Sunny Season 1 ending explained

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Apple TV + Sony.

Although Suzy learns the truth about Masa’s disappearance in Sunnys finale, the end of the Apple TV + show introduces a twist that changes everything for her and her family. Based on Colin O’Sullivan’s book, Apple TV + S Sunny revolves around an American woman, Susie, who lives in Tokyo, Japan. Her world is turned upside down after her husband and son suddenly go missing, forcing her to dive deep into what her husband was like before he disappeared. After collecting one clue after another throughout the show’s runtime, Suzy finally reunites with her son in the finale.

However, before she can celebrate the reunion, things take a nasty turn when the daughter of a former yakuza leader, Hime, imprisons her and her friends. Although Suzy and her friends eventually escape and even manage to save the titular home bot, Sonny, from wiping her memory, the closing scene of the Apple TV + Sci-Fi show introduces a major twist. This major twist not only reveals the surprising true motives of one of the main characters, but also sets the stage for another season.

Mixxy’s betrayal at the end of Sunny season 1 explained

Sunny is always right about Mixxi

in Sunny‘s closing arc, the titular Home Bot avoids talking to Suzy because she believes she might hurt her. However, Susie helps her realize that she has only helped her so far, which encourages Sonny not to erase her memory. This is when Mixxi assures Suzy that while she will accompany Sunny back to Kyoto, Suzy should go into hiding with Hiromasa and her son. Since Suzie trusts Mixxi, she agrees to her plan and allows Hiromasa to live in his cabin for a couple of days.

however, SunnyThe end of the finale reveals that Mixxi is working for the yakuza as she drives Sonny to them with Tanaka. Mixi seems guilty about her actions, but the yakuza either promised her a large sum of money or threatened to kill her family if she didn’t comply with them. therefore, Sunny The ending of season 1 confirms that, although Suzy and the crew managed to save the day by ensuring Hime could not gain access to Sunny’s dark “killer” code, they will have to meet many more challenges before emerging victorious over the yakuza.

Many early clues in the Apple TV+ series hinted at Mixxy’s potential involvement with the Yakuza. For example, Sunny always doubted Mixxy’s motives and even questioned whether they should trust her. Even after Mixxi took Sunny and Sazi to her village, the yakuza somehow figured out their whereabouts and abducted Sunny. The early hints suggest that Mixxy has been working for the Yakuza since the beginning. However, her guilt towards the end suggests she may eventually have a change of heart.

Is Masa still alive?

Massa’s fate remains uncertain

When Susie confronts him in Sunnys finale and asks her where Masa is, Hime implies that he is dead. She even reminds her that she gave him his shoes because he died after he fell. However, Hime cannot be trusted because she previously tried to fake the death of Suzy’s son and even sent his shoes to her home. SunnyThe closing moments present a story from Masa, who reveals the contents of a letter he wrote to Suzy before he went missing. In this letter, Massa expresses his uncertainty about the future.

What ScreenRant had to say about Sunny:

“What is perhaps most engaging about the series is in the way it handles AI. The writing contends with domestic robots and the potential for them to be helpful, friendly and violent. With humans able to hack their original code, the world of sunny s Futuristic homebots are riddled with questions the series is less interested in answering than in providing us with some food for thought.” – May AbdulbakiSunny Review: The Rashida Jones & Apple TV+ Mystery Series Made Me Think More Deeply About AI

But he also mentions that if Susie found his letter, It can’t be too late—”Maybe there is hope.“ He ends the letter by saying that he hopes to see her again and tells her how much he loves her. Unfortunately, as soon as the story of the letter ends, the next scene is to Mixxi taking Sonny to the yakuza. Although it is possible that Masa is still alive, the future seems bleak for all the main characters in Apple TV + Sunny.

What the dark manual is in the sunny of Apple TV +

The Dark Manual was developed by Masa

Although Apple TV + S Sunny Does not delve into the details of these Dark manualIt reveals that it contains code that could allow the home bots to acquire abilities with significant ethical and moral implications. Like Masa and Sonny’s backstory in Sunny Episode 9 reveals, some home bots designed in Masa’s company are even capable of committing murder. Sunny, too, has shown violent tendencies after Hime and her people slightly tweaked her code after abducting her.

Massa initially wrote the Dark ManuaL With the hope that AI robots will eventually help humans rediscover their humanityJust as the home bot in his father’s cabin prompted him to end his isolation as a hikikomori. However, the more conscious the robots became, the darker human tendencies they developed. Realize that the Dark manual Could be misused to weaponize the home bots, Masa seemingly decided to hide it away before it was too late.

Why Hime wants Sunny’s Dark Code

She wants to weaponize it

During several moments in the finale of the show, Masa gives a story where he goes through the significance of the Japanese Setsuban festival. He says that at the festival they throw soybeans on “The evil spirits that would destroy us, rob us of our dreams, our family.“His story also draws parallels between Sazi’s story and the Japanese expression,”i can’t“which translates to”If you give a demon a metal club, it becomes stronger, invincible.” the “Metal Club“In the expression refers to Sonny’s”Killer” CodeWhat would make the yakuza”Invincible.“

Hime’s father promised her that she would have a chance to become his successor as the yakuza leader if she got him the Dark manual. However, he died before Hime could get her hands on the code. At the end of Sunny Season 1, Hime kills her cousin, who was appointed as the new leader after her father’s death. The death of her cousin makes her the new leader of the Yakuza clan. By acquiring Sunny’s “killer” code, Hime seemingly hopes to reign supreme by making home bots perform all the dirty, heinous deeds that would ensure her dominance in the Criminal world.

How the end of Sunny Season 1 sets up Season 2

Season 1 introduces a major cliffhanger

Sunny Season 1 ends with Suzy getting one step closer to learning the truth about Masa’s fate. Meanwhile, despite betraying Suzy, Mixxy feels some guilt about her actions. In season 2, Sazi may discover that Masa is dead and execute the final steps of his overarching plan to ensure that the Yakuza do not misuse Sonny. Or, season 2 could also reveal that he is alive and has been waiting for the right opportunity to come out of hiding. Either way, Suzy and the crew will have to overcome bigger challenges before they can stop the yakuza from acquiring Sonny’s dark code.

Considering Mixxy’s guilt, it seems likely that she too will eventually give in and return to being with Suzy. Suzy will have a hard time forgiving her, but now that Sonny has helped her rediscover some of her humanity, she can give Mixxy another chance. Noriko can also finally leave prison to meet her grandson in Sunny Season 2 leaves room for the potential follow-up to unfold.