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Originally Posted by gottabekd
But with the in-season continuation of the "present" timeline, as well as Ford being/not-being in Bernard's head, I sort of lost track of where we were and didn't care enough to think it through to figure it out. I think what confused me was when Bernard found Elsie, she claims that he was the one that locked her up. OK, so if that was the "before", then this must be the "after". But no, it was just one chapter in the "before", and apparently Ford had taken over Bernard's brain at that point to act out some things never shown on screen, and when we do see Ford and Bernard interact, it's just Bernard imagining Ford is still in there.
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I'm confused about your confusion here, lol. Elsie was abducted by Bernard in the previous season. At that time he was still under Ford's control, and that was wiped from his memory. Same as when he was tasked with killing Theresa. How she physically ended up there was off-screen, and she has been there and tended to up until Ford was killed.
Once Ford is killed, the park is thrown into chaos. Bernard stumbles his way back to Elsie, slowly remembering what he did under Ford's control. Skip ahead, Bernard enters the Cradle, where Ford's digital copy is and merges with Bernard's mind. Digital Ford attempts to direct Bernard, but he erases him just before he leaves Elsie. Everything after that is Bernard imagining Ford's voice and guidance, as a kind of subconscious.
Maybe I misinterpreted and you got all that, but the time jumping was just too jarring to care anymore? If that's the case, different strokes I suppose. I enjoy trying to piece it all together since it forces me to invest more in the story and characters.