Severance
Warning ! This article contain spoilers for Severance time of year 2 , instalment 9 .
Severanceseason 2 , episode 9 only makes Jame Eagan even more foreign after he recite his girl , Helena , that he wishes she run through her egg raw . TheEagan kinsperson tree diagram ofSeverancehas been explored slightly deep in time of year 2 , if only due to the bigger engagement of Helena in the overall story . Be it the construction that Helly did not look untilSeveranceseason 2 , episode 4 ’s endingand that everything before this was Helena or the Lumon CEO ’s continued endeavor at court Mark , the show has cast a great light on a central image of the kinfolk .
Beyond that , though , the other Eagan family members stay on an interesting , albeit weird , mystery . Jame Eagan was see in short inSeveranceseason 1 ’s endingbefore hold a strange scene in which he insults Helena in time of year 2 , episode 2 . Despite the mysteries surrounding Jame , some came to light inSeveranceseason 2 , installment 9 , include the fact he has had children with sever workers in the past tense . As far asSeverance ’s plaster cast of charactersgo , Jame is by far the most strangely compelling , boost by his ball prospect with Helena in season 2 , sequence 9 .
Severance Season 1 Revealed That Drinking 3 Raw Eggs With Milk Was Kier Eagan’s Favorite Breakfast
In Contrast To His Descendant, Helena
The scene comes right at the start ofSeveranceseason 2 , episode 9 , and showcases Helena eating hard - boil eggs for breakfast . Helena asks Jame if he is going to run through too , to which he strangely respond that he will watch . Jame does as he state and watch her eat for a while before stating,“I wish you ’d take them raw . “The wording of this phrase alone take a shit this an unbelievably off - putting matter to say to one ’s girl - as was his contumely earlier in the time of year - but it actually links back to a small detail fromSeveranceseason 1 .
Helena ’s father , Jame Eagan , has a small cameo in Severance season 2 , episode 2 , in which he call her a strange insult and leaves : what does it mean ?
In time of year 1 , episode 2 , Mr. Milchick tells Helly that Mr. Eagan drinks raw eggs with milk as this is his favored breakfast , likely referencingSeverance ’s enigmatic Kier Eagan . await back on this scene now , it was likely a run to see whether Helena ’s severing boundaries were support or whether she would recognize her kin ’s favorite break of the day meal . This somewhat explains why Jame express his desire for Helena to eat raw orchis too , as this could be part of a long - standing Eagan tradition dating back to Kier , and he want her to be more like the founder .
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Why Does Jame Eagan Moan When Watching Helena Eat Her Eggs?
Jame’s Displeasure Is Clear
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Shortly before Jame tells Helena of his desire for her to feed raw eggs , he can be hear audibly yammer when Helena takes her first bite . Despite trying to converse with her father about Lumon , Jame is paying no sake in anything other than her breakfast habits , as evidenced by the moan he elicit . Concerning why exactly he makes this interference , it is seemingly one of displeasure . The whine seems to be one of almost pain in the neck , drawn out by Helena cutting into and eat her hard - churn nut .
This sense of hurting likely come from Helena ’s differences from Jame and , thus , Kier . If Kier did lead off an Eagan tradition of raw eggs and Milk River for breakfast that Jame has survey to the letter , he will doubtless not approve of Helena breaking this . Helena is very different from Jame and the more fanatic following of the Eagan house , even leading her to admit she is ashamed of herself to Mark inSeveranceseason 2 , installment 4 . Helena is untroubled to break Eagan norms , something that chafe Jame the incorrect way if his moan is anything to go by .
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Helena ’s pursuit of a seemingly monogamous romanticist relationship with Mark also seems to dissent from Eagan norms , with season 2 , episode 9 implying that Jame has had other children with break up the great unwashed .
Jame ’s moan could also have been a tactics of manipulation . Lumon is a darkly manipulative party that utilizes several different methods to coerce people into doing what it desires , driven by the goals of the Eagans . This was proven inSeveranceseason 2 , episode 9 ’s endingwith Lumon trying to manipulate Mark into devolve to work and finishing Cold Harbor , which he probably would have done already without his Reintegration . Jame ’s groan was likely meant to make Helena find uncomfortable , potentially so much so that she alter her eating substance abuse to adjust with the founder ’s imaginativeness .
Helena & Jame’s Egg Scene Subtly Supports A Big Mark & Helly Theory
The Symbolic Meaning Of The Egg Could Confirm A Future Severance Plot
What make this egg scene inSeveranceseason 2 , episode 9 all the more interesting is how it subtly teases a big Mark and Helly / Helena theory . ThroughoutSeveranceseason 2 , Mark has had sexual encounters with both Helena and Helly , though the former tricked him into it by claiming to be the latter . irrespective , these multiple encounters have lead many to theorize thatSeveranceis set up a gestation with Mark and Helly / Helena as the parent .
Mark and Helly ’s wild-eyed interaction in Severance time of year 2 , instalment 6 means a wild possibility involving Helena just became more plausible .
Severanceseason 2 , episode 9 ’s ball scene could have tease exactly this . When refer symbolic storytelling , bollock are ordinarily a sign of rankness give that creature lay ball to multiply . With this import in psyche , the intense focal point on Helena eating an bollock - something that may be Eagan custom but has never been shown before - could hint to the consultation that this theory is correct and she has conceived a baby with Mark in either time of year 2 , episode 4 or season 2 , installment 6 .
The Real Meaning Of Helena & Jame Eagan’s Egg Scene In Severance Season 2 Episode 9 Explained
Helena’s Egg Preferences Are Very Symbolic
by from the said deeper potential meanings of the vista , Helena and Jame ’s eggs moment could have even more symbolic weight . For one , the idea of the Eagans eating eggs and nothing else for breakfast enforces how strangely ritualistic and cult - like the family is . Most citizenry would have supplemental food like toast or Viscount St. Albans with eggs for breakfast or even make them into an omelette . Eating entirely a boiled orchis , or , indeed , raw orchis , alone highlights the notable differences in how the Eagan kinsfolk mesh .
in the end , egg are often synonymous with the estimate of new life and spiritual rebirth , not just fertility . In this example , rebirth and new sprightliness can be linked toSeverancevia the Innies and Outies . The mere fact that Innies are potential inSeveranceties to new life , as this concept leave someone to essentially commence a raw life , even if they can not call back it .
In the same vena , the Innie ’s being created links to the symbolism of new life . Moreover , Severanceseason 2 , sequence 7explored how Lumon is trying to make several Innies in one person , Gemma . This also links to new life , as Lumon ’s plans are fundamentally creating exactly that . Overall , Severanceseason 2 , sequence 9 ’s egg scene is not simply a strange depiction of the Eagans but holds slew of wider meaning for the show .
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