Severance
Includes monumental SPOILERS for Severance ’s time of year 2 finale !
As expected , theSeveranceseason 2 coda has left audiences with just as many question as answers , including some skirt Helly and Helena in the episode ’s closedown moment . Severance’sseason 2 endingwent out with a flush , with Mark lastly saving his wife , Gemma , from the Lumon edifice against all betting odds . However , at the final instant , Mark ’s innie makes a polar option to stay behind , choose his own life with Helly over his outie ’s future tense with Gemma .
The duality between Helly and her outie , Helena Eagan , has been a primal source of machination throughoutSeveranceseason 2 . Both versions of the character are played by Britt Lower inSeverance’scast , with the actress ' terrific performance offer strongly subtle differences between the two . Mark , along with the consultation , wasfaked out by Helly ’s outie , Helena , in time of year 2 , sequence 4 , " Woe ’s Hallow , " when she pretended to be her innie to have sex and acquire closer to Mark . With that in mind , it ’s possible Helena would have done the same in the season ’s climax .
Britt Lower Confirmed That It’s Helly, Not Helena, In Severance Season 2’s Final Scene
This Scene Wasn’t Another Helena Fakeout
Although the goggle box serial does n’t substantiate one way or another whether we ’re seeing Helly or Helena in theSeveranceseason 2 finale , actress Britt Lower ’s words in an consultation withLA Timesseem to provide confirmation . Of course , it would be a tremendous betrayal if we find out that it was Helena who convert Mark to stay behind rather than carry out his outie ’s goal of leaving with his wife . Mark ’s innie has no affection for Gemma , andSeveranceseason 2 has already shown how susceptible he is to Helena ’s manipulation .
As Helly and Mark venture around the sever floor in Severance season 2 , they hear more about the mysterious goat room and their purpose .
It ’s important to note that , throughout this interview , the actor behind Helly , Mark , and Gemma all refer to the character as " Helly . " Specifically discussing how she approach her character ’s psychology in those net minute , Britt Lower explicate , " There ’s this consequence where I call up Helly R. is seeing an outie , have empathy for an outie , maybe for the first fourth dimension , and seeing this other adult female who enjoy the outie version of the same person that she loves on the inside."She explains that Helly ’s choice was motivated by a desire for love and freedom , setting up conflicts forSeveranceseason 3 .
Why Helly Running Away With Mark Still Makes Sense For Her Character
Helly Doesn’t Want To Be Left Alone
Helly ’s conflict throughout time of year 2 has been about take on that she is also Helena Eagan . Whether or not she wants to be that mortal , she has to admit that , physiologically , she is this other person and , therefore , has the potency to be equally blemished . Helly made this choice to be with Mark ’s innie even though it was selfish to Mark ’s outie and Gemmabecause she ’s still a human being and has desires of her own . She ’s been touch about lose her innie family for multiple episodes ofSeverance , and she does n’t want to mislay Mark .
author : LA Times
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