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So here's the thing about Severance.

I truly loved season 1; it was one of my favorite seasons of television, ever. And I really enjoyed the first episode of season 2. But...

Because of the financial/production structure of Apple TV, they don't know in advance how many seasons they're going to do. And they didn't have the nous to simply make a single story that lasted for 8 or 9 episodes.

So there cannot be a good story, with a beginning, middle, and end. There cannot be a character arc. Sure, the characters change, grow, learn things. But the storytellers can't commit to any particular direction or purpose.