[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episode 1, “Hello, Ms. Cobel.”]
Severance is again and already elevating a number of questions in its second season, with the largest one being: Why did Helly (Britt Decrease) lie about being her outie’s identification?
As viewers know by now, in Season 1’s finale, Helly found when her innie kind was woke up within the outdoors world, her true identification is that of Helena Eagan, the daughter of the present Lumon Industries CEO, Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry). So when she returned to the severed ground in Season 2, her story about her outie life ought to have been about discovering her identification, however as an alternative, Helly tells her fellow MDR (Macrodata Refiners) one thing fully completely different.
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When Mark (Adam Scott) questions her about what she noticed when she “awoke” outdoors of the severed ground, Helly tells him in addition to fellow MDR teammates Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Irv (John Turturro) she was in a “actually f**king boring condominium.”
Because the questioning went additional, Mark requested if she lived alone and Helly mentioned sure, “I used to be watching some nature present on TV sporting sweatpants and a t-shirt.” The image she paints couldn’t be farther from the reality although as Helly awoke in Helena’s world, donning a flowery robe with full make-up and hairstyling for a gala presentation.
Whereas Helly’s story appears to captivate her coworkers, when Irv asks about what she did subsequent, she reveals she went outdoors and located a man she describes as a gardener and that she informed him every part she may about Lumon with the hope he’d move the data on.
“A gardener? An evening gardener?” Irv then questions, poking a gap in her story. So, why did Helly lie? There are a number of completely different avenues for the reasoning behind it.
Maybe, Helly desires to maintain her identification a secret till she will be able to collect extra details about Helena Eagan. In spite of everything, since she and the MDR group had been attempting to tear down Lumon from inside, would they flip their backs on her in the event that they had been to find her true identification? Her concern of being rejected could possibly be a driving pressure.
Then once more, contemplating Lumon’s practices, particularly in relation to severed staff, who’s to say they didn’t mess with Helly’s thoughts someway? There’s additionally the third, extra insidious choice: Helly isn’t Helly, however reasonably Helena.
If that had been the case, there would must be a significant clarification for a way that’s potential, as severed staff are reworked into their innie selves by way of elevator journey into the corporate’s decrease flooring. What are your theories in regards to the cause for Helly’s lie? Hold forth within the feedback part, and keep tuned to see the way it performs out as Season 2 of Severance continues.
Severance, Season 2, Fridays, Apple TV+