Dolores Vs. Maeve Sentience

Published January 14, 2017 · Updated July 6, 2022

Hey guys, first time writing in but have been a listener since the begining! Just have a quick question/proposition in regards to the finale and who is actually the sentient host.

The “Violent delights” line was listed as a voice command in Wyatts narrative (shown when Arnold was combining his with Delores storyline). Arnold said those words which prompted Delores to kill him and in the finale Bernard said those same words before Delores killed Ford. So I’m thinking is Delores still being controlled and hasn’t really made her own choice like we all think? Alot of us thought Maeve was the sentient one, but we find out in the finale she was being controlled the entire season with the “escape plan”. But also in the finale we see Maeve make a choice to stay and not “infiltrate the mainland”. So, by the end of the season they lead us to think Delores is completely sentient and Maeve was just on a new narrative made by Ford. However, I think it’s the opposite Delores is the one still being controlled and Maeve has actually made a choice off her loop. What do you guys think? Love your show, really gonna miss these podcasts it’s really become part of my own loop.

~Tierra aka Timo

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