
When they are self-aware that part of their programming disappears. However, the joke turns out not to be on the Man in Black at all later on, because he really just wants Dolores and/or the other hosts in Westworld to become self-aware so the game is more real by eliminating the fact hosts are conditioned to not harm humans. Turns out, however, the jokes on the Man in Black because the Maze Game is a tool to help hosts become self-aware and not for the humans at all. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) reveals this to Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) as he is trying to get her to explain the Maze Game to her. Where the actual fuck do I even start with the whole Dolores / Man in Black / William storyline?įor starters, that Westworld theory about the Man in Black being an older version of William is bang on the money. Maeve makes it all the way onto the departing train before the location of her “daughter” given to her by Felix starts to drag on her and she ends up returning to Westworld. However, as I was reading in an article by Vanity Fair, perhaps Maeve’s escape and resultant return to Westworld was really just a decoy plan by Dr. When confronted with this reality, does Maeve give a fuck? Hell no, she doesn’t! She blows that joint, indicating the way they (We? Is this analogy? I don’t know) are programmed is still more important than being self-aware or conscious. While he is supposed to have some damaged parts to his core programming, Bernard seems to manage just fine in the Season 1 finale of Westworld.Īlong the way it is also discovered Maeve is not actually self-aware but programmed by Arnold to want to escape Westworld. Surprising Felix, Maeve asks him if Bernard can be brought back online. Bernard’s (Jeffrey Wright) body is also discovered there. In the process, she visits poor Clementine (Angela Sarafyan) in the retirement room for naughty hosts.


This also means Maeve now has Hector and Armistice (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) on hand to help her with escaping. This also makes it easy for Sylvester (Ptolemy Slocum) and Felix (Leonardo Nam) to remove that pesky little explosive device that keeps her from leaving Westworld.

Maeve (Thandie Newton) gets herself made over completely thanks to that little fire she and Hector (Rodrigo Santoro) started in Episode 9 of Westworld.
