Did Bernard Just Reach the Center of his Maze?
In the Westworld season 2 finale, viewers experience a lot of surprises. One such surprise is that Robert Ford seemingly left Bernard's consciousness, when he deleted his code and comes to realize that the Ford he has been talking to, the whole time since then, is actually himself!
This is similar to when Dolores eventually reaches the center of her maze at the end of season one, when she realizes that Arnold's voice, is at some point, not his, but her own.
Does this confirm that either Journey Into Night/The Door was partially about Bernard becoming conscious by reaching the center of his maze? Did Bernard reach the center?
Best Answer
Yes, Bernard is now self-aware
Lisa Joy explained to The Wrap
Wrap: Now, since we saw Bernard realize he had been imagining Ford at the end there and was really doing all of those things by himself, does that mean Ford is gone for good this time?
Joy: Yes, Ford is gone. And yeah, I think it’s really — it’s interesting, because remember how in the first season with Dolores, in trying to come to consciousness she would hear Arnold’s voice while doing these things? And part of her embracing her agency and consciousness is realizing, “There is that voice. That’s not necessarily yours, that’s my voice. That’s my inner voice. And I have to achieve my own inner voice and inner instincts.” And embracing that voice is what brought her to full personhood.
And meanwhile, Jeffrey Wright’s character, Bernard, has been kind of struggling on his own. He didn’t even know he was a Host, because he was kind of very fragile when he was masquerading amongst the humans, so by the end of the season, you’re absolutely right, he manages to get rid of Ford — who did plant himself there as an emergency stopgap measure within the park to be upload into Bernard’s brain.
But once Bernard, who is an excellent coder, has ridden himself of Ford, he’s gone. And what we’re left with now is really a story about one Host, a new Host, kind of blooming into consciousness, who embraces his own inner voice, which he realizes has been guiding him in all the last major moves he’s made to ensure the future of his kind.
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What is at the center of the maze in Westworld?
At its center lies a man who has been killed over and over\u2014only to come back to life. To keep out his oppressors, he built the maze. The Maze is both a symbol that is seen everywhere in Westworld and throughout the history of the park, and a representation of Arnold's theory of creating consciousness.Who was the maze meant for?
The Maze is in fact a test of sentience for the hosts. The original purpose of the park, at least for Dr. Ford's (Anthony Hopkins) long-dead partner Arnold, was to create consciousness in the hosts by simulating a reality that involved real people and not just the hosts interacting with each other.What did Ford do to Bernard in the cradle?
Ford knew he couldn't survive inside a host's body as his whole self, so he had Bernard put him in the cradle, because the simulator could handle it. From there, he's been manipulating security and blocking the humans from accessing things, in order to allow Dolores and company to keep the upper hand.How did Dolores achieve consciousness?
The park's oldest active creation, Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood), appeared close to the center of her own maze - that is, to achieve true consciousness through the \u201creveries\u201d added to her code - ever since killing an unsuspecting fly at the end the season premiere.Bernard Bear was trapped in elevator | wasted so much effort | in end he was unlucky.
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