[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episodes 1-4.]
Severance‘s second season is well underway at Apple TV+ and something has been a little off about Helly R (Britt Lower), as fans continued to point out peculiarities in her behavior leading up to the pivotal episode, “Woe’s Hollow.”
Since the premiere episode, a theory about whether Helly is herself or her outie counterpart, Helena Eagan, has loomed large, but what signs pointed to the possibility? Quite a few, actually. While this was merely a theory until it was proven true in the fourth episode, there was definitely a lot of clues to fuel your journey down a rabbit hole.
For those less acquainted with the series, Helly is one of the employees of the show’s mysterious company, Lumon, where she works in MDR (Macrodata Refinement) alongside other severed workers, who have chosen to undergo a medical procedure that separates their consciousness into two. Their “outies” who have personal lives know nothing about their day-to-day at work as “innies,” and vice versa.
But after Season 1’s finale twist, which saw the innies activated outside of working hours, it was revealed that Helly R was really Helena Eagan, the daughter of Lumon’s current CEO, Jame Eagan (Michael Sidberry). Taking her moment to reveal the monotonous and torturous lives of innies, Helly began vocalizing the dangers of severance as a procedure before the switch was flipped back, reactivating her outie, Helena.
While Season 2 introduced Helena outside of Lumon’s severed floor in some new scenes, fans were rightfully suspicious of Helly R’s behaviors within MDR, noting some peculiarities that hinted at the possibility she was not who she claimed. Again, this concept was proven true in “Woe’s Hollow” when Irving (John Turturro) finally pieced the puzzle together, forcing Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman) to have Helly R reactivated.
Although the signs surrounding Helena’s role were there for fans to pick up on, we’re breaking down the moments when Helly R wasn’t quite herself in Season 2. Let us know what you thought of the Helly twist in the comments section, below, and stay tuned for more Severance as Season 2 continues on Apple TV+.
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This story originally appeared on TV Insider
