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Reddit’s ‘Severance’ Whipping Boy Theory Actually Makes So Much Sense

The Innie Purpose You Didn’t Even Know to Fear

Jillian Quint

By Jillian Quint

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Published Mar 17, 2025

severance-whipping-boy-theory: A photo of an antique plate with a design featuring a young boy and two older people holding the boys arms. On top of the plate is a hard-boiled egg cut evenly into six pieces.