The Adversary (Westworld)
| "The Adversary" | |
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| Westworld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Frederick E. O. Toye |
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| Featured music | Ramin Djawadi |
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| Editing by | Tanya Swerling |
| Production code | 4X6156 |
| Original air date | November 6, 2016 |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
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"The Adversary" is the sixth episode of the HBO science fiction thriller television series Westworld. The episode aired on November 6, 2016.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, with Thandie Newton's performance being praised as a particular highlight of the episode.
The Man in Black and Teddy continue their journey to find Wyatt, by heading to Pariah for answers. Along the way, Teddy explains that the Maze is part of native folklore, where the Maze represents a man's life. At the very center of Maze lies a powerful and immortal man who built the Maze to protect himself. However, they learn that the Union Army has closed the border, preventing them from proceeding further. Determined to reach Pariah, the Man in Black and Teddy disguise themselves as Union soldiers in an attempt to slip past the blockade. One of the soldiers then recognizes Teddy and accuses him of being an accomplice to Wyatt's massacre of his unit. The Man in Black and Teddy are subsequently captured, with the Union soldiers planning to brand Teddy with a symbol of the Maze to mark him as a traitor. Teddy has a flashback confirming that he indeed was complicit in Wyatt's massacre and breaks free of his bonds. He then commandeers a Gatling gun and kills all of the Union soldiers at the camp, much to the Man in Black's surprise. The two then continue their journey.
Lee, distraught over Ford rejecting his narrative, resigns himself to lounging at the company pool and getting drunk, complaining to Theresa how his work is unappreciated. He then spies an unfamiliar woman with whom he tries to flirt, but she instead asks piercing questions about the nature of his narratives and his desire to stay in control at all times. Later, inebriated, Lee disrupts park operations by publicly urinating in the control room. He is then confronted by Theresa, who introduces the woman from before as Charlotte Hale, a representative of the park's supervising Board sent to observe the park.
Theresa, now aware of Dr. Ford's knowledge of her affair with Bernard, informs Bernard that she wants to end their relationship. She fears that since it is QA's job to oversee all of the other departments, the revelation that she is sleeping with the head of the Behavior department could create a conflict of interest and hurt her credibility in the eyes of the Board. Bernard reluctantly agrees.
Bernard continues his investigations into the stray host by tracking its recorded movements. However, in the process, he discovers a number of unregistered hosts operating in Sector 17, an abandoned section of the park. Bernard travels to Sector 17 where he finds a small family of hosts. Dr. Ford reveals that this particular host family is based on his own family, and are first generation hosts that Arnold designed for him. Dr. Ford keeps them operational in secret as a way to preserve their memory. Bernard then returns to the control center, now troubled about Dr. Ford's motives.
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