There are many secrets about Lumon in Severance, and none of them make the company look honest or fair. The secrecy around Cold Harbor, the strict rules that keep the innies apart, and the mysterious Board all prove that Lumon cares more about hiding the truth than anything else.
Among all the strange things about Lumon, one of the most interesting is the presence of Miss Huang (Sarah Bock). The show has not explained much about her, but her role in the company has made many people curious.
Miss Huang first appeared in Season 2, when Mark S. (Adam Scott) returned to the severed floor and found her there. He never got an explanation for why a child was working at Lumon.
With Ms. Cobel (Patricia Arquette) gone and Milchick (Tramell Tillman) promoted, there was an open position on the severed floor. However, no one expected a child to take that role—except, of course, Lumon.
It is not surprising that Lumon ignores child labor laws because the company already mistreats its employees. Many fans have theories about Miss Huang, with some believing that she is severed like the other workers. However, Season 2, Episode 6, “Attila,” proves that this theory is false.
The truth is just as unsettling. Miss Huang is not severed, but she is an intern being trained for a larger role in the company. This shows that Lumon is not only exploiting adults but also shaping children to follow its beliefs.
Miss Huang Is a “Wintertide Fellow” in Lumon’s Training Program
Miss Huang may be young, but she takes her job very seriously. She keeps a strict and professional attitude while maintaining distance from the employees she supervises. The show has not provided any details about her past, but the latest episode reveals more about her role.
When Milchick calls Miss Huang into his office to talk about her work, he reminds her that she has not yet completed her fellowship. He tells her she will not graduate until he considers her “Wintertide material.”
The show does not explain what “Wintertide” means, but Milchick gives her some guidance. He tells her, “This will mean using your time well, focusing on your own duties, and eradicating from your essence childish folly.” This statement does not clearly define her responsibilities, but it gives the audience a clue about her training.
Miss Huang’s time on the severed floor seems to be part of a learning process. She must prove that she is “Wintertide material” before moving on to something bigger. This idea matches a post from Lumon Industry’s LinkedIn page.
The page was created as a joke when the show started, but it introduced Miss Huang as the “Wintertide Fellow” of the quarter. Milchick often speaks in complicated ways, but the word “fellow” suggests that Miss Huang is an intern. Since many internships are unpaid, it is likely that Lumon is not even paying her.
This new information disproves several fan theories about Miss Huang. She is not severed, she is not a robot, and she is not a clone. However, the truth is still disturbing. Lumon may not be experimenting on her, but they are manipulating her.
Miss Huang’s Storyline Shows How Lumon Shapes Young Minds
Miss Huang’s presence in the company proves that Lumon is shaping children’s minds to believe in Kier Eagan’s teachings. They are not just hiring workers; they are creating the workers they want by controlling what they learn. This idea is not entirely new.
In Season 1, there was a photograph of Ms. Cobel at the Myrtle Eagan School for Girls. However, seeing Lumon train children in the present is far more unsettling than seeing evidence of it in the past.
Miss Huang may be following the same path as Ms. Cobel, who was once loyal to Lumon but was eventually fired. If Lumon could so easily remove Ms. Cobel, they could do the same to Miss Huang in the future.
To train Miss Huang, Lumon must extend its control beyond its own walls. The company has always relied on loyalty from its employees, but Miss Huang’s presence shows how Lumon builds that loyalty from an early age.
Miss Huang has likely been raised to follow Kier Eagan’s beliefs since she was very young. This means she has never had the chance to question them. Since she was introduced to these ideas as a child, she believes in them completely.
Milchick has occasionally questioned some of Lumon’s rules, but Miss Huang does not think that way. She follows Lumon’s teachings without hesitation. Since she has been trained this way her entire life, she does not see any problem with how she is treated.
Miss Huang Fully Accepts Lumon’s Teachings
One of the most frightening aspects of this storyline is how much Miss Huang believes in Lumon’s philosophy. She is intelligent and capable of handling her responsibilities, but she does not question the company’s ethics.
In Season 2, Episode 5, “Trojan’s Horse,” Miss Huang criticizes Milchick’s methods. She insists that innies should not be treated like real people. When Irving (John Turturro) is fired, his innie is permanently gone. His coworkers want to hold a funeral for him, but Miss Huang disagrees.
She reminds Milchick that this is against company policy. She believes that allowing a funeral would encourage innies to “feel like people,” which, in her mind, is completely unacceptable. Most of Lumon’s leadership shares this belief, but hearing it from a child is especially disturbing.
Still from Severance (Credit: Apple TV)
Miss Huang’s blind loyalty is not surprising, given the way she was raised. She has been trained to accept Lumon’s teachings without question. This is the real problem. Since she has never known any other way of life, she does not think critically about her role in the company. Instead, she seeks approval from Lumon’s leaders.
Her character shows how Lumon maintains control over its employees. The company does not just hire workers—it molds them from a young age, ensuring they grow up believing in its ideology.
Miss Huang’s Role Reflects Lumon’s Unethical Behavior
Lumon has already proven itself to be a cruel and secretive company. The presence of Miss Huang only adds to its list of unethical actions. By training children to follow Kier Eagan’s beliefs, Lumon ensures that its future employees will remain loyal.
Miss Huang does not see herself as a victim. Instead, she is an active participant in Lumon’s system. However, she is also a child who has never known anything else. She has been shaped by Lumon’s teachings, and she sees no reason to question them.
Her character highlights one of the most chilling aspects of Severance. Lumon’s control goes beyond its employees—it reaches into the lives of children, shaping their beliefs before they have a chance to think for themselves.
