Zahn McClarnon, aka “Akecheta,” leads Season 2 Episode 8 “Kiksuya,” directed by Uta Briesewitz.

“Mi cante ki yu ha ya ye.” (“Take my heart when you go”). This is the telling of Akecheta's journey to consciousness.

Family was front and center in Westworld Season 2, Episode 8. Here’s how Akecheta’s road to sentience fits into the larger narrative.

“It’s a season about the reasons we fight.” Actors Zahn McClarnon, Martin Sensmeier and co-showrunner Lisa Joy discuss the love story of Episode 8, “Kiksuya.”