Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Severance season 2, episode 4!
A theory about Helena has been proposed ever sinceSeveranceseason 2 premiered, andSeveranceseason 2, episode 4finally confirms it. Clearly, everything hasn’t been as it seems throughoutSeveranceseason 2 so far, with there being all kinds of mysteries and strange goings-on. The odd circumstances around Helly/Helena have been at the center of plenty ofSeverancefan theories, and an answer has finally been provided.
Severanceseason 2 picks up right whereSeveranceseason 1 ended, with Mark’s innie returning to the Lumon offices after the Overtime Contingency Protocol incident. After putting up a fight,Mark is reunited with Irving, Dylan, and Helly. Although all seemed normal, some odd behavioral choices by Helly had many wondering what was going on with her. These theories were only made stronger when Irving became suspicious, leading many fans to distrust Helly throughout the first four episodes ofSeveranceseason 2.
Severance Season 2 Episode 4 Confirms The Theory That Helena Was Pretending To Be Helly
Helly Hasn’t Been Seen Since The Season 1 Finale
AsSeveranceseason 2, episode 4 confirms,what Mark believed was Helly was actually Helena all along. At the end ofSeveranceseason 2, episode 4, Irving becomes convinced that Helly is secretly an Egan pretending to be an innie. Irving begins drowning Helena, with him saying that Milchick must release Helly in order for him to stop. Helena then blows her cover, telling Milchick to listen to Irving.
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Milchick then speaks into a walkie-talkie, with Helly finally coming back. This confirms that Helena has merely been pretending to be Helly ever since theOvertime Contingency Protocol incident, with Helly awaking for the first time since the season 1 finale. Helly is undoubtedly in shock, as her first moment since discovering that she is an Egan is her being drowned by Irving.Severanceseason 2, episode 5 is sure to provide more answers, but it is nice that this fan theory has finally been confirmed.
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What Is Helena’s True Plan?
Although Helena’s Helly identity trick does offer one answer, it creates even more questions. Firstly,what was Helena’s plan? She was clearly monitoring Helly while she was on the Severed Floor, so it isn’t like she needed information. Helena had to be getting something out of pretending to be Helly, and this will probably be answered in a future episode.
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On top of that, why did Helena have sex with Mark? Although Helly undoubtedly has feelings for Mark, it is doubtful that Helena does as well. Helena having sex with Mark may have something to do with Lumon’s secret plan for him that was teased inSeveranceseason 2, episode 2. There are still all kinds of mysteries to be solved, setting up an exciting future forSeveranceseason 2.
Cast
Severance is a psychological thriller series featuring Adam Scott as Mark Scout, an employee at Lumon Industries who undergoes a “severance” procedure to separate his work and personal memories. However, as work and life personas mysteriously begin to collide, it quickly becomes clear that not all is as it seems. Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle.
