“Who is Alive?”

• Creator: Dan Erickson
• Starring: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, Dichen Lachman

Grade: B+

Warning: This review of Severance season 2 episode 3 will contain spoilers.

Of all of the juggled storylines in Severance, I never expected the romance between Mark S. (Adam Scott) and Helly R. (Britt Lower) to be so prominent, but season 2 episode 3 brings it closer to the center, and I can’t say I’m upset about it. It’s a fascinating subversion of the love triangle trope: Mark is torn between someone he has genuinely fallen for, and someone who he knows, but another version of himself already loves. The show has already raised a number of intriguing questions because of its unique world-building, but this finds a way to take both the characters and their circumstances in interesting, new directions.