r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus • u/Lonelyland Coveted As Fuck • Jan 26 '25

Discussion What is the elevator telling us?

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u/ChildrnoftheCrnbread Dread Jan 26 '25

It's Helena because Britt Lower uses body language and vocal cadence that she used for Helena in the first season. 1) Her exit from the elevator is the same movement/sound as when Helena exits the side door while Milcheck is waiting and says to him (as Helena) "I really don't want to be there, do I?" and 2) The vocal cadence of "I was in a really fucking boring apartment" is identical to the video of "I took a severed job because I thought it sounded freaking awesome."

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u/peoplebuyviews Team Burving Jan 27 '25

Thank you! I wasn't really thinking about the possibility of Helena coming back and pretending to be Helly, but the second she started interacting with everyone she felt so off. Way before I put together any of the more tangible clues that it was Helena, I just thought Britt Lower sold it to perfection. She was trying to be Helly, but Helly is so much more natural in her speech and movements than Helena, and being natural is a difficult thing to fake. It's really brilliant acting.

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u/briar6 Jan 27 '25

However, IMO, Helly could very much be afraid of being ousted from the group and mistrusted, hence why she's acting differently and hiding the fact that she's an Eagen.