Severance Season 2's New Intro Seemingly Confirms A Massive Dark Twist For Mark & Helly

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Severance season 2.Severanceseason 2, episode 4, "Woe's Hollow," was a pivotal episode in the series for many reasons, one of them being that Mark and Helly engaged in sexual intercourse for the first time. However, Mark did not know that Helena Eagan, Helly's outie, was masquerading as Helly at the time to spy on him and the rest of Lumon's Macrodata Refiner department in Severance. This event has had massive ramifications on the duo's relationship in Severance season 2, and the show has already teased that it will lead to so much more.

Specifically, Severance's opening credits sequence for season 2 featured several surreal images that didn't make sense until after the events of "Woe's Hollow." What the credits sequence foreshadows could forever change Helly/Helena's character and her relationship with Mark, as they both struggle with their loyalties and their feelings for each other.

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Severance's Intro Seems To Foreshadow Another Huge Plot Twist With Mark's Child

Mark in bed surrounded by babies in the opening sequence of Severance season 2.

The opening credits sequence in Severance season 2 is filled with head-scratching images, including one of Mark surrounded by several babies in his bed. One baby with Kier Eagan's head even appears to Mark at the end of the sequence. This final image implies that Helena, a descendant of Kier, is now pregnant with her and Mark's child after their romantic fling on their trip in "Woe's Hollow."

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Severance's opening credits scenes have a history of foreshadowing crucial plot points in the series. For instance, the black goo in season 1's intro is linked to Irving's memories of his outie's paintings of Lumon's elevator to the Exports Hall in Severance. If history repeats itself, season 2's intro could secretly be telling audiences that Mark will have a child with Helena after their time in "Woe's Hollow." Severance season 2, episode 5 did reveal Helena met with Lumon's medical team after her brush with death, so they may detect her pregnancy during her next checkup.

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Helena has proven herself to be a loyal servant of Lumon and her father multiple times, having severed her mind and spied on MDR to further her company's goals. However, she seems to have displayed hatred for her life as an outie. Helena even seems jealous of her innie's life and her relationship with Mark based on how she saw footage of them kissing. Likewise, she told Mark that she didn't like who she was outside Lumon in "Woe's Hollow." Though she was impersonating Helly, Helena may have been honest with Mark about how she felt.

Helena Eagan in the snowy woods and at Lumon in Severance season 2

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Helena has continued to serve Lumon after her experience in "Woe's Hollow," but her being pregnant with Mark's child could drive her to turn against her father and her company. Since she seems to loathe her life as an Eagan, she may decide to go into hiding to spare herself and her child from their wicked family. She may even want to flee with Mark at her side, which could conflict with his desire to reunite with Gemma/Ms. Casey, especially as Mark's mind reintegrates in Severance season 2.

In the end, Helena's pregnancy with Mark's child could make her finally renounce Lumon and her family and genuinely join MDR's side

Severance is no stranger to major plot twists, but Helena having Mark's child would have massive ramifications for the series, not just because he impregnated the daughter of Lumon's CEO. It would also be the show's first known case of an innie having a child with an outie, symbolically bridging the two's severed worlds. In the end, Helena's pregnancy with Mark's child could make her finally renounce Lumon and her family and genuinely join MDR's side.