Could Ricken and His Friends Be Severed in Severance?
Severance has left us with a million questions, and one clever theory about Lumon Industries' plans is really disturbing. We know Lumon has a dark secret, and we've seen how they've severed their employees, separating their work memories from their personal lives. But what if Lumon's reach is even wider than we thought?
One theory suggests that Lumon has been secretly severing people outside the office, too. The theory focuses on Ricken, the husband of Mark's wife, and his circle of friends. While Ricken's self-help book is pretty important to Mark's innie personality, Ricken seems pretty removed from the actual plot of Severance. But what if Ricken and his buddies have been severed?
Ricken and His Friends' Strange Behavior
This theory isn't just about Ricken. It also explains the strange behavior of his friends. They've been acting kind of weird in some episodes. Like, Rebeck, one of Ricken's friends, mentions sores on the back of her head, which might be from the severance procedure. And one of her friends says they don't know what name she's using right now, which could mean she has two personalities! Plus, another friend said they didn't know that World War I was called World War I, and one of them was super proud to find Ricken's baby even though Mark had already found it. These are some serious oddities that could be explained if Ricken and his friends were severed, and their "outtie" personalities are just a little out of touch.
Lumon's Plan for World Domination?
Why would Lumon sever people outside the office? Well, remember how Lumon was trying to make severance look good to the public? They wanted it to become mainstream. If they could show that people were getting severed, and it wasn't affecting their lives or anyone noticing, it would make severance seem totally normal. And who better to help them with that than Ricken and his friends? They could be like a test group, showing everyone that severance is no big deal.
Plus, Lumon has already shown they use severed people for their own purposes. Maybe Ricken and his friends are actually spies, keeping an eye on people like Mark. This would give Lumon an extra layer of control, even when Cobel isn't around. This theory definitely adds a whole new layer of creepiness to Severance.
Season 2 has just started, so we'll have to wait and see if this theory holds up. But it's definitely got me thinking about the bigger picture of Lumon's plans. And it's definitely making me question everything I thought I knew about Ricken and his friends.
