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‘Westworld’ Deep Dive: 18 Key Scenes for the Rest of Season 2

Author: Josh Wigler / Source: The Hollywood Reporter

[This story contains spoilers through the season two premiere of HBO’s Westworld.]

With their show so shrouded in secrecy, the makers of Westworld have made the surprising decision to pull back a big chunk of the curtain.

Following the season premiere, HBO released an extensive preview of what’s ahead in season two of the robot drama from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Even at roughly one minute in length, the look ahead contains several revealing glimpses into the futures of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), Maeve (Thandie Newton), Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and the Man in Black (Ed Harris), not to mention their pasts. Just as the premiere episode, “Journey Into Night,” closed out by raising more questions than it answered, so too has the trailer for the next nine episodes announced a litany of inquiries — many of which likely weren’t even on the mind until the revealing trailer.

Below, some of our observations from the glimpse at what’s ahead, presented in the same order the images appear in the trailer:

1. A New World

Dolores and Bernard are together in a setting that’s very foreign to the Westworld we know and love. Is it another park — CityWorld, perhaps? Some sort of hologram? The world outside of Westworld? Hard to say, but the reflection of apartment lights in the windows confirms that two of the show’s foremost hosts will be hitting urban territory at some point on season two.

2. The Door

Season two comes equipped with an unofficial subtitle: “The Door.” Early in the trailer, we see Dolores put her hands against a wall filled with intricate carvings. Just as the maze of season one was both a mental exercise and a physically represented hand puzzle, is it possible that Dolores has found the physical “door” that Ford (Anthony Hopkins) has pitched to the Man in Black as the object of his new game?

3. The Chopper

What’s great about this shot is where it starts: the camera lingering on Dolores, before panning up and holding on a helicopter arriving in the park. A great indication of how the show plans to subvert so much of the iconic imagery from the first season.

4. The Party

Our first sign of Logan (Ben Barnes), last seen riding bareback on a horse toward parts unknown. Here, we see him surrounded by human bodies that have all frozen in place. To his right: Angela (Talulah Riley), the woman who greeted William (Jimmi Simpson) way back in season two, and has since started riding with the Wyatt-fueled Dolores.