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I'm cautiously optimistic there's something else Helly R and Mark S can do (or think they can do) and we just don't know where they're running to yet. Mark S knows his work is done, especially after what he did to Drummond, regardless of what he thinks about his outie's motivations. If you were at that exit stairwell (can he even use it? Helly couldn't 🤷) and you knew that life inside was 100% hopeless then surely you'd take your chances with your outie's reintegration.
OTC was a convenient plot development for making the situation more flexible and it wouldn't surprise me if we see another.
Wasn't it quite obvious that they were about to begin a revolution from within Lumon? Dylan just recruited like 50 people (and Helly was with him prior to that) and Mark just revolted against Drummond with the help of the batshit goat lady (who was already close to snapping prior to Mark's intervention).
I mean, maybe? But what does the revolution even want? Stable non-creepy jobs and 40 hours a week subtracted from their outies' lives so they can progress their office romance during breaks?
I'm leaning towards some goal that's more specific to Helena's situation. Since her father has taken an interest in her innie behaviour it's likely that she'll get to continue as Helly R in some capacity but who even knows what his goals are at this point.
I have no idea, but it's important to always remember that many of the Innies, particularly our leads, are extremely mentally underdeveloped relative to the age of their physical body. Mark has less life experience than a 2 year old, Helly even less. Basically the only existence they know is Lumon, so they probably don't even understand the concept of a revolution nor do they fully understand the risks involved. I think that's the direction the show is heading, but I'm not suggesting they actually have some clearly thought out master plan that will lead to their happily-ever-after Innie world. Batshit goat lady had no fucking idea what she was doing either, she just went mental like a very big toddler having a violent tantrum.
I think that's a key point - they're not really following a plan, they're improvising to survive moment to moment.
It's easy to observe them and say, "this isn't going to work, because x, y, or z," but from their POV they're just doing what they can.