Severance has always explored the disparity between the innie and outie versions of its severed characters. Helly is smart-mouthed and headstrong, while Helena is poised and a powerful executive. Innie Dylan is enamored with his wife, while outie Dylan is content in his hum-drum suburban life. However, Irving seems very similar in his innie and outie worlds, both suspicious of Lumon’s true intentions.
In Season 2 Episode 6, we got a glimpse of another Outie’s life: Burt, the O&D employee Irving had a relationship with on the severed floor. After the Overtime Contingency brought the two together on the outside, Burt invited Irving to dinner with his husband, Fields (John Noble). The dinner party was about as awkward as you’d imagine, but it revealed some key information about Burt — including a throwaway line that may throw his whole character into question.
