Unraveling Miss Huang: The Child Manager’s Dark Secret in Severance!

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This article contains spoilers for Severance season 2, episode 1.

Summary

  • Miss Huang‘s presence as a child deputy manager adds a destabilizing and weird twist to the severed floor.
  • Speculation arises on whether Miss Huang’s role is tied to Lumon’s experiments on the testing floor.
  • Miss Huang may represent Lumon’s attempt to soften their image post Macrodat Uprising, but her true role remains mysterious.

Following a break of three years, Apple TV+ recently debuted the season premiere of Severance, and it’s already sparking plenty of intrigue. The show’s creator Dan Erickson and director Ben Stiller didn’t waste any time reimmersing viewers in the peculiar environment of Lumon Industries, presenting a disrupted equilibrium and introducing some fresh characters to mix things up. While the introduction of new employees like Bob Balaban’s Mark W. and Alia Shawkat’s Gwendolyn Y. provided an enjoyable twist, the most stunning revelation was the arrival of Miss Huang (Sarah Bock), who replaced the promoted Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman) as deputy manager at Lumon Industries.

The astonishment over Miss Huang’s appearance among the characters and viewers arises from a single, straightforward fact: she is a child. Despite Bock being 18 years old, Miss Huang seems much younger. The sight of a child in a setting like Lumon Industries’ severed floor, especially holding a position of authority, is extremely disconcerting and bizarre. So far, her presence serves as another enigma among the numerous peculiarities in Severance, but it could be related to one of season one’s most significant plot twists.

What Miss Huang Might Be Doing On the Severed Floor

At the close of Season One, I was left utterly astounded by a jaw-dropping revelation: Mark’s supposedly deceased wife, Gemma, wasn’t gone after all! In fact, she was alive and working under the alias Ms. Casey, the wellness director on the severed floor. Unbeknownst to me, I had interacted with my own dead wife in more than one instance, just like the other versions of myself did. Although viewers got a bit of time to wrap our heads around this mind-boggling twist, poor Innie Mark found out for himself during Lumon’s “Overtime Contingency” in the season finale.

As a captivated movie critic, I must admit that the intriguing series “Severance” has left me pondering numerous questions about its enigmatic premise. The show fails to clarify the mechanics behind this peculiar process, leaving room for an abundance of fascinating speculation. Is it possible that this severance procedure could resurrect the deceased or maintain some semblance of a person’s consciousness? Or was Gemma deceitfully portrayed as dead from the outset, merely a pawn in Lumon’s devious machinations to manipulate Mark? The purpose behind such manipulation remains elusive.

The season finale offers an intriguing hint at Lumon’s capabilities when we catch a fleeting glimpse of an elevator leading to the “testing floor” following Ms. Casey’s unexpected retirement. Her descent into the ominous hallway and the mysterious elevator raises questions about what Lumon is truly capable of, should they indeed possess the ability to keep people alive through severance. The answers to these queries are sure to be as intriguing as the series itself.

It’s plausible that Miss Huang’s appearance could stem from the ongoing activities at Lumon’s testing facility, perhaps a byproduct of their mysterious research projects. Although the showrunners and actors have denied any cloning, it’s intriguing to speculate if maybe she’s an innovative type of employee, one that was nurtured within the company. Since we know Lumon is rearing unusual livestock (goats), wouldn’t a human be just another variation? She seems committed to her job, emphasizing her professional relationship with Mark rather than any friendship, indicating she’s fully bought into the corporate culture.

It’s not entirely clear whether she’s left her role or not, but it seems unusual that a child would be assigned to such a delicate position without there being more going on in the background. Furthermore, it appears she doesn’t hold much responsibility; observations of her workday suggest she spends time playing computer games or with a water ring-toss game, specifically Keir Eagan themed. These indications suggest that she might be part of a complex ruse designed to conceal Lumon’s activities.

Miss Huang: the Face of a Less Evil Lumon

After the Macrodat Uprising in season one, it appears that Lumon is trying to portray a more compassionate and welcoming facet of Severance moving forward. This could potentially be achieved by introducing Miss Huang to the severed floor, as her presence might make the environment seem less terrifying or harsh than previously perceived. If children are allowed to work there, it suggests that the place may not be as dreadful as people believe. However, since outsiders know little about the goings-on on the severed floor, any changes mainly benefit the innie employees. Miss Huang could have been brought in merely to unsettle Mark and his coworkers, or she might provide another insight into Lumon’s intricate inner operations.

By the close of events, it’s all mere conjecture. We’ll see if Miss Huang’s story unravels or becomes another enigma in the series of peculiar happenings at Lumon. Her introduction to the storyline has only deepened the mysteries and confusion for both the characters and viewers. Whether those mysteries are ever resolved or not, the inclusion of Miss Huang in “Severance” adds an extra layer of mystery and discomfort to Lumon that was previously unmatched.

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2025-01-21 18:44