We’re now a couple of weeks past "Severance’s" ORTBO episode on the 2025 TV schedule, and while I’m still trying to shake off the nightmares of “Woe’s Hollow,” the latest offering of one of the most bingeable shows streaming right now proves that we Macrodats must remain on high alert. This is partially because Christopher Walken came back in a big way this episode, and we learned about his character’s nickname “Attila,” (also the episode title). He spoke to CinemaBlend about this nickname too, and I fully agree with Walken's takeaway.
The February 21 episode finally reunites us with Irving for the first time (not counting his watermelon-sculpted head) since his Innie’s “immediate and permanent dismissal.” More importantly, though, John Turturro’s Outie Irv is reunited with Burt, and we learn quite a bit about the “retired” O&D employee, including his reason for severing and that he and his husband call each other “Attila.”
The February 21 episode finally reunites us with Irving for the first time (not counting his watermelon-sculpted head) since his Innie’s “immediate and permanent dismissal.” More importantly, though, John Turturro’s Outie Irv is reunited with Burt, and we learn quite a bit about the “retired” O&D employee, including his reason for severing and that he and his husband call each other “Attila.”
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00:00But I wanted to start out by asking you about the name of the episode,
00:02because it's called Attila,
00:04and we get to hear kind of the origins of the Attila and Hun nickname.
00:09I was wondering if you guys discussed any other, like,
00:11deeper meaning behind that nickname,
00:13and what you thought when you found out
00:15that that's also what the episode was being named.
00:17No, you're right.
00:18In the first season, I didn't...
00:20I didn't know about the stuff that happens in the second season,
00:24and I still haven't seen it, but I, of course, have seen the script,
00:28shot the scenes,
00:29and when I found out that my nickname was Attila,
00:33I don't remember talking to anybody about it,
00:35but there is something kind of ominous about that.
00:38It's not something that you would, you know, name your puppy.
00:42Attila. It's intimidating.