#sev notes

[eagans]

ether as severance + “the courtship of kier and imogene” (relationship parallels)

(just so we’re clear, while the kier-imogene dynamic is clearly paralleled with helena and mark, it is also reiterated in cobel and mark, dr mauer and gemma, and even burt and irving to some extent; season 2 has also made it a point to show us that helena and cobel are both victims in their own ways while being perpetrators. it is not a black and white situation and misogyny will get you blocked.)

original threads: (x), (x)

[warmbloodedbutch]

not sure if anyone has pointed this out but the blanket mark uses in 2x03 to try to burn "who is alive?" into his retinas is the same one they had on their couch in 2x07.....something about how mark stashed everything that reminded him of gemma in his basement, and he only lets himself feel connected to her in moments of desperation or self-flagellation

[eagans]

aggregation of several threads w/ similar observations

[eagans]

insane levels of theorising on reddit this week

[eagans]

some notes on cobel (x)

[eagans]

just wanted to remind everyone that the production designer who said that red symbolises love in severance also worked on season 1, so here is an inconclusive list of things that could all mean something if you let it:

the red ball game in 1.02 and irving’s initiation (passing the ball to helly)

the warning lights in both of helly’s escape attempts in 1.02 (love for life TO ME) and 1.03 (markhelly corridor scene <3)

hellyna’s hair (she’s the spark !!)

petey collapse scene in 1.03 (blood + flashing ambulance lights, the symbolicism of it flashing on mark’s face i’m gnawing my arm off)

the ominous red glow in the break room (i’m still trying to understand this one)

ricken’s book (...it’s still a gesture of love that made its way to the severed floor)

(edit: more observations in the reblogs)

[eagans]

cw: discussions of sexual abuse and incest

(original thread)

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(x)

[eagans]

Thinking about the fact that most of the Lumon CEOs were born within Kier's lifetime, in relation to Jame's admission to having sired multiple children in search of an alternate/the perfect heir.

Timeline:

Kier Eagan “The Grandfather” 1841 - 1939 (98); CEO 1865 (24) - 1939 (98) |

Ambrose Eagan 1885 (Kier: 44) - 1941 (56); CEO 1939 (54) - 1941 (56)

Myrtle Eagan 1886 (Kier: 45) - 1960 (74); CEO 1941 (55) - 1959 (73*) |

Baird Eagan 1902 (Kier: 61) - 1976 (74); CEO 1959 (57) - 1976 (74)

Gerhardt Eagan 1920 (Kier: 79) - 1991 (71); CEO 1976 (56) - 1987 (67*)

Phillip “Pip” Eagan 1937 (Kier: 96) - 1999 (62); CEO 1987 (50) - 1999 (62) |

Leonora Eagan 1955 (Kier: N/A) - 2005 (50); CEO 1999 (44) - 2003 (48*)

Jame Eagan born ~1940s/50s; CEO 2003 - present |

Helena Eagan born ~1990 (30 years ago)

The only things we know for sure are that (1) Myrtle is Kier's duaghter and (2) Helena is Jame's daughter. Only Jame and Leonora can be definitively said to not be Jame's direct children (putting aside the possibility of IVF-adjacent means of procreation, which is itself also not entirely implausible); Jame and Leonora's relationship is unknown (siblings? cousins? parent and child?). Don't know what I'm trying to say yet other than this being one fucked up family tree.