Fans Salute Westworld's New Boss: Maeve

Before the eighth episode of Westworld premiered Sunday night on HBO, we wanted answers. We needed answers. 

But far from giving fans anything remotely concrete, “Trace Decay” played with timelines, twisted the truth, and delved even deeper into the philosophical themes of the season so far.

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Basically, everyone is super confused, but somehow still OK with that.

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A few new theories are also coming to light after tonight’s episode, some slightly more plausible than others.

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Fans threw out a few random observations/exclamations.

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But one thing everyone knows for sure: Maeve is the boss.

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Westworld‘s season 1 finale airs Sunday, Nov. 27 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO