Why would Lumon want to make babies? There are three theories. One is good old-fashioned eugenics. They want to go forth and multiply. The second is to move the souls of the past Eagans into the bodies of the babies, a.k.a. “the Revolving.” It could also be tied to the Winteride fellowship—Miss Huang and Cobel were so young when they became fellows and were severed, perhaps because children are more malleable and easier to control. If Lumon could sever people when they’re babies, they could hypothetically start with an emotional tabula rasa and create an entire army of compliant workers.
There’s also the widespread theory that Helly is pregnant with Mark’s baby, which if proven true in season three would raise even more questions: Would the Eagans promise Mark and Helly permanent innie status if Helly/Helena is pregnant with the Eagan heir? This would further complicate the love triangle between Gemma, Helly, and Mark—and could put him in conflict with the rest of his fellow innies.
4. Were Reghabi and Cobel former lovers?
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This theory is mainly a work of fan fiction, but it has become clear that Reghabi worked under Cobel while they perfected the severance procedures. They’re the only two who know how to reintegrate innies and outies. The major clue that people have clung to is that Cobel refused to go with Doug Graner to track down Reghabi—though, to be fair, she was busy stalking Mark and Petey.
A case could be made that she didn’t want to betray a fellow scientist. Or could it be that it would be too painful for her to reunite with her former lover under those circumstances?
Either way, it seems as if there’s more to their history that we still need to unpack in season three.
5. Is Milchick a mole?
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The Milchick mole theory can feel like wishful thinking. Milchick is the most complicated character on the show. He’s a cruel middle manager, but he’s a Black man in a suffocatingly white workplace. We root for the innies when they’re mean to him but we also root for him when he rebels against the Lumon leadership. (And who can forget when he tells Mr. Drummond to devour feculance?) For the sake of his fictional soul, it would be nice to find out in season three that he’s taking Lumon down from the inside out—then again, this isn’t a Disney movie.
