*SEVERANCE REVIEW
A Mind-Bending Thriller Unmasking Free Will
Something haunting about Severance lingers in the mind long after the screen fades to black. On the surface, the show offers a chilling critique of corporate culture.
In this dystopian nightmare, employees willingly sever their personal and professional lives to become obedient cogs in a machine.
But beneath its eerie fluorescent lights and sterile office corridors, the Apple TV original series is something much deeper, reflecting the labyrinth of existence itself.
One particular metaphor stands out: the elevator, a desperate attempt to escape, and a voice that plays back the brutal truth, “You do not get to decide. I decide.” This moment is not just about workplace oppression but a metaphysical realization.
It is the voice of the higher self, the part of us that has seen every timeline, every incarnation, and every version of who we have been. The vast and boundless soul has traversed existence in an endless cycle, repeating patterns, trying and failing, until it understands the riddle of life itself.
And that is just it. Life is not a battle against oneself. It is not a test we pass or fail. It is nature itself, a complex force growing, twisting, and expanding like the root system of a great tree.
The branches stretch to the light, the roots burrow into the depths, and within that balance, existence unfolds. Our brains function the same way, neurons forming endless pathways, and so does the soul, looping its infinite routes before inevitably returning to its source.
The characters in Severance exist within this maze, some dwelling in the confines of their imposed reality while others attempt to break free. However, the question is not just about escaping but about knowing who is in control. With its fleeting awareness, the body believes itself to be in charge, but the higher self knows the full scope of its journey.
It has watched us live countless lives, some filled with suffering, others indulgences, some ordinary, some reckless, only to return to the same point of realization. The voice calling from beyond is not simply a message to the characters trapped in Lumon’s walls but to every timeline we have ever existed in, every fragment of self-calling out for guidance.
When we cry out to spirit, we are not speaking only for this version of ourselves; we are reaching across dimensions and echoing through every existence we have ever known. The body believes it dictates the path, but the higher self is always there, nudging, whispering, waiting for us to listen.
Yet, humanity resists. We feed the wrong timelines; we deceive ourselves into believing we know better than the forces guiding us, and we chase illusions instead of surrendering to the game as it was meant to be played.
And that is the essence of Severance. Beyond its corporate satire and chilling mystery, it is a study of what it means to exist in existence. We make choices. We repeat patterns. We either learn or we do not. The show presents its interpretation of control, memory, and selfhood, but the truth remains the same beneath it.
Whether in this life or another, we all must eventually decide: do we keep resisting the path, or do we finally trust the voice that has known us all along?
JAH
