Here for you now, a spoiler-filled recap and analysis of season 2, episode 8 of Apple TV+'s Severance: "Sweet Vitriol."

With Laci R.'s outie missing, management has sent in a replacement in the form of John D., from the Utica branch. Matt and John bond over their shared love of huffing ether out of paper bags, and then talk about this extremely frustrating episode of Severance in which we follow Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette) on a Mysterious Mission.

Last week, we got the prestige TV-standard seventh episode Flashback Episode, and in episode eight we get the standard Follow Only One Character episode. And unfortunately, it feels like the show is spinning its wheels, killing time till we get to the finale. Still, Patricia Arquette is a delight as this corporate weirdo.

"Sweet Vitriol" was directed by Ben Stiller and written by Adam Countee and K.C. Perry.

Severance stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, and Patricia Arquette.

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