Robert's incomprehension of Arnold, his indifference to the host, and his insistence on opening the park in the early stage of development, seems to be a man who is greedy for profit. Later, he created Bernard, and used him to kill two people, repeatedly erasing Bernard's humanity and memory, it seems that he was still very cruel and even perverted. But that was all reversed in the final episode.
It was he who manipulated Maeve's code so that she could automatically wake up from her sleep state, it was he who updated the meditation program into the host's code, and he single-handedly designed the new plot of the host's escape from the paradise, and cleaned up for them to escape. obstacles. So, why is he so inconsistent?
I think it was Arnold's death that changed him. He also stated that Arnold was right to find that the host had self-awareness, but he made a mistake by not seeing this.
The reason why he continued to open the park and let the hosts receive so much abuse is to let them experience pain, and only with painful memories can they be the cornerstone of life. Arnold didn't know how to save them, Robert said, he knew. I think it's also referring to this.
Arnold found that the host has the ability to be conscious, but the host itself does not know it, or it has not really been generated. Only by giving them painful memories and giving them the drive to pursue freedom from their suffering can they awaken. Arnold reminded Dolores to look for maze through his own voice, but it left her with an awakened trigger, and finding maze does not mean that he really understands the meaning. What really awakened Dolores was from the disappointment of William and the brutal experience of the past. Disgust, anger at being a tool over and over again, that's exactly what Robert's design is about. If the park is closed from the beginning, the host will only be a robot with awakening potential but no autonomous consciousness, and they will be empty.
In the end, Robert died under the gun of Dolores like Arnold. This should be a tribute to Arnold. It is Robert's way of atonement. He sacrificed his own life and became the beginning of the host's seizure of power in the Westworld. The design of this scene is simply a work of art, I can't wait to stand up and applaud, it's so good at writing!
All in all, Robert is not cruel or perverted. He has carried too much, the guilt of his partner's death, the responsibility of helping the host awaken, the founder of the park, the nostalgia for the past, and the investors' guilt. Obstruction, even if it was pain for Bernard, I think he would be tortured too. Although not as perfect as Arnold, he is also a tragic character with flesh and blood. In addition, his high IQ makes him full of charm.
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