Severance Season 2 Episode 3's Ricken Reveal Is A Great Reminder Of Something Really Weird About Lumon's Non-Severed Employees

Lumon doesn't sever everyone.
Severance Season 2 Episode 3's Ricken Reveal Is A Great Reminder Of Something Really Weird About Lumon's Non-Severed Employees

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Severance season 2, episode 3, "Who is Alive?"Severance season 2, episode 3, "Who is Alive?" proves something very interesting about Michael Chernus' Ricken Hale, which also serves as a reminder of how Lumon Industries' non-severed employees conduct themselves. Although he hasn't been a huge part of the Severance cast so far, Hale's character has still been very important to the story. Ricken's in-universe self-help book, The You You Are, has had a big influence on the Innie of Adam Scott's Mark. However, the author behind the words isn't quite as noble as he initially seems.

By the end of Severance season 2, episode 3, Ricken Hale feels like a much more rounded character. While he has seemed every inch the selfless individual, "Who is Alive?" establishes a very different part of his personality. Of course, these twists out of nowhere are part of what makes Severance one of the best shows on Apple TV+, so it's perhaps to be expected that the sci-fi thriller would artfully drip-feed revelations like this. Interestingly, Ricken's other side is also relevant when it comes to other Severance characters.

Ricken's Book Deal Is A Reminder That He Has Very Different Identities For Lumon's Innies & Outies In SeveranceThe Innies know Ricken as a very wise man because of his book

The You You Are becomes something of a pseudo-religious text for the Innies in Severance. Although it isn't targeted at severed individuals, Scott's character and his colleagues find a lot of meaning in Ricken's book. In reality, it's little more than a cookie-cutter self-help book that deals in platitudes and buzzwords, but the Innies take Ricken's words to heart and see him as a sort of visionary/prophet. With Lumon now aware that the Innies have been reading non-sanctioned material, they've offered Ricken to pen a version of the book "specifically for Innies."

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If Ricken had that much pride in his work, it wouldn't make sense for him to change the wording of a book that had already had such a "profound effect" on the Innies. Instead, he's falling victim to his ego and the praise he's receiving for the novel. So, although the Innies see Ricken Hale as a wise and intelligent man, he's actually more of a hammy writer who seems to be content with just making more money rather than sticking to his principles. Ricken doesn't have an Innie or an Outie, but it almost seems as though he does.

Cobel & Milchick Also Have Their Own "Innies" & "Outies" In SeveranceLumon's non-severed employees still act differently outside their place of work

Because they have both held senior positions on Lumon's severed floor, neither Mr. Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman) nor Ms. Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette) has undergone the severance procedure. As such, they don't literally have Innies or Outies. That being said, they conduct themselves very differently when outside Lumon compared to when they're on the severed floor. For instance, Mr. Milchick's demeanor changes depending on whether he's talking to an Innie or an Outie, but Ms. Cobel goes one step further by adopting the name Mrs. Selvig and slipping into a completely different personality.

Apple TV+'s Severance Season 2 Release Schedule

Episode

Title

Release Date (2025)

1

"Hello, Ms. Cobel."

January 17

2

"Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig."

January 24

3

"Who is Alive?"

January 24

4

"Woe's Hollow"

February 7

5

TBC

February 14

6

TBC

February 21

7

TBC

February 28

8

TBC

March 7

9

TBC

March 14

10

TBC

March 21

Of course, acting differently outside of work is something that happens in the real world. Different environments call for different behaviors and mannerisms, but Severance exaggerates this work/life divide with both its severed characters and its non-severed figures like Mr. Milchick and Ms. Cobel. It's a concept with which almost everyone watching is familiar, but Severance gives it a dark and compelling edge.

Your RatingSeverance Release Date February 18, 2022 Showrunner Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman Directors Ben Stiller Writers Dan Erickson

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