Fortunately, “Severance” returns to Apple TV+ on Friday, and its makers seem to have used every second of the absence productively. The season takes new turns while remaining the most ambitious, batty and all-out pleasurable show on TV, an M.C. Escher maze whose plot convolutions never get in the way of its voice, heart and sense of humor.

While “Severance” has a wonderfully creepy-compelling premise, it’s a concept better suited to a movie than a multi-episode TV series.

We can hardly believe it, but, after waiting almost THREE WHOLE YEARS*, fans of Apple TV+'s Severance are days away from finally getting a second season of the show. When we last saw our "Innies" at Lumon,

The employees can choose to undergo a “severance” procedure, which means that outside the walls of Lumon, they cannot remember their work day, and when they’re at work, they cannot remember their outside lives.

So, below are 17 things you need to know about Severance Season 1 before Season 2: THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 AHEAD! This post contains mentions of suicide. 1.First, I think it's important to remember that Severance kicks off with Helly R.