Back in the same room as before, Ford prepares to erase Bernard's memory, as he has successfully cleared up any evidence linking them to Theresa. 5 unnamed Delos Immortality Project technicians, Robert Ford has the largestposthumous kill count in the show, having caused the death of25 machines and 7 people after his own death, plus all victims of, Though other employees need touchscreens or, Ford's choice of hat may be significant. Challenge creating a brand new narrative for Westworld. Dolores accuses him of trapping them all inside his dream. He's brought such depth to a number of complex characters with most people instantly thinking of his haunting performance as Hannibal Lecter. Las instalaciones cuentan con androides cuya apariencia fsica es humana, y gracias a ellos los visitantes pueden introducirse en cualquier tipo de fantasa por muy oscura que sea. Time to understand your enemy. Also set to return are The Man in Black (Ed Harris) and his younger self William (Jimmi Simpson), along with Elsie Hughes (Shannon . After Ford and the boy have walked for a while, Ford tells the boy to look at the "town with the white church" and listen for the church's bell (there's no town or church there, just the frame of an old steeple). Bernard looks at Dolores, then follows him. Westworld (TV Series 2016-2022) Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford. He says he believed the hosts weren't conscious at the time - then he says he wasn't able to acknowledge it because he wouldn't have been able to open the park if he had. At the gala, Ford takes a drink from a host and mingles. Find out how you match to him and 5500+ other characters. But what happens when two characters are merged in this way? Cause of death I don't. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Dressed in her blue dress, Dolores moves so that she can stand behind Ford. The two converse for a while, with Ford telling Bernard how lucky he is to have no emotions. And on the odd occasion that it has a funny line, it's usually some kind of sarcastic retort or casual act of violence rather than the hosts telling jokes or spitting out one-liners. They don't speak but William tips his hat to her and she smiles back at him as Logan calls him away. Ford? After finally catching what he had been chasing after, he was left not knowing what to do. Robert Ford We designed every inch of it. Male Ford and William are on a first name basis with one another, but far from friendly. He tells the boy to head home, and that the boy should not return to this area. In fact, one of the funniest moments, behind the scenes, actually came from Dr. Robert Ford, akaSir Anthony Hopkins himself who "Westworld" fans will know is one of the most solemn characters in the park, after his years bringing the hosts to life. Bernard is concerned that the board are expecting a new story line and won't be pleased that Odyssey on Red River has not been approved. Ford speaks of his life-long love of stories. He's long wished that the hosts could fight back, and Ed Harris looks positively tickled when the army of decommissioned robots show up like Birnam Wood and shoot him in the shoulder. Ford would spend his later years operating multiple saloons and dance halls in the West. EW has a rundown of many of the cast and characters returning for season 2 of Westworld, and they include a younger version of Anthony Hopkins' Robert Ford. We see this when Dolores asks Ford if they are "very old friends", and Ford is so saddened by the memory of Dolores killing Arnold that he sheds a tear. Defined more by narrative back stories explaining how they've changed than by observable arcs, the Man in Black and Robert Ford are the least believable inhabitants of the world they own and created, respectively. William's arc which was finally joined to the Man in Black's was almost as underwhelming as Ford's (and not just because Jimmi Simpson and Ed Harris deliver very different performances). Ford mentions that Bernard should also think about creating a Host Charlie, Lowe's dead son. Later, when Theresa decides to recall all the hosts that received an upgrade with the included reveries code, she tells Bernard that he will be the one to relay this information to Ford. He gives a command to Bernard that shuts off his emotions, and tells him that he needs the old Bernard back, the capable Bernard who can cover his tracks. Free. Ford's human engineers were not up to the task of creating an extended range of life-like emotions for the hosts, but Bernard was able to exceed even Ford's abilities in this regard. His intelligent charm and gravitas made him the perfect choice to play Ford, the Delos Park Director. Together with his partner Arnold, Ford created the theme park Westworld, where rich guests are able to live like in the wild west, among androids, called Hosts, which act like the inhabitants of the created world. He realized that suffering, because