Craig Elvy 
Westworld’s Barn Scene Was Secretly Important To Season 4’s Story
That Westworld season 4 barn scene was secretly way more important than you’d think at first glance – and here’s why. After Thandiwe Newton’s Maeve and Aaron Paul’s Caleb reluctantly reunited during Westworld season 4’s premiere, “Well Enough Alone” finds them investigating Delos’ political connections. They (eventually) deactivate host replacements impersonating Senator Ken Whitney and his wife, then discover the real Anastasia Whitney sat inside a barn alongside her dead horses. Evidently no longer in possession of her sanity, Anastasia mutters some meaningless nonsense, invites Caleb and Heisen-borg to an opera, then lunges wildly at the visitors until Maeve puts her down.
Westworld season 4, episode 2’s barn scene is rife with mystery. Why is Anastasia acting so strangely? What’s the black goop pouring from her head? Why would Hale bother keeping her alive? The answers – some of them, at least – may be found in Westworld season 4’s very first sequence. The host Man in Black visited Hoover Dam, but rather than posing for a selfie he offered to buy the landmark outright from its cartel owners. Once their representative refused, a swarm of flies magically appeared in his home. Next time he appeared, the gangster murdered his colleagues, signed over Hoover Dam for free, and brutally ended his own life.
Though Westworld‘s Hoover Dam and Whitney barn scenes might appear totally disconnected, the secret lies in the details. Here’s why Westworld season 4’s Anastasia could be vital to unlocking Hale’s villainous plan.
Why Anastasia Acts So Strangely In Westworld Season 4
Though there’s no massive swarm crawling across the ceiling this time, a few flies are buzzing around Anastasia’s dead horse. These insects don’t immediately stand out – it’s a barn with numerous rotting animal corpses, after all – but Westworld viewers can safely assume these are the same weird flies from both episode 1’s cartel sequence and the episode 2 scene between Hale and the Department of Justice official.
A second important detail sneaks past in the flashback Maeve glimpses while digging through Senator Whitney’s mind. Hale kept Anastasia alive for an “experiment,” but the villain didn’t specify what her science project involved. The Whitney incident probably took place before William’s cartel meeting, which means Anastasia might’ve been an early test subject in Hale’s plan to control humans by infecting them with flies. With the Senator’s wife and the Hoover Dam gangster both obediently following orders, Hale knows the flies are perfectly operational by the time she infects Navarro in his car during Westworld‘s “Well Enough Alone.”
How Do Hale’s Flies Work In Westworld Season 4?
By this point, it’s perfectly clear that Hale’s flies somehow control humans like humans control hosts, and episode 2’s barn scene subtly drops clues as to how that whole deal works. Anastasia asks Caleb and Maeve, “What happened to my horses?” even though it’s perfectly clear she slaughtered them all herself. This proves fly-infected slaves aren’t permanently under Hale’s spell. They seemingly drift between following orders (i.e. killing the horses) and not remembering what happened (wondering why she’s surrounded by dead horses). Following that pattern, inviting Maeve and the former Jesse Pinkman to Golden Age is an order from Hale; Anastasia asking them to kill her is probably a genuine wish for the ordeal to stop.
Westworld still hasn’t revealed exactly how these flies function, but “Well Enough Alone” moots some possibilities. Maeve ominously points out the black goo oozing from Anastasia’s gunshot wound instead of blood – maybe symptomatic of flies replacing a human’s red stuff with something dark and synthetic Hale can manipulate. Another weird curiosity is the little tune Anastasia hums before inviting Caleb and Maeve to the Golden Age opening night. Her musical motif perhaps hints toward Winter Soldier-style hypnosis that “activates” any person harboring a fly like a sleeper agent.
Either way, the potential (and rather terrifying) applications this technology could have on Westworld season 4 are clear. Hale and William have been testing their flies on a few troublesome politicians and gang members, but what’s stopping them eventually covering the entire human race in a swarm? The real world would suddenly begin looking a lot like WestWorld once did…
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