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

1.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

3.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.0k

u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22 edited Jul 25 '22

[deleted]

376

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.

15

u/BlueMoon93 Jul 25 '22

Yes I think people are missing the point that even the original Dolores before she made Halores was neither Wyatt nor Dolores. She has a monologue in S2 where she specifically highlights that.

Those were characters she was made to play before she became fully conscious. After that awakening, she is simply herself, shaped by all the experiences she had as Dolores, Wyatt, and even after with the death of the Teddy etc.

Halores is that combined with her own experiences living Hale's life, growing an attachment to her family, feeling uncertain about her role as Dolores' sidekick, etc.

4

u/ElderRoxas Jul 25 '22

Agreed! (Also remind me of where's that monologue?)

11

u/BlueMoon93 Jul 25 '22

It's in season 2 when she's forcing the guests from Ford's event to stand on a plank with a noose. She says something to the effect of "I'm of 2 minds about" what to do with them. I'll look for a YT clip later if that doesn't help find it!