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The Worst Episodes of Severance

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Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Severance Season 2 Episode 8 - Sweet Vitriol
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #1 - Sweet Vitriol

    S2:E8

    Discoveries are made.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writers:Adam Countee, K.C. Perry

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  2. Severance Season 1 Episode 5 - The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design
    8.0/10(115 votes)

    #2 - The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design

    S1:E5

    Irving and Dylan confront Burt about his lies. Mark and Helly discover a strange new department.

    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Anna Ouyang Moench

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  3. Severance Season 2 Episode 2 - Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig
    8.0/10(99 votes)

    #3 - Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig

    S2:E2

    Mark contemplates the meaning of a message.

    Director:Sam Donovan
    Writer:Mohamad El Masri

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  4. Severance Season 1 Episode 1 - Good News About Hell
    8.1/10(149 votes)

    #4 - Good News About Hell

    S1:E1

    Mark is promoted to lead a team who've had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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  5. Severance Season 1 Episode 3 - In Perpetuity
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #5 - In Perpetuity

    S1:E3

    Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon’s misdeeds.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Andrew Colville

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  6. Severance Season 1 Episode 6 - Hide and Seek
    8.1/10(112 votes)

    #6 - Hide and Seek

    S1:E6

    The team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.

    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Amanda Overton

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  7. Severance Season 2 Episode 1 - Hello, Ms. Cobel
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #7 - Hello, Ms. Cobel

    S2:E1

    Mark returns to work under different circumstances. Secrets from the Outie world come to light.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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  8. Severance Season 2 Episode 6 - Attila
    8.1/10(87 votes)

    #8 - Attila

    S2:E6

    Bonds are tested. Mark continues on his path of discovery.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Erin Wagoner

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  9. Severance Season 2 Episode 9 - The After Hours
    8.1/10(80 votes)

    #9 - The After Hours

    S2:E9

    Mark and Devon team with an ally. Helly investigates further.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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  10. Severance Season 1 Episode 2 - Half Loop
    8.2/10(132 votes)

    #10 - Half Loop

    S1:E2

    The team train new hire Helly on macrodata refinement. Mark takes a day off to meet with a mysterious former colleague.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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  11. Severance Season 2 Episode 3 - Who Is Alive?
    8.2/10(100 votes)

    #11 - Who Is Alive?

    S2:E3

    Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan search for answers.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Wei-Ning Yu

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  12. Severance Season 2 Episode 5 - Trojan's Horse
    8.2/10(89 votes)

    #12 - Trojan's Horse

    S2:E5

    Tensions emerge after the team suffers a loss.

    Director:Sam Donovan
    Writer:Megan Ritchie

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  13. Severance Season 1 Episode 4 - The You You Are
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #13 - The You You Are

    S1:E4

    Irving finds an intriguing book at work. Helly aggressively pursues a meeting with her Outie. Mark attends a funeral with Ms. Selvig.

    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Kari Drake

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  14. Severance Season 2 Episode 4 - Woe's Hollow
    8.3/10(100 votes)

    #14 - Woe's Hollow

    S2:E4

    The team participates in a group activity.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Anna Ouyang Moench

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  15. Severance Season 1 Episode 7 - Defiant Jazz
    8.7/10(118 votes)

    #15 - Defiant Jazz

    S1:E7

    Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Helen Leigh

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  16. Severance Season 2 Episode 7 - Chikhai Bardo
    8.7/10(93 votes)

    #16 - Chikhai Bardo

    S2:E7

    An old romance intersects with a deadly present threat.

    Director:Jessica Lee Gagné
    Writers:Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman

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  17. Severance Season 1 Episode 8 - What's for Dinner?
    8.8/10(116 votes)

    #17 - What's for Dinner?

    S1:E8

    The team prepares a plan. Mark attends Devon and Ricken’s party.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Chris Black

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  18. Severance Season 2 Episode 10 - Cold Harbor
    8.8/10(92 votes)

    #18 - Cold Harbor

    S2:E10

    Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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  19. Severance Season 1 Episode 9 - The We We Are
    9.3/10(138 votes)

    #19 - The We We Are

    S1:E9

    The team discovers troubling revelations.

    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sweet Vitriol" is the worst rated episode of "Severance". It scored 7.1/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Ben Stiller and written by Adam Countee, K.C. Perry, it aired on 3/6/2025. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design".