Was Elsie's attraction to Clementine meant to go anywhere?

Was Elsie's attraction to Clementine meant to go anywhere? - Yellow Pikachu Plushmascot

In the first season of the Westworld TV show, Elsie (the behavioural technician) has an intimate moment with the host Clementine. It's very brief as she brushes Clementine's hair aside and kisses her.

And then it's never heard or seen of again.

I'm not sure what the point of that scene was. Was there a storyline that got deleted? Is it meant to give us some clues to her inner nature?

As an aside, I'm disappointed in Elsie's character arc. She basically gets written out of the show and nobody seems to care.



Best Answer

Let me just say there is heavy speculation based on an easter egg that Elsie Hugh's story line may not be finished and therefor her nature may still yet be furthered revealed to the audience.

Here are two links one about another character in relation to Elise and the other about the easter egg specifically:

Vanityfair - S2 Spoilers about Stubbs + tidbit about Elsie: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/westworld-season-2-stubbs-alive-dead-luke-hemsworth

Easter Egg - Code - Analysis: https://www.inverse.com/article/24717-westworld-elsie-hughes-alive-the-adversary-stubbs-bicameral-mind-sector-20

Westworld Wiki: Even her statis on the Westworld Wiki is listed as "unknown": http://westworld.wikia.com/wiki/Elsie_Hughes

It may also be worth noting that when hosts need repairing, they sometimes need re-sculpting and/or rebuilt and that opens the door on the possibility that in theory, there could be more than one of any given host/android.


UPDATE: Confirmation on Statis of Returning Characters.

Warning Season 2 Spoilers Ahead!!

Elsie Hughes (Shannon Woodward) and Ashley Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth): Smart-ass programmer Hughes vanished near the end of season 1, while wary security chief Stubbs was captured by a tribe of Native American hosts when he went looking for her. Both are alive, but not exactly doing so hot. “They’re finally getting to experience Westworld as guests and not in the managerial halls, but I’m not sure they’re enjoying their experience,” Joy says dryly. EW - Spoilers: Returning Characters for Season 2




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Why does Elsie kiss Clementine?

During the scene, Elsie kissed Clementine on the lips, but it was never explored. Many fans believed that this moment hinted at the character's sexuality, but it was never confirmed.

Was Elsie a host?

Elsie, who went missing midway into the first season only to reemerge in season two's \u201cThe Riddle of the Sphinx,\u201d lost her life in the midst of a noble pursuit: trying to save Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) from being outed as a host, and by finally confronting Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) with everything she knew about ...

Who attacked Elsie?

Inside, they discover the lab containing the scarred malfunctioning human-host hybrid of James Delos. The hybrid attempts to attack Elsie, but Bernard incapacitates it. The two leave the chamber and Elsie turns on a terminal which incinerates the chamber and the hybrid with it.



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