Following two episodes away from our main heroes, 'The After Hours' moves through a ton of plot—but it's all (seemingly) in service of a supersized finale.

Season 2, episode 9, of the Apple TV+ original thriller airs Thursday evening/Friday. "Severance," directed by Ben Stiller, follows a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

Full spoilers follow for Severance season 2 episode 9. We're on the home stretch now, fellow Severance fans. With the penultimate episode of the hugely popular Apple TV Original's second season out now,

Disclaimer: Severance Season 2 Episode 9 spoilers ahead! The article also contains the writer's personal opinions.

And now, back to the Innie world and a frantic Helly.

The penultimate episode of Severance season 2, "The After Hours," had some pretty big reveals and raised a whole lot of huge questions.

From filming Woe’s Hollow scenes in New York’s Minnewaska State Park Preserve to shooting Salt’s Neck scenes in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Severance is majorly expanding its world in Season 2. And Episode 209, “The After Hours,” keeps the new filming locations coming.

Get ready for the Severance Season 2 finale with our breakdown of where every major character stands after Episode 9. So many answers loom.

Here's how "Severance" episode 209 "The After Hours" addressed the 5 biggest questions I had heading into the episode.

For the first time in Season 2, Severance delivered what many would consider to be a bad episode. Episode 9, “The After Hours”, was a chance to rectify that to some extent, to return the focus back to the main cast after an isolated bottle episode – which followed,