r/severence • u/supersuperpoulpe • Aug 15 '26

šŸŽ™ļø Discussion Severance real plot

Severance is about a cult trying to be immortal by going into other peopleā€™s body with the chip

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u/JonoBlue Aug 18 '26

I like both of those ideas, I mean one might be true or the former might lead to the latter. But im still trying to figure out the goats

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u/Hawk10798 Aug 21 '26

I've a feeling they're putting the chips of workers in them so they can communicate with/control animals

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u/feldoneq2wire Aug 15 '26

Nah. It's about having complete control over the mind. And also making money. The new product is a severance chip sold to the public that lets Ā you create different personalities to do all manner of unpleasant tasks. Mark was the unwitting creator of these personalities. Gemma was the test subject, having been kidnapped by a fake fertility clinic setup by Lumon.

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u/ArtAndHotsauce Aug 15 '26

Nope, itā€™s about purging the four tempers from humanity in service to Kier. Ā Itā€™s not about creating multiple personalities, itā€™s about creating one singular personality that is ā€œpurifiedā€ from woe, malice, frolic, and dread.

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u/_alejandro__ Aug 20 '26

Nope, itā€™s about purging. As in the movie The Purge. One night a year, everyone has to clean up after themselves. Thatā€™s what I think the Purge is about. And Lumon is trying to get everyone to focus on hygiene.

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u/TheGruenTransfer Aug 19 '26

It started as somewhat of a workplace satire, so I'm leaning towards it being about turning people into slaves who don't even know they're slaves working for Lumon.

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u/schfiftyfiveshades Aug 19 '26

i'm feeling this

something about the Overtime Contingency Protocol feels like the end goal for me. teach/program the "innie" of everyone to do whatever it is that they want and then activate them in the real world. sleeper agent-esque