I really didn't want William to be revealed as the Man in Black. But I've had to come around these last few episodes. There is so much hinting at it, and there are some concrete details that are hard to ignore.
In this past episode, MIB (Ed Harris) says he was married to his wife for 30 years before she recently died. Also, in MIB's time, where Bernard, Ford, Theresa have been living, we know that 30 years prior, some big park safety disaster happened.
William is visiting the park for the first time with his soon brother-in-law, meaning he is to be married soon after this park visit. If William's visit ends in disaster (such as the brother being killed), but he still goes through with the marriage, William will have been married for 30 years when 30 years ago there was a disaster at the park...which matches MIB's story.
I think it was sloppily delivered, and agree that keeping it as a big 'reveal' this late in the season is stupid, but at this point if William is not the MIB (from 30 years prior), then it's a big FU by the writers for so many blatant hints in this direction.
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