The Adversary (Westworld)

"The Adversary" is the sixth episode in the first season of the HBO science fiction western thriller television series Westworld.

She fears that the revelation that she is sleeping with the head of the Behavior department could create a conflict of interest and hurt her credibility.

This episode features a strings-only cover of "Motion Picture Soundtrack" not by the usual composer Ramin Djawadi, but rather by Vitamin String Quartet, which plays as Felix gives Maeve a tour through the Westworld facilities.

The site's consensus reads "'The Adversary' shifts its focus to Maeve with one of Westworld's most haunting and moving sequences — and an episode that balances character development against the continual advancement of numerous storylines.

[5] Scott Tobias of The New York Times wrote in his review of the episode; "Westworld has been tossed into the same TV-MA basket as HBO shows like Game of Thrones, True Detective and Rome, which have brought the network some criticism for appealing heavily to libidinous men.

The difference is that Westworld has been, from the very first image of the show, studiously anti-erotic, despite a premise whose human subjects indulge a lust for consequence-free sex and violence.

Club wrote in his review, "'The Adversary' goes a long way towards rebuilding the faith I lost in previous weeks.

[7] Liz Shannon Miller of IndieWire wrote in her review, "There are some great sequences in this episode, and if we weren't already pulling for Thandie Newton in the Best Supporting Actress category at next year's Emmys, we sure as hell are now.

[9] Rebecca Hawkes of The Daily Telegraph wrote in her review, "At times during this week's episode, 'The Adversary', it felt as if we were inching nearer to a few of the answers we're so desperately craving.

"[10] David Crow of Den of Geek said in his review, "while the episode as a whole was quite powerful, it is stained just enough to cost it that fifth star.

Nonetheless, 'The Adversary' was high-quality television as a whole, and there is undoubtedly plenty of fun (and answers) to be had in the first season's final four episodes to come.

Judging by the restraint shown so far, we may have another episode or two of growing mystery, rising tension, and random acts of crazy disturbing violence before everything implodes.