Severance Season 2, Episode 2 gave fans the show’s first all-outie episode, a captivating new opening credits sequence, and a highly-anticipated reunion between two characters. But did you know it also delivered a fun nod to creator Dan Erickson’s real life?
Severance Season 2, Episode 2 spoilers ahead.
Shortly after Milchick fires Outie Dylan (Zach Cherry) from Lumon in “Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig,” Mose Allison’s “Young Man’s Blues” blares and he drives himself to a door factory called GREAT DOORS for a job interview. While it may feel like Dylan’s prospective new career was selected at random, the choice was incredibly intentional. Why? Because Erickson was working at a door factory when he thought of and started writing Severance!
When asked about his decision to pay homage to the door factory where it all happened, Erickson told Decider via Zoom, “I timidly brought it up to Ben [Stiller, director/EP]. One day I was just like, ‘Hey, would it be dumb …