Apple made two Severance references during its iPhone 14 event – and fans can't work out what it means

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Apple stopped talking about the iPhone 14 for a second to sneak two Severance nods into its recent Far Out event – and fans of the show are desperate to find out what the mysterious references mean. Were they teasing season 2, or was it merely a fun Easter Egg? 

The first moment came during an ad for AirPods, where a clip depicted a woman who looks just like Britt Lower's Helly R (opens in new tab), in her pencil skirt, polo neck and Lumon lanyard, boarding a subway train. Curiously, the car's display suggests that its destination is 'Infinite Loop' via 'Milky Way Road', which could be nothing but could equally be a cryptic indication of what's to come in the thriller's second chapter. (Episode 2 of Severance is titled 'Half Loop', so it's arguably not a complete coincidence).

Then, at the end of the presentation, another clip showed the same red-haired doppelgänger waiting for the train as Severance's eerie theme tune kicks in. What's odd, though, is that it then shows Helly R glitching out of focus. Is Severance season 2 about to go full sci-fi? 

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"Wait a darn minute! Apple casually slips 'Helly R' in their new product video!?!?" one watcher tweeted, while another wrote: "Who came up with adding Helly R into the event… they need a reward. Maybe a melon bar or egg bar?"

This isn't the first time Apple has acknowledged one of its more successful series at a tech event. Back in April 2021, at Spring Loaded, the brand "dropped" Ted Lasso's famous shortbread recipe, linking eagle-eyed viewers to a New York Times one online. (Apparently, the trick to making them as delicious as Ted is to add tons of butter).

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