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The Man in Black is after the deepest level of the game in Westworld, but what does he hope to find there? His bizarre, seemingly villainous fixation with a mysterious map -- what looks like a petroglyph carved into a Host\'s skull -- is one of the most intriguing elements of HBO\'s smart new sci-fi show thus far.

The second episode of Westworld, "Chestnut," furthers Ed Harris\' character\'s fixation on the "game" at the center of the theme park. It leads him to Clifton Collins Jr.\'s Host character Lawrence, who he believes is the next piece of the puzzle. Tossing him Kissy\'s skull, he explained of the map, "It\'s the maze, the deepest level of this game. You\'re going to help me find the entrance."

But according to Lawrence\'s daughter, it might not be his to find. Little is known about the Man in Black\'s history or motivations beyond that he\'s been coming to the park for over 30 years and "this time, I\'m never going back." He knows the Hosts in the park better than they know themselves, and his streak of violent behavior hasn\'t been stopped by any of the employees of Delos; according to them, he\'s someone who can do whatever he wants.

He\'s the gamer who\'s out to find the hidden Easter egg to the game he feels like he knows inside out, but what if the Easter egg isn\'t meant for a player at all? When the Man in Black pushes Lawrence\'s daughter through so much trauma that she cracks into a different persona, she tells him, "The maze isn\'t meant for you."

If that\'s the case, who is it meant for? One of the park creators, who used it as a backdoor system? Or maybe for the Hosts themselves -- something that could have been woven deep into the narrative and hidden for them to find on their seeming journey of self-discovery? Either way, the Man in Black isn\'t going to give up his mission.

While other facets of Westworld are slowly falling into place -- particularly the Hosts\' awareness of their past "lives" and the journey of newcomers William and Logan -- the Man in Black\'s quest remains the most compelling throughline. The next step on his quest involves "follow[ing] the blood arroyo to the place where the snake lays its eggs." The maze might not be meant for him, but it certainly seems like he\'s going to find it one way or another.

That presents the next obvious question: what is the point of the maze? If it\'s not meant for a guest like the Man in Black, what purpose could it serve? It seems like it\'s hidden in Westworld as a way to break the system; perhaps it is the trigger for making the Hosts self-aware. Or perhaps it is meant for one of them to find on a journey if they do become conscious of everything that their makers have hidden from them. As the premiere episode said, these violent delights have violent ends, and with humans as good as they\'re going to get, it\'s going to bad news once their creations inevitably rebel.

What are your best theories about who the maze is for and what its point is? Let us know in the comments below!

Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN. Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.