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Cold Harbor (Severance)
"Cold Harbor" is the tenth episode and season finale of the second season of the American science fiction psychological thriller television series ''Severance (TV series), Severance''. It is the 19th overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Dan Erickson and directed by executive producer Ben Stiller. It was released on Apple TV+ on March 20, 2025. The series follows the employees of the fictional corporation Lumon Industries, a company that uses a "severance" program in which their non-work memories are separated from their work memories. In the episode, Mark's outie and innie move forward with their plan to rescue Gemma from Lumon. Upon its release, "Cold Harbor" was praised for the performances (especially Adam Scott (actor), Adam Scott), direction, twists, tension, emotional weight, and closure to the season. The episode is considered as one of the best episode of the series. Plot In the birthing cabin, Mark Scout, Mark's outie and innie communicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severance (TV Series)
''Severance'' is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and executive produced and primarily directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Adam Scott (actor), Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette, with Sarah Bock joining the main cast in the second season. The series follows employees at the biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries that have undergone "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures they retain no memories of the outside world while at work and have no recollection of their job once they leave. This results in two distinct personalities for each employee: the "innie", who exists solely within Lumon, and the "outie", who lives their personal life outside of work. ''Severance'' premiered on Apple TV+ on February 18, 2022. It received critical acclaim for its cinematography, direction, production design, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captive Bolt Pistol
A captive bolt pistol (also known as a captive bolt gun, a cattle gun, a stunbolt gun, a bolt gun, a stun gun and a stunner) is a device used for the stunning of animals prior to slaughter. A captive bolt pistol is intended to deliver a single, powerful strike to the forehead of an animal in order to quickly induce unconsciousness. Depending on the variation and usage, the bolt may or may not penetrate the skull and cause direct damage to the brain. The bolt consists of a heavy rod or piston, typically made of a corrosion-resistant material such as stainless steel. The bolt is actuated by a trigger pull and is propelled forward by either compressed air, a spring mechanism, or by the discharge of a blank round. After moving a short distance, spring tension causes the bolt to recoil back into the barrel. The captive bolt pistol was invented in 1903 by Hugo Heiss, the former director of a slaughterhouse in Straubing, Germany. Variations Captive bolt pistols are of three typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Sacrifice
Animal sacrifice is the ritual killing and offering of animals, usually as part of a religious ritual or to appease or maintain favour with a deity. Animal sacrifices were common throughout Europe and the Ancient Near East until the spread of Christianity in Late Antiquity, and continue in some cultures or religions today. Human sacrifice, where it existed, was always much rarer. All or only part of a sacrificial animal may be offered; some cultures, like the Ancient Greeks ate most of the edible parts of the sacrifice in a feast, and burnt the rest as an offering. Others burnt the whole animal offering, called a Holocaust (sacrifice), holocaust. Usually, the best animal or best share of the animal is the one presented for offering. Animal sacrifice should generally be distinguished from the religiously prescribed methods of ritual slaughter of animals for normal consumption as food. During the Neolithic Revolution, early humans began to move from hunter-gatherer cultures toward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marching Band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands. Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military style, with elements such as uniforms, flags and batons and occasionally rifles or sabers. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Marching bands are generally categorised by affiliation, function, size and instrumentation. In addition to traditional military parades, marching bands are frequently seen at events as varied as carnivals, parades, sporting events, trade union events and marching band competitions. History Instruments have been frequently used on the battlefield (for example the Iron Age carnyx and the medieval Ottoman military band) but the modern marching band developed from European military bands formed in the Baroque period, partly influenced by the Ottoman tradition. 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animatronic
An animatronic is a puppet controlled electronically to move in a fluent way. Animatronics are the modern adaptation of the automaton and are often used for the portrayal of characters in films, video games and in theme park attractions. Animatronics are a multidisciplinary field integrating puppetry, anatomy and mechatronics. Animatronic figures can be implemented with both computer and human control, including teleoperation. Motion actuators are often used to imitate muscle movements and create realistic motions. Figures are usually encased in body shells and flexible skins made of hard or soft plastic materials and finished with colors, hair, feathers and other components to make them more lifelike. Animatronics stem from a long tradition of mechanical automata powered by hydraulics, pneumatics and clockwork. Before the term "animatronics" became common, they were usually referred to as "robots". Since then, robots have become known as more practical programmable machines t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Milchick
