Severance: Patricia Arquette Teases Why Cobel Is Obsessed With Mark

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Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Severance.

Severance star Patricia Arquette teases coming revelations about why Harmony Cobel is so obsessed with Mark. Severance season 1 introduced Arquette as hard-core office boss Cobel, who keeps an eye on things on Lumon’s mysterious severed floor. But Cobel actually lives a double-life, also posing as Mrs. Selvig, the kindly neighbor of Adam Scott’s severed worker Mark Scout.

Severance of course is a show built upon mystery and slow revelation. And there was arguably no season 1 mystery more perplexing than the nature of Mrs. Cobel’s actual relationship with both halves of Mark. Audiences could only guess why Cobel would not only pose as Mark’s neighbor, seemingly keeping a watchful eye over the clueless Lumon employee, but also use her Mrs. Selvig persona to worm her way into the life of Mark’s sister Devon by serving as the new mom's lactation coach.

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Fans hoping for some answer to the nature of Cobel’s interest in Mark before the end of Severance season 1 unfortunately did not get their wish. But it seems answers are in the offing, at least according to Arquette, who addressed the issue of Cobel’s Mark obsession in an interview with Vulture. Of course Arquette was unwilling to give details, but she did indicate she is privy to the truth about Cobel. “I know the answer to this, but I’m not telling yet,” Arquette said, adding “It could ruin some things.” The actress went on to say:

Yeah, there is an answer to that question. It’s also rooted in Harmony’s deep inner self. Mark is a special project she’s working on. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

Arquette's Harmony Cobel of course went through her own rather