A sci‑fi psychological thriller set in a dystopian biotech office at Lumon Industries. Employees undergo a “severance” procedure that separates their work and personal memories, creating distinct “innies” and “outies.” Mark Scout, a severed worker in the Macrodata Refinement department, begins to uncover Lumon’s dark secrets and confront existential questions about identity and autonomy. Season 2 deepens the mystery with the innies awakening in their outie bodies and going through deeper conspiracies.
The Super Bowl gave fans another look at Marvel’s upcoming movie Thunderbolts. This new superhero film brings back some of the most well-known villains and anti-heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Some characters have remained in the spotlight, while others have been forgotten over time.
When Marvel announced the list of movies for Phases 4 and 5 at Comic-Con in 2023, Thunderbolts was originally planned to be the final movie of Phase 5. Since there is a long wait between Avengers movies, Thunderbolts was supposed to fill that gap with a team of villains acting in place of the Avengers.
This makes sense because the story of Thunderbolts focuses on Valentina Allegra (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) bringing together former villains for dangerous missions that the Avengers would normally handle. Since the Avengers are no longer active, she forms a new team.
The MCU has changed a lot in the past few years, and Thunderbolts is now positioned in the middle of Phase 5 instead of at the end. Now, Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars will finish the multiverse saga. Even though the movie’s placement has changed, the team in Thunderbolts will still face a major threat.
The villain has now been revealed as The Void, which means the movie will have high stakes and serious consequences for the MCU.
The Sentry and The Void Are Connected
To understand The Void, it is important to know about another character in Thunderbolts, Bob (played by Lewis Pullman). Bob has been seen in several trailers, but his abilities have not yet been shown.
Bob Reynolds, also known as The Sentry, is one of the strongest superheroes in Marvel’s history. His power is comparable to Superman’s, and he has abilities like telepathy and the ability to change matter.
Bob was the first person to receive a stronger version of the super-soldier serum, which was previously used on Captain America (played by Chris Evans), Bucky Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan), and Red Guardian (played by David Harbour). This experiment gave him abilities that no other super-soldier had ever gained.
Unlike the other members of the Thunderbolts, Bob is actually a hero, which seems unusual since the team mostly consists of villains. However, like most superheroes in Marvel, Bob’s powers come with a serious problem.
The Void Is One of the Most Dangerous Villains
When Bob Reynolds first got his powers, a dark force bonded with him. This force is called The Void. The Void is like The Sentry’s evil side. Many heroes have secret identities, but Bob has three separate personalities, similar to Moon Knight (played by Oscar Isaac).
In the comics, The Void has existed for a very long time and was once called God’s Angel of Death. The Void has many destructive abilities, including immortality, the power to bring back the dead, energy manipulation, super strength, and telekinesis.
The movie’s trailer shows him turning people into shadows just by waving his hand. In the comics, he has also created armies made of shadows.
Bob constantly struggles to keep The Void under control, making his life extremely difficult. Even though Bob is one of Marvel’s greatest assets in battle, The Void is one of its biggest dangers.
The Void Has Already Caused Great Destruction
The Void has been responsible for some of the worst disasters in Marvel’s history. He nearly destroyed all of New York and even reduced Asgard to ruins. Because of his destructive power, Bob once tried to end his own life by flying into the sun, but even that could not destroy him.
The Void’s strength makes him one of the most powerful beings in the MCU. He can compete with heroes and villains like Captain Marvel (played by Brie Larson), Thanos (played by Josh Brolin), and the Celestials. Many people are wondering how the Thunderbolts will even have a chance against him.
The team in Thunderbolts is made up mostly of characters connected to Black Widow (played by Scarlett Johansson) and Captain America. Some characters, like Bucky Barnes and John Walker (played by Wyatt Russell), are only a little stronger than normal humans.
Others, like Taskmaster, Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh), and Ghost, are skilled fighters but do not have superpowers.
The current lineup does not stand a chance against The Void in a direct fight. However, if we look at the comics, there may be a way to stop him without relying on brute force.
The Thunderbolts Must Find Another Way to Win
Defeating The Void in battle is almost impossible, but there is a weakness in his connection to Bob’s powers as The Sentry. If Bob forgets that he has powers, The Void becomes inactive.
In the comics, Reed Richards (also known as Mr. Fantastic) and Doctor Strange used a method to make the entire world forget that The Sentry existed, including Bob himself. This plan worked, and The Void disappeared.
The MCU has already used a similar idea before. In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange erased everyone’s memory of Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland).
Doctor Strange has also defeated The Void using magic before. He even managed to separate Bob from The Void at one point. However, Thunderbolts probably will not include Doctor Strange since he disappeared into another dimension at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Also, Reed Richards currently exists in a different universe.
Yelena May Be the Key to Defeating The Void
There is one character in Thunderbolts who has defeated The Void before in the comics—Yelena Belova. In a storyline from New Avengers, Yelena absorbed The Sentry’s powers along with The Void.
Still from Thunderbolts (Credit: MCU)
The overwhelming power was too much for her, and HYDRA later activated a self-destruct device in her head, similar to what happened in The Suicide Squad.
The movie might not follow the comics exactly, but Yelena could still play a major role in stopping The Void. She might even have to sacrifice herself to destroy him. Since the Thunderbolts are not the same as the Avengers, they might not all survive the movie.
The Sentry and The Void Add a Deeper Story to the MCU
No matter how the Thunderbolts manage to stop The Void, The Sentry is one of Marvel’s most interesting and complicated superheroes.
Many recent stories have focused on dark versions of Superman, like in The Boys and Invincible. The Sentry and The Void provide a more detailed and thoughtful version of this idea. The struggle between Bob Reynolds and The Void represents the battle between good and evil that exists in everyone.
