As the season finale of Severance approaches, viewers express frustration with the show's pacing. With nine episodes in, not much has progressed on the central mystery. However, the recent episode, 'The After Hours', serves as a crucial moment to resolve several character arcs, particularly between main characters Mark and Helly. Though many enjoyed the character development, the emotional impact of Irving and Burt's slow-burn romance stands out, particularly as fans learned that Burt's character was an undercover agent for Lumon, complicating their relationship.
As we head into next week's season finale, I'm starting to better understand the frustration some viewers feel with Severance's pacing in its second season.
But the season's penultimate episode, 'The After Hours,' felt like a necessary bit of housecleaning so the show would be free to focus almost exclusively on its overarching mystery.
The conclusion of Severance's slow burn old man love story between Irving and Burt has sent me on an ongoing emotional spiral I haven't recovered from.
How do the makers of Severance expect me to function after watching these two men get to the precipice of running away together and escaping Lumon's clutches?
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