So in going to disagree by comparing Severance to the show Silo. If you've seen both shows I think one does an excellent job of slowly world building and the other does a terrible job at it.

First, Spoilers for Silo season 1 & 2, and for Severance up to episode 8 (the most recent episode). Also I acknowledge that Silo season 2 is finished and it's possible Severance season 2 will finish poorly, but I don't think it will.

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When we watch Silo, the first episode of season 1 has our main character go outside and discover that the dead outside we see is in fact green and alive. That's a great start to a series. We now want to know why. Why is this information hidden?

The finale of the first season has our new main character go outside and discover actually... The outside really is death. There is a hologram of green life outside, but outside actually really is dead.

Then we have all of season 2. Season 2 isn't going to even address anything I've mentioned above. Sure there is a conspiracy about the head of IT knowing about all this, but we don't get much. Also back in the second episode of season 1 we learned about a secret pipe, but the show ignored it until the finale of season 2.

Then season 2 ends with an explosion and the only guy who knew anything probably just died. Also he learned a secret at the end of the season, but we're not going to reveal that either.

The entirety of season 2 is just a setup for season 3. I liked the story. I think having to get back home before they all kill themselves is an interesting story idea. However it was basically a big pause button.

Now Silo is based on books, so maybe it's the authors fault, maybe it's the adaptations fault, but the point is that season 2 of Silo, while interesting, avoids answering any questions.

NOW, Severance. Season 1 ends with "She's alive". That's a fucking twist.

And what has season 2 done to further that plot? First Mark's sister acknowledges it even though Mark does not, but after an episode or two he is willing to accept it as true.

Mark then tries to get a message to himself to learn more. A woman shows up and says that she can reintegrate him so he can learn more, Mark immediately agrees (no wasting of time). Then we get a whole episode where we learn where Mark's wife is and what she is up to (but we don't know why).

And that's just one twist. Helly is revealed to the rest of the work group. Irving meets Christopher Walken. We just learned that Cobel plays a big role in all this. We've learned a shit ton.

Silo walked back it's twist and ignored it, saving it for a future season. Severance answered all our main questions, but asked a few new ones.