James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly wrote in his review, "The story was always on the side of the hosts, and now the writers have double downed on their gamble that the audience will accept robots as protagonists." He gave the episode an A. But this episode finally built up some major momentum for the season's endgame - rewarding our patience and getting us in gear for one hell of a ride to the end." She gave the episode an A. Liz Shannon Miller of IndieWire wrote in her review, "There’s been an awful lot of set-up in weeks past, which was relatively essential given the complexity of the world being slowly unfurled. Club wrote in his review, "Seven episodes in and Westworld finally delivers both its first human death, and its first truly shocking surprise." He gave the episode an A. But there's another level to that, literally and metaphorically." Zack Handlen of The A.V. Last week, that off-the-grid cottage seemed like Ford’s nostalgic attempt to revisit his childhood, using older models of his machines. Scott Tobias of The New York Times wrote in his review of the episode "Although Bernard's true identity is the episode's big twist, the most enduring revelation may be Ford's resistance to Delos's plans for his creations. The site's consensus reads "'Trompe L'Oeil' confirms a major fan theory with a chilling episode whose narrative shocks are further fueled by a bevy of standout performances." Įric Goldman of IGN reviewed the episode positively, saying, "As notable as the ending to "Trompe L'Oeil" was, there was a ton of other events going on beforehand that contributed to another standout episode." He gave it a score of 9.2 out of 10.
The episode currently has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and has an average rating of 8.79 out of 10, based on 22 reviews. "Trompe L'Oeil" received critical acclaim from critics. Critical reception Īnthony Hopkins received praise for his performance as Robert Ford In the United Kingdom, the episode was seen by 1.05 million viewers on Sky Atlantic. The episode also acquired a 0.8 rating in the 18–49 demographic. "Trompe L'Oeil" was viewed by 1.75 million American households on its initial viewing.
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Toye, who worked with Nolan on his previous TV series Person of Interest. "Trompe L'Oeil" was written by Halley Gross and series co-creator Jonathan Nolan, and was directed by Frederick E.O. Ford then orders Bernard to kill Theresa, by smashing her head emotionlessly against the wall. Ford arrives, revealing to Theresa that Bernard is a host, and that she was not the first to try to oust him from the park. Theresa finds a hidden door that leads to a secret lab under it, which includes an undocumented host-making machine and several host designs including for Dolores and for Bernard. He takes her to the cottage in Sector 17, but find the host family absent. When Dolores spots a canyon that she had seen in her dreams, she and William part ways with Lawrence to follow it.īernard later approaches Theresa and says he is aware of her collusion with the board and knows the demonstration with Clementine was rigged, but he wants her help in investigating Dr. The Ghost Nation arrives to chase off the Confederados. The three use one of the nitroglycerine-soaked corpses to distract their escape on horseback. The train is suddenly stopped by Confederados who want revenge on Lawrence. William and Dolores become attracted to each other and have sex, and William comes to the realization that Westworld can reveal a person's true character.
William, Dolores, and Lawrence continue on the train through Ghost Nation territory. Maeve tells Felix and Sylvester she needs their help to escape the park, threatening to kill them if they don't help. Maeve, having snuck into a nearby lab, witnesses all this as well as Clementine being taken to storage as a retired host. Theresa states this was a result of the Reveries update, and Bernard, as head of the Behaviors department, takes the blame and is fired. In Operations, Maeve sneaks into a nearby lab to watch as Theresa modifies the programming of Clementine to make her appear violent towards humans by staging her killing a host designed to represent a human. Maeve purposely kills herself so that she can follow. Meanwhile, Maeve sees if she can make Clementine self-aware when park staff come to take her away.
Having failed with the use of a rogue host, they decide to humiliate Dr. Ford into retirement without losing the code.
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Ford and Arnold's host research and code out of the park to force Dr. Theresa meets with Charlotte where it is revealed Theresa was colluding with the Delos board to sneak Dr.
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