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Severance Season Two: what the reviews are saying

TLDR

  • Severance season two receives positive reviews, though some say it doesn't surpass season one.
  • Critics praise its style, but fans recommend revisiting season one before diving into season two.
  • Fan theories abound on social media, with the show sparking significant discussion and excitement.

The first two episodes of Severance season two are now available on Apple TV+, and viewers around the world are tuning in to see what exactly Mark (Adam Scott) and his colleagues will get up to next in the hit dystopian thriller.

Lauded as excellent and receiving a ‘perfect’ score on Rotten Tomatoes from pre-launch reviews, critics broadly seem to think the second season is handily keeping up with the precedent for excellence set by the first. Others thought that while excellent, season two doesn’t quite meet the high mark set by the exceptional first season.

Fans can look forward to learning more about the show’s characters (both severed and unsevered), alongside more information about the shadowy company Lumon, both its history and its influence beyond the bounds of what was shown in season one.

Erik Kain writing for Forbes has described season two as “a gripping, mind-bending masterpiece” that “stands on its own two feet,” but asserted that it still “falls short of season one”.

Reviewing the series for The Independent, Annabel Nugent has given season two a five-star rating and described it as “strange, stylish, and totally engrossing.” She describes it as “one of the best shows on TV” but recommends fans pay a revisit to season one before diving in because season two runs the risk of “under-explaining” itself.

LA Times culture critic Lorraine Ali described season two as a “refined, thrilling masterwork”, while Kathryn VanArendonk for The Vulture says “it was worth the wait”, despite the end of season two being “frustrating”.

Audiences are also enjoying Severance Season Two

Fan reactions are starting to trickle in as people watch the first two episodes of the show.

“Peak television is back,” said one user on X. “Monumental TV at the top of its game in every aspect,” said another.

Meanwhile, the Subreddit r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus is already rife with fan theories, with multiple fully-spoilered threads discussing ideas and theories of what parts of the first two episodes mean and making predictions for the subsequent ones.

Severance Season Two will continue to air a new episode weekly on Apple TV+.

Featured image credit: Apple TV+

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Ali Rees
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Ali Rees is a freelance writer based in the UK. They have worked as a data and analytics consultant, a software tester, and a digital marketing and SEO specialist. They have been a keen gamer and tech enthusiast since their childhood in are currently the Gaming and Tech editor at Brig Newspaper. They also have a Substack where they review short video games. During the pandemic, Ali turned their hand to live streaming and is a fan of Twitch. When not writing, Ali enjoys playing video and board games, live music, and reading. They have two cats and both of…

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