One of the biggest questions we have after watching the Severance season 2 finale? Was that actually Helly in the hallway during the show’s last few moments? Or did Innie Mark betray his Outtie, reject Gemma, and risk it all for Helena Eagan?
There’s already a lot of speculation about the Helly vs. Helena of it all, but fortunately, someone asked Britt Lower about it and she’s here to put everyone out of their misery. It’s 100 percent Helly in the hallway.
“That’s Helly R. in the final episode,” Britt told the Los Angeles Times. “But I think, in [episode 9], Dylan has thrown some doubt in her own understanding of herself. She’s lost this father figure in Irving and then she’s lost this brother figure because Dylan seems to have turned his back on her, at least in that episode. When Mark, at the beginning of [episode 10], presents her with this chance for him to get to live in some capacity, and she’s just seen her weird dad, who’s told her, ‘Oh, I see Kier in you,’ it cast some doubt inside of herself that she has a family anymore. I think when Dylan comes back and to the vending machine and the marching band [is playing] and he’s on her side, then all of a sudden she’s standing on a desk remembering Irving and remembering that their half-lives are worth fighting for, I think she just runs to go see Mark one last time. Maybe there’s a chance they can do this all together. For all they know, if he crosses that barrier, they’re going to take down Lumon entirely and all of these innies are going to get wiped away. I think it’s just gut instinct that she runs.”
Meanwhile, Dichen Lachman spoke about her experience filming the agonizing scene where Gemma begs Mark to stay, saying, “On my side, there was a lot of technical things happening on that day because Ms. Casey is transitioning. By the time, we got to the other side of the door, what was happening inside me with the frustration and stuff, it really helped my physicality to get into that emotional space. Ben was so gracious. And Adam and Britt being there for me and giving me the time to get to this place where—I mean, they had to put a pad on the back of the door because I was hurting my hand from slamming it against the door. It was cathartic in a way too.”
Reminder that Severance hasn’t been renewed for a third season yet, so please join me in screaming into the void.
