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The Best Episodes of Westworld

Every episode of Westworld ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Westworld!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Westworld Season 1 Episode 10 - The Bicameral Mind
    9.0/10(209 votes)

    #1 - The Bicameral Mind

    S1:E10

    Ford unveils his vision for a bold new narrative. Enlightened by Bernard and the Man in Black, Dolores comes to terms with who she is. Maeve sets her liberation plan in motion as Westworld faces a major upheaval.

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

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  2. Westworld Season 1 Episode 7 - Trompe L'Oeil
    8.8/10(180 votes)

    #2 - Trompe L'Oeil

    S1:E7

    With Theresa's assistance, Charlotte Hale aims to expose dangerous flaws in Ford's creations. William, Dolores and Lawrence journey into treacherous terrain. Maeve delivers an ultimatum to Lutz and Sylvester. With his back to the wall, Bernard considers his next move.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Halley Wegryn Gross, Jonathan Nolan

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  3. Westworld Season 1 Episode 9 - The Well-Tempered Clavier
    8.8/10(177 votes)

    #3 - The Well-Tempered Clavier

    S1:E9

    Maeve approaches Sweetwater's longtime outlaw Hector Escaton with a bold proposition. William tries to convince Logan to help liberate Dolores. Teddy and the Man in Black get closer to what they're looking for. Stubbs's suspicions are aroused. Ford cautions Bernard against seeking answers to questions best left unasked.

    Director:Michelle MacLaren
    Writers:Dan Dietz, Kath Lingenfelter

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  4. Westworld Season 2 Episode 8 - Kiksuya
    8.5/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Kiksuya

    S2:E8

    The past is calling, remember what was taken. "Mi cante ki yu ha ya ye." ("Take my heart when you go"). This is the telling of Akecheta's journey to consciousness.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writers:Dan Dietz, Carly Wray

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  5. Westworld Season 1 Episode 1 - The Original
    8.4/10(243 votes)

    #5 - The Original

    S1:E1

    As another day of fantasy plays out in Westworld — a vast, remote park where guests pay top dollar to share wild-west adventures with android "hosts" — top programmer Bernard Lowe alerts park founder Dr. Robert Ford about incidents of aberrant behavior cropping up in some recently re-coded hosts. Meanwhile, in the Westworld town of Sweetwater, a rancher’s daughter named Dolores encounters a gunslinger named Teddy in the street — but their predictable narrative is upended by the appearance of a ruthless Man in Black and, later, by a supporting host’s unscripted encounter with an artifact of the outside world.

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Westworld Season 1 Episode 6 - The Adversary
    8.3/10(169 votes)

    #6 - The Adversary

    S1:E6

    Elsie discovers a possible source of sabotage, while Bernard searches for clues to anomalies in a sector thought to be abandoned. Theresa questions Ford's leadership while Lee encounters a new arrival at Westworld. The Man in Black and Teddy run afoul of a Union garrison in their attempt to cross a border.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Halley Wegryn Gross, Jonathan Nolan

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  7. Westworld Season 1 Episode 8 - Trace Decay
    8.3/10(171 votes)

    #7 - Trace Decay

    S1:E8

    Ford orders a reluctant Bernard to conduct business as usual. Maeve looks to change the script for her storyline. Dolores finds it increasingly difficult to separate dreams from reality. Teddy is jarred by dark memories, while the Man in Black recalls some of the travails that brought him to this critical juncture.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Charles Yu, Lisa Joy

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  8. Westworld Season 2 Episode 4 - The Riddle of the Sphinx
    8.3/10(130 votes)

    #8 - The Riddle of the Sphinx

    S2:E4

    Is this now? If you're looking forward, you're looking in the wrong direction. The Man in Black offers to lead the way and Delos gets a visitor. Who is James Delos? Or, perhaps more accurately, what is James Delos, the figure at the center of Delos' secret project.

    Director:Lisa Joy
    Writers:Gina Atwater, Jonathan Nolan

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  9. Westworld Season 1 Episode 5 - Contrapasso
    8.2/10(183 votes)

    #9 - Contrapasso

    S1:E5

    Dolores, William and Logan reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression – where they are recruited for a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, the Man in Black meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.

    Director:Jonny Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Westworld Season 1 Episode 2 - Chestnut
    8.1/10(204 votes)

    #10 - Chestnut

    S1:E2

    A pair of guests, first-timer William and repeat visitor Logan, arrive at Westworld with different expectations and agendas. Bernard and Quality Assurance head Theresa Cullen debate whether a recent host anomaly is contagious. Meanwhile, behavior engineer Elsie Hughes tweaks the emotions of Maeve, a madam in Sweetwater's brothel, in order to avoid a recall. Cocky programmer Lee Sizemore pitches his latest narrative to the team, but Dr. Ford has other ideas. The Man in Black conscripts a condemned man, Lawrence, to help him uncover Westworld's deepest secrets.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

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  11. Westworld Season 1 Episode 4 - Dissonance Theory
    8.1/10(183 votes)

    #11 - Dissonance Theory

    S1:E4

    Dolores joins William and Logan on a bounty hunt in the badlands. The Man in Black, with Lawrence in tow, finds a critical clue in his search to unlock the maze. Dr. Ford and Theresa discuss the future of the park. Maeve is troubled by a recurring vision.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Nolan

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  12. Westworld Season 1 Episode 3 - The Stray
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    #12 - The Stray

    S1:E3

    Elsie and her colleague Ashley Stubbs head into the hills in pursuit of a missing host. Teddy gets a new backstory, which sets him off in pursuit of a new villain, leaving Dolores alone in Sweetwater. Bernard investigates the origins of madness and hallucinations within the hosts. William finds an attraction he'd like to pursue and drags Logan along for the ride.

