Trompe L'Oeil (Westworld)

"Trompe L'Oeil" is the seventh episode in the first season of the HBO science fiction western thriller television series Westworld.

Theresa states this was a result of the Reveries update, and Bernard, as head of the Behaviors department, takes the blame and is fired.

"Trompe L'Oeil" was written by Halley Gross and series co-creator Jonathan Nolan, and was directed by Frederick E.O.

The site's consensus reads "'Trompe L'Oeil' confirms a major fan theory with a chilling episode whose narrative shocks are further fueled by a bevy of standout performances.

Last week, that off-the-grid cottage seemed like Ford’s nostalgic attempt to revisit his childhood, using older models of his machines.

Club wrote in his review, "Seven episodes in and Westworld finally delivers both its first human death, and its first truly shocking surprise.

[7] Liz Shannon Miller of IndieWire wrote in her review, "There’s been an awful lot of set-up in weeks past, which was relatively essential given the complexity of the world being slowly unfurled.

But this episode finally built up some major momentum for the season's endgame — rewarding our patience and getting us in gear for one hell of a ride to the end.

[8] James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly wrote in his review, "The story was always on the side of the hosts, and now the writers have doubled down on their gamble that the audience will accept robots as protagonists.

In a very real and very chilling way, the seventh episode of the first season pulled back the veil, confirming one of the biggest fan theories out there.