The Adversary (Westworld)
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| "The Adversary" | |
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| Westworld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Frederick E.O. Toye |
| Written by | |
| Featured music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography by |
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| Editing by | Tanya Swerling |
| Production code | 4X6156 |
| Original air date | November 6, 2016 |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Adversary" is the sixth episode in the first season of the HBO science fiction western thriller television series Westworld. The episode aired on November 6, 2016.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, with Thandiwe Newton's performance being praised as a particular highlight of the episode.
The Man in Black and Teddy continue their journey to find Wyatt, heading to Pariah for answers. The Union Army has closed the border, preventing them from proceeding further. One of the soldiers recognizes Teddy and accuses him of being an accomplice to Wyatt's massacre of his unit. The Man in Black and Teddy are 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.
Theresa informs Bernard that she wants to end their relationship. She fears that the revelation that she is sleeping with the head of the Behavior department could create a conflict of interest and hurt her credibility. Bernard continues his investigations into the stray host. He discovers a small family of unregistered hosts operating in Sector 17. Dr. Ford reveals that this host family is based on his family, and are first-generation hosts that Arnold designed for him.
Elsie finds evidence that Theresa is responsible for trying to smuggle data out of Westworld. she discovers that another person has been remotely reprogramming first-generation hosts. After warning Bernard about her discoveries, Elsie is grabbed by an unknown assailant.
Dr. Ford checks in on his host family and finds the dog dead. He interrogates Robert, the child host, who lies that the dog died naturally. Dr. Ford catches the lie and figures out that Robert killed the dog. On further interrogation, Robert admits that he was told to "put the dog out of its misery" by Arnold.
Maeve begins deliberately getting herself killed so she can continue her chats with Felix. Felix reveals the entire truth to her, showing that all of Westworld is fake. Sylvester discovers what Felix has done and threatens to inform QA but Maeve convinces Sylvester to help her. She asks them to modify some of her programming to her advantage, making her smarter and increasing her pain tolerance. When they check her program, the duo realizes that somebody has covertly modified Maeve's program.
Production
"The Adversary" was written by Halley Gross and series co-creator Jonathan Nolan, and was directed by Frederick E.O. Toye,[1] who worked with Nolan on his previous TV series, Person of Interest.
Music
This episode features a strings-only cover of "Motion Picture Soundtrack" not by the usual composer Ramin Djawadi, but rather by Vitamin String Quartet, which plays as Felix gives Maeve a tour through the Westworld facilities.
