Westworld 2: What Young Willaim's Role in the Season will be

[THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR WESTWORLD SEASON 1]

With Game of Thrones ending next year, it seems that HBO is priming Westworld to be their new flagship series. The second season is slated to arrive this year, and Jimmi Simpson (Young William) talks about his return.

In an interview with Collider, Simpson explains:

"I was playing it as if we're just now scratching the surface. Once I was clear what was happening, it wasn't to try to get to Ed [Harris], by the end of the season. It was to try to get to a believable seedling of what becomes Ed. In my mind's eye, to help me as an actor and to get through what I needed to do, there were a certain romantic next few chapters, in which a very, very confused William tries to battle the anger that he's feeling towards having his heart broken. So, that's what I was playing. It was the crack into, "Okay, this could go two ways."

With the reveal that Simpson was actually playing a younger version of Ed Harris' character, we thought that his arc had already finished. It looks like there's more to explore when it comes to Will's decent into becoming the Man in Black.

The first season of Westworld ends with the seemingly innocent William finding his "true nature" and becoming one of the show's main antagonists. In contrast, Ed Harris' character is ruthless, unforgiving, and will do anything to exploit the hosts. We thought that we've seen his arc come full circle already, but it seems that there's more to explore when it comes to the Man in Black.

Westworld 2 hits HBO April 22.

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