The level of narrative complexity that operates in just a single episode of Westworld is astounding. As each character becomes more rounded, the audience is allowed to dig deeper into the swirling intricacies of the TV show's timeline and plot.

And while we're enjoying being lost amongst this make-believe labyrinth, one actor on the series has a strong idea of where Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's drama is going.

While most of the star-studded cast - which includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden and Thandie Newton - were left in the dark, Jeffrey Wright was given an overview of the show's direction.

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Wright, who plays the head of the park's Programming Division Bernard Lowe, revealed to Collider that he was told more than most because his overview of the park is paramount to his character's behaviour.

"I was given a fair amount of information, after we shot the pilot, about where we were headed because Bernard is so much at the centre of things and is the onion peeler for the audience," he said.

"The nature of his job there is to peel back the layers of the onion and re-patch them, as though they're pristine.

"For that reason, he has access to information that's critical to understanding the full experience of this show. So, I knew perhaps a bit more, at the start of the show, because of that and because I needed to understand the mysteries that I was being asked to solve."

And with just three more episodes left in the first season, don't assume things will begin to wrap up anytime soon.

"I think episode seven is a huge game changer in terms of the story," episode seven's director Frederick EO Toye told The Hollywood Reporter. "I think a lot of the reality that we're seeing is brought to clarity. It brings a whole new perspective on what we've been watching for these past six episodes.

"I think we reveal a lot of information that will make this show incredibly rewarding moving forward. For me, it's a very powerful chapter."

Westworld continues on HBO in the US on Sundays, with Sky Atlantic airing the show on Monday nights in the UK.

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