| **Harmony Cobel** {{harmony_cobel.webp?800x800|Harmony Cobel}} ||
^ Also Known As | Mrs. Selvig, Ms. Cobel |
^ Portrayed By | [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099|Patricia Arquette]] |
^ Status | Alive |
^ First Appearance | [[s1e1]] |
====== Harmony Cobel ======
**Harmony Cobel** was the [[Severed Floor]] manager at [[Lumon Industries]]. She has a false identity that she presents [[Mark Scout]]’s Outie with as his next door neighbor, Mrs. Selvig. Mrs. Selvig ostensibly works in [[imogene_eagan|Swab Girl]], as she sells soaps and bath bombs. She also bakes horrifying chamomile and lavender cookies that Mark eats very politely. She is not severed.((Austin Film Festival conversation with Dan Erickson (June 1, 2024). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSz1g3LqCw&t=1155s|“Dan Erickson confirming that Cobel is not severed.”]]))
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===== Biography =====
A true devotee of the Eagan philosophy (until she was fired by Lumon), Harmony Cobel attended the [[Myrtle Eagan School for Girls]]. Her mother is [[Charlotte Cobel]].((Baseman, Andrew (June 9, 2022). [[https://www.setdecorators.org/?name=-more-SEVERANCE&art=SetDecor_features_more_SEVERANCE|“Set Decorator Andrew Baseman SDSA reveals more details of Harmony Cobel’s secret life.”]] //SETDECOR//.)) Charlotte’s medical bracelet and a coiled hospital breathing or feeding tube rest on Harmony’s [[Shrine to Kier|Kier Shrine]] in her basement. Her lifelong devotion to Lumon and Kier Eagan is evident from her basement bedroom decor and possessions.
Harmony drives a white Volkswagen Rabbit and is irresponsible with her trash and recycling bins. The art that hung behind her desk was a tryptych of roiling storm clouds.
At the beginning of the series, Harmony has just moved into a new office. It is not known what her previous job was or if she only moved workspaces, but her function appears to be unchanged. At the end of season one, her employment with Lumon has been brought to an ignominious end.
Harmony has had a tense and adversarial relationship with [[Natalie]], the PR representative and speaker for [[The Board]] at [[Lumon Industries]]. Her working relationship with [[Seth Milchick]] was for the most part amiable but they did not always agree on methodologies.
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===== Trivia =====
* Harmony’s house appears like the others on her street but in her basement is a sparse bedroom presumably reminiscent of her time at the Myrtle Eagan School for Girls. Over her iron twin bed hangs a [[needlepoint_samplers|needlepoint sampler]]. Two dolls lay against her pillow, one presumably of Kier, and one of herself. She has a ewer and pitcher on her nightstand and cold, institutional lighting.
* While at Myrtle Eagan’s School for Girls, young Harmony distinguished herself, winning the awards for Most Observant and Best Use of Mealtime Condiments.
{{harmonyroom.webp?600x400|Harmony’s bedroom, much like the preserved bedroom of Kier}} \\ Harmony’s bedroom, much like the preserved bedroom of Kier
{{sev_8_dolls_1432.webp?600x400|Dolls resembling Harmony and Kier}} \\ Dolls resembling Harmony and Kier
{{closeupofshrine1.webp?600x400|A close-up of the Kier Shrine}} \\ A close-up of the Kier Shrine
===== Quotes & Dialogue =====
> You know, my mother was an atheist. She used to say that there was good news and bad news about hell. The good news is, hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination. The bad news is, whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create. Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[Good News About Hell Transcript#section002922471|29:22]])
> You know, my mother was a Catholic. She used to say it takes the saints eight hours to bless a sleeping child. Season 1, Episode 1 [[s1e1]] ([[Good News About Hell Transcript#section002922471|29:22]])
> We serve Kier, you child! Season 1, Episode 6, [[s1e6]] ([[Hide and Seek Transcript#section005453460|54:53]])
> If you want a hug, go to hell and find your mother. Season 1, Episode 4, [[s1e4]] ([[The You You Are Transcript#section002517310|25:17]])
===== Appearances =====
==== Season 1 ====
- [[s1e1]]
- [[s1e2]]
- [[s1e3]]
- [[s1e4]]
- [[s1e5]]
- [[s1e6]]
- [[s1e7]]
- [[s1e8]]
- [[s1e9]]
===== See Also =====
* [[List of characters]]
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