ok but the thing is

i’ve seen a lot of talk around about how Tyrell fell only for Mr. Robot, because the most important interactions and significant moments were with him and not Elliot, but it got me thinking

now it’s been a while since I watched s1 and s2 and I didn’t rewatch, but for what I remember Tyrell was making crazy heart eyes to Elliot as early as s1e1 (or maybe s1e2 but it was very early) and in other episodes as well (like that iconic restaurant scene) and it was all encounters with Elliot, and like

even when Elliot was trying to escape in the opposite direction, Tyrell was still pretty invested on him and trying so. hard to get him on his side and like

that scene with Mr. Robot in the last episode reads to me as a conclusion of all that one sided scenes we saw in s1. Tyrell knew Elliot was something else from his very first interaction with him, and now he was seeing it on action, and seeing an opportunity to act on it and be partners at least, and Mr. Robot saw something worthwhile in this alliance but like

Tyrell didn’t fell for Elliot in this scene. i’m not gonna pretend I can pintpoint the exactly moment he fell for him, but that scene where the partnership with Elliot/Mr. Robot is formed is sort of the confirmation of his feelings, not the source of him