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Harmony Cobel Harmony Cobel
Also Known As Mrs. Selvig, Ms. Cobel
Portrayed By Patricia Arquette
Status Alive
First Appearance Good News About Hell

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 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.[1]

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.[2] Charlotte’s medical bracelet and coiled hospital breathing tube rest on Harmony’s Kier Shrine in her basement.

Harmony drives a white Volkswagen Rabbit and is irresponsible with her trash and recycling bins.

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.

Harmony has a tense and adversarial relationship with Natalie, the PR representative and speaker for The Board at Lumon Industries.

Trivia

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, Good News About Hell (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 Good News About Hell (29:22)

We serve Kier, you child!

Season 1, Episode 6, Hide and Seek (54:53)

If you want a hug, go to hell and find your mother.

Season 1, Episode 4, The You You Are (25:17)

Appearances

Season 1

  1. Good News About Hell
  2. Half Loop
  3. In Perpetuity
  4. The You You Are
  5. The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design
  6. Hide and Seek
  7. Defiant Jazz
  8. What’s for Dinner?
  9. The We We Are

See Also

[1]
Austin Film Festival conversation with Dan Erickson (June 1, 2024). “Dan Erickson confirming that Cobel is not severed.”