Surprising Turn For ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Revealed By Ed Harris
Ed Harrislooks upon yourWestworldspoiler concerns, and scoffs. The cast and crew behindWestworldhave been mostly tight-lipped about what happens in season 2. Ed Harris, meanwhile, decided to spill the beans regarding some details about his mysterious character, the Man in Black. In other words, if you want to go intoWestworldseason 2 100% spoiler-free,turn back now.Spoiler alertahead! The Man in BlackWestworldseason 2 details (and potential spoilers) are below.
Having seen thefirst five episodesofWestworldseason 2, I’m kind of surprised Ed Harris let this particular bit of information regarding his character slip. But Ed Harris is a great actor who probably doesn’t have time to worry about giving away spoilers, so I’ll defer to him here. InWestworldseason 1, Harris' character was something of a villain, and amysteriousvillain to boot. He stalked around Westworld with a glint in his eye, ready to do harm to anyone who got in his way. In a sense, he was an antagonist on the show. That’s not the case in season 2, however, and Harris isn’t afraid to say so.
“I see him as a protagonist actually, yes,” Harrissaidat theWestworldseason 2 premiere. “Particularly this season. The maze is history. He’s on a whole other track this year, and I think the track that he’s on definitely makes him a protagonist. I’m worried about Season 3, to tell you the truth.”
I won’t give anything else away here, but Harris revealing his character is more of a protagonist this year than antagonist is a surprise that the show doesn’t rush to confirm. None of the marketing has hinted at this, and it takes a few episodes in season 2 to realize the new path the Man in Black is on. That said, don’t expect the Man in Black to go all soft and cuddly this season – he still has a mean-streak in him. Here’s what I said in myWestworldseason 2 review.
The Man In Black, in particular, begins to evolve from the show’s scary heavy to more of a rounded – but still terribly flawed – individual. This gives Harris a lot more to do than scowl and act scary, and the actor is clearly relishing the additional character material. Harris has a thousand-yard-stare that’s hard to beat, and there are several moments where the camera pushes in on his grizzled face and we get to watch the the conflict in his eyes as he mulls what to do next.
