Warning! Contains major spoilers for Sunny’s episode 3.
Summary
Sunnyepisode 3 delves deeper into Tokyo’s dark futuristic underbelly where Suzie learns more about AI and her missing husband’s connection to it. In its opening episodes,Apple TV+‘sSunnysets the foundation for its overarching mysteries by revealing that the main character, Suzie, lost her husband and son in a plane crash. However, their fates remain ambiguous because their bodies are not found, and Suzie learns that there is more to Masa’s past than she knows.
Curious to learn more about her husband’s work in robotics and its potential connection to his disappearance, Suzie visits his office in episode 2 but hardly finds anything. She learns something about the existence of The Dark Manual but is not able to find any details surrounding it. In theApple TV+ sci-fi show’s episode 3, however, the Rashida Jones character finds new leads that help her uncover some shocking truths.
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8An Unknown Person Continues Spying On Suzie
The Identity Of The Person Remains Ambiguous
Sunny’s episode 2 endedwith Rashida Jones’ Suzie falling asleep with the titular robot by her side. Episode 3 begins with a man spying on Suzie as she sleeps, revealing that someone is keeping a close eye on her every move. While it remains unknown who is watching Suzie, it seems likely that the people from Masa’s company are behind the spying. They know that, sooner or later, Suzie will set out to find the truth behind Masa and her son’s disappearance, which will also help them learn about Masa’s secrets.
Since the show has hinted that Masa’s disappearance could have something to do withThe Dark Manual,the people from his company must be trying to get their hands on the highly coveted guidebook required to control AI. The closer Suzie gets to finding the manual, the more they will learn about Masa’s work and all the people associated with it. However, many questions surrounding Masa’s fate and the invention of the manual remain unanswered.
7A Flashback Reveals Masa’s Hikikomori Past
The Flashback Hints When Masa Might Have Developed The Dark Manual
InSunny’s opening episodes, flashbacks reveal how Masa and Suzie first met in Japan. During some of their early interactions, Masa even opens up to Suzie about how he was once a hikikomori (a recluse) because he hated it when people looked at him. Episode 3 delves deeper into this by revealing another flashback where Masa refuses to leave his room even when his mother politely asks him to. He only steps out to collect food when she leaves it in his room’s doorway.
These details could mean that Masa developed The Dark Manual during his social isolation and only came out of his room after he had successfully developed the code to manipulate and control robots.
The flashback also implies that Masa was working on something important after shutting himself inside his room. Masa had also previously told Suzie thathe worked from home when he was a hikikomori. These details could mean that Masa developed The Dark Manual during his social isolation and only came out of his room after he had successfully developed the code to manipulate and control robots.
6Masa’s Mother Pressures Suzie To Attend Masa’s Mourning
Suzie Remains Defiant & Refuses To Accept Masa’s Gone
While Suzie mourns Masa and her son’s absence at her home, her mother-in-law shows up at her doorstep and tells Sunny that Suzie needs to attend Masa’s official mourning. Although Sunny respects Suzie’s wish to be left alone, the robot takes Masa’s mother’s message and promises to deliver it to Suzie. After Masa’s mother leaves, Sunny goes to Suzie and tells her that, even though Masa’s mother has left, she expects her to show up at Masa’s mourning the next day. Although still apprehensive about accepting that Masa and her son are not coming back, Suzie considers attending the funeral.
5Suzie Finds New Leads Through Masa’s Three-Tailed Fox Painting
The Painting Hints At What Masa Was Involved In
To Suzie’s surprise, Masa’s mother also leaves a picture of the three-trailed fox Masa had drawn. When Sunny shows her the picture, Suzie scans it on her phone and finds bizarre images of what the robots are capable of doing.Some images even reveal that the bots can be coded to become full-fledged weapons, which scares Suzie. Sunny realizes how the images could hold Suzie back from trusting it. Therefore, the robot gets defensive and says that it could have harmed Suzie if it wanted. This clearly comes off more as a warning, which makes Suzie even more suspicious about the homebot.
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4Suzie Meets Mixxy To Learn More About The Dark Manual
Mixxy Has Previously Mentioned Using Dark Code On Her Homebot
After recalling how Mixxy had mentioned using a dark code to have a sexual relationship with her bot, Suzie visits her bar and hopes to find some answers. Mixxy is surprised to see her with her homebot because she had clearly expressed her hatred and doubt toward them during their first interaction. When Suzie first mentionsThe Dark Manualand asks Mixxy if she can help her, Mixxy remains apprehensive and tells her she is working. However, when Suzie finally tells her the truth about what happened to her husband and son, Mixxy empathizes with her and decides to help.
3Mixxy Takes Suzzie To Her Coder
Mixxy’s Coder Leads Them To Some Dangerous People In The World Of Japan’s AI & Robotics
When Suzie and Mixxy first approach Mixxy’s coder and ask him for more details aboutThe Dark Manual, he gets scared and asks them to leave before they land in trouble. However, after being smitten by Mixxy, the coder eventually gives in andtells them to visit a host bar called Wanted and ask for a man named Tendo. He also tells them to ensure no one traces their new leads back to him. Unfortunately, to his dismay, a man comes looking for him in his shop soon after Mixxy and Suzie leave.
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2Mixxy’s Coder Leads Them To An Underground Robot Fighting League
Suzie Starts Realizing The Truth About Her Husband
After visiting the host bar Mixxy’s coder named and asking for a man named Tendo, a server leads Mixxy and Suzie to another room but asks them to leave Sunny behind. When Suzie meets Tendo, he asks if she wants to bet in the robot fighting league. Hoping to find some answers, Suzie says “yes” but is forced to get separated from Mixxy. When Suzie finally arrives at the underground league,she notices how it eerily parallels a game her husband and son used to play in their living room.
This helps her realize Masa might have createdThe Dark Manual. Before she can fully process her newfound insights, she spots Sunny entering the arena as the next contender in the league. She rescues the homebot before the fight begins, but a woman named Hime tries to stop her. Instead of being intimidated, Suzie takes Sunny and rushes out of the venue without truly understanding what she has done.
1Hime Shows Up At Masa’s Mourning In Sunny Episode 3’s Ending
Hime Knows Masa & His Family
InSunnyepisode 3’s closing scene, Suzie attends Masa’s mourning. However, to her surprise, she sees Hime enter the room and briefly maintains eye contact with her. Suzie’s mother-in-law also greets Hime,suggesting that Hime was likely quite close to Masa and his family. This new development suggests that Suzie might find some new leads through Hime inSunnyepisode 4, or Hime could even be one of the overarching antagonists in the Apple TV+ show.
New Sunny episodes are released every Wednesday on Apple TV+.
Sunny
Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, grapples with the mysterious disappearance of her husband and son in a plane crash. Given a domestic robot named Sunny by her husband’s company, Suzie initially resents Sunny but soon they form a unique bond. Together, they uncover the dark truth behind her family’s disappearance, becoming entangled in a dangerous and hidden world.
