'Mr. Robot' Creator Sam Esmail Confirms 'Tyrell Loves Elliot,' Teases Season 3 Details

Robot" Season 2 finally gave fans the answer they have been waiting for: Tyrell (Martin Wallstrom) is alive. He has been hiding all this time while working with Elliot (Rami Malek) and the Dark Army to prepare for Stage Two of their plan to take down E Corp. The relationship between Tyrell and Elliot, as revealed in the finale of the second season, has grown deeper despite Elliot not remembering anything. It came as a surprise then that Tyrell would shoot Elliot because he got in the way of their plan. The former E Corp executive also told Angela (Portia Doubleday), whom he called after what happened, that he loves Elliot. The connection seems a bit confusing, but series creator Sam Esmail assures fans that it's real. Speaking to Variety, the writer-director confirmed: "Tyrell loves Elliot." Esmail also said that they had set up the special connection between the two the moment the characters were introduced to each other. "When he shot him, he was literally in tears," Esmail added. "That conversation when he tells Angela that he loves him, it's true.