Adam Scott And Britt Lower Answer Your 'Severance' Questions

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You sent them in, we put them to the cast. The stars of 'Severance' season two do their best to answer NME readers' burning questions about the best show on TV, from the silly to the sublime.

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00:00I am aware that this alteration is comprehensive and irreversible.

00:09Hi, I'm Alex from NME, and today I'm joined by the stars of Severance.

00:13It's Britt Lauer and Adam Scott. How we doing?

00:15Good.

00:16We've got some fan questions, so I hope you're ready for those.

00:18Always.

00:19First up, one for both of you.

00:21If Mr. Milchick threw a dance party for you in real life, what song would you pick?

00:26What about the Hokey Pokey, which in England is called...

00:31The Hokey Cokey.

00:32In the US, saying something is cokey is referring to something in the 80s that was kind of cokey.

00:41Right. Well, I was just referring to the fact that we're the Hokey Cokey.

00:44I think they might have that as well out here.

00:46That's our music dance experience.

00:47Yes.

00:48It's going to be really cool.

00:49Yes.

00:50Okay, so we'll go with the Hokey Cokey then.

00:52Hokey Cokey.

00:53One question to answer.

00:54One for you, Adam.

00:56When you were reading the script, which direction did you want Mark to go?

01:01Outside Lumen with Gemma or inside with Ellie?

01:04Because you must have been rooting for someone.

01:06Well, I kind of thought of it from the point of view of who was standing there, which was

01:13any Mark, and so I think that where it ended up going made perfect sense for him.

01:21Similar, but in the final corridor scene, do you think it's Heli or Helena?

01:28It's Heli, R.

01:29Yeah?

01:30Yeah.

01:31Yeah.

01:32It was written that way and there's no elevator switch.

01:35I don't know why people think it's...

01:37Well, she's running barefoot and that's a sign of Heli.

01:41Heli doesn't like to wear heels.

01:43This question for you, Adam, is a bit, you might disagree with it, but Mark's hair looked

01:50so good in the flashbacks.

01:52Why did he ruin it?

01:53Yeah.

01:54Well, the severance, the Mark S hair that's usually on the show is an invention entirely

02:02of Ben Stiller.

02:04And so, yeah, we were looking for ways to kind of see how I could look different.

02:09And so all we did was give me a haircut.

02:11That's all it is.

02:12And I guess it made a big difference.

02:15I mean, you know, I have to grow my hair out whenever we're shooting the show and I have

02:20to have that hair for, you know, a year at a time.

02:23So it was great to be able to get a haircut.

02:26We shot that episode last so we could give me a haircut.

02:30Britt, if you had a boring office job that you hated, would you consider severance?

02:35I don't think so.

02:36I mean, the scene where the chip is inserted, that's a really long needle.

02:42I don't like that needle.

02:44It's a long needle.

02:45Yeah.

02:46No thanks.

02:47You wouldn't either?

02:48I don't think so.

02:49I don't think so.

02:50I would really have to hate that job.

02:53Yeah.

02:54But you never know.

02:55I mean, there are some jobs that I've been on some sets that I've wished I was severed

03:00from over the years.

03:02Film work will be remembered as one of the greatest moments of this planet.

03:07You don't value them.

03:11You fear them.

03:13We fear no one.

03:16Come on, man!

03:17And Adam, I've got another question for you.

03:20You might not have heard of it yet, but what do you think of the theory, and it's a funny

03:23one, that Mr. Milchick is actually a milkshake?

03:26It's actually a milkshake.

03:27Have you heard that one?

03:29Since Tramiel Tillman playing him, it would be a delicious milkshake.

03:35Yeah.

03:36Yeah.

03:37The world-class milkshake.

03:38Yeah.

03:39That's like, I was searching for theories on Reddit, and that was like top.

03:42I know it's a joke one, because some of the reasons are like…

03:44I like that the theories are just that we're not people.

03:46Yeah.

03:47Yeah.

03:48That we're goats, milkshakes.

03:49We're goats or milkshakes.

03:51Okay, Britt, one more for you then.

