And they hid it from him.
The vice president of Delos, the owner of the Wild West World, William is so complex and controversial that he is played in the series by two actors – Ed Harris and Jimmy Simpson. In the sixth episode of the third season of Decoherence, William / The Man in Black decides on psychotherapy using a simulation. This leads to the fact that the current William in the performance of Harris beats a chair with a younger William in the performance of Simpson. And here is what Jimmy Simpson told reporters about filming this episode:
Ed Harris was exhausted, as he gave all his strength to destroy a younger version of himself. And when he finished beating me, he stepped on my finger. The little finger stuck to the side and, unfortunately, was broken when shooting that scene.
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Simpson admitted that after shooting the scene he turned to the doctor on the set, but he gave only ice to avoid the tumor. Only a few days later, from another doctor, the actor learned that his finger was broken. Prior to this, he believed that he got off with only a bruise.
In addition, Simpson admitted to hiding this fact from Harris for a while. He was afraid that a possible sense of guilt of a colleague could affect the relationship of their heroes. And that would be superfluous.