The penultimate episode of Severance season 2, "The After Hours," had some pretty big reveals and raised a whole lot of huge questions.

The latest episode of Severance shares a name with (and directly references) an episode of the classic sci-fi anthology series The Twilight Zone.

A lot happens in Severance Season 2's penultimate episode, but as things heat up with Mark's (Adam Scott) attempted rescue of his wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman), there's also a weird moment between Helly (Britt Lower) and her dear old dad.

Season 2, episode 9, of the Apple TV+ original thriller airs Thursday evening/Friday. "Severance," directed by Ben Stiller, follows a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

Following two episodes away from our main heroes, 'The After Hours' moves through a ton of plot—but it's all (seemingly) in service of a supersized finale.

Disclaimer: Severance Season 2 Episode 9 spoilers ahead! The article also contains the writer's personal opinions.

FandomWire reviews "After Hours," Season 2 Episode 9 of SEVERANCE. Mark finds an unexpected ally while Dylan receives terrible news.

Some of that is just a testament to how potent memories of that episode still are three years later. And some of it is that when Severance worries less about the mythology, and about asking questions it may or may not be able to answer,

"Severance" is an official television hit. Since the series premiered Season 2 on Jan. 17, the Apple TV+ drama has accumulated at least 3.055 billion streaming minutes, according to Nielsen. This number was calculated by adding together the weekly viewership for the drama during the five weeks the series aired new episodes of Season 2.