Patricia Arquette, who plays Harmony Cobel on Apple TV+'s thriller series Severance, explains the breathing tube scene in season 2, episode 8. Airing on March 7, the latest episode, titled "Sweet Vitriol," dives into Harmony's past as she drives to her hometown, Salt's Neck, and spends some time lying on the bed her mother rested on before passing away. In the scene, Cobel takes out her mother's breathing tube and breathes through it as she breaks down in tears.

In an interview with Vulture, Arquette breaks down the breathing tube scene. The star explains that Harmony's mother being a drug addict has a fundamental impact on the character. In the absence of parental love, Harmony turns to Lumon for love and acceptance while her aunt, Sissy, "puts a wedge" between them. With the tube being the closest thing she had to her mother, the scene serves as a way for Harmony...