This article contains spoilers for Severance season 2, episode 7, “Chikai Bardo.”Severance star Dichen Lachman addresses the popular fan theory about Miss Huang’s connection to Mark and Gemma. It’s in Severance season 2, episode 7, “Chikai Bardo”, that the Apple TV+ thriller unveils a lot about the character that Lachman plays. Both through painful flashbacks and scenes set more recently, it’s revealed that Gemma has been severed several times seemingly in order for Lumon to perfect a sever on-demand service that rids people from ever having to experience anything unpleasant. But the flashbacks also zero in on another possibility that’s related to Miss Huang (Sarah Bock).
In an interview with Variety, Lachman was asked about the theory that Miss Huang, the new Lumon supervisory character introduced in season 2, is actually the lab-grown child of Mark (Adam Scott) and Gemma. Lachman acknowledges there may be validity to the theory, pointing out the apparent flash of recognition Mark had when he first saw Miss Huang:
I have seen that. I don’t blame people for having that theory, because when Mark looks at her in the first episode [of Season 2], there is some sort of flash, isn’t there? Initially, I even wondered if she had something to do with Gemma. I wasn’t 100% sure. I didn’t ever get to ask, but I don’t know whether I like or dislike that theory. I can see why people might think there is a link.
When asked in a follow-up whether the theory was possible or completely off the table, the Dollhouse alum pointed out that there were inconsistencies in the timeframe. Still, in the quote below, Lachman praised Bock and the ambiguity of the storyline:
I don’t know! The time frame would be off, because of her age. But it is interesting: why would a young teenager be in this place? Why isn’t she in school? It does raise a lot of questions. Sarah is an extraordinary actress. She did such a wonderful job, and the ambiguity there is really intense.
What The Miss Huang Twist Would Mean For Severance
Mark & Gemma Struggled To Conceive
“Chikai Bardo”, which is directed by cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné, with Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman sharing writing credits, also reveals that Gemma and Mark struggled to conceive. Those struggles led to some distance in their relationship, but it also led them to a fertility clinic that’s run by Lumon. The implication, of course, considering where they both end up, is that Lumon did something to them.
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Severance season 2’s ep. 7 gives a glimpse of a few rooms on Lumon’s testing floor, which leaves space for many theories surrounding Gemma’s future.
It could be the case that Miss Huang is some sort of experiment. It may also be true that Lumon severed Mark and Gemma, meaning that neither would recall conceiving Miss Huang. There are a lot of possibilities at play after the revelations in Severance season 2, episode 7. And with three more episodes to go, audiences should prepare to have the rug pulled out from under them.
Our Take On The Miss Huang Theory
A Swerve Would Be Fun
While the signs, for the moment, point to Miss Huang having a connection with Mark and Gemma, it would be fun if the twist turned out to be that the new addition had another part to play among the Severance characters. Whatever it is, it will likely be teased out by the time the second installment arrives at its finale and the hit thriller moves on to the next phase of its storytelling.
New episodes of Severance season 2 are available to stream Fridays on Apple TV+.
Source: Variety
Severance
8/10
- Release Date
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February 18, 2022
- Showrunner
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Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman
- Writers
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Dan Erickson