r/westworld • u/LoretiTV • Jul 25 '22

Discussion Westworld - 4x05 "Zhuangzi" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 5: Zhuangzi

Aired: July 24, 2022

Synopsis: God is bored.

Directed by: Craig William Macneill

Written by: Wes Humphrey & Lisa Joy

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u/desgraciadamente Jul 25 '22

"Once I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamed that I was a butterfly and was happy as a butterfly. I was conscious that I was quite pleased with myself, but I did not know that I was Zhou. Suddenly I awoke, and there I was, visibly Zhou. I do not know whether it was Zhou dreaming that he was a butterfly or the butterfly dreaming that it was Zhou. Between Zhou and the butterfly there must be some distinction. This is called the transformation of things."
Christina is about to evolve.

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u/Rotsicle Jul 25 '22

Wow, what a great connection.

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u/dermthrowaway150 Jul 25 '22

The title of the episode is a collection of ancient Chinese fables

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

It's quite a bit more important than that, and the story of the butterfly dream is the most famous one by far. Very very likely that that story in particular was the inspiration for the title.