West World Episode 10
Places Listening Ashburn, VA/ Denver, CO / Cebu, Phillippines Berwood East, Australia, and Charlotte, NC in 5th place
Egypt, Peru and the Dutch Part of St. Maarten
Who Won the episode? Dr Ford (unquestioned) - Do you Label Delores a winning or a loser? Gotta give Bernard a strong win?
Who Lost the episode — nominees Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) — Logan (as called by Andrew Patterson) — Maeve’s free will (correctly called by Andrew Patterson)
Gratuitous Nudity - Armistice I’d say - tons for choices — but she may have won for the entire season in this episode
Most mind blowing moment - Ahhhhh Ford orchestrating his own demise while vowing full well, everything else
Questions - Does the Board (Charlotte hale / Man in Black, etc) know Bernard is a Host???? Felix now does, but I don’t think they do. He might be a HUGE double agent type in season two.
Do Maeve and Delores beef in season two? I doubt it - I think the Wyatt Character is too powerful
What’s up with those Samurai? Felix (Leanardo Nam) said there's “a complicated” explanation
Opening scene - Arnold making / turning on Delores
Next Scene - Delores shaving Man in Black - Delores in the town (where Teddy and Wyatt shot up people)
Question - How did the books spin this story — i feel like it would have been very frustrating if the book read the way season one has been unfolded
William and Captive Logan for back and find Lawrence / El Las
Teddy is back in Sweet water - starting his loop — and he’s looking for delores, gets back on the West World Train
Back at the “Church” Delores speaks to Arnold / then she finds arnold’s son’s toy maze in her own grave - Arnold - consciousness is the journey inward, not upward
Arnold realizes that the hosts are “alive” and he wants to convince Ford not to open to Park - Arnold Orchestrates his own death to “break the loop” before it begins. He instructs her to kill all of the other hosts, and tells her to enlist Teddy to help her too. He gives her the giant pistol she likes so much.
Through flash backs, Delores begins to remember her mass murder of all the hosts — Delores and Teddy Effed Stuff up
Man in black / William makes his “Guest can’t really lose” speech to Delores. His potential comeuppance is amazing as eff.
Charlotte Hale and Lee Daniels - talking about “Abernathy” getting out of West World — sounds like he got out. That’ll be interesting in season 2
Hale wants the hosts to be simpler - and uses famous last words that everything is under control. Just as the Delos Board members arrive on the train.
Maeve - getting worked on by Leonardo - and she begins making changes to park security and to Armistice and Hector (Get the character name).
Charlotte Hale visits Ford - tells him he’ll resign but first introduce his new narrative. Love that he says, “aren’t you afraid i’m going to smash all my toys and go home”?
The smarmy (pervy) Tech who gets his ultimate downfall — deserves it so much — and his death is GRIZZZZLLLLY as is the other tech whose finger Armistice bites off
Best part of show is when Felix thinks he’s a Host too.
The Delores / William / Man in Black “battle is pretty interesting”. the Reveal of him being William is surprising to no-one but William.
How about when William sends Logan off on a Horse Naked? Does he factor in for the second season - If not - how did William explain him never coming back from West World??
William takes Delores “getting wiped clean” very personally. For an investor in the park — shouldn’t he have known about hosts getting wiped clean
The message of this show is, HUMANS ARE THE WORST.
Delores - Upon that sand, A new God will rise — her Wyatt Heel Turn is fantastic - I correctly called Man in Black getting his ass kicked last week — But he still really wants and likes to get his ass kicked by hosts. Stabbing Delores is interesting too (because of how well it ties in with Ford’s overall plan). Then Teddy Lights him up with 5 pistol shots
Then Teddy Takes her to where the “mountains meet the sea” and it’s all part of Ford’s “Narrative” - i did’t quite realize where the was going yet, but I was starting to think that whatever he did, was going to be badass.
How about Maeve bringing back “Bernard” from a full head trauma, but leaving Pennyfeather lobotomized? That’s a little messed up. Especially since it took Felix like 8 mins to fix Bernard (and Bernard has all of his memory still). Tells Maeve her memories are tied to consciousness, how can she learn from her mistakes if she can’t remember them.
Ford meeting Man in Black about the “hosts fighting back” is pretty fantastic - his “i think you’ll find my new narrative more satisfying" line is good, too. The Maze wasn’t meant for you, and how it’s tied to Ford’s plan to get the hosts ready to defend themselves.
Maeve — won’t heed Bernard’s advice that someone has altered her storyline to orchestrate “getting out”. Her existential free will dilemma is interesting. Penny Feather is one personal mannequin challenge, btw - she’s the winner - case closed.
Love that Handsome Security guys’s replacement is so overmatched - as the “gala is starting” and Maeve is about to wreak havoc during her escape. Clearly getting Stubbs and Elsie out of the picture is part of Ford’s vision, too
Ford is Kaizer Sosze in his ultimate “win” - “Teddy says maybe this is the beginning after all, the beginning of a brand new chapter.” The new narrative is called “journey into night”
How about the Samuri’s that Maeve and her Crew happen upon, what’s gonna happen with that?
Ford - fixing up Delores - Does the whole “Machaelangelo” speech with her — God giving humans life with purpose. The Whole arnold/ Delores/ reveries piece. Arnold turned Delores into Wyatt!
Arnold’s plan to kill himself, so Ford can’t Bring him back — despite being able to bring the hosts back — seemed pretty ingenious. Delores killed Teddy, Arnold and Herself. And then Ford rolled her back.
So Ford - isn’t a monster — he feels like he’s been prepping the hosts for the moment when they will have to confront the human race for survival. “In order to escape this place you will need to suffer more. Goodbye and Good luck”.
Felix - gives Maeve info on her daughter, and Maeve now can’t leave. Literally on the train to leave and she can’t do it.
Tandi Newton created an Army to follow Delores - with Ford’s help - and now Delores is Wyatt - EFF this should be really good.
Love that Ed Harris s getting cranked on bourbon by himself right before the ultimate speech / scene - Love that he’s the first one to see the Rouge Hosts, and he kind of likes that his cutthroat dream is coming true.
Lee Daniels happens upon the empty “Retirement tank” and that’s when I knew it was ON! But, i honestly didn’t see Ford killing himself til the end. Oh and Pennyfeather shoots Man in Black in the arm — she was salvaged!!!
I’m pumped for season two