Cold Harbor (Severance)

"Cold Harbor" is the tenth episode and season finale of the second season of the American science fiction psychological thriller television series Severance. It is the 19th overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Dan Erickson and directed by executive producer Ben Stiller. It was released on Apple TV+ on March 20, 2025. The series follows employees of Lumon Industries, a biotechnology corporation that uses a medical procedure called "severance" to separate the memories of their employees: at work, Lumon employees, called "innies", can't remember anything outside of work. Outside work, Lumon employees, called "outies", can't remember anything about work. As a result, innies and outies experience two different lives, with distinct personalities and agendas. In the episode, Mark's outie and innie move forward with their plan to rescue his wife Gemma from Lumon. Upon its release, "Cold Harbor" received acclaim for the performances (especially Adam Scott), direction, twists, tension, emotional weight, and closure to the season. The episode is considered as one of the best episodes of the series. At the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, Erickson and Stiller received a nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, respectively, while Scott submitted the episode to support his nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.