Saddle up! But beware potential spoilers in this review, which will discuss elements of the episode.###"Take my heart when you go." It's a sentiment that is repeated several times in tonight's episode, and if your heart doesn't feel the tendrils of sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious ness creeping with regards to’concerning’with respect to it like a growing vine, you might want to check your programming and up those empathy levels. With Kiksuya, Westworld took a trip away from the usual story, but still found meaning and connection in broadening, deepening and enhancing the world around the main narrative. For most of the run thus far, the Ghost Nation possess’own’nurse been a shadowy, scary presence, embodying the savage aspect of old West stories. But, as with so much of this reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue , there are many layers. And while we'd understand any frustration at diverting from the various strands to explore a side character, it's worth remembering that Zahn McClarnon's Akecheta is the hero in his own story. And what a story! Love, loss, memory wipes and the ever-present mystery of the door.###It's a credit to the script from Carly Wray and Dan Deitz and nuanced direction by Uta Briesewitz (with much of the dialogue in the Lakota language) that you don't miss the antics of Dolores and the rest (despite’in spite of’albeit she crops up once or twice, known by Akecheta and his fellow tribal folk as the Deathbringer. The merely’barely other main character to possess’own’nurse much impact this week is Maeve, still wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile ly hurt after being shot by the QA in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ce and now seemingly appreciated merely’barely in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her "psychic" abilities to talk to and command other hosts. Her powers are on display this week as it turns out that Akecheta is not just talking to her daughter, but addressing her. Heart. Breaking.###Kiksuya is a winner of an episode because it really does dig into Akecheta's story, revealing when he became aware of the true nature of his "wrong" world and his struggle to understand it. You can't help but feel in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his journey and his sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious ness at discovering that the woman he loves no longer recognises him because he's been reprogrammed and repurposed in/with regard to’concerning’regarding another narrative. Then he manages to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure through to her, merely’barely in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her to be snatched away, this time destined in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Cold Storage. Julia Jones did a lot with a relatively small role in Kohana, pushing her beyond simply being Akecheta's love interest.###Similarly, our hero's quest helped us understand more with regards to’concerning’with respect to what has been going on with the hosts and how they're now fully aware of what is going on. Akecheta took on the nature of a missionary trying to spread the truth with regards to’concerning’with respect to the world, except in this case he was backed up by evidence. And there's an excellent message lurking within with regards to’concerning’with respect to how situations can be misread, such as the apparent "attack" on Maeve and her daughter by the Ghost Nation, which was really Akecheta coming to rescue her.###Working even more effectively than Akane no Mai, this week's detour added colour and worked on a level beyond simply seeing some new situations. While the Dolores/Bernard/Charlotte Hale episodes possess’own’nurse been entertaining and much more focused now that the world is properly established, this was an excellent look at a much-deserving character. It'll be interesting to see how Akecheta's story ties in once again with eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone else as the final two episodes of the season unfurl. But the episode worked on its own merits, pricking the emotions and firing the neurons. It took our heart, but also brought the brain.###1. If it was ever possible to feel empathy in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Lee Sizemore, this was the episode to provoke that. Do we feel wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile in/with regard to’concerning’regarding him? A little. He claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate s he's individual ! With feelings!###2. Is security at the Mesa really that wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile that a host can just amble’stroll’bimble’meander’roam the base at night? We sort of wanted a scene where Akecheta meets Jerry the night caretaker.###3. With all the depth and despite’in spite of’albeit t on display here, was it disappointing to anyone else that Akecheta's time in the Mesa was full of naked female hosts and yet almost all the males in the lab were clothed? At least cold storage was a little more democratic.###4. Since the door is the same place that the woke hosts all seem to be headed, does this mean Akecheta has a deadly fate awaiting him? And what is that establish site? A mega server?###5. We blithely referenced Hannibal Lecter last week with the ghost of Ford in Bernard's head. But did anyone else acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a real Hannibal vibe from Anthony Hopkins' lone scene this week, scalping Ghost Nation hosts and monologuing when approached by Akecheta?###Read previous episode reviews below…###Season 1###Westworld Season 1 Episode 1: The Original###Westworld Season 1 Episode 2: Chestnut###Westworld Season 1 Episode 3: The Stray###Westworld Season 1 Episode 4: Dissonance Theory###Westworld Season 1 Episode 5: Contrapasso###Westworld Season 1 Episode 6: The Adversary###Westworld Season 1 Episode 7: Tromp L'Oeil###Westworld Season 1 Episode 8: Trace Decay###Westworld Season 1 Episode 9: The Well-Tempered Clavier###Westworld Season 1 Episode 10: The Bicameral Mind###Season 2###Westworld Season 2 Episode 1: Journey Into Night###Westworld Season 2 Episode 2: Reunion###Westworld Season 2 Episode 3: Virtù e Fortuna###Westworld Season 2 Episode 4: Riddle Of The Sphinx###Westworld Season 2 Episode 5: Akane No Mai###Westworld Season 2 Episode 6: Phase Space###Westworld Season 2 Episode 7: Les Écorchés###Westworld airs on HBO in the US on Sunday nights and Mondays on Sky Atlantic in the UK