“Severance” Season 2, Episode 9: Why does Jame Eagan say Helly “deceives” him?

A lot of things have happened lay off The penultimate episode of Season 2, but there is also a strange moment between Helly (Britt Lower) and her dear dad as Mark (Adam Scott) tries to rescue his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman).

No, it wasn’t a mildly disturbing egg scene at the beginning – their brief interaction at the end at the Lumon office.

So, what did Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry) say, why did he say that? Let’s review it.

What happened at the end lay off Season 2, Episode 9?

At the end of the episode, Helly (Britt Lower) is alone in the Lumon office, remembering the instructions from the exit hall, and Irving (John Turturro) hides Dylan (Zach Cherry) finds it at the back of the poster. Suddenly, Eagan pops up at the door like some creepy old ghost.

“You deceived me,” he whispered. “My Helly.”

Helly pushed the note down her keyboard and turned to him, looking more confused than anything else. The scene ends with her murmuring: “What the fuck?”

She has a little bit. Why is James Eagan on the cut-off floor, what does he mean when he says she “deceives” him?

Why did James Eagan say that Helly “deceive” him?

At first, there seems to be some possibility that explains Jami’s comment. First of all, he knew what Helly was doing. He saw the memory of her remembering the notes, and he knew she had some plans. But if so, why would anyone walk high up to the cut off floor facing herself like him? I also briefly think that in this scene, Hurley may actually be her situation, and Jamie knows she pretends to be her Enni. But it felt too puzzling to be true – after all, this twist has happened once – the fact that he called her “helly” (plus her reaction to seeing him there) means that she yes Still the Innie Helly we know and love.

Is Jame’s main motivation just to put his daughter in a cut state? Trying to make sense for why she does her own thing in the Season 1 finale? This seems to be the most likely explanation, but we won’t be sure until next week.

lay off Season 2 is now streaming on Apple TV+, with a new episode every Friday.