This article contains spoilers for Severance Season 2’s penultimate episode. Yes, it is actually the penultimate episode this week, we triple checked. It’s always impressive when an episode tailor-made to make viewers ask “what comes next” has something in it,

After episode 8 of season 2, we now know that Mark's (Adam Scott) struggles with reintegration might not be entirely his fault. Upon learning that Dr. Reghabi (Karen Aldridge) was the one reintegrating Mark, she expressed her surprise that Reghabi hadn't managed to already kill Mark.

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. We’re nine episodes in and not a lot has happened.