Ok y’all, I’m confused.
Tessa. IS SHE ALIVE? I’m not even talking about after episode 8 that might be a whole different thing, but before the finale. Because THIS?
This is not Cyn. At least, I really don’t think it is. Her voice and mannerisms are so different and even though Cyn’s character synopsis literally says she likes doing human mimicry, I don’t think it’s even possible to do it to that extent. Especially with the body she has- which I believe is basically her drone body merged with Tessa’s body? (Again, whole different convo lol) During episodes 6 and 7 when “Tessa” is working with the gang, she very clearly moves and talks quite differently from how Cyn does.
I need to rewatch episode 7 again but I belive even though by the end she’s not exactly on their side she still has a different goal than Cyn. She is trying to kill all the drones infected with the solver, right? While Cyn would rather them stay alive because she can use them.
So, are there two people in control of Tessa’s body in these episodes? Does she still have a consciousness, and Cyn just takes her over at the end just like she does with Uzi? Or is it really Cyn the whole time just playing a very long game?
Or, a secret third option? I’ve been operating under the assumption that Tessa was killed either during the gala or the downfall of Earth. But did she survive, and actually come to Copper 9 by choice? Maybe it actually was her, and she didn’t lie about her reasons for being there. So it was Tessa- just regular Tessa- throughout episodes 6 and 7.
In this scenario, Cyn wouldn’t have had that body until N decapitated Tessa. Then, once Uzi got control of herself again after that battle, she took over the only available body left: Tessa’s.
There’s like a 50/50 chance that this logic works out. Because on one hand, it would explain why Tessa seemed so normal (more or less) before the end of episode 7. And to back it up, Tessa is very excited to see N in episode 6, and comments on how tall he is now- a small unnecessary detail if it were actually Cyn, because Cyn made him a disassembly drone (height and all.) Additionally in this scene she gets too excited and has to cough a bit and breathe slower because the air is toxic. I’m not sure how the drones work exactly, but they don’t have to breathe- or at least they are able to breathe the toxic air on Copper 9, unlike humans.
On the other hand, J. She knows the whole time that she’s working for Cyn. Even though Cyn did trick her somehow, at least by episode 7 she knows. And Tessa even says to her, “Mind my ship. Cyn’s orders.” Unless I heard it wrong, that one line kind of debunks my previous theory. And the ominous mystery around Tessa right up until she’s revealed to be Cyn, especially with her not showing her face and when she has to scan her finger it ONLY shows her finger.
So long story short I have no clue whats going on here and I’d love to hear other peoples theories on it! Or maybe there’s a canon solution I just haven’t figured out yet lol, anywho let me know what you think :3