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Creator Sam Esmail about Tyrell:

posted 8 years ago by PrivateBozz (156)
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An interesting description of Tyrell, taken from an interview with creator Sam Esmail that can be found here: http://ew.com/article/2015/08/25/mr-robot-creator-sam-esmail-discusses-elliot-tyrell-and-shows-finale/

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Q: Tyrell is such an interesting character. Will he switch sides and not be the bad guy? What will his role be?

A: I kind of think that he’ll always be … the best way I can describe it without judging him as a character is that he’s incredibly damaged. The fact that he takes the moniker of the quote-unquote “bad guy” is not something I feel comfortable about either way – as much as I wouldn’t even put the moniker of “good guy” on Elliot. I think they’re actually just both very damaged people, and they’ve both been motivated by very different things. Obviously Tyrell has crossed more ethical lines. And Tyrell’s obviously all about self-preservation and I guess operating more under a selfish desire to get ahead, whereas Elliot on the flipside is seemingly altruistic and operating more on the benefit of other people.

But the interesting thing is that you could think that’s a clear-cut thing, where you think one is good and one is bad. That’s not really the case. It gets murky on both ends, and both sides of the coin can actually reveal a lot of narcissism. So I’d say that’s how we’re going to keep Tyrell – as marquee as possible.
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[–] dt123 (704) 7 years ago

"both sides of the coin can actually reveal a lot of narcissism"
Hmmm. Considering I still think they're the same person, I find this statement interesting.

[–] PrivateBozz (156) 7 years ago

I heard of this theory, but you really think that's where they are going, that not only is Elliot Mr. Robot but also Tyrell? Wouldn't that be terribly lame?

[–] dt123 (704) 7 years ago

It's been so long at this point since it's been on that it's hard to argue any theory. But I seem to recall Tyrell conveniently in an SUV or van or something, waking up not knowing where he'd been, while Elliott was active, and Tyrell's wife questioning him in a way that seemed to imply she thought they were the same.. All very vague in my head at this point, but I remember thinking more than once that they are the same. Everything's possible at this point. It's possible he's not only Mr Robot and Tyrell, but that he's everyone. It's possible he's not even human.