Arnold/Bernard and Bernard 2.0

Published November 20, 2016 · Updated July 6, 2022

I’m episode 3 Bernard’s voice asks Delores “do you remember” she flashes back to the man and black who says “let’s go back to the beginning when we first met.” Then we cut to William. Man in black early years.

When we see Bernard’s talk to Delores we have established he’s wearing black. But go back and look. They are in a room that looks very similar to the cottage basement. Perhaps he’s been there before, a prior build maybe. No, the voice is Bernard’s and Bernard is Arnold. This explains the room, the picture of Arnold, and why Ford tells him not to make Arnold’s mistake.

Arnold was seeking a higher intelligence for the hosts because he was trying to replace his son. When we see Bernard/Arnold in black speaking with Delores in the past he’s in the room we’ve only now discovered a room Bernard 2.0 discovers with the audience.

In episode 4 Bernard/Arnold tells Delores if she finds the center of the maze she will be free. Then we pick up with her first morning with William.

Delores kills Arnold after she finds the center of the maze and feels just free enough to know she’s locked in a prison. She’s stuck in her modest little loops as punishment for killing Arnold.

– Peter Ousley

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