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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 6 The Adversary

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Maeve charms Lutz; Elsie discovers a possible sabotage; Teddy and the Man in Black have a conflict with a garrison.
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Westworld — Season 1, Episode 6

Westworld — Season 1, Episode 6

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"The Adversary" shifts its focus to Maeve with one of Westworld's most haunting and moving sequences -- and an episode that balances character development against the continual advancement of numerous storylines.

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Matt Singer ScreenCrush 06/19/2018
9/10
When the characters and their dynamics are as strong as they were on this episode, it's fun to have some mysteries in the mix as well. Go to Full Review
James White Empire Magazine 11/07/2017
4/5
The Maeve plot and Ford stuff were effectively creepy and full of techno terror and we're fascinated to see what Maeve's intelligence boost means for the future. Go to Full Review
Christopher Hooton Independent (UK) 11/08/2016
Westworld aired its most dramatic and densely plotted episode so far this week, with major discoveries for robot and human alike. Go to Full Review
Emma Dibdin Harper's Bazaar 09/29/2017
As with many of the show's apparent clichés, the virgin/whore dynamic with these two characters has evolved into something much more complex. Go to Full Review
Lili Loofbourow The Week 08/28/2017
The surprise is how Maeve's breakthrough sharpens the arc whereby female hosts seem to be gaining sentience as a function of male humans losing confidence. Go to Full Review
Garret Castleberry PopMatters 02/06/2017
9/10
By this point, viewership requires a necessary understanding of all character and storyline threads and the splintering versus convergence between each. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Maeve charms Lutz; Elsie discovers a possible sabotage; Teddy and the Man in Black have a conflict with a garrison.
Director
Frederick E.O. Toye
Executive Producer
Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter
Halley Wegryn Gross, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 6, 2016