of a world that is not as you would wish it, is the key. He was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, who also portrayed Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal,and Red Dragon, Henry Wilcox in Howards End, Ted Crawford in Fracture, Edward Bailey in Red 2,and Sir John Talbot in The Wolf Man. But then the young host Dr. Robert Ford created in his own young image finds William, and tells him about a new game. Courtesy of HBO. He pretends to be unaware of what happened to her, asking questions and appearing curious. Westworld (TV Series 2016-2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He views the world and the people in it objectively, every person and host a piece of his grand experiment. We also don't know what her break from the storyline means philosophically for the story or if it was a break at all. Ford unfreezes the hosts both inside and outside the restaurant with a flick of his finger. He says "You're allowed to hold that Bernard, but not to use it. Misanthropic God Wannabe. As he puts it, Never place your trust in us. Though Ford harshly chastises those who humanize Westworlds animatronic hosts, he seems to consider himself above that rule. "Nah, just whiskey," the Man in Black offers back, clanking down a few gold pieces to get her to shut up . Interests his robotic creations. Ford follows Bernard's invitation and heads to the area. Ford tells Bernard that there is no real difference. Although Ford is something of a recluse within the company, he makes a rare public appearance to announce his plans for a brand new narrative. Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc. (LAP, Inc.) is a consulting firm dedicated to creating places and environments with rich experiences and enduring character. In the cottage, Bernard encounters a family of Hosts, the father attacks the intruder immediately. Again, Ford asks if she has any record of contact with him since, and Dolores answers no. Ford reminisces to Bernard about how the hosts' bodies have been greatly improved, before asking the host to return to its "slumber". The season finale of Westworld ended with a shocking death. But that doesn't mean the cast and crew didn't have fun while making the HBO series. He gets up and leaves, leaving Dolores seated alone in the dark glass cubicle. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. Search icon A magnifying glass. Arnold? The boy asks Ford if he's lost. (1981), King Lear (2018), and the HBO western series, Westworld. Ford begins telling him a story about a Greyhound dog he once had as a child. Although Bernard orders the Host to shut down, the Host keeps attacking and only stops when Ford arrives and personally gives the order. Ford tells Theresa that Westworld was originally intended as something different, and that he had a bet with Arnold about whether the park could be made to be perfectly balanced. For those who like the score in The Leftovers, I'm sure you would like the score in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Firstly, I think it's a completely underrated movie and I've loved it since the first time I saw it. Theresa finds blueprints for Hosts, including one resembling Bernard. Before anything else can happen, Ford erases Bernard's memory. Ford just doesn't make very much sense: The man tells Theresa he's "not the sentimental type," but he keeps a robot version of his family in the woods, builds himself an Arnold-clone, and claims the grief he felt at his partner's passing led him to understand the link between suffering and sentience and free his creation. You can find. Ford talks about knowing everything possible about their employees Responding to Ford's question about whether she liked Westworld, Theresa tells him that when she started working there, she realized it would be something she would not enjoy. through his creations. Noticing this, Ford smiles secretly. He explains that hosts here are very old, first generation hosts. In that regard, it's a shame Ford was literally killed off at the end of "Westworld" Season 1, and his digital presence put in the brain of Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright). I said last week that the version of Ford we saw in Episode 9 seemed puzzlingly omnipotent compared to former iterations, which seemed powerful but capable of doubt (remember when he caught a glimpse of the maze on the domino table and went running to his office to consult Arnold's notebooks? Ford says no, and initiates the memory wipe, however Bernard has a flashback which proves Ford is lying. He starts panicking until Ford orders him to stop, causing Bernard to lose all emotions immediately. . (Ford reveals later that the reason that he doesn't want anyone to know that some of the hosts have 'woken up' is to protect the hosts; because he thinks that humans would destroy conscious hosts.) (Unnamed) - Father (deceased, decommissioned)(Unnamed) - Mother (deceased)Tommy Ford - Brother (deceased, decommissioned)Jock - Pet (deceased, decommissioned) Hosts can kill humans, and William seems thrilled. He shows Bernard that the little boy is an old electro-mechanical model. Ford takes control of Bernard and forces him to take the gun from Clem and point it at his head. He doesn't feel the need to compromise on his vision for the various storylines unfolding throughout the park, and if anything, he works against the company itself. Dolores shoots him in the back of the head, then turns and shoots the watching Teddy. TV: Westworld - Dr. Robert Ford FUNKO #460. Ford says that he wants to play catch with Jock, but he discovers the dog is dead and it comes out that the young Host has killed him, because the voice of Arnold in his head told him to. As Charlotte has achieved enough information on the androids that Ford cannot destroy his knowledge anymore, she has gone through with her plan to remove him as the head of Westworld. But Billy remained unconvinced because exposing Dolores' mechanical guts was a) a fantastically violent answer to a question no one was asking and b) a disappointingly literal approach to a philosophical problem. In his office, Ford is confronted by Charlotte Hale. Theresa finds blueprints of some of the presumably first hosts, as they show Dolores and the Little Boy. "You were always drawn to it, so I had Bernard leave it somewhere where you might find it." Ford says that dreams are everything, they are the stories they can tell of what they want to be, who they could become. Why, given how perfectly he seems to understand the maze in the finale, was he so concerned? Narrative & Backstory Goals In a show filled with memorable individuals, Robert Ford stands out as one of Westworld 's most captivating characters. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Powers / Skills Personality private, hyper-intelligent, and arrogant. All this is to say that "Westworld" is a very serious show, filled with adult themes and violence in most episodes. Relationship Status single. He later says he believes he had no choice, in order to save Bernard and the other hosts. He created this game especially for him. . Ford tells Bernard that the photograph was not enough to cause the failure to host Peter Abernathy. Ford's work occasionally requires him to do pretty awful things, in service of his quest for truth. One of the men says that the town will have to be destroyed to make way for the new canyon. Ford casually recalls that Arnold felt the same way, and he couldn't stop Ford either. Every blade of grass. Westworld scenes of Dr. Robert Ford (Part 1) camai 4.76K subscribers Subscribe 16K 2.7M views 6 years ago All the scenes of the great Sir Anthony Hopkins from Westworld. But Ford still has a vested interest in Westworld. Under my control. But what does this mean? This is a series with exceptional acting, freakishly gorgeous cinematography, mind-bending ideas, and beautiful speeches, but as long as it kept us in suspense as to what was really happening, its handling of character development was hard to judge. Although Bernard pleads with him, Ford does not revoke the order and leaves the room, forcing Bernard to kill himself. Ford warns him that he may not like what he finds, and is amused when Bernard pulls out a gun. DeceasedDestroyed (digital copy) Visit our corporate site at https://futureplc.comThe Week is a registered trade mark. Future US LLC, 10th floor, 1100 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. After Arnold's death, Ford threw himself even more obsessively into his work. 1, 2 Ford looks upset, and says "No". The star doesn't have any lines in the footage, but he dances through the set with such eccentricity he couldn't be further from his character in the series. Ford takes the stage to applause. Blue, Code deleted by Bernard from his control unit (digital copy), Ford's goodbye to Bernard, in "The Passenger". From Ford's tone, Bernard realizes that they must have had this conversation before. Listening to Ford's latest monologue, I kept thinking of the inadequacy of Logan's "visceral demonstration" of Dolores' essence when he cut her open. He asks her if she remembers the man he used to be, but she does not, saying she is forgetful sometimes. Once in Analysis, he asks when her last contact with Arnold was. Ford mentions that she must remember "him", "Arnold", the person that created her, but again she says she does not recall anyone by that name. To take advantage of all of CharacTours features, you need your own personal White ". Throughout the season, we a. Ford walks through the desert and meets a Little Boy. Theresa's body is later found in the park by security personnel. She's there to tell him he has to retire, after announcing his new narrative. "The Original" Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO. 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