If there’s one thing Lumon loves more than torturing its employees, it’s a creepy painting.
Who could forget “Kier Pardons His Betrayers,” the blood-red tableau that greeted the returning MDR Innies in the Season 2 premiere? Or what about the extremely violent “The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design” from back in Season 1?
Each is unsettling in its own right, as well as a key part of Lumon’s propaganda machine. But in its Season 2 finale, Severance introduces a new frightening painting that blows those out of the water: “The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor.”
The work commemorates Mark’s imminent completion of Cold Harbor, placing him and his computer at the center of the pool at Woe’s Hollow. Given that location’s key role in the Kier Eagan canon, the depiction of Mark in Woe’s Hollow emphasizes how crucial his work on Cold Harbor is to Lumon. Plus, the frigid waters evoke the name “Cold Harbor,” adding extra layers to the painting’s significance.
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