[SPOILERS] New Theory: William, MiB, Dolores, and timeframe misdirection.

Since I first started reading the non-linear theories on this lovely sub, there have always been some things about those ideas that I just couldn't fully get behind. Here is my attempt at dealing with those problems using a theory I haven't noticed here.

To put it simply:

* I have a problem with Dolores having flashbacks of the MiB in the barn before shooting the scoundrel, and then going off her loop.

* I have a problem/confusion about the appearance/disappearance of the rusted gun in Dolores's drawer.

* If William and Dolores are looking for the maze in the past then they never find it considering the MiB still doesn't know where it is some 30 years later. Why would the MiB wait 30 years to take up that quest again when it's suggested that's exactly where they are going now? I'm not so sure MiB would wait so long so I feel like they never actually knew about the maze in the past.

* I have a problem with the scenes being two different time periods because all the build up of MiB and Dolores interacting again will lose something even if it does make logical sense. Even if William and the MiB are the same person I still want to see them react to one another. I still want to see them in direct opposition to one another given all the time spent on the two "separate" characters.

That's as far as I'll go with why I'm only about 80%-89% on board with the Non-linear Timeframe Theory.

There are a lot of excellent reasons/clues as to why we are seeing two different periods in time, but I think it might all be somewhat of a misdirection brought to us by the evil genius Robert Ford. But really, at this point it seems somewhat heavy handed, and I think it might be purposeful misdirection by the writers to hide the real plot twist from those of us that are pouring over every detail.

Before I go further I first want to admit that I don't think any of this is *definitely* true (in fact i'm not totally sure it hasn't been discussed/disproven already). I'm simply writing this so everyone can either take the idea and build on it, or rip it to shreds. Either way it's just something to think about and to have some fun with.

**Theory: William is actually an android of the MiB's younger self.**

This idea basically gives a logical compromise to a lot of the arguments both for and against the idea of multiple time frames. Instead of arguing that a Non-linear Timeframe Theory is right or wrong, this theory makes it right and wrong. This theory supposes that the story we are seeing between William and Dolores is a present re-creation of past events. Events that were interrupted by Ford in the past before W&D ever found out about the maze. Events that are now being played out again-- albeit tweaked-- do to Ford's new narrative and therefor do to Ford's own interest in having Dolores reach the maze.

Some things to think about:

* This doesn't change anything involving scenes talking about remembering the past that phase into scenes about W&D's plot line. Though it's not literally the past, the theory is suggesting that it's an accurate enough representation of the past that we can still take most of it at face value.

* This theory doesn't try to ignore that MiB and William are most definitely-- in most of our minds anyway-- the same person. They may not physically be the same person, but it would solve some character arch issues, physical appearance issues, and plot devise choices some people might have an issue with assuming the prevalent theory is mostly true.

* Instead of Dolores being off her loop by herself remembering a previous adventure, she's actually going back over a tweaked version of that adventure with an android William. They never actually knew about the maze in the past, which explains why MiB is only now looking for the maze in the present.

* The scene with security wondering why Dolores is off her loop followed by security sending an employee after her happens in current time. The employee just comes across Dolores with an undocumented android (William) that their records show as a current guest.

* Dolores seeing the rusted gun is current as it has been buried in her yard for 30 years. At some point they collect her and her father, and take the gun from the drawer. When we see MiB go into the barn with Dolores he further helps her remember (which is info used from the recent trailer of episode 8). MiB plants the seeds needed for her to defend herself, and then hides a gun in the hay stack-- a replica of the gun she had from their first adventure simply due to sentiment-- since he knows she'll eventually be attacked there. "I'm going to save Dolores."

This also solves the personal problem I have with not getting to see William and the MiB interact with each other. I think it could prove to be an interesting conflict that we are currently being led to believe isn't possible.

I'll let others come up with more reasons this idea might help explain things. Lets move on for now.

**But Why?**

I'm not entirely set on why Ford would need a William android to put Dolores on her current path (have fun thinking of reasons if you want to help me out). Maybe he's trying to flush out the remaining secrets hidden in Arnold's code so that he can finally find a way to have true, absolute control. Ford knows Dolores is too sophisticated to just lead her directly to the maze, so Ford needs a host that he's manipulating to get Dolores into the situations that brought out the first "awakening".

Ford's plan is obviously revolving around William/MiB/Dolores so it's pretty clear he has a plan in motion that involves all three/two whatever.

This leads me back to Ford and MiB's meeting in the bar. MiB warns Ford not to try and stop him. Ford does the opposite and is basically encouraging the MiB to continue on his current path. This leads me to believe that the MiB is doing exactly what Ford wants-- considering what we now know about Ford that's probably not a good thing for the MiB.

