Severance Theories #4 - Kier & The Eagan CEOs

This edition deals with what we know about the late Kier Eagan and the family of CEOs of who've been head of Lumon. Of course, theories included.

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[TadMichaelMasterson]

Ricken is a black sheep of the Eagan family. He married an unapproved woman named Rebecca and was punished. To redeem himself, he volunteered to be severed when the tech was still in its infancy. For a while it worked fine, and he did his severed job as Rick N. But it soon malfunctioned and made him into an over the top buffoon. His memory scrambled, he incorrectly remembered his name as Ricken, but forgot his heritage and his wife. To avoid blowback, the Eagan family forced Rebecca to undergo severance, knowing it would scramble the incriminating things she knows. Her brain similarly damaged, she remembers her own name as "Rebeck A.", and though she doesn't remember her marriage to Ricken, finds herself connected to him, admiring him to a near-embarrasing degree.

[adamrasmusson]

I think you nailed it on Ricken. Ricken is an eagan. And even helped recruit Mark to volunteer to be severed. He told Marks innie that he always felt guilty for suggesting Mark volunteer to be severed to help deal with his grief. And his books are ways to get Mark to snap out of it. You cant run from your grief, you have to wake up and face it. Thats the best theory yet.

[galgrunfeld]

I think it's an interesting idea that there's a board, which is supposed to be comprised of multiple people, but we hear only one voice.
I think that supports my theory of past Eagen CEOs living inside Jame.

[kylaestoya]

I think the biggest clue that Ricken is significant (or at least support your theory) is when Burt says something about the Eagans communicating to them in many ways, not only through the artworks or [something about the rule book blah blah]..and then it immediately cuts to Ricken's book.

[rini]

Ricken has the right eyebrows to be an Eagan. That’s for sure.

[Pulsar]

The Compliance Handbook has three appendices, so four volumes in total (you can see them on the shelf under Kier's portrait in the office). Ricken basically wrote the Defiance Handbook, and it's his fifth book. Coincidence?

[phoebexxlouise]

Ricken doesn't have to be an Eagan for everything else you said about him to be true. He is a Christ-like character, and not in the heroic self sacrificing sense, but in the literal sense, where he is a spiritual teacher to the lost. It would make sense for him to be an Eagan, he was very diplomatic about Marks choice to sever.

[xIQx]

Maybe she knows how many books Ricken has written because every time he writes a book he makes a big deal about leaving a gift copy on her neighbors porch?

[refergs]

Your videos are getting me so pumped for season 2! Can’t wait to see what you cover next

[Rusckha]

The Eagan family/Lumon's plans as far as Kier is concerned would be continuity for for both the family/Lumon(keeping an Eagan at the helm). When I think about myself as a parent, I would like to help my kids to be successful and to learn from my mistakes to make their paths easier. And what better way to do that than to simply transfer my consciousness into them. "History lives in us, whether we learn it or not"

[wyldemanO]

Ricken's book causes chaos to the Lumon way, there is no doubt he is a major player but i can see many many other ways Kier would manifest and Ricken never crossed my mind until your theory

[notboris]

So glad I found your channel. Great to see someone making videos just for the passion and making a whole series for this show. Love your content and looking forward to the s2 theories from you

[sopyleecrypt]

Wow, thank you for this great analysis and summary of the Eagans. One thing that occurred to me regarding Ambrose Eagan was that his tenure as CEO began when Europe went to war in 1939, and ended the year that the US joined the war. Coincidence, or..? Somehow I feel the unusually short duration, unexplained end, historically significant period, and the description of Ambrose as the “black sheep” of the family must be meaningful. Was Ambrose in league with the Nazis until the US’s entry into the war made such an association an embarrassment? Or perhaps even worse, Ambrose objected to a secret alignment between Lumon and the Nazis and was then ejected…?

[jetsamperes]

I'm still curious why Ricken wanted Mark to go home to get his book and then had him share when there were dozens of copies of the book available on the table while Ricken did his reading.

I'm also curious as to who was operating the Overtime Contingency when Milchick was at Dylan's? It takes two and the only two we know of - Cobel wasn't told it was happening, and Graner was getting his head bashed in. If it was the Security Guard who was the second one?

[ejuramusic]

I read in a reddit post, I cannot find it, but the actor for ricken confirmed that his parents in the show were eccentric theatre writers or something like that. Also i believed he mentioned his fanily comes from “old money”.

Also another interesting tidbit is Mark's neighborhood is named after Baird Eagan.

[joeygarza]

You’re ability to catch little details is amazing. I never noticed the sign that said VIP section at pips haha ! Love your content! Super stoked for season two, the trailer for season two was one of the best trailers I’ve seen for anything ever. I’ve watched it 100 times !! so good!

[aaronwhitmer]

Your Severance coverage is really concise, fun, and informative. Can't wait to see more and I want to dip into your Black Mirror stuff as well. Keep it up!

[ravenlord]

Is there a family tree anywhere stating how each of the Eagans are related to each other? Also curious how there are female CEOs with the family name -- did they remain unmarried, or did they keep the family name after marriage, and what of their (if any) children's family names? Lastly I am REALLY curious if Helly is simply the next in line, or the only one left in line. That could make a big difference about how expendable she is. Also loving the content and format :)

[brianchidester]

Great episode. Your video essays on "Severance, " especially the ones concerned with theories, are the best out there. Thanks for making them.

[capnnukasun]

Funny. Kier & The Eagans was the nane of a cover band I was in in high school. We played mostly Kraftwerk songs.