Severance
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WARNING ! This article contains pillager for Severance ’s time of year 2 finale!In one of the most heartbreaking scenes fromSeverance ’s season 2 close , Helly convince Mark to finish Cold Harbor by stating , “ I ’m her , ” cueing into the harsh reality of their unstable universe . The complexities of an Innie ’s existence have been at the core ofSeveranceseason 2 ’s story , whether it be Helena pretending to be Helly , Irving ’s Innie buy the farm after being fired , Mark ’s Innie lose his personal identity in reintegration , or the sad reality that their Outies control their futures . Those sentiments tragically come to a head word inSeverance ’s season 2 finalewhenMark and Helly grieve their own life while working to carry through Gemma ’s Outie .
As Mark sit down to fill out theCold Harbor file cabinet , he and Helly discuss the possible outcomes of saving Gemma . Helly point out that Mark could still have a chance at living through reintegration , with a teary-eyed - eyed Mark replying , “ I want to go with you . ” As much as Helly herself would have sex that future , she brings them both back to reality by stating , “ But I ’m her , Mark . I ’m her . ”Devastatingly , this line convinces Mark to keep start and finish Cold Harbor , resigning to the tragic weakness of their control over their lives compare to their Outies .
Helly’s “I’m Her” Line Reminds Mark That They’ll Never Have A Future Together, But Gemma & His Outie Can
Helena & Helly Wouldn’t Reintegrate Like Mark
Helly reduplicate “ I ’m her ” is as much a monitor to herself about their reality as it is to Mark . Their entire existence has been spent within these walls , with the entirety of Helly ’s life and the majority of Mark S. ’s being drop with each other . As Helly states , what they ’re commit is “ half a life-time , ” which they so desperately require to fight to keep . However , they’re still on a bigger commission to take down Lumon , which they can only fulfill by live along with the plan of Outies , who see their life as more worthful .
Though there ’s beenspeculation that Helly is in reality Helena inSeveranceseason 2 ’s close , Britt Lower confirmed toLA Timesthat it ’s Helly .
Mark wants to drop his life story with Helly , but he ’s ignoring the fact that Helena Eagan is not Mark Scout . Helena Eagan is the daughter of Lumon ’s chief operating officer , the drawing card - in - waiting of the menage that has been adamant about denying the right of Innies or even accepting them as people . Helena resents her Innie andwould rather render tobecomeher than let Helly survive . So , unlike Mark ’s Outie , Helena would n’t be empathetic enough to attempt to reintegrateand give her Innie any type of ascendance or intimacy in her sole individuality .
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Of course , Helly and Mark are under the impression that Helena would have no interest in Mark Scout , crap it seem impossible that they could be together even if both reintegrated . What they do n’t know is thatHelena Eagan is obsessed with both versions of Mark , so she would likely parachute at the chance to be with him . Still , the logistics of that relationship could n’t work in the existent world . Helena could n’t be with an anti - Lumon severed individual like Mark . Not to mention , Gemma is animated and Mark wants to be with her , entrust no room for the Helly romance .
Severance season 2 , episode 4 confirm a democratic hypothesis about Helly and Helena , which will have major moment for MDR ’s Innies and Outies .
Overall , Helly prompt Mark that herOutie identity is Helena Eaganallows them to reluctantly accept the realism that there ’s no possible future for them together . But , there is the possibleness of a future tense for Mark ’s Outie and Gemma . altruistically , Mark and Helly choose the love , happiness , and electric potential for the future of those Outies over the uncertainness of their own Innie existence . Freeing Gemma allows them to serve take down Lumon and save an innocent woman , even if it mean sacrificing their “ half ” endure together .
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Helly Finally Admits That She & Helena Are More Alike Than She Wanted To Believe
Helly Has To Admit The Truth About Their Outies Being In Control
Helly stating “ I ’m her ” inSeverance ’s time of year 2 closing curtain is also a broader acceptance of her identity . Ever since Helly desperately tried to invoke to Helena to let her resign and escape the hell that she ’s survive in every 24-hour interval at Lumon , and was met with cruelty and the reaction that she ’s “ not a somebody , ” Helly has been ardent about the mind thatInnies and Outiesare not the same . Helly hat receive to identify with someone as roughshod and manipulative as Helena , especially when Helena ’s family is responsible for the subjugation and torment of herself and her friends .
SeveranceSeason 2 Episode #
Which Character Britt Lower Is Playing
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Helena Eagan
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Helena Eagan ( Helly in the last scene )
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Helena Eagan & Helly R.
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N / A
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Helly R.
Helly is fighting a state of war against the someone with whom she shares a trunk and part of her mind , but she slowly swallow that she and her enemy are more similar than she wants to admit . Jame Eagan even tells Helly that her “ fire ” is something he once saw in Helena , proving to herself that , on some level , she can personally identify with her Outie . Plus , as Dylan reminded her , Mark could n’t even tell that Helena was n’t Helly throughout the first four episodes ofSeveranceseason 2 . Reluctantly , Helly has to accept that Helena created her .
The final second of Severance time of year 2 , episode 10 are scored by a birdcall from a authoritative heist pic , reflecting the characters ' composition and floor .
to boot , they’re both being held in different prison house inSeverance , with Helena being trap in the suffocate expectation and iciness of theEagan familywhile Helly is trapped in “ half a life ” at Lumon . InSeveranceseason 2 ’s ending , Helly also has to receipt more of these tragic similarities . They ’re both in making love with the same person , they both experience like they ’ve drop off their family unit , with Helena being rejected by Jame and Helly sorrow Irving ’s absence seizure and tactile sensation ostracized by Dylan , and they ’re both held back by the existence of the other .
Why Mark Still Chooses Helly In Severance Season 2’s Ending
Mark & Helly Run Away As Gemma Calls To Who She Thinks Is Her Husband
Even though Mark completes Cold Harbor after Helly win over him they ca n’t have a future together , Mark still chooses to be with Helly rather than send out his Outie with Gemma away from Lumon . While it ’s selfish on their part , Mark and Helly ’s conclusion to run away is one of the most blemished , human moments in the intact series . At that moment , Mark realizes thatGemma is already on the other side , so he did what he prognosticate his Outie and still undermine Lumon . But , he can also still choose himself and his happiness by run off with Helly . Why should their lives be any less worthful than Outies ?
If they ’re going to die anyway , they might as well take whatever extra meter they can from their “ half a life ” and pass it with each other .
There ’s no thought of “ what comes next ” when Mark and Helly unravel away together . They ’ve already live with the idea that their macrocosm is probable to be wiped away tomorrow after betraying Lumon andruining the company ’s plans with Gemma . If they ’re pass away to die anyway , they might as well take whatever surplus time they can from their “ half a lifespan ” and spend it with each other . At that instant , they’re proving to themselves that they are people and that they deserve a chance at life and happiness just like their Outies , even if that choice is in the end doomed inSeverance .
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