‘Severance’ Bombshell: Ben Stiller Unpacks That Episode 4 Twist and Why It’s a ‘Gut Punch’

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Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 4 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+.

In the latest episode of “Severance,” the innies go outside. Transported into a vast, icy woodland, Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Irving (John Turturro) have been sent by Lumon (with their outies’ permission) on an ORTBO — that is, an Outdoor Retreat Team Building Occurrence.

With the threatening instruction from Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman), the innies embark on a scavenger hunt across the Dieter Eagan National Forest to find a secret text by Lumon founder Kier Eagan. (The text reveals that Kier had a twin brother who died quite dramatically — perhaps a bit of foreshadowing?) After a long day of traversing, tensions rise at the campfire.

Irving interrogates Helly to reveal what she saw during the OTC, and he lashes out at Mark for blindly defending her. Helly fires back, calling Irv “lonely” because he — or at least his innie — won’t get to see Burt (Christopher Walken) again.