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obsessed with the Helena and Irving parallel and what it says about the aspects of our identity we think are fundamental (but aren't)...

Like Outie Irving assumes his Innie is just as radically anti-Lumon as he is. He assumes his hatred of Lumon is something ingrained in his personality! That's why he stays up at night drinking coffee and making paintings, because he hopes that when his innie dreams about the testing floor, he'll say "okay bet" and start exploring. That's what Outie Irving would do, after all. But he miscalculated! His hatred of Lumon isn't inherent--- his desire for meaning and art and spirituality is inherent. That's what his hatred for Lumon is built on. But in a world where there's no meaning outside of Lumon propaganda, of COURSE his innie would become ridiculously devoted to the company.

And Helena!! She is the corporation, that's her whole identity. She presumably assumed that Helly would be just as pro-Lumon as she is. But she miscalculated too! Her devotion to the company isn't inherent, her headstrong and entitled nature is what's inherent! And in a world where she's denied any agency whatsoever, that manifests as rebellion.

It's the same dynamic flipped on its head. They both sent their innies in there with opposite intentions--- one to take down the company, one feed the company's expansion--- only to realize that rebellion and devotion aren't inherent characteristics. Their innies have become the exact opposite of their outie selves, while still being exactly the same!! Because even though your personality is inherent, the values you hold are determined circumstantially. OUGH IT'S SO GOOD.

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effectively killing two of your protagonists who are actually the same protagonist by forcing them to develop into a kind of mutual twin-absorbed-in-the-womb type chimeric synthesis of each other thereby introducing a third new protagonist who is actually both and neither of them. and at the end of season two episode three no less.

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SEVERANCE 2x03 | "Who Is Alive?"

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severance | gemma + mark s. orpheus and eurydice.

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Hadestown // Severance, 2x03 “Who Is Alive?”

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innie mark is gonna have to watch himself watch petey die and do nothing about it because he doesn’t know him. outie mark is gonna have to watch himself talk to his wife for hours and do nothing about it because he doesn’t know her. mark is gonna feel the love for his wife and the love for helly at the same time. two different people inhabiting one brain. i’m so sick

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isn’t it weird how it’s already february but it’s also only february

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top 10 things patients love to hear from their brain surgeons

“I’m better at it now”

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me, personally, i haven’t been the same since i listened to the lyrics “won't you kiss me on the mouth and love me like a sailor? and when you get a taste, can you tell me, what's my flavor? i don't believe in God, but I believe that you're my savior” but whatever

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the banished mage

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Mel Medarda - Welcome to Noxus

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A quick sketch of the Queen ✨

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LeBlanc and Vladimir in Welcome to Noxus - Bite Marks (ft. TEYA) | 2025 Season 1 Cinematic - League of Legends

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Mel Medarda League of Legends - Welcome to Noxus

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"Bite Marks" Cinematic +LeBlanc's magic

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Welcome to Noxus - Bite Marks (ft. TEYA) ↳ “Noxus is where the strong gather. It seeks the fearless and defiant. Calling them here... to answer one simple question: Are you strong enough?”

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Mel Medarda in Welcome to Noxus - Bite Marks