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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with and appreciate all of these posts!

Can someone explain to me why Elizabeth and Sunny's relationship was such a secret? That's the way Elizabeth wanted it? I think that's kind of gross. That maybe she was embarrassed to be with this older, Indian man, but happy to take his money, have him bail her out, and lean on endlessly.

Also, is there any truth to her being relieved, maybe even happy, that Ian committed suicide? (as portrayed on the show)[/quote]

I mean, it's very hard to know what Elizabeth actually thought or felt through all of this. I listened to the podcast the show is based on, and it's all speculation in that respect. Especially when you consider that the people who exposed Theranos and Elizabeth mostly did have an axe to grind with her. However, I do think the show does a good job of imagining what might have been going through her head, trying to provide some kind of context.

According to podcast, her relationship with Sunny was more of an "open secret" than something she was actively trying to conceal. People at Theranos knew and others knew but she had an aura of "specialness" anyway because of her profile and CEO status. The stuff about him not going to events with her is, I think, as much a reflection of the fact that their relationship was just weird and unequal (and they were both socially odd and uncomfortable) as it was an effort to hide their relationship. But there were definitely people at Theranos and outside Theranos who knew. Just not everyone and not something that was made obvious to others.

The podcast and the show do talk about how it was really never clear how much of their relationship was based on emotion and how much based on business. Once she pulls him into Theranos and takes his money, it's honestly not clear if he's her boyfriend or her benefactor or her boss or what. I don't think they even knew. So again, less a concerted effort to trick people and more just them not being able to be honest because they couldn't explain it clearly either.[/quote]

Very interesting, thank you for the insights![/quote]

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