Westworld: 31 WTF Moments From Season 1

16. Bernard Is A Host

Westworld Bernard Theresa Ford
HBO

After seven episodes with some gradual teasing, and the feeling that *someone* must really be a robot masquerading as a human, we get the show's first truly major twist.

Bernard, loyal right-hand of Ford and one of the people who works closest with the hosts, is - GASP - a robot.

It works well, serving as part of a double whammy to end the episode and kickstart the season's endgame. Nonetheless, revealing human Bernard is actually a robot is pretty major.

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