The intrigue thickens in HBO’s Westworld as the series develops contrasting views of what the park truly represents.
The first occurs early during a conversation between two new major characters, William and Logan.
Both are newcomers this week, but for William that is quite literal since hes never been to Westworld.
As he more or less implies, its the happiest place on earth for anyone with a murder fetish.
Who you really are?
And I cant fucking wait to meet that guy.
But I dont think we have to worry about that for long.
Soon, he spots Dolores, the proverbial cowgirl next door.
And if that doesnt work, we all know how Ed Harris Gunslinger likes to play with Dolores mission.
Speaking of Harris, he was the character with the other quite telling line of the night.
The real world is just chaos; its an accident.
But here, every details adds up to something.
We practice witchcraft, Ford says with that perpetual Anthony Hopkins twinkle in his eye.
We speak the right words and we create life itself out of chaos.
Still, the closer you get to reality, inevitably the sooner you hasten lifes actual bitterness.
Take for instance, Harris full-scene with Lawrence.
Intriguingly, there is another much smaller town at least a full days ride from Sweetwater.
He kills them all too easily, like a guy playingGrand Theft Autowith the cheat codes on.
He then torments Lawrence to discover the location of a hidden map thatll supposedly lead to a maze.
So to get his information, Harris Gunslinger shoots Lawrences wife dead and threatens to kill his daughter next.
She might come back to life later, but it doesnt change the cruelty in Harris eyes.
Heck, it might even be James Marsdens Teddy Floods who puts him in the ground.
After all, Teddy at some point is going to get sick of being shot down, right?
Is the Bard so poetic that his words trigger awareness like a cough spreading a cold?
Such novelties also persist in another new plot thread: is there an industrial espionage mole inside of Westworld?
And if so, is it Bernard Lowe?
Itd also continue a direct mirror fromJurassic Parkwith Lowe potentially being this series Dennis Nedry.
However, I believe this to be a deliberate red herring, especially this early.
Plus, it is Bernard who first floats the idea to Ford.
Likewise, I sense that is where Nolan and co-creator Lisa Joy want to go with this series.
She is the oldest, in-commission robot in the park.
And she remembers exactly where these violent delights end.
Hence why Ford should be wary as he goes out to build his new storyline attraction.
He might want to be careful, though.
And for once, it might not be the human guests who come out on top.
Westworldwas a topic on the latest episode of Sci Fi Fidelity.
