Season 2, Episode 4 of Severance has sparked new theories following the introduction of the mysterious worker Twins who appear to be counterparts to the MDR workers. These Twins have piqued the curiosity of viewers, especially when they were compared to a scene from Episode 1 of the same season, where a man seen behind Mark appeared suspiciously similar to him.
At first, many fans speculated that the man might be a clone of Mark, but this theory was quickly debunked by the show’s creators. According to Entertainment Weekly, they dismissed the idea, joking that a clone storyline would be “what Lumon would be doing in a super boring version of Severance.” This left fans to reconsider what the mysterious figure could actually represent.
Instead of clones, some viewers now believe that the Twins might be synthetic humans or animatronics created by MDR. Their eerie similarity to the workers in terms of appearance suggests that they could be replacements for the human workers at Lumon. The theory posits that the company’s plan all along was to replace the human workers with these machines.
An interesting angle is that Mark and his team may unknowingly be helping create these synthetic workers. It’s speculated that their work in the Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department might be refining the data that’s used to improve and make the Twins more “human-like” through machine learning. This process could be inadvertently making the Twins more capable and indistinguishable from the human employees of Lumon.
Additionally, some fans wonder if Season 2, Episode 4 could be set in a simulation, with the Twins merely being part of it, adding another layer of intrigue to the show’s complex narrative.
As always with Severance, the truth behind these theories remains uncertain, and fans will need to keep watching to see how the plot develops. The show’s core cast includes Adam Scott as Mark, Britt Lower as Helly, John Turturro as Irving, Patricia Arquette as Harmony Cobel, and Zach Cherry as Dylan. As the series unfolds, it will likely offer more clues to solve the mystery of the Twins and their connection to Lumon’s dark operations.