Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Westworld" season two, episode six, "Phase Space."
HBO's "Westworld" powered on in its second season with a mind-bending episode which brought back a major character through the complex introduction of the Cradle. From the connection between Ford and Dolores you might not have picked up on to a fun possible cameo, we're here to dive into the smaller episode details you might have overlooked.
Keep reading to see the nine things you might have missed on Sunday's "Westworld."
The episode opened with an extended version of a scene between Dolores and what now appears to be a host-human hybrid of Arnold.
The second season's first episode started with a scene between Dolores and Arnold discussing dreams and reality. Now on Sunday's episode, we saw the extended version of this scene and discovered Dolores was actually freezing and testing an Arnold host.
Her use of the word "fidelity" implies that she's working with a host-human hybrid, just as William did with James Delos.
We don't yet know when the Dolores/Arnold-host conversation takes place, but it does appear clear that it's happening inside the Cradle. The aspect ratio changes give this away.
The Cradle is a simulation technology/storage facility where all the hosts' data and narrative loops are kept. Inside the Cradle, different storylines can be tested without guest interference. The Cradle network is also connected to the other Delos systems through its coding.
Bernard had Elsie monitor him as he had his own control unit pearl placed into the Cradle. Inside he discovered Robert Ford sitting at the player piano — indicating that the human-host hybrid control unit pearl Ford sent Bernard to create was one for his own mind.
The "Delos Destinations" website created by HBO seems to confirm this with a new chat program where you can talk to "Ford."
When the Ford chatbot is asked "How did you get here?" the answer is "a simple solution that fit in the palm of Bernard's hand."
The little golf-ball sized pearl unit we saw Bernard have printed in a flashback was likely Ford's own mind.
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