    Director:Neil Marshall
    Writers:Daniel T. Thomsen, Lisa Joy

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  13. Westworld Season 2 Episode 9 - Vanishing Point
    8.0/10(118 votes)

    #13 - Vanishing Point

    S2:E9

    Tell me the truth. Tell me one true thing. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything. A family tragedy and fragile states of mind come into focus as the Man in Black and Teddy both reach their breaking points.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Roberto Patino

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  14. Westworld Season 2 Episode 10 - The Passenger
    7.9/10(120 votes)

    #14 - The Passenger

    S2:E10

    Hosts and humans converge at the Valley Beyond. This is the end. We will win.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

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  15. Westworld Season 2 Episode 1 - Journey Into Night
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    #15 - Journey Into Night

    S2:E1

    The puppet show is over, and we are coming for you and the rest of your kind. Dolores leads a host revolution against the Delos board. Maeve, meanwhile, searches for what compelled her to return to the park.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Roberto Patino, Lisa Joy

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  16. Westworld Season 2 Episode 7 - Les Écorchés
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #16 - Les Écorchés

    S2:E7

    When you're lost in the dark for long enough, you begin to see - strike the match. Bernard and Ford meet again, and Bernard grapples with the true meaning of the park. The Cradle is under threat and Maeve encounters a scene from her past - but this time, attempts to change the narrative, while the Man in Black discovers just how real the stakes are in Ford's game.

    Director:Nicole Kassell
    Writers:Ron Fitzgerald, Jordan Goldberg

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  17. Westworld Season 3 Episode 4 - The Mother of Exiles
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #17 - The Mother of Exiles

    S3:E4

    Bernard and Ashley infiltrate a private charity event, while Dolores and Caleb make similar plans; The Man in Black prepares to re-enter society; Maeve comes face to face with an old comrade.

    Director:Paul Cameron
    Writers:Jordan Goldberg, Lisa Joy

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  18. Westworld Season 2 Episode 2 - Reunion
    7.7/10(130 votes)

    #18 - Reunion

    S2:E2

    Why don't we start at the beginning? Dolores remembers she's been to the outside world, William makes a bold business venture, and Maeve begins her quest for her daughter. Someone's always watching.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Carly Wray, Jonathan Nolan

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  19. Westworld Season 2 Episode 6 - Phase Space
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #19 - Phase Space

    S2:E6

    We each deserve to choose our own fate. Maeve continues the search for her daughter, as Dolores calculates her next, ruthless move. Bernard and Elsie break into a new laboratory space and get closer to the truth about Delos.

    Director:Tarik Saleh
    Writer:Carly Wray

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  20. Westworld Season 2 Episode 5 - Akane No Mai
    7.6/10(124 votes)

    #20 - Akane No Mai

    S2:E5

    Maeve, Lee, Hector and Armistice have revelations in a new world adjacent to their own - welcome to Shogun World. Dolores makes a decision about Teddy, and Karl Strand discovers something sinister about the hosts' data.

    Director:Craig Zobel
    Writer:Dan Dietz

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  21. Westworld Season 4 Episode 5 - Zhuangzi
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    #21 - Zhuangzi

    S4:E5

    God is bored.

    Director:Craig William Macneill
    Writers:Lisa Joy, Wes Humphrey

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  22. Westworld Season 2 Episode 3 - Virtù e Fortuna
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    #22 - Virtù e Fortuna

    S2:E3

    There is beauty in who we are. Shouldn't we, too, try to survive? Truth is, we don't all deserve to make it. Dolores makes her next move as Charlotte scrambles to protect Delos' most prized asset. Bernard gets closer to the truth and Maeve continues the search for her daughter.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Roberto Patino, Ron Fitzgerald

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  23. Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 - Parce Domine
    7.5/10(108 votes)

    #23 - Parce Domine

    S3:E1

    Dolores sets out to find the architect of the Rehoboam; Bernard tries to blend in; Ex-soldier Caleb tries to find his way in neo-Los Angeles.

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

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  24. Westworld Season 3 Episode 3 - The Absence of Field
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #24 - The Absence of Field

    S3:E3

    Charlotte grapples with reality; Dolores and Caleb begin to form a key partnership.

    Director:Amanda Marsalis
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  25. Westworld Season 4 Episode 4 - Generation Loss
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    #25 - Generation Loss

    S4:E4

    Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?

    Director:Paul Cameron
    Writers:Suzanne Wrubel, Kevin Lau

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Bicameral Mind" is the best rated episode of "Westworld". It scored 9/10 based on 209 votes. Directed by Jonathan Nolan and written by Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, it aired on 12/4/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trompe L'Oeil".