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Mark and Gemma framing a running Mark and Helly in Severance
This season of Severance has given viewers so many details while leaving plenty of things open-ended. Yet, approaching the Severance Season 2 finale,"Cold Harbor," it felt impossible that there could be a final shot as intense as Season 1’s “She’s alive!” moment. But, this sci-fi thriller just keeps delivering, as Mark S. betrays his outie and chooses to stay on the severed floor with Helly R. , rather than leave with a freed Gemma .
Love Fuels Mark S.'s Actions in the 'Severance' Season 2 Finale Severance may be a sci-fi dystopian thriller, but at its core, it is also a story about the desire for and power of love. When Mark S. runs off with Helly, it is unclear where they are going; even Scott says, in the post-finale featurette following the episode, that he doesn’t think the two are thinking “10 seconds” into the future.
The greatest example of this conflict is how Mark Scout tries too hard to relate to Mark S. during their camcorder exchange. Not only does Mark's outie not understand what the innies experience, assuming that whatever has happened at Lumon has been a"nightmare" to go through, but it ignores the idea that, even if it isn't the perfect life, it is the only life these innies get to have.
Mark S. Is Both Traitor and Hero in the 'Severance' Season 2 Finale It's also possible to understand Mark S.'s complicated reasoning for choosing Helly over Gemma from both points of view. From the perspective of Mark Scout, his innie is absolutely a traitor in that moment, with Gemma's heartbreaking pleas from the other side of the door a haunting reminder of how close they are to this exhausting and trauma-filled journey being over.
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