I’ve coated loads of streaming information right here at TechRadar and whereas I’ve dived into some fairly foolish issues, resembling Duolingo’s scary collaboration with Netflix to have fun the Squid Game season 2 launch, I did not suppose overlaying goat-based theories could be on the playing cards. Still, I used to be excited to dive into this as a result of I’ve been eagerly ready for Severance season 2 because it was first confirmed.
When we have been first launched to the child goats, we have been informed that “they weren’t prepared”. In typical Severance fashion, they have not given us the rest to go off, so followers have taken it upon themselves to try to work out what the goats imply. I’ve put collectively my favorites, and a little bit of my very own opinion too.
Theory 1: The goats are The Board
This enjoyable principle initially appeared in an Entertainment Weekly video and there is one thing hilarious concerning the thought of goats working the entire operation. While we now have not seen ‘The Board’ in particular person they usually’re known as a collective the place they convey solely with chosen individuals via earpieces, the thought they’re goats is a little far-fetched, no?
So far, The Board has spoken precisely one phrase to us which has led some individuals to imagine it might be an AI of some form but when Lumon has skilled goats to talk the way in which you’d prepare a parrot, contemplate me impressed actually. If they went to that a lot effort, we could as properly simply settle for the goats as our leaders.
Theory 2: They’re concerned in some type of cloning experiment
The identical video noticed one fan suggesting that Lumon is concerned in human cloning, the place Reddit person Scdsco wrote that they believed Ms. Casey is a clone of Gemma because of the reality she behaved “surprisingly”. They went on to hyperlink this again to the goats, saying that they could possibly be concerned in cloning experiments. Out of all of the theories thus far, I do like this one and it might properly be believable. But figuring out Severance, they’re about to drop some wild clarification on us and I am unable to wait.
Recently, we had much more cause to suspect cloning and you may learn extra about that in our seven massive theories about Severance season 2 piece which breaks down the primary episode and among the massive questions it poses. It’s filled with spoilers although, so beware!
Theory 3: They’re symbolic of the god, Pan
We all know Severance loves its symbolism so it would not be too shocking if we begin to see extra of it, particularly on the subject of theology and gods. There’s a fairly in-depth principle about this from Reddit person Shayray, which explores this concept.
Part of their in-depth principle reads: “In Greek mythology, Pan resembles a goat, he’s the god of fertility, intercourse, and music. He additionally personifies chaos and the phrase panic stems from pan. Throughout the present, goats continuously make appearances: be it within the type of child goats, goat masks, or goat busts. Fertility can also be an ongoing theme within the present they usually maintain pointing to the opportunity of the severance program being entangled with issues of copy and being pregnant.
“Additionally, I feel it’s potential that the bizarre waffle get together scene could possibly be interpreted as a illustration of Pan and his nymphs. We additionally see music come into play on this waffle get together scene. Another connection to Pan I noticed was with Petey’s map which could possibly be a reference to Pan’s Labyrinth.”
Theory 4: The goats might be sacrificed to somebody or one thing
This is one in every of my private theories however it’s one which different followers share too, because the idea of a sacrificial animal like a goat or a lamb is quite common. In holding with the theology themes, making a sacrifice to appease the next drive would make loads of sense, particularly as Lumon does give some fairly massive cult vibes. Whether the Eagans are certainly a cult is just not but identified however it’s received me worrying concerning the destiny of those poor goats. I actually hope this is not the explanation they’re at Lumon, to be sincere!
While this one might be the least bonkers principle of all of them it is a probably one and maybe the goats exist merely to be disposed of.
Theory 5: They’re being examined or experimented upon
Animal testing is a real-world controversial matter and it would not shock me if Lumon have been as much as one thing shady like this! As a part of a thread of urged theories on Reddit, person chiwawaacorn urged: “Lumon is testing the storing and ‘importing’ of consciousness into “container our bodies” with the objective of immortality for the Eagan clan.”
Honestly, the Eagans appear eager to protect their household identify in any respect prices so I can perceive this one. If they have been looking for immortality so that they by no means died out, they’d have to do loads of experimenting to make that occur, and the goats would make nice disposable topics in case one thing went terribly unsuitable.
