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(If thats not a metaphor forWestworlditself, I dont know what is!)
The sixth episode of the fourth season is a damn entertaining hour of television.
Its the kind of Nolan family storytelling nonsense I live for, recallingMementoandThe Prestige.
Of course it was a trap!
Hale already let him run out into Hudson Yards before carting him back inside.
But even though the losing battle was glaringly obvious, Caleb had to try for his daughter.
When one host breaks down, she starts over with the next.
There was a new variable in Hales experiment: the truth.
Hale told Caleb that she had infiltrated Frankies crew and sent someone to her.
That gave him a sense of urgency that previous Caleb models may not have had.
It doesnt answer Hales question.
Its what indicates that someone is a host loyal to someone else against their consent.
But maybe thats what the humans have that Hale cant understand.
Just about every human who has breached has mentioned a parent, sibling, or spouse.
Shes bored with being a god.
Shes unimpressed with the smallness of human behavior.
Caleb tells her that the hosts are killing themselves because they dont want to live in her world.
At least, like, stop running tests and go on vacation.
Bernard helped with the first part but not so much with the second part.
He really needs to work on his people skills.
So while he helped bring Maeve back online, the rest was all Frankie.
Cliches work when theyre well executed.
Watching Frankie solve her mystery was as satisfying as watching her father solve his.
Plus, we were distracted with Frankies mole problem just long enough to forget about Maeve rebooting.
She ultimately only heard the first part of her fathers message, but thats probably all she needs.
People shouldnt be using radio frequencies to leave voicemails, anyway.
It annoyed me when characters did it onThe Walking Deadin the early seasons, and it annoyed me here.
Thats not how they work!
Narratively, I can see how this season might be a little frustrating.
Keep voting!Now that Maeve is awake and teamed up with Frankie, will things start to happen?
Now that Christina is awake and teamed up with Teddy, will things start to happen?
Now that William is awake and teamed up with William, will things start to happen?
Our heroes are scattered and up against impossible odds.
But we dont have to be like Hale.
An emotional conclusion can be just as satisfying.
Loose Screws
Im still not solid on where the Dolores code in Hale begins and ends.
But Hale is not privy to that data, and I dont really understand why.
Exactly how long was Temperance open?
How many guests went through it?
This is now the second reference to Judas this season.
In thefifth episode, Christinas boss references the Judas steer metaphor from Doloress Westworld narrative.
We really didnt need that, it was pretty clear in context, but thanks anyway!
