Fans learn much more about two new mysterious characters in Sunday night’s episode of Westworld, Vincent Cassell’s Serac and Aaron Paul’s Caleb.
The new episode, Genre, represents the fifth episode of the eight-episode season, as we delve into the back half of the season.
The preview for the upcoming episode teased we’d learn much more about where Serac and Caleb came from, and the episode certainly did not disappoint.
We first met Serac towards the end of the second episode of the season, The Winter Line, where he first met Maeve (Thandie Newton).
Past: Fans learn much more about two new mysterious characters in Sunday night’s episode of Westworld, Vincent Cassell’s Serac and Aaron Paul’s Caleb
The episode begins with Serac, speaking in French, talking about his past, about his brother, revealing that they built this system to save humanity.
‘But there were problems, things you couldn’t predict, flies in the ointment,’ he added.
The graphics that we have been seeing all season that show a ‘divergence’ is seen in a watch Serac is wearing, as he meets with a foreign leader.
Serac says there is a ‘small group’ of anomalies’ as he reveals he knows about the secret deals this foreign leader has made.
He asks if he flew down there to threaten him in front of his military, with Serac saying that the relationship is built on trust.
He trusted him to do what he was told in order to ensure his election, with Serac threatening to return in six weeks to talk to the new president unless he gets what he wants.
Serac leaves towards his private plane as the credits sequence begins.
Serac says that buuilding a god was not easy, and he needed data, which is where Dempsey came in, adding that his company Incite had, ‘the entire world’s data.’
An angry Dempsey says he made the worst business decision of his career by trusting the brothers.
The brothers whisper that they should just kill him, he’ll get in the way, as Dempsey leaves with his child, a young Liam.
Back in present day, Serac is told there are problems in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and that Liam was with Dolores.
‘Activate every asset we have. I want her caught,’ Serac tells his subordinate.
In Los Angeles, Dolores tells Caleb and Liam (John Gallagher Jr.) that they need to keep moving so Serac can’t find him.
Caleb wonders what they need with him since they have all his money, but Dolores says she needs access to the system.
Liam says his access won’t be enough, but Dolores says they need to find a way to beat him together or they will all die.
Liam tells Caleb that she used him, and he says she’s using him too, as he wears the glasses that tells the future.
Liam becomes afraid and backs away from Liam before he slams a chip into his neck and runs away.
Dolores bends over him and flashes a bright light in Caleb’s face, asking if he’s OK, before saying they have to move because he’ll find us.
They go on a roof as it suddenly becomes black and white, with strange music playing in the background.
He told her during that initial meeting that he’s been waiting a long time for Maeve to come into the real world, and that he wants her to destroy Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and stop her from completing her mission to destroy humanity.
We also learned that, while Maeve has the ability to control the hosts, Serac has control over her.
The preview begins with Serac saying that ‘Building a God is not easy,’ as we see footage of what could be a younger version of Serac.
He adds that there were ‘outliers’ who could not be predicted or controlled, adding, ‘as long as they are a part of us, there is no future for us.’
Control: We also learned that, while Maeve has the ability to control the hosts, Serac has control over her
There are also shots of what may be an even younger version of Serac, looking at what could be Paris that was destroyed.
During last week’s episode, The Mother of Exiles, Serac takes Maeve to Singapore, but she jokes that if he wanted to impress her, he would have taken her to Paris.
Serac says he would’ve loved to show Paris to him, as we see a flashback to Serac’s youth with his brother, telling Maeve that there’s, ‘nothing left to see.’
Serac is also heard saying there is an ‘agitator who will destroy the world,’ as we see shots of Caleb, along with Ash (Lena Waithe) and Giggles (Marshawn Lynch).
Martin: Martin Connells (Tommy Flanagan) is seen with Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) as they examine the massive system that Serac is building
Martin Connells (Tommy Flanagan) is seen with Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) as they examine the massive system that Serac is building.
Connells has been doing Dolores’ bidding lately, while one intriguing part of the preview features what sounds like the voice of Bernard, presumably asking Caleb if he has ever ‘questioned what she is asking you to do.
It’s similar to the line of questioning that technicians would ask hosts in Westworld, to see if they are questioning their own reality.
Westworld continues its Season 3 run with the new episode Decoherence on Sunday, April 19 at 9 PM ET on HBO.
Martin: Connells has been doing Dolores’ bidding lately, while one intriguing part of the preview features what sounds like the voice of Bernard, presumably asking Caleb if he has ever ‘questioned what she is asking you to do