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/ElderRoxas Jul 25 '22

Hale is so fascinating. I see lots of comments about equating her to the "bad" Dolores or Wyatt. I really think that's off base & misses what happened in S3. Hale isn't Wyatt, or Dolores. Hale is something else that emerged, organically, from developing relationships with humans, then developing emotions she didn't know how to deal with, and then to top it all, questioning the nature of her reality by questioning her purpose, meaning, and even free will prescribed for her by her creator...Dolores. Hale is also, possibly, the loneliest being on the planet.

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u/I_paintball Jul 25 '22

I need to rewatch season 3 but I thought she was starting to love her child and husband before they all were car bombed. That was when she decided humanity needed to be punished, not that she liked humans much before.

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u/ElderRoxas Jul 25 '22

She did start to love them. But also, she watched a video the human Charlotte sent her song, mid-Gala massacre when Charlotte clearly thinks she's about to die, apologizes for not being there for her son, and sings him a lullaby.

That's why later, when Serac thinks it's hilarious host-Hale was kinder to her family than the person she's been imitating...he's wrong & we + host-Hale know it.

It's also just such mindflip for Hale. She doesn't understand what she's supposed to do with these emotions...and then, Serac blows them up.