The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 91: News, Notes & Severance S2E7

This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 91, Caemeron and Ryan break down Severance Season 2 Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo.” But first, in the news:

The Rehearsal Season 2 is coming in April
Also in April: Doctor Who, with Alan Cumming!
Sharon Stone has signed on for Euphoria Season 3
Foundation has a new showrunner
There will be a Punisher special on Disney+
Oscar Nunez will be back for The Office spinoff
There’s a trailer for Andor Season 2
A first look at Poker Face Season 2
Some version of Sportscenter will be on Disney+

Gemma smiling with sunlight across her face. — Screenshot/Apple TV+

On Severance Season 2 Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo”

Episode 7 is written by Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman and is directed by Jessica Lee Gagné

In flashbacks, Mark and Gemma meet at a Lumon blood drive at their university. They eventually get married but have trouble producing children, so they go to a Lumon fertility clinic. Shortly after this visit, Gemma goes to a party by herself, where she “dies” in an accident, and the police come to report it to Mark.

Some time after her “death,” Gemma lives on the testing floor at Lumon. She regularly is forced to visit a series of rooms that have the same names as Lumon MDR files. Each of those rooms uncovers a different innie where Gemma has to deal with traumatic or emotional experiences. Dr. Mauer and Mr. Drummond oversee this and frequently interview her about the experiences.

Gemma attempts to break out by knocking out Dr. Mauer, but as she goes up the elevator, she arrives on the severed floor and turns into Ms. Casey. Mr. Milchick demands she go back on the elevator.

Mark remains unconscious after his surgery. Dr. Reghabi tells Devon he is OK, but Devon wants to call Ms. Cobel for help. Reghabi rejects that idea and leaves. Mark wakes up shortly after, either remembering or dreaming of Gemma.