The show does have on-screen queerness thanks to the romance between Burt (Christopher Walken) and Irving (John Turturro) in its first season — and the seeds of flirtation between Irving and Dylan (Zach Cherry) in the currently airing second season — but it’s even queerer behind the scenes, and fans are celebrating the series’ LGBTQ+ stars. After three years, the mind-bending sci-fi show with episodes directed by Ben Stiller is finally back, and the long gap contributes to the confusion one might experience tuning back in. Severance's cast features several acting all-stars, including veteran talents like John Turturro The Batman , Transformers and Christopher Walken Dune: Part Two , Pulp Fiction , who play Irving and Burt, respectively. The sci-fi mystery series is centered around a company called Lumon Industries , which uses a procedure called "severance" to disconnect its employees from their home lives.
Sadly, we only get a tiny glimmer at this gay plotline in the newly released teaser for the second season of the Apple TV+ workplace thriller, which arrives January 17, For just a split second during the teaser, we see a pen-and-ink drawing of Christopher Walken’s character Burt Goodman. This section is in need of major improvement. Please help improve this article by editing it. While the sexual identity of Outside Irving is currently unknown, Inside Irving's feelings for Burt can be felt almost instantaneously, with how they bond over their passion for art and how Irving, a character established to be a stickler for Lumon's rules, sets these morals aside to meet Burt in secret and acknowledge his feelings for him as they grow more and more close.
There, Burt buys Irving a ticket, and he admits that he chose to undergo Severance to potentially save the innocent part of himself: “My innocent part fell in love with you.”. That means we spent a lot of time with the rest of the ensemble, wrapping up numerous storylines with a series of devastating conclusions. As he explains to Irving, he has been working with the corporation for many years, helping to disappear enemies of its interests. It turns out that helping Lumon whisk away anyone who slighted it weighs on a person.
While Severance is yet to reveal any shred of information on Burt and Irving outside of the severed floor, the two men's clear love for each other could indicate a long relationship in the real world. Their connection was something that grew over time as rule-follower Irving began taking field trips to see Burt in his department. It was one of the sweeter aspects of Season 1 until Burt was seemingly forced into retirement as a punishment, meaning his innie the personality of his work self would cease to exist. For those less familiar with Severance , the series follows workers at a company known as Lumon, where some employees can undergo the severance procedure which separates the consciousness of their personal self and life from that of their work self and life.