[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  CineSummary [@cinesummary](/creator/twitter/cinesummary) on x XX followers Created: 2025-07-26 02:37:01 UTC Patricia Arquette on ‘Severance,’ Cobel vs. Milchick, and Mrs. Selvig’s Recycling Problem Patricia Arquette is deeply immersed in the world of Severance, though she avoids fan theories out of fear of accidentally spoiling something. With Severance back in the Emmy conversation, she’s speaking about her character, Harmony Cobel/Mrs. Selvig, and the layered performance behind both personas. Season X vs. Season 2: Which Was Tougher? Arquette found Season X particularly difficult, largely due to COVID restrictions. With no vaccines available during filming, constant contact-tracing isolated her repeatedly. “I got contact-traced… six or seven times,” she said, describing the set as “a very dystopian experience.” Should Audiences Root for Cobel? Arquette is less concerned with whether viewers like Cobel and more focused on the character’s motivations. “She just has to have her perspective on why she’s doing what she’s doing,” she said, suggesting that Cobel may still turn against Lumon—or double down on her power. Did Mrs. Selvig Genuinely Care for Mark? Yes, both Selvig and Cobel have a complicated, real interest in Mark. For Selvig, that included an awkward fascination with real friendship. “There’s a weird energy to that,” Arquette admitted, calling it “a mixture of stalker and friend.” Why Is She So Bad at Recycling? That’s intentional. Arquette and the creative team agreed Selvig should appear disarming and helpless. “The biggest manipulators act like the most innocent victims,” she explained. Selvig’s fumbling persona is a conscious manipulation tactic: “a damsel in distress device.” Cobel vs. Milchick: Who Was the Better Boss? “Come on now!” Arquette said with a laugh. “Oh yes.” She believes Cobel’s betrayal by Milchick was deeply personal, particularly because she viewed him as her protégé. “Even though she was tough… she was doing it for his own good,” she added, comparing Cobel to a drill sergeant shaped by Lumon’s rigid protocol. Why Can the MDR Team Roam So Freely? Arquette acknowledged this common fan question. “Wouldn’t Cobel have seen this?” she mused, before teasing that Lumon itself didn’t fully grasp what Cobel was doing. Her experimental goals were separate from what Lumon leadership intended. Where Did Cobel’s Voice and Mannerisms Come From? The affectation was inspired in part by Bea Arthur. Arquette imagined Cobel as someone raised without privilege, imitating the speech of powerful people. “It’s not completely authentic,” she said. “She also grew up in this school, indoctrinated by zealots… this is her child interpretation of that.” Does Arquette Write in Cobel’s Notebook? “No, but I love that question,” she said. The prop team is so meticulous that everything in the notebook is written in full, detailed text. “You could print a book out of it,” she added, praising the craft behind the scenes. On Playing a Secretive, Isolated Character Cobel is intensely private and self-assured, according to Arquette. “She doesn’t share [her agenda] with anybody,” she said. That makes the character both powerful and profoundly lonely.  XX engagements  **Related Topics** [world of](/topic/world-of) [Post Link](https://x.com/cinesummary/status/1948935561131036707)
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Patricia Arquette on ‘Severance,’ Cobel vs. Milchick, and Mrs. Selvig’s Recycling Problem
Patricia Arquette is deeply immersed in the world of Severance, though she avoids fan theories out of fear of accidentally spoiling something. With Severance back in the Emmy conversation, she’s speaking about her character, Harmony Cobel/Mrs. Selvig, and the layered performance behind both personas.
Season X vs. Season 2: Which Was Tougher? Arquette found Season X particularly difficult, largely due to COVID restrictions. With no vaccines available during filming, constant contact-tracing isolated her repeatedly. “I got contact-traced… six or seven times,” she said, describing the set as “a very dystopian experience.”
Should Audiences Root for Cobel? Arquette is less concerned with whether viewers like Cobel and more focused on the character’s motivations. “She just has to have her perspective on why she’s doing what she’s doing,” she said, suggesting that Cobel may still turn against Lumon—or double down on her power.
Did Mrs. Selvig Genuinely Care for Mark? Yes, both Selvig and Cobel have a complicated, real interest in Mark. For Selvig, that included an awkward fascination with real friendship. “There’s a weird energy to that,” Arquette admitted, calling it “a mixture of stalker and friend.”
Why Is She So Bad at Recycling? That’s intentional. Arquette and the creative team agreed Selvig should appear disarming and helpless. “The biggest manipulators act like the most innocent victims,” she explained. Selvig’s fumbling persona is a conscious manipulation tactic: “a damsel in distress device.”
Cobel vs. Milchick: Who Was the Better Boss? “Come on now!” Arquette said with a laugh. “Oh yes.” She believes Cobel’s betrayal by Milchick was deeply personal, particularly because she viewed him as her protégé. “Even though she was tough… she was doing it for his own good,” she added, comparing Cobel to a drill sergeant shaped by Lumon’s rigid protocol.
Why Can the MDR Team Roam So Freely? Arquette acknowledged this common fan question. “Wouldn’t Cobel have seen this?” she mused, before teasing that Lumon itself didn’t fully grasp what Cobel was doing. Her experimental goals were separate from what Lumon leadership intended.
Where Did Cobel’s Voice and Mannerisms Come From? The affectation was inspired in part by Bea Arthur. Arquette imagined Cobel as someone raised without privilege, imitating the speech of powerful people. “It’s not completely authentic,” she said. “She also grew up in this school, indoctrinated by zealots… this is her child interpretation of that.”
Does Arquette Write in Cobel’s Notebook? “No, but I love that question,” she said. The prop team is so meticulous that everything in the notebook is written in full, detailed text. “You could print a book out of it,” she added, praising the craft behind the scenes.
On Playing a Secretive, Isolated Character Cobel is intensely private and self-assured, according to Arquette. “She doesn’t share [her agenda] with anybody,” she said. That makes the character both powerful and profoundly lonely.
XX engagements
Related Topics world of