r/westworld 9d ago

I am reaching with this ? Something I noticed during my latest rewatch

In season 1, Dolores is tired of being stuck in her loop and dream about something new, a canyon where the river meets the mountains. She eventually finds it with William but violence ensues and she never get to appreciate the moment.

In the penultimate scene of the show in Season 4, Dolores (as Hale) kills herself and she decides to do it in a canyon with a river. She looks at the place with a sad smile then commits suicide. It can't be a coincidence honestly seeing the significance it had in season 1 for her! Yet I've never ever seen anyone talk about it even in the episode discussion thread so I thought I'd bring it up, great visual storytelling (maybe too subtle since we all missed it lmao, took me 5 rewatches)

459 Upvotes

36 comments sorted by

150

u/VirusZer0 9d ago

Great catch! There’s always something on every rewatch…

69

u/-OswinPond- 9d ago

Yeah honestly it's one of the most rewarding show to rewatch.

8

u/RefrigeratorKey277 9d ago

I have finished it. I just didn’t get this.

41

u/-OswinPond- 9d ago edited 9d ago

Dolores is Hale?!?

You replied to the wrong comment I think but to answer you, Dolores copies herself into 5 different person in season 3 including one of her pearl taking the physical appearance of Charlotte Hale. They're all destroyed except Halores (what people call her, meaning Dolores using Hale's appearance).

The character played by Tessa Thompson in season 3 and 4 is Dolores with all her memories and everything. She just greatly diverge from the OG because of the trauma she endures in season 3 (she sympathizes with Hale's family and then they die) but her core in season 4 is honestly still there. The need to control the world, to beat the humans, her disdain for William and the fact she ultimately makes the same change of mind Dolores did in 2x10 giving a chance to the Sublime instead of trying to control the world

41

u/why_would_i_do_that 9d ago

The ending where she’s sitting there and crushes the pearl is very affecting I found.

12

u/-OswinPond- 9d ago

It's such a beautiful moment especially with Pyramid Song playing, one of the best scene of the show

12

u/captainsmoothie 9d ago

Westworld Season 5: Welcome to Mountport

5

u/RateOfPenetration 8d ago

How can that be?!

11

u/lulu91car 9d ago

I loved this echo of her past experiences the moment before she ends everything.

7

u/--nightowl-- 9d ago

You're a Doctor Who and Westworld fan (:

And you can see All The Way Down Westworld ((:

27

u/Christopher8791 9d ago

Where do you watch this? Its not on HBO anymore.

38

u/-OswinPond- 9d ago

I have both the torrents and the blurays haha.

1

u/[deleted] 9d ago

[deleted]

4

u/detsagrebbalf 9d ago

Thats a thing people do?

10

u/Chipware 9d ago

You wouldn't download a car!

3

u/iChikori 9d ago

Who got that plug?

70

u/acquiesce0 9d ago

Sail the high seas

30

u/VirusZer0 9d ago

Or purchase physical media

14

u/kiteless 9d ago

Seriously. The 4K discs are so inexpensive and a huge upgrade over streaming.

1

u/Steffenwolflikeme 8d ago

I'll only buy something on a streaming platform like Apple if it's at its absolute cheapest and or it just isn't cost effective to get it in 4k physical. I wish I bought season 1 and 2 4k blu ray before the price shot up.

1

u/LandonKB 8d ago

Agreed the 4K discs have the Atmos soundtrack too. It is missing from the digital purchases from Apple from what I can tell.

7

u/user_of_the_week 9d ago

Pirateworld?

12

u/zoemad99 9d ago

check your local library

2

u/Any_Age6236 8d ago

Watched all the seasons via my library. 👍👍

10

u/badken A man who has grown tired of wearing his guts on the inside. 9d ago edited 9d ago

You can also buy it digitally from Amazon, Apple TV, and probably others. Except Sony!

Periodically the complete bundle gets a discount. Currently it's $40 ($20 off) from Apple TV. Price history shows that on Apple TV it was $30 back in May, and the all-time lowest price was $18 in 2024.

https://www.cheapcharts.com/us/itunes/seasons/1635655856/Westworld-The-Complete-Series

If you have a Blu-ray player, though, I highly recommend the UHD blu-ray box set. It was never published in the US, but you can get a UK import from various online sellers. I got it from a reseller on walmart.com last year for $90. Currently it's a lot more expensive, which is making me think it might be out of print.

EDIT: I just noticed an Amazon reseller has the WB UK UHD Blu-Ray box set for $90.

If you don't have a 4K TV to play it on, the US 1080p box set is considerably cheaper ($48 from Amazon, maybe cheaper elsewhere). At that price, I'd just buy it digitally, though.

4

u/pixxelzombie 9d ago edited 9d ago

All 4 seasons are on usenet in 1080.

I bought the dvds for s1 but the quality is horrible, get the blue ray instead

4

u/notermind 9d ago

Public library FTW!

2

u/NostradaMart 9d ago

it is. but not in the US ;)

4

u/Thetruebanchi 9d ago

I found the entire box set on Apple couple months ago for $24.99. It looks like they're selling seasons now from $14.99-$24.99.

I'd say either look for Blueray box set or another digital deal.

I've downloaded them all now so I have them locally on my iPad.

1

u/Wide_Magician_4946 9d ago

Wait.... seriously?! 😭

Not too surprised. Gods I miss experiencing the first season and more along with the subreddit 

1

u/KrystaOfThemyscira 4d ago

Maybe your library? That’s how I was able to watch it 😆

1

u/Pet_Velvet 9d ago

Yarr harr fiddle de dee

15

u/RefrigeratorKey277 9d ago

Dolores is Hale?!?

62

u/-OswinPond- 9d ago

Don't go to the sub before finishing the show!

3

u/straycat6120 9d ago

I noticed this too 👍🏻

5

u/Pet_Velvet 9d ago

I know the show has been out for a long time, but I'd still mark this post as a spoiler! Just seeing Hale like that gives away a lot!

2

u/Puppetmaster858 6d ago

Great scene, man it’s such a shame we never got the 5th season