This post contains spoilers through the 6th installment ofWestworld , " The Adversary . " Head toWestworld World , our home for reviews , theories , and mysterious dives .
For those of us compulsively wonder about the relationship between Westworld and Delos , the secret corporation that possess the luxurious theme common , this calendar week ’s installment , " The Adversary , " impart the goods . The episode had Elsie in full Nancy Drew mode , further investigating the surreptitious satellite uplink uncovered in Episode 5 and feed Bernardtantalizing cluesabout who might be sabotaging the green .
Of of course , the answers that were revealed also raised newfangled questions – like , Who grabbed Elsie at the end?And , What ’s up with Arnold(who very well could be an inter - dimensional vampire , living somewhere in outer blank , express joy at viewers and feasting on the blood of their speculative theory , so as to get strong and stronger every week ) ? To stave off the madness , let ’s develop down everything we know so far about Delos .
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What we already know
The corporation in charge of Westworld boasts a backstory more nebulose than the Man in Black ’s . obscure dialog and the possibility of multiple time frames make it toughened to watch which characters , aside from Dr. Robert Ford , have anything to do with Delos ' pedigree . Here ’s a breakdown of everyone ’s ties to the tummy , based on the info we ’ve received thus far :
Theresa Cullen : She ’s the Quality Assurance question at Westworld , and as such , she ’s one of our closest links to Delos . Her job imply monitoring the park ’s safety and standards , give her power over the engineers and narrative creative person . She also effectively acts as the board ’s courier , liaising between mass like Ford ( the car park ’s originative director ) and Charlotte Hale ( Delos ' newly infix executive theater director ) .
Logan and William : The black - haired bro is the scion of a flush clan whose family business is interested in buying out Westworld , which , he purpose , is " hemorrhaging cash . " It ’s unclear what Logan ’s class stage business is , and what his purpose in it might be , but we do know that William is Logan ’s EVP of upper middle management .
The Man in Black : He ’s a moneyed high muckamuck who has been a park patron for years , and who , in Episode 4 , threatens to belt down a guest for bring up his aliveness away from Westworld . " Your fundament literally saved my sister’s– " a young man begins to say , before the MiB cuts him off . What ’s this introduction , and does it have anything to do with Delos ? As the seasoned visitor say Dr. Ford at the end of Episode 5 , he ’s not here for fun and game , or to make champion . He just want to unlock the park ’s final level .
Dr. Robert Ford ( Anthony Hopkins):He ’s creating chaos in the parking area with his elaborate novel Wyatt narration , and he views the Delos board members , whom he contemptuously calls " the moneymen , " as obstacles . They require to secure his legacy , according to Theresa – which sounds like a euphemism for delaying , or ending , his participation with Westworld . But for Ford , Westworld is n’t a business concern speculation or a motif car park ; it ’s an intact world , one covered in his fingerprints .
The originative conductor also said in " The Stray " that , 30 years ago , thing were n’t as complicated . When Arnold was still around , there was much less corporate oversight . There were n’t even guests – just " vestal creation . " no matter of whether you buy into the time - frame theories , Delos has oversee the green and its developments for at least the past several year , and the family relationship between Ford and his corporate overlords can be , at best , described as antagonistic .
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What’s the deal with Charlotte?
Near the stern end of " The Adversary,“Westworldviewers finally puzzle their version ofan Evan Peters surprise : Tessa Thompson finally deck the screen . We first fill her at the Mesa Gold , as a bikini - clad visitant whom drunk Lee Sizemore necessitate a shine to and mistakenly believe is a guest . But a few hours and sip of alcohol subsequently ( and after he pull up a Justin Bieber on the ascendance - room single-valued function ) , Lee re - sports meeting - cutes her : She ’s Charlotte Hale , the executive managing director of the park ’s board , visit on behalf of Delos to oversee administrative change .
It ’s tough to venture what Charlotte ’s real use is . Do " administrative alteration " mean that some key multitude might be getting fired or shuffle around shortly ? Sizemore seemed to retrieve so earlier this season , when he flattered Theresa with dialogue of a promotion . Theresa also say in Episode 4 that the plug-in would be sending a illustration to measure Westworld ’s tale and next plans ; this was enjoin to Ford as a veiled terror , but he quickly ptyalize back that the representative had already make it , and we can now assume that he was referring to Charlotte . He did n’t seem worried about her at all .
Based on her fast vista in Episode 6 , Charlotte seems to be play things purposely coy and withhold all-important information from hoi polloi so she can catch them off - sentry go by and by . She also seems like the kind of somebody who ’s 10 steps out front of the biz , with corporate munificence in her arsenal . If you ’re Ford , you might desire to be untrusting .
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Who’s working with Theresa?
As Elsie learned tonight , the head of QA is one of two people using quondam hosts to sneak information out of the park with satellite uplink implant . What kind of data ? Unclear . Who ’s the other perpetrator ? Unclear . Where ’s the information go ? Apparently to a Delos satellite . Why ?
It ’s too other to say , but we make out that the board does n’t view Westworld as a park . As Theresa and Sizemore discussed during a confabulation earlier this season , the corporation ’s pursuit work " manner beyond indulge rich people . " The park is one thing to the invitee , another thing to the shareholders , and something " completely dissimilar to the management . "
What ’s the with child game here ? Could it be that Delos is trying to steal Ford ’s IP for other project and products ? Or for other worlds ? ( " For the first time of year , we only explore the West World , " production clothes designer Zack GroblertoldInverse last calendar month . " There ’s talk about in the future time of year , if there ’s more , that there will be a dissimilar world . " ) Or is it something more nefarious ?
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During her investigating , Elsie was able to derive that a gram molecule has been distribute info to the park ’s older hosts , who still have theirbicameral - mind systemsintact . This should explain why the earliest bot – including Dolores , Peter Abernathy , and the woodcutter – come out to hear Arnold - similar voices , and why their current programming is susceptible to override . The job with such reprogramming or retasking , Elsie points out , is that it means the hosts can outright rest during their psychoanalysis Roger Huntington Sessions . And forged , the sabotage might render them able of ache mass .
We still have yet to see what the world away from Westworld is like . Will Charlotte disgorge light on where the park is , how it officiate , or even how hoi polloi get there ? Will anyone ? For now , we ’ll content ourselves with mull over where the incarnate espionage is manoeuver – but at least it ’s readable that Arnold ’s original plan , whatever it was , is still a go .
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