Fans everywhere are joining in with the quest to discover what’s going on in Westworld. As each episode of the sci-fi show has aired, the wild speculation has increased. Its huge popularity has been accompanied by huge guesses about the characters that populate the complicated, crazy theme park. There are many fans who have mentioned that the show has done an amazing job of presenting mysteries which they want to see solved, and which contribute to the swirl of questions and comments about the events in each episode.
For anyone yet to see the show, a quick orientation is helpful. The series was inspired by the film Westworld, which aired in 1973. The story is the work of writer Michael Crichton, and is described as a futuristic Wild West adventure park where the hosts are robots and the guests are human. The primary cast members who have appeared in 10 episodes include:
- Anthony Hopkins plays the role of Dr. Robert Ford
- Jeffrey Wright plays the role of Bernard Lowe
- Evan Rachel Wood plays the role of Dolores Abernathy
- Thandie Newton plays the role of Maeve Millay
- Ed Harris plays the role of the Man in Black
- James Marsden plays the role of Teddy Flood
- Shannon Woodward plays the role of Elsie Hughes
Numerous other cast members have appeared in 9 episodes or less. The website IMBD has given the show a 9.1 rating out of 10 possible points, based on 44,465 votes. The respected website detailing film and television credits describes the show as an exploration of the “dawn of artificial consciousness and sin’s evolution”.
While the fans are intrigued with the puzzle that Westworld is presenting, they are also quick to note that they hope that the rich characters and their stories will resolve into answers for the many questions the show has provoked. Fans love, love, love the show and can’t wait to learn what will happen next. But, they also want the hanging story lines to come to juicy endings. Then, they want MORE. That’s the real reason the most popular and off the wall theories here just might be true…clever fans are watching…
Bernard is a host.
This is one of the most popular fan theories making the rounds on the internet. It’s intriguing because it is plausible and implausible all at the same time. Perplexed fans point to his mannerisms, such as the way he tends to wear his glasses on the end of nose and may or may not actually be using them. Others mention that his speech patterns seem robotic. Many writers are contributing online articles including these points. More compelling is the premise that Bernard’s backstory is more host-like than human. Dustin Rowles, in his 10/20/16 article for uproxx.com writes about Bernard, guessing that when Ford lost his partner Arnold, he designed Bernard to step into his place. Rowles includes the circumstantial evidence that Bernard comes on the scene after Arnold dies. But, it is Bernard’s backstory about his dead son which may point more toward his host-ness rather than his humanity. As Rowles so aptly explains, it is the hosts which are the only Westworld characters which have backstories. Humans do not. Bernard may very well be the sentient host Arnold sought to create, and Ford finally did, or Bernard may be Arnold. Mind blowing!
http://uproxx.com/tv/westworld-theories-stray-bernard-host/
The Maze in Kissy’s skull is a cross section of a spherical 3D maze, which may exist underneath the Delos headquarters.
With the many hosts being scalped, it is possible that the Man in Black is gradually layering together a 3D model using the various angles he finds depicted in each skull. This theory is fascinating, as fans contemplate how the creators of the underground Delos headquarters could have easily created the maze underground. There are connections between snakes, constellations, the Blood Arroyo which runs beside Westworld and the maze symbol. Fans are looking toward religious references and clues in mythology, such as the story of how Orion travels to the Earth’s end to try to regain his sight while on the island of Delos. Others see the maze symbol as related to the Vitruvian Man symbol where the hosts are mounted during the process of creation. One avid fan noted that the maze may lead to the Vitruvian Man area of the creation lab, so that hosts would confront their creation and thus achieve full sentience. Wow!
https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/57vlu8/ive_figured_where_and_what_the_maze_is_and_how/
Felix will meddle with the host’s programming to destroy Westworld.
Felix expends an enormous amount of emotional energy when he is working to repair the hosts. He is curious and naïve, which Maeve uses to manipulate him. But, he also has a strong sense of ethics which seems to keep him questioning the appropriateness of his work. Fans have speculated that he is capable of meddling with the programming so that the hosts will engage in some kind of robots versus humans scenario. With his relatively low pay grade job, he may be overlooked by his superiors as the perfect catalyst for change. He is quiet, but he is certainly capable.
http://www.ign.com/articles/westworld-we-round-up-the-wildest-fan-theories
Westworld is not on Earth, or set in the post-apocalyptic future.
Fans are rounding up clues to support these theories. Guests can only stay for 28 days at Westworld, and then they must “decompress in The Mesa Gold”. A stay at Westworld supposedly costs $40 thousand per day, which may be the guests’ chance to escape the horrors of apocalypse or enjoy the wonders of Earth. Either way, it’s an exorbitant amount to pay for a vacation, so the place must be fantastic or the guests are coming to get away from places that are much, much worse. The clean-up crews seem to be wearing radiation suits. Bernard and his wife had trouble getting a communication signal. The Delos plaza is said to be 83 levels beneath the surface. Plenty of great clues here.
The Man in Black is a robot, or he is dying
The Man in Black has generated a lot of fan speculation. Most fans wonder why he’s seeking The Maze. Many have considered why he seems to have so much more freedom to roam and to act than other guests do. He has interesting interactions with characters, such as the woman with the snake tattoo, which connect him symbolically with The Maze and the quest for it, which is usually attributed to the hosts. He also has said that he’s not planning to leave the park at all this round. He is the most like The Gunslinger in the original Westworld film, and that character was a robot.
Some fans believe that the Man in Black (MIB) knows he is dying, and is attempted to complete The Maze so that he can transcend as Arnold has. This line of thinking has prompted further thinking that the MIB is seeking the end of The Maze because it allows humans to transcend into an android body.
Even more, one fan noted that author Crichton writes with a formula, whereby the world which seems perfect eventually crumbles into chaos. That fan felt that there are similarities with Jurassic Park. Astute observation!
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