At first, the season 1 finale left me feeling confused, befuddled, and a little cheated with its crypticness. Over the months that followed, I grew to love it as a piece of art, but still went into season 2 with expectations of answers. And of course, season 2 just heaped on more questions. Now, in season 3, we finally get to see the night of the hack and Tyrell's subsequent disappearance. This is the episode I wanted so badly out of season 2 and never got. Ironically enough, now that I've finally seen it, I'm realizing that season 2 pretty much told us everything we needed to know in answer to those questions, and that a lot of the information in this episode was ultimately redundant. However, it's still incredibly satisfying to be filling in the gaps. Plus, the episode had two major twists and a cameo from a masterclass actor I had thought was retired.
The episode focused primarily on Tyrell and his hideout in season 2. I'm glad we got to spend an entire episode developing his character because I didn't quite get him in season 1 and he spent most of season 2 shrouded in mystery, so I never really got the chance to invest in or understand him. But now, thanks to this episode (especially the mid-episode interrogation scene featuring a cameo from a world-class actor who I could have sworn was retired) I feel like I really have a grasp on his motivation. Irving also got quite a bit of development in this episode, not to mention a lot of good quips.
While the episode was mostly a matter of filling in the gaps in season 2, it did also contain two major plot twists, both involving the surprise reveal of the loyalties of previously introduced characters. I predicted one of them back in season 2, but the other caught me completely by surprise (though it makes a lot of sense). I'll leave it up to you to decide which one I predicted.
All in all, despite not advancing the present day story-line one iota, this was a tremendously satisfying episode that did not suffer at all from the long buildup to it.
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