The primary episode of “Severance” season 2 had the unenviable process of following the present’s spectacular season 1 finale, and as a substitute of immediately offering solutions, it immerses viewers again into among the key mysteries established in season 1. The entire episode takes place inside the Lumon workplace, with no glimpses on the outdoors world or what the characters there could also be getting as much as. The one clues we get are by means of exposition given to Mark S. (Adam Scott) and the remainder of the gang, who’re informed that their non permanent escape on the finish of season 1 made them well-known and has led to main reforms in working circumstances for severed workers.
The occasions of the season 1 finale are recapped in an animated company educational video, which is proven to the Macrodata Refinement (or MDR) workforce after all of them return to the workplace. Anybody who’s seen “The Matrix” or “John Wick” seemingly perked up in the beginning of this scene, because the narrator for the video — an anthropomorphized model of the Lumon constructing — is voiced by Keanu Reeves.
You would not know that by wanting on the credit, as Reeves goes uncredited. However should you’ve seen any of his motion pictures, it is inconceivable to not acknowledge that iconic voice, which not too long ago introduced Shadow the Hedgehog to life in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.” And should you nonetheless doubt that the constructing is voiced by Neo himself, sequence creator Dan Erickson might have given the sport away throughout a latest interview with /Movie.
Keanu Reeves’ Severance cameo comes with some massive questions
Whereas talking not too long ago with /Movie about “Severance” season 2, sequence creator Dan Erickson was coy about Keanu Reeves’ uncredited look. When requested in regards to the cameo, Erickson replied slyly, “I actually do not know what you would be speaking about. I am not truly accustomed to that actor.” He went on to ask cheekily, “Is that the man from ‘The Lake Home?'”
The chance of Reeves popping again up in some bigger position appears extremely unlikely, nevertheless it provides to the present’s absurdity to have such a recognizable voice backing the weird coaching video proven to MDR. The video itself raises quite a lot of questions, because it depicts the innies’ season 1 escape as each a violent revolt (known as the “Macrodat Rebellion”) and a vastly influential act for which the corporate is grateful. The “reforms” instituted because of this are actually a form of marginal progress for innie rights, however they do not appear to essentially change issues all that a lot. In a means, the corporate appears to be utilizing the dangerous publicity of their escape to foster a brand new public picture of type and courteous company overlords.
Keanu Reeves is not the one cameo within the unusual Lumon video
Whereas Keanu Reeves is the star of the claymation-style company coaching video in “Severance” season 2, episode 1, he is not the one notable identify to voice a constructing with googly eyes in it. Comic Sarah Sherman, finest recognized lately as a forged member on “Saturday Evening Dwell,” additionally pops in ever so briefly as a water tower on the finish of the educational video. However not like Reeves, Sherman is definitely credited for her one line.
Maybe due to how acclaimed and fashionable “Severance” season 1 was, it appears to have turn into a sizzling ticket for established names in Hollywood. Two of the non permanent MDR replacements who seem in season 2 are performed by character actors Bob Balaban and Alia Shawkat, and casting information previous to the season 2 premiere confirmed that “Recreation of Thrones” alum Gwendoline Christie might be becoming a member of the present as nicely.
With Reeves’ position being uncredited, it leaves open the potential for further cameos hidden in plain sight in later episodes. That is only one extra thriller for eagle-eyed “Severance” followers to be careful for as season 2 continues.
