Helly was never cruel

It’s so interesting to observe what aspects of each character’s outie personality are left at the door (or… the elevator) when they come to the severed floor. With iMark it’s straightforward— he is his outie minus the weight of loss and depression. The contrast between them brings my awareness to what aspects of the his personality are in some way part of his essence as a person and which are more situational and potentially temporary.

With Helena, it seems a little more complex. In this new episode we see how cruelty differentiates her from Helly in striking ways (I LOVED Irv’s confrontation). It feels like the writers are emphasizing how power corrupts a person and how essentially different they would be without it. It also feels like Helly is Helena minus the internal shame that comes with that power. Even the way she moves in the world is different.

I’m trying to think of the contrast for Dylan. Some people here have pointed out that he has ADHD and that it’s likely why he struggles to keep other jobs. I wonder if oDylan’s personality is weighed down by shame too in a way that his innie isn’t.