Britt Lower faced an acting challenge in Severance’s second season, playing Helena Eagan and her defiant Innie, Helly R. The contrast between the two characters highlights Helly’s potential as a free-willed alternative to Helena’s privileged upbringing. In the finale, Mark S. and Helly make drastic choices that will ignite further conflict.
Lower believes the show has been planting seeds for this narrative twist since season one. She thinks Helena is quietly radicalizing herself while undercover as Helly. “She’s waging a war inside of herself,” Lower says. This duality is both provocative and relatable, reflecting the tensions between privilege and rebellion in Severance.
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