Maeve returns with a new look in pics from the next episode of Westworld

This Sunday, Westworld returned to HBO. But for the first time, almost the entire episode was spent outside the titular park, out in the “real world,” where Dolores was putting her plan to topple human civilization into practice.

But at the very end, after the credits, we went back to the Delos parks, which apparently are still in full operation. Maeve Millay (Thandie Newton), last seen out of commission at the end of season 2, woke up in a new park that immersed visitors in the thick of World War II, because who doesn’t wanna live out a Nazi-fighting fantasy?

Oh, unless some of the guests want to take on the other role…best not to dwell on what the people who visit Westworld want. It gets weird.

Anyway, Maeve is back, but trapped in a whole new pickle. How will she get out? Perhaps some of the new press official images will give us a clue.

Photograph by John P. Johnson/HBO

The aesthetics of Westworld are always top notch, and we can see here that the set decorators and costumers and everyone else toiling behind the scenes have gone all out to recreate the feel of Europe in the midst of the Second World War.

Also, if you’re wondering: yes, that is Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton, another host and Maeve’s longtime companion. It looks like they’ve both been reassigned to War World (or whatever they call this place) after the disaster of season 2, when the hosts went wild and killed several members of the Delos board, not to mention a bunch of guests.

Photograph by John P. Johnson/HBO

We’ll also be introduced to Serac, a new character played by Vincent Cassel.

Photograph by John P. Johnson/HBO

If you’ve watched the trailers for season 3, you know that Serac has a very intense assignment for Maeve.

We’ll also check in with Bernard (Jeffrey Wright), who is presumably still trying to make his way back to Westworld for reasons unknown.

Photograph by John P. Johnson/HBO

There are no official photos of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and her new friend Caleb (Aaron Paul), but I think we can assume that they’ll show up to make more mischief.

The second episode of Westworld season 3 is called “The Winter Line,” which is the name of a series of German and Italian military fortifications in Italy constructed during World War II. Again, why would build a park on this stuff? Don’t you know that these violent delights have violent ends?

Anyway, “The Winter Line” will air this Sunday on HBO.

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