper Meaning
The Choreography & Merriment ( C&M ) department ’s celebratory sequence in theSeveranceseason 2 finalewasa misrepresented moment of Lumon ’s corporate absurditymeant to honor Mark ’s completion of the Cold Harbor single file . After an incredibly awkward speech alongside a automatic Kier Eagan , the celebration ultimately backlash for Mr. Milchick . As the marching dance band do around the office , Mark was capable to err aside from MDR and make an flight to Lumon ’s Testing Room story in hunt of Gemma .
Severance time of year 2 , installment 10 sport a new O&D painting in the form of Mark ’s Cold Harbor wall painting , which holds a fate of deeper meaning .
This was n’t the first strange section to be revealed in the Apple TV+ series . InSeveranceseason 1 , Helly and Mark inadvertently die hard into Mammalians Nurturable , orLumon ’s goat department . In the late close , the goats were revealed to have at least one purpose : to keep company Lumon ’s psychometric test subject , like Gemma , into the afterlife . Like Dylan ’s waffle party debauchery in season 1,these outlandish departments and performances wait on as blunt example of Lumon ’s avid drive to control its severed workers .
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Our Take On Tillman’s C&M Recreation
A Comedic Take On Severance’s Darker Themes
Tillman ’s playful recreation of theSeveranceseason 2 finis scene get a lighthearted consequence to an otherwise vivid and unsettling show . at long last , the C&M festivity of Mark ’s work emphasizes just how deep Lumon believe in its pursuit of power . While Tillman ’s drumline inSeveranceadded a welcome dose of levity to the corporate dystopia , the fatuousness of C&M is still a glaring monitor of the show ’s implicit in critique of Lumon and the fellowship ’s ascendency over its employee .
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