Each is unsettling in its own right, as well as a key part of Lumon's propaganda machine. But in its Season 2 finale, Severance introduces a new frightening painting that blows those out of the water: "The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor."

Great art doesn't always give you the ending you want, writes SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on the "Severance" Season 2 finale.

The director and executive producer sees the season two ending as a departure. “We’re going into another mode here,” he says. “This is a lot darker and more dystopian than we’ve seen.”