From here I'm imagining a situation where Ford and the MiB are definitely against one another. Maybe Ford doesn't just have a reason to mess with Dolores, but also wants to manipulate the MiB to the extent of being emotionally crushed. The MiB finding out that Ford is using a Host of himself to destroy Dolores emotionally might achieve such a reaction from the MiB.

If Ford wants Dolores to return to the first time she almost became self-aware, then he needs to recreate the circumstances surrounding William and Dolores's first encounter. Whatever happened in that first meeting brought her to the brink, but Ford eventually put a stop to it out of fear of Arnold's genius. But now Ford is confident that he is prepared for Arnold's secrets, and is manipulating the narrative to return to the events that almost brought forth Dolores becoming self-aware. In a sense Ford is basically in the same boat as the MiB, he's ready to read the last page in Arnold's story.

One more thing. It also makes sense that Ford believes he needs a copy of young MiB to effectively get Dolores to remember the past events, and react as desired to the narrative. Ford enables the reveries to get Dolores to remember the past, and uses her familiarity with young William to manipulate her.

**But How?**

Assuming Ford has his reasons it's clear he can make undetectable androids inside the park. It's within reason to assume he could have a lab outside the park as well. He could use this offsite lab to construct William to pass undetected into the park to start off his new narrative. I'm assuming here that all guests get analyzed pre-entry, and then that info gets distributed to all the Hosts so they won't hurt the guests-- the same basic idea applies to bullets. (Hosts not being harmed by hosts is backed up by the fact that Theresa used a host as a mock tech in the scene from ep 7. I'm also assuming Ford can make a host offsite that won't be detectable by WW control systems)

Ford also has 30 years of information cataloging MiB's personality and mannerisms, which also must include a record of the exact events/circumstances that Ford is currently recreating (according to this theory). This is how Ford could accurately create a young MiB to help him recreate the circumstances of the first visit.

Again, lots of room here for further speculation, have fun either helping me out or throwing this whole thing into the wood chipper.

#This theory has a couple of obvious holes that I'll try addressing right now.

**"Why are we seeing the old logo through Williams's eyes if he's not in the past?"**

William sees what Ford wants him to see, and Ford has decided to keep as many details as accurate as he realistically can. Here the writers want to set us up with enough clues so we aren't completely incapable of understanding how William=MiB. But then the writers also want to have some logic to fall back on when(if, whatever) they reveal that William is actually a young MiB android.

(I know that's a reach. That's honestly just how I read Ford and the writers. Even though this is all high level tinfoil, if Ford were to actually try this I could see him putting that much detail into his plan. It makes sense to me, but I agree if you think this part is paper thin. Though it presents a perfect opportunity for argument so have fun).

**"How does this make any sense considering Logan is part of the story?"**

Logan's an android too? Man, that sounds fucking stupid. This gives me much pause, and right now I'm thinking about deleting this whole thing. But I guess it can make some sense considering Logan has been discarded for the moment. To be honest I think it more likely that Logan is coming back into the fold with vengeance on his mind (Maybe to be killed by William, or maybe to be killed by Dolores). Anyway, this all starts to fall apart here I must admit. In my mind either William and Logan are both androids or are both human-- definitely not a mix. Yet Logan does come off as a one-dimensional, singleminded prick. Maybe Ford only crafted what he needed out of the William bot and ditched him as soon as he could.

Anyway, I'm a long winded mother fucker so I'm just going to stop speculating now.

Again, feel free to poke holes in this all you want, or use it as a base to perfect the theory.

The rest is just an outline of events that assume this theory is true, and ends with a prediction of Ford's end game.

Hope everyone enjoys the read, and sorry for any errors, if I continue proof reading now I'm just going to get sucked into writing more and I don't think anyone really wants that.

Anyway, I'm a long winded mother fucker so I'm go. . . going. . . to. . .

Where the fuck that door come from?!

**Basic Timeline of Events**

* Ford and Dolores are both directly involved in Arnold's death.

* Ford is becoming increasingly aware in the existence of secrets hidden by Arnold throughout the park.

* Though Ford and Arnold had a massive falling-out that lead to Arnold dying, Ford enacts revenge on Dolores by supplanting her into a loop of almost continuous rape, and death (or maybe those loops are a way of getting back at Arnold).

* William first enters the park.

* William falls for Delores whom is slowly becoming self-aware do to the code hidden by Arnold.

* The critical event begins to take place while Dolores and William are getting close to finding out about the maze.

* Ford steps in and derails the narrative to keep the maze a secret from them.