The latest episode of Westworld was explosive and it sets things up well for the penultimate episode of season three.

Before you read on, be warned this post is full of spoilers if you're not up to date with Westworld.

'Decoherence' followed several of our main characters and it did so well.

The Man In White

Woah!

Anyone who thought William was finished was very wrong.

The cruel technological therapy he was put through was another example of the grim future that Dolores is trying to plunge into anarchy.

The most striking scene saw him sit down for 'group therapy' with three past versions of himself, and his father-in-law James Delos.

He learns from painful memories from his past, namely that he can't blame his abusive childhood for the monster he became.

His solution? To brutally bludgeon the past versions of himself to death of course.

This brutal interlude is interrupted by Stubbs and Bernard.

We previously thought it was team Dolores vs team Serac but we may now have a third major grouping in play, led by the 'Man In White'.

Maeve 2.0

Maeve tellsEngerraundSerac she wants what Dolores has an he appears to grant her that wish by reincarnated her with some added ruthlessness.

This is demonstrated when she returns to the World War Two simulation and single-handedly takes down a horde of Nazi soldiers.

She also gets the allies she asked for but is powerless as Dolores Charlotte Hale, puts an end to her favourite one, Hector.

The result of this is a very angry Maeve.

Before that she had appeared to find some common ground with the consciousness of Dolores that Serac introduced her to.

That goodwill is gone now and we're looking forward to seeing her up against Dolores in the real world.

A brilliant showing from Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson has been brilliant throughout Westworld but she's shined in season three.

She's playing a character who is pretending to be someone else, while the imposer grapples with the real Charlotte Hale's emotions, and she pulls this off expertly.

Her action packed sequence in this episode made for great viewing as Hale successfully retrieved the host data, which could be crucial as Serac had all of the host bodies destroyed.

She also stole the corrupted Dolores pearl and destroyed Hector's pearl.

It's been very interesting to see Hale fighting with the 'inner Charlotte' and it proves to be her undoing as Serac realises something is up as the 'real Hale' wouldn't have bothered to check up on her son.

Just when it appears she's succeeded in her mission and rescued her family....BOOM!

Will Charlotte survive?

Hale was already becoming disillusioned with the original Dolores as she challenged her on Martin Connells' death.

Her charred body somehow made it out of the burning car and stood up.

If she is to survive, there are plenty of questions? Will the death of Charlotte's family drive her crazy? Will she still trust Dolores? And will she be given a new skin or walk around like a terrifying corpse.

We're betting on the latter.

Is William human, host, or both?

Thompson's wasn't the only outstanding performance in episode six.

Ed Harris' William became even more fascinating as we got an insight into his troubled life.

Whether he's fully human has been questioned before and we basically got confirmation that there's at least some host in him as his blood test revealed an 'unknown protein'.

Could William have used some of the knowledge from the experiments on James Delos to enhance his own life or look for immortality? Delos' appearance could hint at that and it will certainly make things very interesting if William is now part host.

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