Warning! This article contains spoilers for Severance season 2, episode 2.

One of the burning questions after Severance's Innie and Outie personalities and the differences that separate them are endlessly intriguing, with these differences being highlighted much more closely in season 2 than they were in season 1.

While Severance season 1's Overtime Contingency, with Helly's Outie taking center stage as Helena Eagan, the heir to Lumon. Although Helena is shown leading the damage control for Lumon after what the Innies orchestrated, she is notably interested in the footage of Helly kissing Mark from Severance season 1, begging the question of why.

Helena Is Sad & Happy That Her Innie Has Found Love (Which She Doesn't Have)

Helly's Relationships Are Different From Helena's

The most obvious reason as to why Helena keeps rewatching the tape of Helly and Mark kissing in Severance is her loneliness. Before Severance season 2, episode 2, little of Helena's life was revealed aside from a few videotapes. This episode, though, delves a lot more into Helena's life as the heir to Lumon, depicting it as a very lonely position. Most of those around her treat her with reverence, only without much genuine love or affection, including her family , as evidenced by Jame Eagan's strange Severance season 2 scene.

In Severance season 2, episode 1, Milchick reveals to Dylan that his Outie is the only one with a family, confirming Helena is also not married. With all that said, Helena is likely a very lonely person and does not have much in the way of real love with anyone else. Thanks to the tapes of her Innie, however, Helena can strangely watch herself - or a part of herself, at least - experiencing love for the first time with Mark. Despite not actively feeling or ing this herself, Helena rewatching the tape could prove she is trying to live vicariously through Helly.

Helena Watching The Kiss Footage Is A Reminder Of Another Harsh Reality With Mark In Severance

The Relationship Is Solely Confined To Lumon's Severed Floor

Helena rewatching the tape of Helly and Mark is also a reminder of another aspect of her life. This reality is that she and Mark, at least on the outside, can never be together and will not have the love that Innie Helly and Innie Mark share. While it is worth noting that Helena likely does not want to pursue a relationship with Mark, it must be a strange sensation for her to know that her severed self has found love with someone. Outside of work, this love ends.

A big reason for that is the drastic differences between Mark and Helena's Innie and Outie personalities; Helena is likely a believer in the ways of Lumon and worships Keir Eagan, whereas Helly is a rebel who goes against that entire belief system. Outie Mark is much more dour and depressed as he is grieving the loss of Gemma, his wife. As alluded to above, Helena has likely struggled to have that kind of connection with someone outside of Lumon. All of this means that, while Helena can watch her Innie find love with Mark, these feelings would never manifest in the real world.

Could Helena Be Trying To Study Helly In Severance Season 2?

Helena's Actions Could Tie To A Major Severance Season 2 Theory

Since the release of Severance season 2, episode 1 on AppleTV+, many theories have been crafted, from Irving's black hallway paintings to what is happening with Ms. Casey/Gemma. Another big theory concerns Helly R, with many audience wondering why she was acting strangely to her fellow Macrodata Refinement workers in Severance season 2. One explanation is that she is shaken by the fact that her Outie is Helena Eagan and thus the face of everything the team has fought against, but a clever theory states that Helly is not actually Helly at all.

Severance creator Dan Erickson confirmed that Helly's lies to the MDR crew stemmed from her shame that she is truly an Eagan, yet that did not stop theories from being crafted.

Many have speculated that the Helly who entered the severed floor at the end of Severance season 2, episode 1 is actually Helena. The theory claims that Helena is infiltrating the MDR gang to gain information for Lumon, with the rewatching of the tape potentially being her way of emulating Helly's mannerisms. This is an ittedly farfetched theory, but Severance has been known to take seemingly unrealistic plot twists and make them work, with one possibly linking to Helly and Mark's big kiss from season 1.