Warning! Major spoilers ahead for the Severance season 2 finale.
Severanceseason 2 actor Gwendoline Christie reveals that she broke her “no-combat” policy for the series after playing Brienne of Tarth inGame of Thrones. Created by Dan Erickson, the Apple TV+ mystery series recently concluded its sophomore outing with an action-packed finale as Adam Scott’s Mark stages a daring rescue of his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman). After being introduced in an earlier episode as the head of Lumon’s Mammalians Nurturable department, Christie returns in theSeveranceseason 2 finaleto help Mark in a brutal hallway fight against Mr. Drummond (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson).
During a recent interview withInverse, Christie reveals that Lorne’s fight sequence in theSeveranceseason 2 finale actually broke a “no-combat” policy she had instituted for herself after her action-heavy role inGame of Thrones. The actor explains thatit was Lorne’s very different motivations from the honorable Brienne that ultimately made the season 2 finale fight something easy to agree to. Check out Christie’s comment below:
“WhenGame of Thronesended, I made a very strong decision that I didn’t want to do combat anymore. But it’s very difficult when Ben Stiller asks you to do that for the finale ofSeverance,because of course it becomes a dream.
“It’s very different playing someone that wants to protect and wants to be a knight, and is connected to a higher sense of purpose, [versus] Lorne, who is a woman that’s been pushed too far. Out of her comes something unimaginable: a howling animal that’s prepared to go to any lengths to protect a vulnerable creature.”
Brienne of Tarth is introduced inGame of Thronesseason 2 and engages in a handful of hard-hitting fight sequences throughout the show’s run.
What This Means For Severance Season 3
Is A War Brewing Inside Lumon?
One of the keys to a show likeSeveranceis revealing answers to audiences while also raising more questions. Lorne remains a relatively mysterious character when the season 2 credits roll, but her actions in the finale do help to set up the story that is still to come.Severanceseason 3is now confirmed to be in development, meaningaudiences could be learning much more about Lorne and about Lumon’s Mammalians Nurturable department.
Combined with Helly (Britt Lower) winning over the marching band, Lumon could be facing a large-scale rebellion next season.
Lorne doesn’t kill Mr. Drummond – Mark does that while transitioning to his outie in the Testing Floor elevator – but she does help to defeat him.Her violent actions, which represent an act of rebellion and resistance against Lumonas a whole, could be met with serious repercussions in season 3. As was shown in season 2, episode 3,Lumon’s Mammalians Nurturable departmentis a close-knit group, and they could side with Lorne against Lumon. Combined with Helly (Britt Lower) winning over the marching band, Lumon could be facing a large-scale rebellion next season.
Our Take On Lorne’s Severance Season 2 Finale Fight
Gwendoline Christie’s Character Could Become Even More Important
Generally,Severanceis not a show in which violence plays a large role. An ominous threat of violence does hang over much of the story, especially since Lumon will clearly go to great lengths to remain in control, but it’s rarely explicit on screen. This is what made theSeveranceseason 2 finale fight so powerful and so shockingly brutal.The fight was also well choreographed, edited, and acted, with the physically imposing Mr. Drummond making for an effective final-boss-like figure.
Drummond’s Severance Season 2 Fate Confirms A Harsh Reality About Lumon After A Dark Season 1 Twist
Severance season 2 had an explosive finale, but it also shed light on some serious issues that Lumon must address ahead of Severance season 3.
Lorne fights to protect her baby goat in the finale, andher love of her animals could be an interesting motivating factor moving forward, and one that audiences probably won’t have much trouble getting behind. Even though Lorne didn’t kill Mr. Drummond, she played a role in his death, meaning she does have blood on her hands, in a sense. It’s not clear if Lorne will be doing any more fighting inSeveranceseason 3, but she could be about to become a more important character in the story to come.
