Crisis Theory (Westworld)

"**Crisis Theory**"
"Crisis Theory"
Westworld episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 8
Directed by	Jennifer Getzinger
Written by	Denise Thé; Jonathan Nolan
Featured music	"Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd
Cinematography by	John Grillo
Editing by	Andrew Seklir
Production code	308
Original air date	May 3, 2020
Running time	74 minutes
Guest appearances
	Clifton Collins Jr. as Lawrence Gonzales / Dolores Abernathy; Lena Waithe as Ash; Marshawn Lynch as Giggles; Jonathan Tucker as Major Craddock / Park 5 Target Host; Gina Torres as Lauren; Iddo Goldberg as Sebastian; Michael Rose as McClean; Enrico Colantoni as Whitman; Johnny Wactor as Gunny Thompson;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Passed Pawn"	Next →; "The Auguries"

"Crisis Theory" is the eighth episode and third season finale of the HBO science fiction dystopian thriller television series Westworld. The episode aired on May 3, 2020. It was written by Denise Thé and Jonathan Nolan, and directed by Jennifer Getzinger. It is the lowest-rated episode of the series to-date, according to Rotten Tomatoes.