‘Severance’ Star Christopher Walken Unpacks ‘Nightmare Dinner’ in Episode 6

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Severance” Season 2, Episode 6.
The second Christopher Walken read the script for the “Severance” episode “Attila,” he knew what to expect.
“It’s one of those family dinners that we’ve all had where things are not going well,” Walken told TheWrap, referring to the scene as “one of those slightly nightmare dinners.”
In the final moments of “Severance” Season 2, Episode 5, outie Irving (John Turturro) notices that a man is watching him. Eventually, Burt (Walken) admits he’s been following Irving since the Overtime Contingency and shares his theory that their innies were romantically involved. As a sort of peace offering, Burt invites Irving to have dinner with him and his husband, Fields (John Noble). Thus begins the tensest dinner in “Severance” history. As Irving and Burt bashfully get to know one another, Fields consistently interjects with a series of aggressive barbs.
The episode also...
The second Christopher Walken read the script for the “Severance” episode “Attila,” he knew what to expect.
“It’s one of those family dinners that we’ve all had where things are not going well,” Walken told TheWrap, referring to the scene as “one of those slightly nightmare dinners.”
In the final moments of “Severance” Season 2, Episode 5, outie Irving (John Turturro) notices that a man is watching him. Eventually, Burt (Walken) admits he’s been following Irving since the Overtime Contingency and shares his theory that their innies were romantically involved. As a sort of peace offering, Burt invites Irving to have dinner with him and his husband, Fields (John Noble). Thus begins the tensest dinner in “Severance” history. As Irving and Burt bashfully get to know one another, Fields consistently interjects with a series of aggressive barbs.
The episode also...
- 2/22/2025
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
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