"How many Gemmas exist?": Severance fans are as confused as ever with Mark's wife's chip

Disclaimer: Severance Season 2, Episode 7 spoilers and fan theories ahead!

The new episodes of Apple TV+'s show Severance are causing fans to think hard about Mark's wife, Gemma. A big online discussion is happening because of a question: Is there more than one Gemma Innie? Yes, that's what it looks like.

The idea that Gemma might have different personalities, or "innies," for each room makes people confused and curious after Season 2, Episode 7.

In Season 1, we met Gemma, a wellness counselor, as Ms. Casey at Lumon Industries. But Season 2 brought big surprises! Fans noticed that there are different versions of Gemma in each room. For instance, there's a dentist room Gemma, and a Christmas room Gemma, who admits it's Christmas all the time. This is also when she keeps writing thank you cards, something Mark mentioned that she hated doing earlier.

Thus, Lumon might be testing a new feature for their program. This feature would make employees switch to different versions of themselves during tough times or less enjoyable things. It's like having a break without actually taking one.

Here's what this Severance fan on X (formerly Twitter) said,

Lumon has taken its experiments to unheard-of heights. This is a cause for major concern. Their work in this area is now more extreme than ever.

It's like nothing that's been seen before.

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How many Innies can one person have on Severance?

Gemma's experience in the show has led fans to speculate that she may have separate personalities for each room she enters. The show's creator, Dan Erickson, hinted at this in a Reddit AMA, saying she only had one severed persona "so far." But the phrase "so far" suggests this could change, and the idea of a multi-severed Gemma has taken off among fans.

An even more disturbing theory is that Lumon might be experimenting with whether Gemma's traumas can carry over to her other severed selves.

They're testing if she can remember anything from her other lives when she's in different rooms. This would mean that Lumon is intentionally pushing the limits of this invasive tech surveillance to find out how much a person can handle before their various selves start to merge or fall apart.

This concept raises questions about the company's intentions and the long-term effects of the procedure on its employees. It's a plot twist that keeps Severance viewers guessing what might happen next.

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The ethical nightmare of infinite Severance

Multi-severance brings up big ethical issues about who we are and feeling pain. Some people who watch the show think that Lumon keeps an eye on the leftover trauma each part of Gemma has after they stop being severed. If that's true, Lumon might be using this process to keep pain in one part of her mind while the other stays happy without knowing.

Some viewers have also started to think that the rooms the characters go to might not be real places. They could just be made up in the mind. If this is the case, Lumon might have a way to split a person's mind infinitely, which is really scary when you think about how much control someone could have over another person.

With every new episode, Severance gets more complicated, with fresh theories and facts that it makes you think about. It's about how our brains work and what's right or wrong. Fans can't wait to find out more, and for good reason.

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If you're keen on solving the puzzle, Severance is on Apple TV+.