QUOTE(itekderp @ Dec 7 2016, 05:39 PM)
Yeah, just speculating here.
For all I know, Ford realized Arnold's mistake and corrected it. All this time, it's still never shown what Ford's intentions are. We've been led to believe he's against Arnold creating AI, that Arnold's death changed something in him. But that is a devious misdirection, the twist in the finale. We still don't know what he wants. I don't buy that he's satisfied his life's work after perfecting Arnold's mistakes. That's Arnold's work, not him.
Errr!!!....Ford couldn't fix the host's bicameral mind. Even his latest greatest still hearing voices in their head as demonstrated by the boy killing the dog. From what I can gather, with Arnold's death and the park shutting down still does not eliminate the problem of how to face the sentient host. Proclaiming their humanity to the world or controlling them. It's clear Ford opted for control and neither did Arnold given him a solution, but Ford is slipping from his control of the host and Delos intervening at the same time. I believe many just got sidetracked the show is about Arnold vs Ford. At the core of it all is about the host and to what end will become of them. If you take a step back Arnold is the douchebag in things that has come to pass.
One of Ford's last words to Dolores:
He has taken 35 years to correct his mistake.
Perhaps it's time to let loose on the host and how they would react in an organic manner.
The reason why Bernard needed to experience harsh betrayal is to prep him for things to come. Ford spent years nurturing Bernard to be Arnold. Perhaps he is able to do good for the host or he's able to evolve the code. It's anybody's guess.
Metaphorically, Bernard able to say goodbye to Charlie while Arnold couldn't. In that sense Bernard perhaps a better version of Arnold.
With the constant flashback, I won't be surprised that Ford storyline still able to carry on. Just don't be like a cheap switch and bait comic book storyline. Unless they have an interesting angle with it.
Then again that's my opinion...you can disagree or I'm just dead wrong.