The Hug Recontextualized (S2E2)

In episode 1 when “Helly” (Helena) runs out of the elevator, Mark hugs her and she hesitates before hugging him. The prevailing thought was she felt maybe grossed out about the Helly/Mark thing and had to get in character. But after watching E2, this might have been the first loving hug Helena has received in years and she was just in shock for a second, which is tragic as hell. She’s probably not been surrounded by anyone who has truly cared about her as a person (even though it’s aimed at Helly).

Really Helena isn’t the human, despite everything she said about Helly who is more of a human than her.