Seth Milchick, often referred to as Mr. Milchick, is a character and one of the main antagonists of the Apple TV+ series '' Severance'', portrayed by Tramell Tillman. He manages the severed floor, and is loyal to the company Lumon. The character and Tillman's performance have received praise. Character biography In Season 1, Milchick is a supervisor on the severed floor and regularly interacts with the Macrodata Refinement department. After Ms. Cobel is fired he is promoted to manager of the severed floor. Development Tillman worked in the nonprofit sector for over a decade before pursuing professional acting, and drew on his own experience in the corporate world, saying "I spent over 20 plus years in nonprofit management. I have experience in the corporate world. So, Milchick is an amalgamation of colleagues, of former bosses, of caricatures of people that I've worked with. And even experiences that I've had in corporate America." Reception Evan Romano of ''Men's Health'' wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Eagan
Helena Eagan and HellyR. are fictional characters portrayed by Britt Lower in the Apple TV+ series '' Severance''. ''Severance'' follows employees at the biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries that have undergone "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures they retain no memories of the outside world while at work and have no recollection of their job once they leave. This results in two distinct personalities for each employee: the "innie", who exists solely within Lumon, and the "outie", who lives their personal life outside of work. Helly R. is one of the series' major protagonists, introduced as a rebellious and defiant employee of Lumon Industries, and later becomes a love interest to Mark S. A major plot twist in the series reveals her "outie" personality to be Helena Eagan; one of the overarching antagonists of the series, Helena is the cold and manipulative heiress and high-ranking member of Lumon. Britt Lower's portrayal has received praise; she has been describ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidnapping
Kidnapping or abduction is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will, and is a crime in many jurisdictions. Kidnapping may be accomplished by use of force or fear, or a victim may be enticed into confinement by fraud or deception. Kidnapping is distinguished from false imprisonment by the intentional movement of the victim to a different location. Kidnapping may be done to demand a ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping can be accompanied by bodily injury, which in some jurisdictions elevates the crime to aggravated kidnapping. Kidnapping of a child may be a distinct crime, depending on jurisdiction. Motives Kidnapping can occur for a variety of reasons, with motivations for the crime varying particularly based on the perpetrator. Ransom The kidnapping of a person, most often an adult, for ransom is a common motivation behind kidnapping. This method is primarily utilized by larger organizations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Scout
Gemma Scout is a fictional character on the Apple TV+ series '' Severance''. She is portrayed by Dichen Lachman. Though Gemma is said to have died before her husband Mark begins work at Lumon, she is present on the severed floor as the Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey. Her loss is a major motivator for Mark to begin his job at Lumon Industries. Overview Prior to Lumon Gemma was a Russian literature professor employed at Ganz College. She married fellow university professor Mark Scout, whom she met at a Lumon blood drive. The couple was close to Mark's sister Devon and her husband Ricken Hale, who wanted to name their daughter after her, though Mark declined. After Gemma suffered a miscarriage, she and Mark visited the Butzemann Fertility Center run by Lumon, where she signed up for IVF treatments that ultimately proved unsuccessful as well. Sometime later, Lumon faked Gemma's death, while secretly turning her into a test subject for their experiments with the severance tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camcorder
A camcorder is a self-contained portable electronic device with video and recording as its primary function. It is typically equipped with an articulating screen mounted on the left side, a belt to facilitate holding on the right side, hot-swappable battery facing towards the user, hot-swappable recording media, and an internally contained quiet optical zoom lens. The earliest camcorders were tape-based, recording analog signals onto videotape cassettes. In the 2000s, digital recording became the norm, and additionally tape was replaced by storage media such as mini- HDD, MiniDVD, internal flash memory and SD cards. More recent devices capable of recording video are camera phones and digital cameras primarily intended for still pictures, whereas dedicated camcorders are often equipped with more functions and interfaces than more common cameras, such as an internal optical zoom lens that is able to operate silently with no throttled speed, whereas cameras with protract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Scout
Mark Scout and MarkS. are fictional characters and the main protagonists of the Apple TV+ series '' Severance'', portrayed by Adam Scott. An employee at Lumon Industries, former history professor Mark Scout underwent "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures they retain no memories of the outside world while at work, and have no recollection of their job once they leave, essentially creating a new consciousness known as an "innie." Mark S., an "innie", works on Lumon's floor of severed workers. Scott has received praise for his performance; he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2022. Overview Mark previously worked as a history professor at Ganz College, specializing in World War I. He met and married fellow college professor Gemma Scout, and the two shared a happy marriage. The couple had difficulty conceiving a baby, and sought help from a fertility clinic run by Lumon Industries. The police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
