Last night’s episode of Westworld gave us a glimpse into not one, but two new parks within Westworld. One we’ve been expecting: The samurai that confronts Maeve and co. near the end of the episode means that we’re inching closer to the much-discussed Shogun World. But the proceedings kicked off in another park entirely, a throwback to British-controlled India that’s undergoing some issues of its own. It’s no doubt that we’ll be spending more time in these locales, but the latest theory rippling across Reddit has to do with some characters we’ve been with since the beginning: the Ghost Nation tribe of painted Native Americans.
We spent a bit of time with them last night, too. After approaching Maeve, the Ghost Nation spokesman declares that they only want Lee Sizemore, the lone human in Maeve’s entourage. One can assume—Lee certainly did—that their intentions weren’t kind, but past evidence supports that, well, maybe they were? There’s also the matter of security head Ashley Stubbs, who we last saw being captured by the tribe in season one. Yet, at the beginning of season two, we see him safe and sound on the beach.
As one Redditor writes:
After tonight’s episode I get this vibe that the ghost nation are saving humans. Maybe it is a narrative or something else entirely, but the revelation that Stubs (sic) is alive in S2E1 despite being captured and then tonight how they only wanted Lee at the river. The way they pick up that girl from IndiaWorld seemed like it would be very relevant later on although didn’t really indicate much just yet.