A solid Westworld episode 3.6 last night - i.e., challenging, harrowing, cutting-edge literally - in which at least three separate but ultimately interlocking stories unfold:
1. The Man in Black, aka William, now in white, is still under mental supervision, to put it mildly. I'd still like to see him escape and do some damage in the real world. In a way, being in this kind of high-tech a quasi mental institution is like being in another kind of Westworld park. I did like the scene with all the versions of William sitting around a table and talking to the real William in a kind of family group therapy. These included William as a boy, William as we knew him when he first came to Westworld, the Man in Black himself, and just for good measure, William's father-in-law Delos. I always get a feeling with Westworld that it's animated by situations the writers have long envisioned, even prior to Westworld. This scene typifies that for me.
2. Although I'm getting a little tired of seeing Nazis in television dramas, it's always good to see Maeve flexing her martial kills, and the scene with her and the Nazis was top-drawer. I also like how she's drawing ever closer to a confrontation with at least one of the Doloreses.
3. Speaking of which, Dolores as Charlotte does pretty well for herself, even though she can't keep her husband and son from being incinerated when her car is rocketed. One of the advantages of being a host is that your body is apparently less destructible than the old-fashioned human kind that we the viewers all sport. My guess is the death of her family, along with her own close call with it, will make Charlotte even more ferocious.
Almost no sign of Bernard in this episode, and none of Caleb, which is interesting in and of itself. The coming attractions show a big role for Caleb next week - good, since he's now the most unpredictable character on Westworld.
See also: Westworld 3.1: The Great Outside ... Westworld 3.2: Dolores' Enemies ... Westworld 3.3: Cyberpunk World ... Westworld 3.4: The Man in White and Multiple Doloreses ... Westworld 3.5: Ground Control
And see also Westworld 2.1: Maeve's Daughter ... Westworld 2.2: "Narcissus Narcosis" ... Westworld 2.3: The Raj and Guns of the South ... Westworld 2.4: Questions Pertaining to Immortality ... Westworld 2.5: Telepathic Control ... Westworld 2.6: The Dangling Conversation ... Westworld 2.7: Maeve vs. Dolores ... Westworld 2.8: The Wrong World ... Westworld 2.9: Fathers ... Westworld 2.10: The Realist World
And see also Westworld 1.1: Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick Served Up by Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, and J. J. Abrams ... Westworld 1.2: Who Is the Man in Black? ... Westworld 1.3: Julian Jaynes and Arnold ... Westworld 1.4: Vacation, Connie Francis, and Kurt Vonnegut ... Westworld 1.5: The Voice Inside Dolores ... Westworld 1.6: Programmed Unprogramming ... Westworld 1.7: The Story of the Story ... Westworld 1.8: Memories ... Westworld 1.9: Half-Truths and Old Friends ... Westworld Season 1 Finale: Answers and Questions
They're coming out into the open, for the first time in centuries ....
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