Episode 4 of The Tyrant is not about a dictator. It is about the systems that enable him. The show cleverly refuses to make Sokolov a cackling monster. He reads Pushkin. He cries at his mother’s grave. He also orders the bombing of a school because it “saves time.”
In the season finale of , the intense hunt for the final "Tyrant" bioweapon sample concludes with a series of high-stakes betrayals and a major revelation linking the series to The Witch film universe. Episode 4 Recap: Key Plot Points The Tyrant Season 1 - Episode 4