What is the goat department in ‘Severance’ – and what does it mean?

The mysterious area made a reappearance in the third episode of season two of the Apple TV+ show After the third episode of season two of Severance , what is the goat department and what does it mean? Read on for all the details. READ MORE: ‘Severance’ season two review: mind-bending workplace sci-fi is the smartest thing on TV The new season launched on January 17 on Apple TV+ , with new instalments arriving every Friday until its conclusion on March 21. The show, which was created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, stars Adam Scott as Mark, an employee of Lumon Industries who consents to a “severance” program that separates his work and non-work memories.

Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Patricia Arquette also star. Apple’s synopsis for season two reads: “In Severance Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. “This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the centre of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work.



.. and of himself.

In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.” In a five-star review of the second season , NME said: “As things get all the more intriguing by the minute, Severance is a show best watched on high alert. For example, graffiti scrawled in the background reads “Who is alive?” By the time The Stone Roses ’ ‘Love Spreads’ hits the soundtrack, with Ian Brown wailing “Let me put you in the picture / Let me show you what I mean”, you’ll be begging for the Severance team to do the same.

Don’t stress it, though. Enjoy the ride and let this unique show tease and titillate your brain until you finally submit.” It emerged earlier this month that Keanu Reeves voiced the Lumon building in the opening episode of the new season , heard by employees of Macrodata Refinement in a cartoon shown to them to prove the company cares about them.

Fans of the show have been delighted with the beginning of the show’s second season, whose first episode premiered last Friday (January 17). It was described on social media as “peak television” and having fans “locked in”. What is the goat department in Severance – and what does it mean? The mysterious department made a reappearance in the third episode of season two, with Mark (Adam Scott) and Helly (Britt Lower) deciding to take missing person posters of Ms.

Casey to the department. They had recalled the place after first stumbling upon it in season one, episode five, when they came across a group of baby goats being bottle-fed by an employee. At that time, a caretaker had told them urgently, “They aren’t ready,” and the two were ordered to leave immediately.

In the new episode, they discover the area is officially named ‘Mammalians Nurturable’ and they find that it has been transformed into a larger, meadow-like environment for the goats. A new caretaker Lorne (Gwendoline Christie) is overseeing the operation. The true nature of the department and its role within the entire Lumon enterprise remains highly mysterious, in keeping with much of the series’ strange universe.

The name ‘Mammalians Nurturable’ has led some fans to speculate that the department is involved in the potentially unethical, experimental use of the animals by the corporation. See a few fan reactions below. What if Project Cold Harbor is working on cloning people, Gemma being the 25th attempt.

Lumon wants to make a clone of kier and the failed clones become the goat people. The 5 boxes match the ones on the computers so the severed employees might be coding DNA? #severance #episode3 pic.twitter.

com/gxpsOy6Eqt — 5TH RING 🔜 (@JPOOL3SUPERFAN) January 31, 2025 #Severance I didnt believe that was Helly R when she and Mark found the goat farm, I reckon its Helena. Anyone else think so too? — 🌼 Jay 🌼 (@JayysReviews) January 31, 2025 The goat people are most likely clones that didn’t pass testing #SEVERANCE — La (@Bittersweetla90) January 31, 2025 #severance the goat people finding out MDR does not in fact have pouches on their bellies. pic.

twitter.com/CXQUrJv1pD — Pati-talks (@patinollab) January 31, 2025 wanting to live tweet severance but every tweet is just another variation of what the hell is happening rn..

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like that goat room? i need answers pic.twitter.com/rU7M8ogmvW — court (@judgeofthecourt) January 31, 2025 While the show has not provided any definitive answers to these mysteries to date, fans of Severance can be sure that the goat department will be a subject the show returns to in the coming episodes.

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