The players assemble for one last game.
We watch this opening sequence play out twice.
He offers her a choice.

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Bernard really is the worst at motivational speeches.
He makes her an unconvincing pledge.
Maybe Bernard failed so many times in the simulations because he has no poker face.

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They head off to take out Halores' tower, leaving the gate to robot heaven open.
She survives and emerges reborn.
Christina doesn’t know why she’s here, but whatever this is it has to stop.
The Host in Black is not happy about this new development.
Both Maeve and Bernard say their goodbyes, convinced they won’t make it back.
Maeve wishes she could see Caleb and let him know she kept her promise.
Frankie insists she’ll get the chance when they meet up again.
He misinterprets Bernard’s sentimental compliments; sure this meanshe’sgoing to die.
Bernard cryptically instructs him to make a left at the fork when the time comes.
They hug and Stubbs insists they “better f—ing win.”
I love these two.
They’re my favoriteWestworldcouple.)
It’s time to let go of sentimental attachments and evolve into the species they were meant to be.
He wants to know what William would do to stop Halores from taking his world away.
“Cultures don’t survive, cockroaches do.
HiB says he understands, then stabs William in the heart.
Everyone converges on Olympiad and the tower.
All the chaos makes it easier for Stubbs and Frankie to slip in unnoticed.
Everyone here is going to die, but they can save one part of this world.
The choice to still fight with him has to be hers.
But he’s not done with headshots yet!
RIP to a truly compelling villain.
Man, if there’s one thing HiB loves more than killing people, it’s monologues.
Then HiB delivers yet another fatal headshot and fulfills Bernard’s prophecy.
They escape, but not before Frankie gets shot in the leg.