03:54I think I can probably answer this one, but why isn't there basic security in the office

03:59on the severed floor?

04:01Yeah.

04:02It's so funny.

04:03They, I guess they, I don't know.

04:06Well, there's…

04:07There's security cameras.

04:09Yeah, and then there was, Grainer was there.

04:13Yeah.

04:14Drummond and…

04:15I guess they just sort of have this hubris lumen, a little bit of hubris that they believe.

04:21What is Cobell's line that's like, the best way to keep a prisoner is to make them think

04:28they're free?

04:29Yeah.

04:30Adam, another one for you.

04:32And this is the one I'm most interested in.

04:34Is there any significance to the ties that Mark wears?

04:38I think it's in the eye of the beholder, right?

04:40I mean, if you think there's significance there, then there's significance there.

04:44Did you get to take any of them home?

04:46The ties?

04:47Yeah.

04:48No, I didn't.

04:49Did you take anything home either of you?

04:50I took a Sharpie home.

04:51Oh, okay.

04:52I asked permission.

04:53Yeah.

04:54I mean, by the time we finished shooting for nine months or however long it is, I didn't

04:59want to wear those suits.

05:01I mean, I had had enough.

05:03I wanted to take a square of the carpet home.

05:06Yes, the green carpet.

05:07Because it feels like home now.

05:09Hang it up on the wall.

05:10Yeah, exactly.

05:11As a wall hanging.

05:12Shine a fluorescent light on it so you can get the vibe.

05:15Yeah.

05:16Yeah.

05:17Brit, what are the goats like to act with?

05:20Oh, they're feisty.

05:22They will eat your costume while you're doing the scene.

05:27And they don't care that the cameras are running.

05:29They think everything's delicious.

05:30They're like, oh, look at this skirt.

05:33Yeah.

05:34Sounds like a snack.

05:35Shoes look delicious.

05:37Everything's delicious.

05:38And they're actually very funny too.

05:40Yeah, they're so cute.

05:42Adam, last one for you then.

05:44This is a direct quote from a comment on our Instagram.

05:47There's something shady about Mark's sister Devin.

05:50Do you agree?

05:51Shady about Devin?

05:53Yeah.

05:54That's interesting.

05:55I love Devin.

05:56I love Jen Tolick who plays Devin.

05:58Me too.

05:59I think there are only awesome things about Devin and Jen.

06:05But, you know, again, you know, whatever the...

06:09It's all in the eye of the beholder.

06:11But I think Devin is...

06:12I mean, I think outie Mark, you know, there isn't really anyone else looking out for him other than his sister.

06:18I mean, she has his best interests at heart.

06:21And, you know, there really isn't a whole lot else out there for him when we've been moving through the story with him.

06:29I also think she's extremely funny.

06:31Yeah, Jen's hilarious.

06:37Who are you people?

06:39Welcome back, Mark S.

06:45In a minute.

06:46We always ask this question at the end of an interview with anyone we interview.

06:52If you had to pick one album that you always go back to, what would it be and why?

06:56One album?

06:57Yeah.

06:58Oh, wow. That's a good question.

06:59I mean, I'm really on a Patti Smith horses kick right now.

07:03She's about to tour and I'm just really in there.

07:06She's touring that album specifically?

07:08Yeah.

07:09That's cool.

07:10Yeah.

07:11I mean, I love Abbey Road.

07:14I love that last Waxahachie album.

07:17I love that last Vampire Weekend album.

07:21I think that's enough.

07:22Yeah, if you have to pick one, go on.

07:24Yeah, she's overachiever over here.

07:26I have to pick one.

07:27Maybe Abbey Road because it's sort of all-encompassing.

07:30It's a really good one.

07:31It's a really good one.

07:32Thanks so much, Chats.

07:34If we let this happen to Ms. Casey, who's going to step up when it happens to us?

07:39Oh, ho, ho.

07:42Now.

07:48Goodbye, Mark S.

07:49Wait!

07:53My name is Ms. Huang.

07:54It's my first day here as Deputy Manager.

07:57Mark W.?

08:00Why are you a child?

08:03Because of when I was born.

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