Robotisnt operating in quite the same way.
What that means is thatMr.
Robotcan use all of these previously unknown details about Elliot, about Mr. What did Tyrell do in all that time?
Credit: Michael Parmelee/USA Network
Why does he feel so connected to Elliot?
Why wasnt he there for his wife and child?
Whats his role in the Dark Army and the execution of Stage 2?
We begin on the night of 5/9.
Elliot has just put his plan in motion, and E Corp is crumbling.
Tyrell sits at the computer, staring in awe at his partners work.
Elliot walks over to the popcorn machine, and we know whats coming.
We know the gun is in there, and the show plays on our expectations.
Here they are, saysMr.
Elliot, as Mr.
Robot, aims the gun at Tyrell and pulls the trigger.
It jams, and no shot is fired.
Robot clears the chamber, the bullet casing rolling to the spot where it will be found later.
He points the gun again, but Tyrell is no longer scared.
He sees this as divine intervention.
Hes Jules Winnfield inPulp Fiction, seeing his avoidance of certain death as a message from a higher power.
Elliot told Tyrell he always failed to look above him.
Tyrell believes hes received a message.
Unlike Jules though, he doesnt retire from the game to contemplate whether or not hes the Shepherd.
Jules Winnfield: Theres this passage Ive got memorized.
Elliot and Tyrell have no idea who he is.
If youre seeing me, that means you boys fed up, he says.
ThePulp Fictioncomparisons continue, as Irving might as well be The Wolf.
Hes the man sent to clean up the mess when everything goes wrong.
The Wolf would show up in 10 minutes even when he was 30 minutes away.
Hes eager to get started on Stage 2 with Elliot, but Irving says its not possible.
He tells him to lie low and that all things will be revealed in time.
Considering everything this episode tells us about Tyrell, thats certainly true.
Sometimes patience is key.
Enlightenment is not achieving complete understanding; its accepting that there is no understanding.
So, well take the information were given and use it to fill in the rest.
The other tool is a PR machine to keep Tyrell Wellick from being smeared in the media.
Was Joanna, when she went after Scott Knowles, acting on Whiteroses behalf?
Hes grilled with the same questions over and over again as a kettle whistles in the background.
Do you hate your father?
Are you afraid of becoming your father?
Did you kill Sharon Knowles?
Will you remain loyal to us?
Tyrell answers yes and no.
Theres a caveat though.
I will always be loyal to Elliot, he says.
Thats good enough; hes in.
He can start working on Stage 2 while Elliot awaits his release.
Tyrell spends months in the woods, practically alone.
Are you afraid of becoming your father?
Elliot already is, sometimes.
When Darlene gives Cisco a machine to work on, he takes it straight to Irving.
The Dark Army is apparently present at all times.
But Irving warns him about getting too close to Darlene should things fall through.
Shes protected, not you.
We know thats all too true.
Eventually, Tyrell gets sick of his isolation.
He puts on sunglasses and a trucker hat a Mr. Tyrell is sick of being inactive, of sitting around waiting for something to happen.
Hes not going out like that.
Venturing outside of the cabin turns out to be a bad idea though.
A cop who has a hunch spots him and arrests him after a brief chase.
Just as he does so, the FBI pulls up.
This is it for Tyrell, except its not.
The window of the truck rolls down and a single shot is fired.
A man walks to the back door and swings it open.
WHAT?!?!
Santiago takes Tyrell back to the cabin and lectures Irving on how slip-ups like this can never happen.
He leaves, and we dont hear from him again in this episode.
How long has Santiago been working with the Dark Army?
Why is he working with them?
What could he possibly be getting out of his involvement?
These are big questions, but at least more of this large conspiracy is being exposed.
Again, we continue to know more and more while Elliot remains lost.
Essentially, Eps3.2_1egacy.so builds to the reunion of Tyrell and Elliot.
Their strange relationship is the focus of this episode, and its perhaps the focus of the whole season.
Tyrell cleans himself up and wears his best suit to meet Elliot again for the first time since 5/9.
Unfortunately, after doing that, he also has to shoot him to stop him from destroying Stage 2.
She seems to think everything will be fine.
This Angela is far removed from the one Darlene criticizes for having to frustratingly coach through the 5/9 hack.
This Angela is calm, cool, and collected.
She tells him that sometimes Elliot is another person.
Elliot looks at Tyrell.
The screen flashes and Mr. Robots smiling face appears.
Then the credits roll.
Nothing is ever as it seems.
Tyrells world is shaken, his perception suddenly changed.
Ideas of perception dominate the episode.
Theres how Tyrell perceives his relationship with Elliot, and how Elliot views him when hes not Mr.
But now Tyrell is aware of more.
He has a new understanding of what he and Elliot have experienced.
For once were out ahead of Elliot.
We see, to a certain extent, how these pieces are connected.
Elliot has always urged us to wake up and see the world for what it is.
Now we wait for him to do the same.
